How can I rename files from two different EXIF tags?

[Shane]

Hello.

I have a series of images that will have the GPSImgDirection and CameraElevationAngle tag values populated with the Yaw and Pitch of the camera. I want to rename the files to match the values of those two tags.

For example DSC_0001.jpg with the GPSImgDirection tag value of 270 and the CamerElevationAngle tag value of -30 to be renamed as 270-30, or ideally Yaw270_Pitch-30.jpg. And potentially add a prefix to the name like Pos01_Yaw270_Pitch-30.jpg

I have searched the documentation and forums about renaming files using two tags, but I have not found anything. Any help would be appreciated. It might be that the only way to go is exporting those tags to a CSV file so I can do the formatting in Excel and then using that to rename the files, but I was hoping to do it all through the command prompt.

Thanks,
Shane

[Phil Harvey]

Hi Shane,

This page has lots of useful information about renaming files.

Try this:

exiftool "-testname<Pos01_Yaw${GPSImgDirection}_Pitch${CameraElevationAngle}.%e" DIR

If this does what you want, then change "testname" to "filename" to actually do the renaming.

- Phil

[Shane]

Hi Phil,

That worked perfectly. I did look through that page previously, but must have missed something. Thanks for the help.

Shane