Automatically rename photo filenames in iPhoto based on thumbnail titles?

Is there a way to automatically rename the photo filenames in iPhoto based on the titles we give them below their thumbnails?

Not while in the iPhoto database (where the file name is immaterial since you access the photos by other means -not by file name - click here for a discussion on how to properly access your iPhoto photos. for use outside of iPhoto simply export the photos (file menu ==> export) and set the option to use the title as the file name
LN

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    HI All,
    I have moved from a Samsung S2 to the Xperia Z1 and I think it is a brilliant phone but.............
    The problem I have is that I use it daily to take photos at work, and after I have taken a batch of photos I connect it to my pc and cut & past them onto my pc.
    The problem is, when I take another batch of photos and do cut & paste again, it wants to overwrite the last ones.
    I never had this problem with the S2 because despite cutting photos from it, it always continued naming the photos from the last ones, whereas the Z1 starts from scratch with DSC0001.
    Apart from have to rename them all every time I upload them, is there something I can do within the settings to get the phone to not reset the image file name?
    So if I was to take 100 photos up to DSC 0100 and then cut them from the phone, it would automatically name the next photo DSC0101.
    Or maybe there is an App that will do this?

    Hi,
    I'm not aware of any application that can rename the photos. When you take a picture with your Z1 the first photo will have the name DSC_0001, second photo DSC_0002 and so on. If you move the files to your PC and delete them from the phone it will start over from 0001 again.
    You can try to leave the last picture that you have taken to see if it continues to count upwards on the filename.
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  • How to use "subscribe to photo feed" in iPhoto?

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    Thanks Terence. But I am aware. What I'm looking for is a whole solution. In other words, I need to not only be able to subscribe from within iPhoto, but also share to the rest of my friends and family with Macs from iPhoto.
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  • Renaming identical filenames in photos -how?

    How do I rename photos with identical names in iPhoto 5?
    I'm trying to clean up and organize my photos, so I first held down ALT and COMMAND while starting iPhoto which gave me 4 choices to clean up/rebuild stuff, which I did.
    When it was all done several images were added to my library. I'm guessing photos that were otherwise buried/hidden from various crashes/forced exits, so what I'm going to do is drag them to the desktop, then drag the ones that I don't have duplicates of back to the iPhoto albums.
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    I found this very strange, so I had to check for myself by creating a brand new library (using "libra") and adding 3 RAW images to it. After quitting iPhoto I investigated the new library's folders and sure enough -there were JPGs to be found! Full-size JPGs and thumbnail JPGs. And within a folder named "Originals" I found the RAW image files.
    When I take pictures with my camera I shoot RAW and .JPG simultaneously, which means that when importing my memory card into iPhoto I get both.
    By copying the library and removing the JPGs from one and RAWs from the other I figured that I would have split things up, but apparently not as from what you say I have double up with JPGs (one being the actual imported JPGs, the other copy being a converted RAW image representing the RAW image).
    But if I delete the RAW images from the library, wouldn't the JPGs representing them also be deleted?
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    But back to my problems with duplicated files. I don't think the main problem is that I've imported RAWs (and certainly no problem if the JPGs representing the RAWs are deleted along with the deleted RAWs), but rather "leftovers" from times I've had to force-quit iPhoto while importing or otherwise (I assume that iPhoto keeps images that are imported even if the program crashes afterwards, or forced to quit, but possibly messing up the organizing of things).
    I say this because the many of the images that showed up after I rebuilt the library etc. had strange names such as "roll 235 -587", and that's definitely not an original photo's file-name as they all start with "IMG_" (both JPGs and RAW).
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    Apple has a way of adding a few "must have" features to every new version of something to attract users to upgrade. Eyecandy or other small enhancements which really don't make much of a difference.
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  • Renaming photos in Iphoto for web optimisation - rename reverts on upload

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    TD

  • How do I rename a photo in the iphoto folder?

    OK, so I know that you can change the name of a photo while in iphoto by simply pressing the "i" button at the bottom left, but that doesn't change the actual name of the file.
    And I know that I can do that by going to Share-Export-Use Title and then put it in the same file that the original picture is in.
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    Anyone? Anyone? I ask this question because I'm an organized freak and hate when I need to go and attach a photo I need to know when I took the photo (the month and date) and then all I see are numbers for the names.

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    How do I rename a photo in the iphoto folder?
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    Don't root around inside the iPhoto Library folder to find your photos for attachments or uploading.
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    "The files within this folder should only be manipulated by a customer care representative."
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    If you absolutely want to rename your photos it's best to do this before importing into iPhoto. You can use Image Capture (look in your Applications folder) to upload from your camera to a Desktop folder. Use the Finder to preview and rename the files to your liking. Name the folder the way you want the Film Roll to be named in iPhoto. Import the folder into iPhoto, and then delete the one on your Desktop.
    But do learn to keep out of the iPhoto Library folder when you are in the Finder. Tampering inside that folder causes much of the damage that I see people coming here to try to repair. Once your photos are inside the iPhoto library, it's best to use iPhoto to do what you want with them.
    Regards.

  • Most times when I import photos from my desktop or dropbox to iPhoto, iPhoto will keep the title I created for the image as the display title under the image. but occasionally it displays the filename instead and I have to go back through and reenter

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  • Editing filenames/Organizing iphoto photos on HD

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    freepaco
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    with the managed photo library, iPhoto own's the pics.
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    Now iPhoto will not copy the files, but rather simply reference them on your HD. To do this it will create an alias in the Originals Folder that points to your file. It will still create a thumbnail and, if you modify the pics, a Modified version within the iPhoto Library Folder.
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    3. Most importantly, migrating to a new disk or computer can be much more complex.
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    3. Hold down the option (or alt) key while launching iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Choose Library' and navigate to the new location. From that point on this will be the default location of your library.
    4. Test the library and when you're sure all is well, trash the one on your internal HD to free up space.
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    TD

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    To upload to a site that does not have an iPhoto Export Plug-in the recommended way is to Select the Pic in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export and export the pic to the desktop, then upload from there. After the upload you can trash the pic on the desktop. It's only a copy and your original is safe in iPhoto.
    This is also true for emailing with Web-based services. However, if you're using Gmail you can use iPhoto2GMail
    If you use Apple's Mail, Entourage, AOL or Eudora you can email from within iPhoto.
    If you use a Cocoa-based Browser such as Safari, you can drag the pics from the iPhoto Window to the Attach window in the browser.
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    You can download a free Services component from MacOSXAutomation which will give you access to the iPhoto Library from your Services Menu. Using the Services Preference Pane you can even create a keyboard shortcut for it.
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    You can set Photoshop (or any image editor) as an external editor in iPhoto. (Preferences -> General -> Edit Photo: Choose from the Drop Down Menu.) This way, when you double click a pic to edit in iPhoto it will open automatically in Photoshop or your Image Editor, and when you save it it's sent back to iPhoto automatically. This is the only way that edits made in another application will be displayed in iPhoto.
    Note that iPhoto sends a copy+ of the file to Photoshop, so when you save be sure to use the Save command, not Save As... If you use Save As then you're creating a new file and iPhoto has no way of knowing about this new file. iPhoto is preserving your original anyway.
    Regards
    TD

  • How do I rename pictures imported into iPhoto from PC?

    I have imported all my pictures from my PC hard drive to my (handed down) MAC. Then I did something wrong and had to 'rebuild' my photo library. That is fixed now and I have, folder by folder, imported the pictures from the MAC HD 'picture' folder into iphoto. In the iphoto 'library' there are duplicates, and even triplicates of files. I have gone through the iphoto library and 'moved to trash' (in iphoto, not the computer's trash) the copies I do not want. Will this mess up anything? I haven't 'emptied' the trash, just in case.
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    Welcome to the Apple Discussions.
    Don't change anything in the iPhoto Library Folder via the Finder or any other application. iPhoto depends on the structure as well as the contents of this folder. Moving things, renaming things or otherwise making changes will prevent iPhoto from working and could even cause you to damage or lose your photos.
    You can add a title to the photos in iPhoto, but there is no way to rename a file in iPhoto. What you can do is export the file - (Share -> Export) and use the Title as filename. It's an option on the Export dialogue.
    Filenames mean nothing in iPhoto. They simply don't matter. The key to using the app is to remember that you do all your work in the iPhoto Window and don't access the files in the iPhoto Library Folder ever.
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    This is also true for emailing with Web-based services. However, if you're using Gmail you can use iPhoto2GMail
    If you use Apple's Mail, Entourage, AOL or Eudora you can email from within iPhoto.
    If you use a Cocoa-based Browser such as Safari, you can drag the pics from the iPhoto Window to the Attach window in the browser.
    *If you want to access the files with iPhoto not running*:
    For users of 10.6 and later:
    You can download a free Services component from MacOSXAutomation which will give you access to the iPhoto Library from your Services Menu. Using the Services Preference Pane you can even create a keyboard shortcut for it.
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    2. *File -> Export*: Select the files in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export. The dialogue will give you various options, including altering the format, naming the files and changing the size. Again, producing a copy.
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    Regards
    TD

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    1. *Drag and Drop*: Drag a photo from the iPhoto Window to the desktop, there iPhoto will make a full-sized copy of the pic.
    2. *File -> Export*: Select the files in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export. The dialogue will give you various options, including altering the format, naming the files and changing the size. Again, producing a copy.
    3. *Show File*: Right- (or Control-) Click on a pic and in the resulting dialogue choose 'Show File'. A Finder window will pop open with the file already selected.
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    Regards
    TD

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