Easy newbie question ;-)

[nndrom]

Hi Phil,

Many thanks, you saved me!

Nick

[Valith]

I changed the code again to:

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exiftool '-FileModifyDate<FileModifyDate#' '-FileModifyDate<CreateDate#' '-FileName<${FileModifyDate}_iPhone 4(%f)%-c.%le' '-FileName<${CreateDate}_${Model;}(%f)%-c.%le' -d %Y-%m-%d_%H.%M.%S *.JPG

Thanks!

I'm also thinking of adding a part to my syntax to save the original filename in EXIF (just in case, might be useful to store it in EXIF, not only in the new filename, between the (...). I think it's easier to use the EXIF comments field, when i need to compare stuff to the original filename):

So i'll add this, right?:
'-Comment<FileName'

So the new one would be (including using the #'s):

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exiftool '-Comment<FileName' '-FileModifyDate#<FileModifyDate#' '-FileModifyDate#<CreateDate#' '-FileName<${FileModifyDate}_iPhone 4(%f)%-c.%le' '-FileName<${CreateDate}_${Model;}(%f)%-c.%le' -d %Y-%m-%d_%H.%M.%S *.JPG

[StarGeek]

Comment is not a safe place to put metadata.  Many programs overwrite it without regards for what may already be there.  I would suggest using PreservedFileName, ObjectName, or Title.