Batch file rename of JPG and MTS files to append date/time to file name

[Barry Small]

Can you please provide me with a batch file that I can use for any directory containing a selection of JPG and MTS files.  I wish to append to the start of each file name the date and time that the file was created.  I can then sort all files in the directory in a chronolgical order of date taken.  I will then be able to use these renamed files with any slideshow software.

Hope you can help.

Barry Small
New Zealand

[Phil Harvey]

Hi Barry,

Something like this may do what you want:

exiftool "-testname<${createdate;} ${filename}" -ext jpg -ext mts DIR

Here I used TestName so you can see what will happen before actually going ahead and renaming the files.  When you are happy with the names, change TestName to FileName in the command to actually rename the files.

- Phil