How do you rename a series of pictures?

Thanks a million for telling me how to do this!
I much appreciate it. You saved my tons of time.

Aart

Your welcome. If you are actually using the full date/time you don't need
the "###" for the sequential number, unless your camera can take several
pictures per second. Also keeping the date in front is a good long-term
idea, all your pictures will be in order, and that is no small feat.


"~Aart" <bogus@nowhere.net> wrote in message
news:KoGcnckcfa1ffIOiXTWJig@comcast.com...

> Thanks a million for telling me how to do this!
> I much appreciate it. You saved my tons of time.
>
> Aart
>
>

Jose,

Thanks again for the excellent idea on dating!

Aart

Yes, multipule folders and am just trying to rename the folders so
they will open in a certain order.

On Wed, 23 Jul 2003 12:14:09 -0700, "Jose" <josepena28,cox,net> wrote:

>No suggestion, I always thought they ran in alphabetical order. Don't know.
>You say you have multiple folders? I never tried that situation.
>
>"David Silverman" <dsilv@open.org> wrote in message
>news:vdhthv41un2r5ei0k5hh3oqrk30gv3684k@4ax.com.. .

>>
>> I have transferred digital pix to folders on a CD-RW which has
>> autorun installed.
>> I am not happy with orser in which the pix are shown in slide show-.
>> It was suggested that I the slide show runs the folders contents in
>> alphabetical order. Have tried to rename folders but no success. Any
>> ideas.
>> Thanks
>> On Tue, 22 Jul 2003 21:08:02 -0700, "Jose" <josepena28,cox,net> wrote:
>>

>> >Use ACDSee and it may be even easier. Select a batch of files. Right

>click

>> >on one of the selected files and select Batch Rename...
>> >
>> >Type this into the template box and observe the results:
>> ><DateTime> Christmas at Dottie's ###
>> >
>> ><Date Time> will get the date the picture was taken from the camera if it
>> >was taken with a recent digital camera.
>> >
>> >"~Aart" <bogus@nowhere.net> wrote in message
>> >news:TOGcnaRPrpiuboCiXTWJjg@comcast.com...
>> >> Hi,
>> >> When I transfer images from my digital camera to a folder on the

>computer,

>> >> they are listed with some letters that stay the same followed by

>numbers

>> >> that index by 1.
>> >>
>> >> I would like to rename the series instead of having to rename each
>> >> individual file. For example, DSCN1 1.jpg, DSCN1 2.jpg, etc. I want

>to

>> >> change them to, for example, Christmas at Dottie's 2002 1.jpg,

>Christmas

>> >at
>> >> Dottie's 2002 2.jpg, etc.
>> >>
>> >> Is that possible? I have ACDSee and windows 9 media player. I have
>> >windows
>> >> xp.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks in advance for any tips on this.
>> >>
>> >> Aart
>> >>
>> >>
>> >

>>
>>

>

Hi Aart
No doubt Yves way to go is the easy way it is amazing so often the answer is
within Windows its self but for some reason Msoft seems to hide it's best
bits it almost seems they want us to spend money on other peoples add-ons!
One thing to remember you must reposition your files before running re-name
also if in future you change the position of even one file it is a must to
re run rename in total there is no short cut!
Tom A


"Yves Alarie" <rd50@@pitt.edu> wrote in message
news:OFSKQlMUDHA.2308@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... Nothing to it. Select all the
pictures in the folder by holding the Ctrl key down and press the letter A.
This will highlight all the picture files in blue. Or click on Edit and then
Select All. Same blue highlight of all selected files. Right click on the
first file in the folder and click on Rename on the opening menu. The
original name of the file will open is in blue. Type the following to
replace the original file name: Christmas at Dottie's 2002 (1).jpg and press
Enter. All the files are automatically renamed, the first file will be (1),
then (2) etc until the end. A few things to remember. 1. After you select
all the files and you right click, you must right click on the first file in
the folder because renaming will start from the file you click on. 2. Note
in the above name that there is a space between 2002 and (1). You must have
a space between the last character of the file name and (1). 3. When you
rename, you must include the extension jpg after (1). I you don't, XP will
warn you. Just make sure that .jpg is added after (1) "~Aart"
<bogus@nowhere.net> wrote in message
news:TOGcnaRPrpiuboCiXTWJjg@comcast.com... Hi, When I transfer images from
my digital camera to a folder on the computer, they are listed with some
letters that stay the same followed by numbers that index by 1.

I would like to rename the series instead of having to rename each
individual file. For example, DSCN1 1.jpg, DSCN1 2.jpg, etc. I want to
change them to, for example, Christmas at Dottie's 2002 1.jpg, Christmas at
Dottie's 2002 2.jpg, etc.

Is that possible? I have ACDSee and windows 9 media player. I have windows
xp.

Thanks in advance for any tips on this.

Aart

Microsoft does do a good job of providing the basics. They only go so far
because they have enough anti-trust concerns. The good thing is that when
something becomes mainstream they add it to the OS so that everyone
requiring basic functionality can deal with it in the same way. There will
always be people who think they can do better and so there is room for many
outside solutions. There are many excellent rename programs such as CKRename
and some Image editors have advanced renames as you see later on in the
thread. The Microsoft solution is just the tip of the iceberg. You wouldn't
think there's a hundred ways to rename a file but there are.

"Thomas Armour" <armour@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:ewDPXAjUDHA.1196@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

> Hi Aart
> No doubt Yves way to go is the easy way it is amazing so often the answer

is

> within Windows its self but for some reason Msoft seems to hide it's best
> bits it almost seems they want us to spend money on other peoples add-ons!
> One thing to remember you must reposition your files before running

re-name

> also if in future you change the position of even one file it is a must to
> re run rename in total there is no short cut!
> Tom A
>
>
> "Yves Alarie" <rd50@@pitt.edu> wrote in message
> news:OFSKQlMUDHA.2308@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... Nothing to it. Select all

the

> pictures in the folder by holding the Ctrl key down and press the letter

A.

> This will highlight all the picture files in blue. Or click on Edit and

then

> Select All. Same blue highlight of all selected files. Right click on the
> first file in the folder and click on Rename on the opening menu. The
> original name of the file will open is in blue. Type the following to
> replace the original file name: Christmas at Dottie's 2002 (1).jpg and

press

> Enter. All the files are automatically renamed, the first file will be

(1),

> then (2) etc until the end. A few things to remember. 1. After you select
> all the files and you right click, you must right click on the first file

in

> the folder because renaming will start from the file you click on. 2. Note
> in the above name that there is a space between 2002 and (1). You must

have

> a space between the last character of the file name and (1). 3. When you
> rename, you must include the extension jpg after (1). I you don't, XP will
> warn you. Just make sure that .jpg is added after (1) "~Aart"
> <bogus@nowhere.net> wrote in message
> news:TOGcnaRPrpiuboCiXTWJjg@comcast.com... Hi, When I transfer images from
> my digital camera to a folder on the computer, they are listed with some
> letters that stay the same followed by numbers that index by 1.
>
> I would like to rename the series instead of having to rename each
> individual file. For example, DSCN1 1.jpg, DSCN1 2.jpg, etc. I want to
> change them to, for example, Christmas at Dottie's 2002 1.jpg, Christmas

at

> Dottie's 2002 2.jpg, etc.
>
> Is that possible? I have ACDSee and windows 9 media player. I have

windows

> xp.
>
> Thanks in advance for any tips on this.
>
> Aart
>
>
>
>
>
>