Renaming master files before import using metadata information

In order to be sure that none of my master files has the same names I am using the following naming format:
<camera model> YYYYMMDD HHMMSS
Example: Nikon D2X 20070218 213445
Until now I have used Photoshop CS2 in order to rename all my master files but it would be easier if is possible to automate the process. The date and time is taken from the metadata in each file. Which is the specific time the photo is taken and not just the "file creation date and time".
Has anyone found a tool/automation that could do this?

Karsten
Have a look at DIM:
http://www.alanlight.com/dim/Dim.htm
In order to be 'future proof' I import and rename all images into a Finder folder structure created by the above. I then import them into Aperture - so I have the same structure in the Finder and in Aperture. I keep al RAW images in a different structure from JPEG images.
DIM will do all you need
Brian

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jamesp2 wrote:
If you've got a moment, try this, assuming you're on Windows: shoot a few clips, copy the entire file structure to disk, navigate to the "stream" folder, open it, highlight all the files, right click on the first one, select "rename", rename it (say, with the date& time shot), and execute. All the highlighted files will be renamed to that time and date, but incrementally numbered ,(1), (2), (3), etc. in sequence. So each file now has the same root name (date and time), but is numbered sequentially after that. No duplicate names.
Now, using the Media Browser, import those clips. Then go back to the stream folder and see if PPro created .xmp files for each imported clip. If so, it would appear you have metadata. If not, no metadata, because PPro couldn't find any after renaming.
I'm on a mac. But I still tried a few things after reading your post...
First, I copied two existing SDHC card's folders to a new location so I could mess with them. I went in and renamed all the clips 2 different ways:
1) For one folder I just renamed them straight from the "stream" folder (although on a mac I don't think you can rename them all at once using Finder (which is mac's "search app"). So I did one at a time and then went back to Media Browser and they did not appear anymore. I click on the PRIVATE folder and nothing appears (before renaming, all the files would show except the "duplicate spanned clips" as discussed above). So that didn't work.
2) Using Finder, I navigated to the stream folder on my 2nd copy of the original SDHC card and then I right-clicked and selected "open with" and selected Adobe Bridge. Bridge opened up that whole folder with all the clips (including the duplicate spanned clips). I renamed them there using date/time, etc. I went back to Media Browser and they also did not show up now. So...instead of using Media Browser, I just imported the whole folder into the project panel. The clips now did populate into the project panel with the new names.
The new clips generated .cfa and .pek files but did NOT generate .xmp files. Only if I did NOT rename the files did it generate .xmp files.
Not sure what all this means. I could just transcode to rename, or use clipwrap/prelude workaround like in post #11, or do my 2nd method above using Bridge and just deal with no XMP files (not sure how that will affect anything?)...or hope for another alternative.

Import; Rename Master File; Why Isn't It Red?

Importing an image.
Choose Rename Files, Version Name: Custom Name with Index
Enter: Custom Name Text
Check: Rename Master Master File
Show: File Info
Version Name looks to be correct. It has the custom name I entered and an index number and it's red indicating I've changed the Version name.
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I'm having the same problem.
Gosh, I hope somebody comes along and helps us out on this.
Regards,
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Is there a way to rename the master file name?
Currently, the only way to do this is:
1. Import the files into a folder first and rename the files. Then
2. Import the rename files into Aperture.
or
3. Delete files from aperture but do not empty
4. Recover these files from the trash. Rename them.
5. Import them back into Aperture.
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Is there a way to rename the master file name?
Currently, the only way to do this is:
1. Import the files into a folder first and rename
the files. Then
2. Import the rename files into Aperture.
or
3. Delete files from aperture but do not empty
4. Recover these files from the trash. Rename them.
5. Import them back into Aperture.
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Before Aperture, I'd import to a folder, do a simple culling (via Bridge), then rename everything to my conventions (D05_01322.DCR, etc).
If you want to import directly from a card reader WITH renamed images, you can try this utility as another method. Yesterday I used it to do a simple experiment to allow a Master file to be renamed BEFORE importing into Aperture:
1. Be sure to open your preferences and set the "When camera is connected, open:" to "No application".
2. Mount your card reader with card you want imported.
3. Select the files you want renamed, then open "A Better Finder Rename" and select to Change "only the file name".
4. Inside Aperture, import the renamed Master images with your personalized names.

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When you import a Raw to iPhoto it automatically creates a jepg preview of the file. Why? Because you cannot do anything with a Raw: you cannot print it, use it a slideshow and so on. However, with this preview you can work with the photo immediately.
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In the release documentation it mentions that you can rename the Master Files(not referring to naming versions, but actually renaming the master file) in version 1.5. Does anybody know how to do this? I can't seem to find any mention of it.
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Rename actual master files and assign version names within Aperture using the improved File-Renaming tools.<<</div>
As far as I can tell this is only half true.
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