Sorting of digital photos

Hello,
using albums within iPhoto it is possible to sort my digital photos, that's OK. What I need is a solution (with iPhoto, Aperture or another software) to sort the photos physically on the disk, I mean in a way that the filenames are changed automatically, so that I can export the files to a USB device and use them in the right order for a slideshow with external SmartTV or Beamer. I need a solution that prevents me from having to rename hundreds of files manually.
Many thanks for any input,
Michael.

Simple using iPhoto - put the photos in the order you want in an album and select them - export to a desktop fodder using the sequential naming option and view in the finder using an alpha sort - see Exporting From iPhoto for details on export options
LN

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