Renaming jpg files

I want to rename about 500 jpg files whose sizes range from 2.5 to 4.5 MB each. If I use the "Process Multiple Files" in PE 9, and change ONLY the name , will this affect the quality in any appreciable way?

Dj_Paige wrote:
"As far as I know, Process Multiple Files does indeed open the JPG, perform some edits (in your case, no edits) and then save under the name you specified. So yes, this will reduce the quality of the image. Whether or not it is an "appreciable" reduction in image quality is something only your eyes can decide. If you choose a high quality JPG, it is unlikely (but no guarantee) that you will see a difference.
If you really want to rename without causing a JPG file to be saved and losing quality, use the Organizer Rename command.
As far as I know, Process Multiple Files does indeed open the JPG, perform some edits (in your case, no edits) and then save under the name you specified. So yes, this will reduce the quality of the image. Whether or not it is an "appreciable" reduction in image quality is something only your eyes can decide. If you choose a high quality JPG, it is unlikely (but no guarantee) that you will see a difference.
If you really want to rename without causing a JPG file to be saved and losing quality, use the Organizer Rename command."
Paige is right : I just tested it and the 'process multiple files' without entering any edits ended with files with less than one quarter of the initial size... and raw .CR2 files were saved as .PSD... When choosing 'convert to jpeg max quality', the results were nearly the same size as originals for jpegs which means you should not see any difference. If you don't follow the advice to use the Organizer, don't forget to choose this option, otherwise the compression will be very strong.

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trshaner wrote:
For this typical example 98% of the image files are transferred while LR is building previews, which is exactly what I was suggesting be avoided.
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