Hello everyone
This is my first post here and I am still a definite Metadata newbie so please be gentle.
I have started a project to try and sort out about 45,000 photos.
So far, I have managed to get them all on to one PC and am going to start working on the duplicates.
I would like to rename them all into a single scheme and definitely like the options available in the GUI, either DDMMYYYY_HHMMSS or HHMM. I would prefer the slightly shorter version but am coming up against a problem of multiple files with the same time. I have used burst mode on my camera quite frequently so even with the version including seconds, I'm still getting errors.
I know that if I use ExifTool, I can get seperate files with the same time stamp to have seperate file numbers after the rest of the information, but can you use the GUI to do this, becuase I haven't really got the confidence to use the command line if I can avoid it
Really hope this makes sense
Many thanks
Steve
Does no-one have any suggestions?
Steve
Sorry Steve. I was hoping someone else could answer your question. I know how to do this at the command line, but not with the GUI.
If you decide to go the command-line route, this page (https://exiftool.org/filename.html) gives details and examples on this topic.
- Phil
Hi vetinry,
I use IrfanView http://www.irfanview.com/ (http://www.irfanview.com/) for renaming photos. It lets you set up filename formats that retain portions of the original filenames, as well as adding things like the date/time of the photo using keywords. For example:
$E36867 - DateTimeOriginal
$E36868 - DateTimeDigitized
The F1 - Help is very comprehensive.
I retain the index number that the camera assigns the photos in an effort to avoid duplication. Maybe that will assist you best?
This tutorial covers the basics http://www.kearc.com/southernstringband/Irfanview/irfanrename.html (http://www.kearc.com/southernstringband/Irfanview/irfanrename.html).
The nice thing is that there is a test mode, so you can play without screwing things up!
Regards,
Kevin
Thanks Phil and Kevin
I think I will try to use the command line and then if I'm still struggling, I will take a look at irfan view
Cheers
Steve