Can't change filetype extension!

I am having difficulty changing the filetype extension for a couple of files.
Basically I'm sharing a folder of files via SMB with a media player.
The files in question are jpg but the media player requires the extension .tbn to display then as thumbnails.
Initially changed file.jpg to file.tbn and all was well.
As I needed to check a few of these on the iMac I set .tbn files to open with Preview.
Now if I try to change newfile.jpg to newfile.tbn it changes it to newfile.tbn.jpg
Any idea how to stop this happening ? Is the cause obvious or obscure?
Tried RCDefaulApp which doesn't even seem to tie .tbn up with Preview or jpgs anywwhere.
Baffled.
AC
Message was edited by: Alley_Cat

Michael Conniff wrote:
You probably have it set to "Hide extension" in the Finder, so when you try to rename xxx to xxx.tbn you are only renaming the initial part of the name, and the .jpg is still there.
Good thought, thanks, but I always display the extensions.
So if I click twice the name image.jpg shows, I then move the cursor to the end and replace 'jpg' with 'tbn', the file then becomes image.tbn.jpg.
I can do the same procedure with a different suffix for testing, say '.mpg' and I'm asked if I want to change the extension.
It really is odd.
AC

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