Renaming photos/files

After much struggle, I have managed to rename some photos in Aperture - but the names don't 'stick'. That is, when I open the folder they are in, the old names are still there. When I look in Aperture, the new names are there.
I need step-by-step instructions on how to do this (in bulk - new name + index) and then how to find the changed files.
I'm lost and frustrated.

I assume you have a referenced Aperture Library, and you want to rename the referenced master images located in a folder outside your Library, right?
To make the new names stick and not just to rename the current version you have to check "apply to masters", otherwise the master files will remain unchanged.
The procedure:
1. select the images you want to rename in the Browser.
2. In the main menu select "Metadata -> Batch change" (or press shift-cmd-B)
3. In the panel set "Time zone adjustment" to "none", as Version name format select "custom name with Counter", and enter the new name of the images.
4. Mark "Apply to Master File" and press "o.k."
Your images will be renamed. To see the renamed masters, ctrl-click on one of the pictures and select "Show in Finder". Hopefully you will see the new names and all is done.
Good Luck

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Is there an alternative to Canon CameraWindow to import photos and rename the files to include shooting date?

I've used Canon's CameraWindow software for years to import large quantities of photos direct from my SD card, specifically because it renames the files based on date taken and nicely orgnizes them into folders. I save those to an external HD and import them to my iphoto library. Now after moving to Lion, CameraWindow isn't compatible because it's a PowerPC app I guess. I can't find any update via Canon. I don't really use any of the other EOS Utilities, I just want to be able to rename those files by dates, which is why I don't use iphoto to import and I've seen that suggested in other places. I'm happy to abandon Canon software all together if there is an alternative out there. Thanks for any suggestions!

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Being a recent Mac convert, I am just getting used to the 'complete control' approach to photo management that iPhoto has. I'm used to knowing where my photos physically reside on my computer - this is useful for doing things like uploading photos to a website for example. How do I actually find a particular photo in the Finder (or even give photo files recognisable names, as opposed to whatever automated naming system iPhoto uses)?
A followup question to this is, what happens if I ever want to migrate my photos out of iPhoto one day to another application or even back to a PC (God forbid - just my paranoia about being forced to use a particular system forever kicking in here!) - is there a way to do this, and keep photo modifications etc? Or once I start using iPhoto, have I made my decision for life??
My apologies if this has been asked before, I couldn't find anything in the forum when searching.

poddster
I hope you've a notebook and pen, but you've asked a lot of questions:
I'm used to knowing where my photos physically reside on my computer
You photos are stored in the iPhoto Library at your Pictures Folder. This is a Unix style Package Folder that very easy to see inside: right click on it and choose show package contents. A finder window opens with the library exposed.
Here's how the library is laid out:
In this folder there are various files, which are the Library itself and some ancillary files. Then you have three folders
Originals are the photos as they were downloaded from your camera or scanner.
(ii) Modified contains edited pics, shots that you have cropped, rotated or changed in any way.
iPhoto always preserves the original file, all operations are carried out on a copy.
(iii) Data holds the thumbnails the the app needs to show you the photos in the iPhoto Window.
And here's a warning: It is strongly advised that you do not move, change or in anyway alter things in the iPhoto Library Folder as this can cause the application to fail and even lead to data loss.
this is useful for doing things like uploading photos to a website for example
No it's not. Don't surf the iPhoto Library. The idea with iPhoto is that you do everything via the iPhoto Window or media browsers:
So, to access pics use one (or more) of the following:
There are three ways (at least) to get files from the iPhoto Window.
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.
To upload to MySpace or any 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. If you're using Gmail you can use THIS
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. Or, if you want to access the files with iPhoto not running, then create a Media Browser using Automator (takes about 10 seconds) or use THIS
iPhot doesn't name the files, those names are given by your camera. You can add titles in iPhoto and if you use the File -> Export command there's a facility there to name the resulting file (it'll be a copy - remember what I said about all operation being done on a copy...) with the title.
Do not rename files in iPhoto, That comes under the heading of making changes in the iPhoto Library Folder and alters the path to the files. If you do, iPhoto will lose track of the file. But the truth is there's simply no need to. However, you can rename the files before importing them if you like.
Migrating is really easy. You've seen the layout of the Library above. The originals are all there, in the originals folder, the Modified versions in their folder. If you want to have only the most recent versions of pics, then export them from iPhoto to a folder on the desktop.
By all means post back if you need more.
Regards
TD

How do you rename multiple files at the same time

how do you rename multiple photo files with a name at the same time?

This would be an excellent use of Automator. Here is a link to some instructions on how to do this using Automator.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ie6zGxo2D-o
If you don't like that then Google "Renmame multiple files Automator" and you will find many tutorials available.

Can you somehow use Lightroom to rename RAW files?

Okay let's say in one folder on my hard drive I have three RAW files: _DSC0001.NEF and _DSC0002.NEF and _DSC0003.NEF. Now let's say I have reformatted my memory card so my camera will once again start labeling new images with _DSC0001.NEF.
So let's say now I go out and shoot three more RAW files: _DSC0001.NEF and _DSC0002.NEF and _DSC0003.NEF.
If I try to transfer these brand new images into my original folder there will be some duplicate naming which you can't do.
What I have been doing is going into the new folder that holds the new three images and renaming them: so I change _DSC0001.NEF to _DSC0004.NEF and I change _DSC0002.NEF to _DSC0005.NEF and I change _DSC0003.NEF to _DSC_0006.NEF.
Instead of me having to manually rename each photo I was wondering if I could import these new photos into Lightroom and then tell Lightroom to export these RAW images but starting at the sequence _DSC0004.NEF...and so forth.
I mean I can't have a folder that has this: _DSC0001.NEF and then _DSC0001.NEF.
I hope I have made myself clear.
Or am I doing this all wrong?
And I would want Lightroom to export the original, unedited RAW file. It's just that I would be using Lightroom to rename them to keep proper sequencing.

This is the Help page you should read: http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Lightroom/3.0/Using/WSCF140965-2440-4b65-9F88-AA0283034B11.htm l
It can take a little getting used to but once you have you will find it quite easy.
By the way I rename my files with the date first (GW20110514-12345.xxx) which may be useful to you.

Rename all files in a folder?

At the end of everyday on a recent month-long trip, I dumped photos from a card into a folder on my desktop, and cleared the card for the next day's use. Now that I'm back home, I have photos in several folders with the same name (i.e. in folder Monday, file DSC_001 and in Tuesday, file DSC_001).
How can I go in and rename/renumber the files so that if I ever drop them into a common folder, one won't overwrite another?
I have several thousand photos, so renaming each file one by one will take a lot of time.
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You've got a built-in file re-namer (if you want to add something before or after the existing name) in a sample Applescript. You don't have to know how to do scripting to use it.
First, turn on the script menu:
1. Double-click the AppleScript Utility program in /Applications/AppleScript to open it.
2. Check both +Show Script Menu In Menu Bar+ and +Show Computer Scripts+.
The little black AppleScript icon appears near the right of your menu bar, listing all the built-in scripts.
3. Close/Quit the utility.
Then, use the Add to File Name script on items in your folder:
1. In the Finder, select the files you want renamed - probably a Select All inside one of the folders you mentioned.
2. From the Script menu, choose Finder Scripts > Add to File Names.
3. In the dialog, type what you want appended to the font name and click the Prefix or Suffix button.
To reverse this at any time, use the Script > Finder Scripts > Trim File Names command.
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Renaming a file

Please, make it possible to rename the file from within LR - in different modules, including Library and Develop.
This can be done by adding an option "rename photo" into the right-click menu, - just next to "delete photo".

This request is just one example that points out the confusing interface and feature set of Lightroom metadata editing.
This entire set of tools in the interface needs to revamped. Lightroom metadata editing is badly broken.
For instance, metadata editing simply is not built for ease-of-use or a smooth, efficient, production-oriented workflow. Pop-up lists of keywords already created should appear in the Keyword selection list when importing files. Previously created folder and file names should be visible when naming new folders and files, to help users achieve consistent naming patterns. The Lightroom team left all this to guesswork. The truth is, some good metadata editing features are included with version 1x of this software, but they've just been checklisted into the program rather than designed with a thoughtful, intuitive workflow that improves and streamlines the editing process.
And the last time I checked, renaming files in v1.x didn't always work properly (though I have not tested this lately). i.e.: with version 1x, if a folder of image files were simply dragged from a CF card onto your hard disk instead of being imported, file renaming didn't work at all (the Lightroom database reported that the files had been renamed, but the file names on disk didn't change.
When version 1x of the software was first released, I created and submitted a whole laundry list of metadata editing issues. I feel that correcting these should have been a priority and that they should have been fixed by now. The initial version of Lightroom metadata editing gets in the way of getting real work done. This week, I'm finally updating Alsoft DiskWarrior, and then will download and install Lightroom v1.4.1. I hope I'll see some improvements in metadata editing, but I fear Adobe will leave these critical improvements for a future release.

Photo File Size and Photoshop processing

On previous discussion, Steve Grisetti noted that problems with burning are sometimes associated with photo file size. The post stated that Photoshop Elements has a batch processing selection that can resize photos all at once. I when to Photoshop, selected process multiple file, selected source, save in same as source, and resize images 1000. When I viewed my photos after, about 50 of my photos were now duplicates of other photos For example, I put all my pictures in timeline order prior to doing my video. If I found a NEW photo after I had already scanned and named the photos, I would place the NEW photo in the picture folder by adjusting accordingly: 1.jpg, 2.jpg 3.1.jpg 3.jpg The 3.1.jpg would be the NEW photo. Photoshop replaced 3.1jpg with the picture in 3jpg. Does anyone know how to restore my photos back to the original "3.1jpg"? The backup is not accessible at this time.

If I understand you correctly you have been using the renaming feature and the parameters you used caused file1 to be renamed to a pre-existing filename (file2). If this is so then you probably have lost the original file2. An undelete utility may help (try Piriform Recuva).
For the future when using batch conversion it is good practice to select a new folder for the outputted files.
It is also good practice to burn all image originals to a CD or DVD immediately after importing from your camera. This way you can always recover originals.
Here are a couple of screenshots, the first from Elements Organizer and the second from Photoshop Elements. Which one did you use and what parameters did you enter?
Cheers,
Insanity is hereditary, you get it from your children

File sync error after renaming jpg file on desktop

I changed the file name of a photo in my desktop backup of my Treo 755p photos from the default format of Photo_[date]_xyz.jpg to Matisse by fire2_101208.jpg.
The path is:
C:\Program Files\Palm\[username]\Photos\offline copy location\7dba\Palm on Card\Matisse by fire2_101208.jpg
Now I get the following error after hotsync.
Unable to sync media file 'Matisse by fire2_101208.jpg' on desktop. Error code: 32.
OK Media with 1 message(s)
I also changed two others to
Matisse by fire1_101208.jpg and
Matisse by fire3_101208.jpg
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I can open the file specified so I don't think it is corrupted.
I'm using Hotsync 6.0.1.
I could not find error 32 anywhere. Is ther a list of all the Hotsync errors somewhere?
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Post relates to: Treo 755p (Sprint)

as far as i understood the explanation, you renamed the picture manually by going into the path that you stated in your post right?
when your rename the file, have you check if it did show the file extensions?
try to reveal the file extensions by going back to the location (folder). click on tools>folder options>view>uncheck hide extensions for known file types.
then click ok. try to see on what's the difference in the 3 files you mentioned. i suspect that the erring file has 2 jpeg extensions on it.
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Import and rename photos via Automator and ExifTool

Hiya,
Just finished my work on a Automator workflow in order to import and rename photos from a portable hard disk.
I had the problem that my portable hard disk (with integrated card-reader) was not recognised by Image Capture or Aperture. Therefore I couldn't import my photos straight away into Aperture.
Another problem I had was that Aperture doesn't rename photos while importing. Whereas other Automator actions offer this feature, they all didn't fulfill my requirements - yeah, I can be very fussy
That's why I started initially to write a Perl script based on ExifTool in order to copy and rename photos to my liking. Once this was done and very much in use, I started to put it into an Automator action with a little AppleScript around it.
Eventually, I initiated the entire Automator workflow with the Check For Disk action.
More information and the files needed can be found on my website http://photography.stephanjaeger.eu/2007/03/improve-your-digital-photography-wor kflow.html.
The only drawback of this script is that only one camera is supported. At the moment, I work on a solution to support several cameras.
The Perl script can used by itself, if you feel comfortable in using the Terminal.
I hope you find the information and the Automator action helpful.
Any feedback appreciated.
Best regards,
Stephan Jaeger
Mac Pro Mac OS X (10.4.8) 2.66 GHz, 4 GB RAM

Brian,
Thanks for giving it a try. Let me know how you get on!
If you have any problems, please don't hesitate to contact me.
By the way, you don't have to use an external hard disk. You could replace easily the first step in that workflow with an other action, such as defining a folder that should be monitored, or selecting manually a folder that contains photos.
I hope that I find some time over the week-end to make some changes to the script. I will set up as well a page on my web site with more details.
All the best,
Stephan

I refuse to pay for an app to rename photos

I work professionally in film and video production and just bought a new 64GB iphone 5 for $399, hoping that it would speed up a lot of my workflow (quickly and easily manage media files and sharing, no annoying bugs and the other things we generally expect from Apple). After a couple days of using it I am totally let down, the main problem being how little control over your own file system you are given in the Apple framework. In my industry I really need to be able to fluidly and reliably send files and info about files.
One problem that belongs to this category that I am experiencing is an inability to rename or at least tag photos with identifying keywords. What if a client or coworker needs a bunch of info that can easily be communicated with photos, but you need to organize them somewhat before sending? You are stuck with a mess of generic names and a bunch of recommendations online for paid apps.
I will say this:
If there is no way for me to rename my own photo files for absolutely free, no strings attached, I am definitely returning the phone on principle! Isn't there at least a free app for this? I am amazed at how unsuccessful my attempts to find one have been so far

Hi,
First, it is a fundamental characteristic of iOS to have no access or control over files. The very concept of this mobile OS is based on Apps and not files.
Given said this, your post appears really strange to me. If you do work as a professional in film industries, please tell me you don't rely only an iPhone camera for pictures and movies! It's definetively not intended for that. Even I, who's only an amateur, use external softwares to manage libraries and do modification like Aperture or iMovies.
If you want to edit movies/picture took externally and sync to your iPhone, then, you must edit with the software initially used. If you want to edit movies/picture took with your iPhone, then don't mention you are a professional and like anyone, pay for iPhoto or iMovies.
Mobiles devices are based on the idea of paying per function cheap and small softwares. A couple of dollards for usefull features should not raise concern up to returning the hardware. It's more probable that you were looking at the wrong hardware in the first place to fullfill your needs.
And I can tell you, even on a Nikon camera, I don't change Tag nor files names and I'm only an amateur. You should rethink your process flow.

Where are the actual files/renaming those files?

Hi all, I'm a new Mac user at home, and I'm exploring how iPhoto works. Since 1999, I've kept my digital photos straight using a manual method of folders labeled "Year" and inside that "01, 02, etc" and inside that "01 PhotoName" for something that happened on the 1st day of the month (following me?) With iPhoto, I gather this is much easier to manage because iPhoto seems to do all of this for me.
I'm trying to understand how iPhoto is working. It seems that when I import a photo from my camera, it goes to a folder in "iphoto library"/originals/2007/album name/photoname (in my case, the file name is DSC02447). However, if I make any changes to that file within iPhoto (red eye, color, etc) it will create ANOTHER file in "iphoto library"/MODIFIED/2007/albumname/photoname. So, does that mean it's essentially duplicating my images?
Also related, how can I rename the actual FILE? When I'm within iPhoto's Photo view, I can rename the title of the image by clicking the name below it, and renaming it to something other than DSC02447. However, in the "photo info" window, you can see the actual filename has NOT changed.
If I would use iPhoto forever, that wouldn't be a big problem. However, I don't know what photo organizing program I'll be using in 10 years, but if it's not iPhoto, I don't want to be stuck with a whole lot of photos that I spent a bunch of time organizing and renaming within iPhoto, only to realize those changes were only within iPhoto.
So along with those two questions, does anyone have a website that explains the "inner workings" of iPhoto better than the Apple site? All I can find on here is "here's all the great things iPhoto does" but I can't really find deep tutorials on "this is actually what's happening to your files."
Many, many thanks everyone.

Carl
I'm trying to understand how iPhoto is working. It seems that when I import a photo from my camera, it goes to a folder in "iphoto library"/originals/2007/album name/photoname (in my case, the file name is DSC02447). However, if I make any changes to that file within iPhoto (red eye, color, etc) it will create ANOTHER file in "iphoto library"/MODIFIED/2007/albumname/photoname. So, does that mean it's essentially duplicating my images?
Duplicating? No, but it is preserving your original file - as a kind of digital negative. Essentially, all operations are carried out on a copy of the file, at any time you can go Photos -> revert to original. In this iPhoto is implementing the best practise of Digital Asset Management.
If you don't wan that feature, then bluntly, don't use iPhoto. It's hard wired into the application and cannot be turned off. There are various hacks that claim to remove unwanted versions but each of them put the integrity of your library at risk.
It is strongly advised that you do not move, change or in anyway alter things in the iPhoto Library Folder as this can cause the application to fail and even lead to data loss
Also related, how can I rename the actual FILE? When I'm within iPhoto's Photo view, I can rename the title of the image by clicking the name below it, and renaming it to something other than DSC02447. However, in the "photo info" window, you can see the actual filename has NOT changed.
You can't. You can copy the files to the desktop and rename them before import (FileList is pretty good for this) or, if you export them using the File -> Export command you have the opportunity to use your Title as a filename on the exported version. (That's your future proofing, right there - you can also write you keywords to the file too.) But if you rename the files while they are in iPhoto, then you change the path to the files and that brings you to my warning above, about making changes in the iPhoto Library Folder.
So along with those two questions, does anyone have a website that explains the "inner workings" of iPhoto better than the Apple site? All I can find on here is "here's all the great things iPhoto does" but I can't really find deep tutorials on "this is actually what's happening to your files."
Here?
Regards
TD

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