Snagit isn’t free, but you can use it for more robust batch file renaming and, of course, awesome screenshots. If you are looking for an easy way to convert files from one file type to another, check out the tutorial: How to Convert and Modify Images with Snagit Batch Image Conversion Wizard. I hope this tutorial was useful to Sarah and the rest of our groovyReaders. Note that since each of these movies has a different date, Picasa did not add a sequential number to the file name, since they were already unique. To see how your renamed files look on your hard drive, Right-click one of them and choose Locate on disk. In this screenshot, I color coded the elements so you can see how your filename is built. Renaming all the images to include the date time taken within the filename makes it much easier to identify the image date without having to open the image. A sample of the filename output will be displayed below. To do this, Check Date and/or Image resolution. Optionally, you can choose to include the date and/or image resolution in the file name. The files will be named party!.mov, party!-1.mov, party!-2.mov, etc. For example, I’m choosing “Party!” as my base file name. Type in a base file name for your group of pictures.Įach photo will begin with this name, followed by a number. If you’ve successfully selected more than one item, it’ll say so in the info bar along the bottom. You can do this by dragging a box around the images, or by Clicking the first item in a range, holding SHIFT and then C licking the last item. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to use Picasa’s very groovy batch renaming feature. Then go back to Format section and you'll see previewed names for your files like 002). Make a decision if you need 'reset counter on folder change'). This is because it lets you automatically include the date taken and resolution in the filename, which may be helpful for a massive digital library with different sizes of the same photo ( e.g. You'll need to setup the Counter format (Numbers section, check 'Replace current filename' option, click 'Setup Counter', put '3' to 'Zero pad' if you need names like 002, 003. Windows Live Photo Gallery can keep track of photo information, such as date taken and location, but in my opinion, Google Picasa 3 does a better job for batch renaming of files. Is this job anything I could do with Windows Live Photo? If so, could you tell me how to set it up? Thanks, Sarah There are photo management programs such as “Past Perfect” for $870. They would need an identifier, such as :”Library photo 1, Library Photo 2,” etc., with a title and place for added description. A workshop says they should be in two different formats, TIFF and JPEG. If desired, click the "Insert >" button to choose other variables to integrate into your name template.My library wants to “digitize” their old photos. Let’s show you the script, and then explain how it works: strComputer. Now it’s time for the second and final step: renaming each of the files. As you can see in the "New name" list, your images would be renamed to something like "image-14.10.22".ħ. For Each objFile In FileList strDate Left(objFile.CreationDate, 8) Wscript.Echo strDate Next. Type "image-" as the name template (no double quotes).Ħ. Place a checkmark in the checkbox for "Name template." (The field will be unavailable unless you do this.)ĥ. (Please note that the "Batch rename" command will not be available unless you have selected one or more images. Choose "Batch rename" from the Tools menu. Use the CTRL key to select multiple images.ģ. Open the XnView browser to the desired directory where your images are stored.Ģ. Instead of simply specifying the placeholder you specify something like. To insert a variable, select the appropriate menu item.Īs written above, you can use the date format variables with any placeholder returning a date. They are all listed in the cascaded menu "Date Format variables >". In the dialog "Batch rename", you will see all available date format variables when clicking on the "Insert >" button. Which date format variables are available? For any placeholder which stands for a date, you can use the date format variables. To achieve this, the so-called date format variables have been introduced. This format is easy to read, but you might prefer a different format or a date format which includes the time. When using these placeholders, the date format will be "DD-MM-YYYY" by default. to get a dialog with more options, including the Date Picture was Taken. There are various placeholders which stand for a date, and, for example. You can also use the batch feature to rename images (and other file types). When Batch renaming, the user can use numerous placeholders. Below please find a description for how to specify a user-defined date format in Batch rename.
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