creating the same names for different extensions

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creating the same names for different extensions

Postby RichardK » Sun Dec 17, 2017 9:56 am

Dear all,

I am new at this and am getting stuck already. I can't find what I'm looking for, so I could use some help... Here's what I want to achieve:

I have a set of photographs with sometimes the same filenames, but with different extensions (jpg and nef; copies of the same photo):
DSC_001.jpg
DSC_002.jpg
DSC_002.nef
DSC_003.jpg
DSC_003.nef
DSC_004.jpg
DSC_005.jpg

All files need to get a new name, based on date and number (20171221_001, 20171221_002, etc). But I want the different file types to receive the same names. I am stuck and only get the following unique names:

20171221_001.jpg
20171221_002.jpg
20171221_003.nef
20171221_004.jpg
20171221_005.nef
20171221_006.jpg
20171221_007.jpg

whereas it should be:

20171221_001.jpg
20171221_002.jpg
20171221_002.nef
20171221_003.jpg
20171221_003.nef
20171221_004.jpg
20171221_005.jpg

There must be an easy trick for this...but I can't find it. I hope anyone knows how to...?


Regards,

Richard
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Re: creating the same names for different extensions

Postby therube » Sun Dec 17, 2017 1:46 pm

What settings are you using at this point?
Anyhow...

5:Remove
Code: Select all
First:   3

8:Auto Date
Code: Select all
Mode:  Prefix
Fmt:  Custom
Custom:  %Y%m%d
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Re: creating the same names for different extensions

Postby RichardK » Sun Dec 17, 2017 10:50 pm

Thanks for answering.

The settings I'm using are roughly: "take out the complete name and start over", because I can't rely on any of the numbers of the file. The _001, _002 etc in my example are not necessarily the same numbers I wish to have in the name I want to end up with eventually. A file DSC_9998.jpg could be renamed into 20171217_001.jpg without any relation with the original _9998. So that requires the entire name to be re-created. So unfortunately your suggestion with the custom date as a prefix won't do...

The main problem I'm suffering with is not how to create the date; the problem is the "non-uniqueness"...
Regards,

Richard
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Re: creating the same names for different extensions

Postby RichardK » Sat Dec 23, 2017 10:14 am

Does anybody have any other suggestions please?

Regards and best wishes,

Richard
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