I'm certainly open to better ideas.Batch photo files rename - renaming a group of photo files at once I prefer sorting my videos by these name-dates because I've had unexpected results when checking, adjusting and sorting by File Modify or File Create dates.Īs I started with, I am not any form of expert and the above is just what works for me. This set of Methods can be saved for re-use, and I have other Methods to bulk modify the name-dates, eg. I then check the New Filename list and if OK I click Start Batch to apply the changes. (3) "New Name" Method, which I right-click and name "reformat name-date", and for "New Name" I enter: _^ For the few videos I have with both Exif dates, the next step only keeps the first one:
In the next step I change the date format to be consistent with the default date-names of smartphone videos, which I prefer. The file list on the right now shows the proposed new names, being the Exif date/s, a "^" separator and then the video's original file name. In the "Add" field I enter "^" and "At index" I leave as "1". (2) "Add" Method, which I right-click and name "Add exif date to start of name"
I leave the files with zero dates (file names starting with 0000_00_00) selected, so I can later sort my videos by name, play the zero ones and give them dates manually. I untick these, so only files with one or both Exif date fields are selected, and then I untick this Method so it is no longer used in this session I only use it to check all my videos have at least one of the Exif dates. However if you have a video file that does not have either of these Exif fields then I assume the file list will show errors for those files having no name. I have not yet had a video that hasn't had one of these 3 results. In my case (many digital home videos since 2002 from many devices) some will have one date-name and a few will have two, and a few will be dates of all zeros (no date, I don't know why). These 'proposed' names will show in the New Filename column on the right. When it's added to the Methods list I right-click its name and 'Change description' to "Check if exif date exists". I then add 3 Methods to an empty 'method list' so I can run one after the other in a single 'session'.
#Photo renamer by date taken trial#
I'm not at all proficient in Advanced Renamer so someone will no doubt have a better way, but by trial and error here's what I do for video files:Īfter making a backup copy in case I have to revert back, I drag the video files from windows Explorer into Advanced Renamer and ensure the file list on the right displays at least Filename and New Filename. I have thousands of home videos that I want to date-sort with my photos. Reply to #1, question 3 (video Exif dates):
Obviously doesn't work on vids.what would it be for vids? When renaming batch of files consisted of pics and videos - pictures have date taken and videos have that tag too.but
Any suggestion why that might be? old corrupted metadata or im doing smth wrong? The rest act as if there is no date in the Date Taken field. I have a lot of old pictures that i am renaming and 99% have the "Date taken" tag, but lets say only 2/3 of them can be renamed with My question is how can i make it so when renaming all the files, only those that are taken the same minute have at the end? (so i dont have to do them separate, and not all pictures have ) To rename everything, except for example those that ate taken within the same minute but different second (they would give error for same name). Imagine you have 100 pictures in a folder, each has its "Date Taken" tag thus using First i want to apologize if these questions have been answered before, I've searched but didn't succeed.
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