Using file names as picture text in iMovies

I have been using IDVD and it allows you to use the filename as the title of the picture in the slideshow. It is convienant since i dont have to relabel my pictures. So if the file name of the picture is mummy with auntie Kay, then that will appear as the title of my picture. Does Imovies have a similar feature? or do i have to painstakingly relabel all my pictures?

There is no similar feature in imOvie that I know of.

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File Name Copy (not text inside the file ) and change the extension of file

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I have a requirement in which I have to copy the file name (not the text inside file ) from one folder/dir to another folder/dir with some another extension.
Suppose we have file abc.txt of 20kb in a folder ,we need this in another folder with abc.done extension of 0 kb.
This I need just to trigger a process.
I have a below code to copy some files from one folder to another but this code copies the complete file not the file name only.Need help.
package com.sumit.collections;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.nio.channels.FileChannel;
public class FileMove {
     * @param args
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Thanks for all your help.I got the solution.
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import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
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          File destDir = new File("C://Barcklays-soft//test2");
          File srcDir = new File("C://Barcklays-soft//test");
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Keeping file name in picture package

Hi guys,
iam struggling through picture package at the moment,
what i would like to do is to keep the original file name in picture package then when the new files are generated not have to type the old name back in some of the names can be quite elaborate.
Ny62456_IMG for instance i don't mind dropping the IMG but want to keep the file names
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the images are coded
so that i know where they come from for instance the filename will start with the schools name SK then the yearY6 then the jpeg number the filename would be SKY62109 therefore i know where it has to be sent.
Maybe i am talking complete nonsense to you but in photoshop it works to a reasonable standard and each image is copied and then copy is generated by photoshop after each image. Its just that photoshop is not quick enough or stable enough to process a lot of images
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Importing in to iPhoto using file name date/time

Hi
+*I posted this originally in to iPhoto section but they suggest I submit here to see if anyone knows if there's an applescript. Thanks!*+
I'm not too sure on how to exactly explain my problem but here goes...
I have a mobile phone that does not save date/time taken data to the picture file when it takes photos. All of my previous phones/cameras have so this has never been a problem before. I Bluetooth photos and then add them to iPhoto '08.
Problem is when they add they use the date/time added to create the event rather than the date/time taken. The picture filename displays date/time taken and I was wondering if there was a way to use the filename to have iPhoto adjust the metadata tag to the actual date/time taken? This would save me having to adjust time/date for each set of photos. The filename is for example P090308_12.00.jpg if taken on 09/03/08 at 12.00pm.
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--- Code starts here ---
tell application "iPhoto"
set tSelection to selection -- Obtain list of selected photos.
repeat with i in tSelection
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do shell script ("exiftool -DateTimeOriginal='" & createDate & "' -CreateDate='" & createDate & "' -overwriteoriginal_inplace " & imagePath) -- View 'exiftool -h' in 'Terminal'.
end try
end repeat
end tell
--- Code ends here ---

The Organizer – Using file names as captions in SlideShow

I am using Vista.
I just switched from using ZoomBrowser to The Organizer and I have a collections of thousands of photos. In ZoomBrowser I could show the file names (which I used to describe the slide) at the bottom of the slides during a slide show. I have not found such a feature in The Organizer. Is there one?
Otherwise, is there a method whereby I can do a batch import of the file names into the captions in the photos in The Organizer? I have the Flash Rename software which I can probably use to place the text of the file names in the Details of the Properties of the photo files.
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There is no similar feature in imOvie that I know of.

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I would like to know if I can do two things...
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*5) Rename Finder Items:*
Choose *Add Text* from the popup
Add: *" at"* -- put a leading space before "at" (without the quotes), and select *after name*.
*6) Rename Finder Items:*
Choose *Add Date or Time*
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Where: *After name* - Separator: Dash
Separator: Space - check *Use Leading Zeros* (strongly recommended)
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How to get file name on picture?

Hi there.
Is there a way to get the file name on the picture when exporting or "save as" my pictures? I am going to run a web site where people can order pictures and it will be much easier if I can have LR "printing" the file name on the picture.
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Deon,
I would try having this done by the web gallery itself (not on but below the picture). LR web galleries offer that option while building them.
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How can I Bulk add file name to picture

I want to add the file name to the picture, so that when people look at the picture the file name is embedded into the picture.
I have done some research on this top and have found some mention of tools that people have build to do this and indeed many different things I suppose.
Im using PSE 10. Windows 7 Prof. From what I understand, I cant build tools because my version eg Elements is not full blown. But if people have build something to do this I can then add it to my software and it will function for me.
While in full, quick or even guided there appears to be an option under File/Automation Tools. This appears to be what I need.
Can anyone tell me where this add on is and how to use it, I cant seem to find it and I really dont know if it will work with PSE 10. Many of the refrences I have seen seem to be for earlier version.
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Good question.
Basically what I want is the name of the photo name actually in the photo. I have 400 pictues, I want to put them into a digital picture frame, and I want each picture to be display with the name of the pictures eg. Florida 2012.jpg and Grand Canyon.jpg. Of course I dont need the .jpg extention. But If it is there I can live with it. Im not sure if the Caption option in photoshop elements can be exported so that the caption is hard wired into the picture. maybe it is. HOWEVER, what I dont want to do is go through 400 pictures and type in the caption for each pictures, if this option is available. It would be nice if the utility copyed the fild name into the caption, if you could save it with the caption name, but I think Im asking too much.
Anyway basically I want the file name build into the photo how ever this could be done in a bulk mode.
Is that a lttle clearer. Here is an examle worth a 1000 words.
BTW I did an experiment and if you put the name in the caption line of the photo. It does not get exported with the file name in the picture. ( which I would asume since not many want the name in the photo, ) Although maybe there is some option that can be turned on to do this ??
Regards

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i have a scenario where I have to place a file at target with a particular file name, say, my_name_is_itisha.txt .After the target processes the file,it places an acknowledgement file with the name my_name_is_itisha_txt.ack.
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Edited by: itisha alok on Apr 28, 2009 1:40 PM
Edited by: itisha alok on Apr 28, 2009 1:40 PM

Hi,
Sorry for the late response....
can you please tell me how to get the filename in the mapping?
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