Meaningless file names
Most cameras write sequences of images with file names that resemble
If you test several lenses at several focal lengths and apertures you can easily generate hundreds of files with similar names— none of which make sense unless you’ve taken careful notes or view the EXIF data for the individual files. To view the EXIF data in Windows Explorer (typically focal length, aperture, and a few others), right-click on the file name, click on Properties, click on the Details tab, then scroll down a bit. You’re out of luck if you want the lens model. After you’ve done this about ten times you may be tempted to think unkind thoughts about Microsoft. But worry not, gentle reader, Rename Files can automatically rename batches of files to meaningful names, like
Starting Rename Files
After you’ve acquired a batch of image files and loaded them in a folder on your computer, press Rename Files window.on the right of the Imatest main window. This opens the
Brief instructions are displayed in a box near the middle of the window. There is a four-step sequence for renaming files. Quick summary:
|1. Select files
|Open a window to select the folder and files to rename. You can use the usual Windows tricks, including wildcard characters, to facilitate the selection.
|2. Select rename options
|Select options for renaming the files: what to add (for example, aperture and focal length) and what to keep from the original file names (all, numbers-only, or nothing).
|3. Preview file names.
|Preview the new file names using EXIF data in each file. The names can be individually edited if necessary. You can go back and try different rename options if needed.
|4. Rename files
|Rename the files. (Not available in Evaluation mode)
1. Select file
Select file opens a window that lets you navigate to a folder and select a single file or a batch of files using the usual methods for doing so. You can use wildcards (*) in the file name window to reduce the number of visible files.
You can examine selected EXIF data in individual files by clicking on the file name in the large window. The EXIF data appears in the box in the middle of the Rename Files window that displayed the brief instructions.
Selected EXIF data
If you clicked on a file name you can also view all EXIF data (which can be 200 or more lines ) by clicking the Rename Files window, which opens the window shown below.button at the bottom of the
- Go to the ExifTool home page and download the Windows standalone executable (a zip file).
- In Windows Explorer, double-click on the downloaded zip file.
- Copy the contents ( exiftool(-k).exe ) to the appropriate installation folder. To find the location in Imatest 5.0+, click Options II (lower-right of Imatest main window), then click Open utilities folder to the right of EXIF data acquisition. In older versions you will need to search for exiftool in C:\Program Files\Imatest\ or C:\ProgramData\Imatest\ (including subfolders). [In my (English-language) computer the location for Imatest Master 4.2 is C:\Program Files\Imatest\v4.2\Master\imatestis_mcr\depends\RTDepends. The location for Imatest Master 5.0 is C:\ProgramData\Imatest\mcr_cache\5.0\Master\mcrCache9.2\imates0\depends\RTDepends.]
- Rename exiftool(-k).exe to exiftool.exe.
- In Options and Settings II (in the main Imatest window), Exif data acquisition should be set to Get EXIF data from ExifTool & save ALL EXIF data.
2. Select rename options
New (renamed) file names have the following structure, where all fields except the last are optional. Brackets are used below to separate fields— they’re not a part of the file name.
[Prefix][focal length_aperture][ISO speed][shutter speed][…][part of all of the original file name]
where focal length is followed by ‘mm’, aperture is preceded by ‘a’, ISO speed is prefixed by ‘i’, and shutter speed is prefixed by ‘s’. In shutter speeds that include slash (/) characters, i.e., 1/6 (second), / is replaced by -, i.e., shutter speed will appear as s1-6.
Options for the last portion of the new name include
Keep only numbers from original file name.
Keep entire original file name.
Do not keep original file name. Add numbers 1 2 3 …
Examples: IMG_8298.JPG could be changed to
EF17-85_85mm_f5.6_i100_s1-6_IMG_8298.JPG (maximum information; keeps all of the old name)
EF17-85_85mm_f5.6_8298.JPG (Good for testing lenses: lens type, focal length, aperture, and original file number.)
1.JPG (Minimal name; not very useful)
Step 2 lets you view the results of your choice.
3. Preview file names
After you have selected the files and rename options, you can preview the new names by pressing thebutton. This does not commit the changes. EXIF data from each file is read and processed for this operation,which takes roughly one second per file. You should review the selections carefully and repeat the process if the new names are not to your liking..
You can edit individual file names by clicking on them and editing them in the box to the right of. Type Enter when you finish editing a line. When the new names meet your needs, move on to the next step.
4. Rename files
This is the final step. You’ll be asked to confirm the operation. The bottom of the Rename Files window will look something like this prior to the operation.
You cannot perform this step in Evaluation mode, but you can do everything else, including examining EXIF data and previewing the new file names.
Kama wewe kujaribu lenses kadhaa katika urefu kadhaa focal na aperture unaweza kwa urahisi kuzalisha mamia ya faili na majina sawa, ambayo hakuna maana isipokuwa umechukua maelezo ya makini au kuangalia data EXIF kwa ajili ya faili ya mtu binafsi. Kuangalia data EXIF katika Windows Explorer (kwa kawaida focal urefu, aperture, na wengine wachache), right-click juu ya jina la faili, bonyeza mali, bonyeza kwenye tab maelezo, kisha scroll chini kidogo. Wewe ni nje ya bahati kama unataka mfano lensi. Baada ya kufanya hivyo mara kumi huenda ukawa na mawazo mabaya kuhusu Microsoft. Lakini usijali, msomaji mpole, Rename Files inaweza moja kwa moja rename batches ya faili kwa majina ya maana, kama kuanza Rename Files Baada ya kupata batch ya faili ya picha na kupakiwa yao katika folda kwenye kompyuta yako, bonyeza Rename Files window.on haki ya Imatest dirisha kuu. Hii inafungua Maagizo mafupi ni kuonyeshwa katika sanduku karibu na katikati ya dirisha. Kuna mfululizo wa hatua nne kwa ajili ya renaming faili. Kwa muhtasari: 1. Chagua faili | Fungua dirisha kuchagua folda na faili ya kubadilisha jina. Unaweza kutumia mbinu za kawaida za Windows, ikiwa ni pamoja na wahusika wa wildcard, ili kuwezesha uteuzi. 2.  Chagua chaguzi rename.Chagua chaguzi kwa ajili ya renaming faili: nini kuongeza (kwa mfano, aperture na urefu focal) na nini kuweka kutoka majina ya awali ya faili (wote, namba tu, au kitu chochote). 3. Angalia majina ya faili. <p>Soma maelezo ya faili mpya kwa kutumia data ya EXIF katika kila faili. Majina yanaweza kuhaririwa moja kwa moja ikiwa ni lazima. Unaweza kurudi na kujaribu chaguzi tofauti za kubadilisha jina ikiwa inahitajika. 4. - Badilisha jina faili |Badilisha jina faili. (Si inapatikana katika hali ya tathmini) 1. "Kuchagua faili: ""Chagua faili"" hufungua dirisha ambalo linakuruhusu kuhamia kwenye folda na kuchagua faili moja au kundi la faili kwa kutumia njia za kawaida za kufanya hivyo." Unaweza kutumia wildcards (*) katika dirisha jina faili kupunguza idadi ya faili inayoonekana. Unaweza kuchunguza data EXIF kuchaguliwa katika faili za mtu binafsi kwa kubonyeza jina la faili katika dirisha kubwa. EXIF data inaonekana katika sanduku katikati ya Rename Files dirisha kwamba kuonyeshwa maelekezo mafupi. "Kama wewe ni kuangalia kwa ajili ya faili ya faili, unaweza kuangalia kwa ajili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili ya faili.""" - Katika Windows Explorer, bofya mara mbili kwenye faili ya zip iliyopakuliwa. - Nakala maudhui (exiftool(-k).exe ) kwa folda sahihi ya ufungaji. Ili kupata eneo katika Imatest 5.0+ bonyeza chaguzi II (chini kulia ya Imatest dirisha kuu), kisha bonyeza Fungua folda ya huduma kwa haki ya EXIF data ununuzi. Katika matoleo ya zamani unahitaji kutafuta exiftool katika C: \ Programu Files \ Imatest \ au C: \ Programu Data \ Imatest \ (ikiwa ni pamoja na subfolders). "Kama ilivyoelezwa hapo juu, ""Imatest Master 4.2"" ni faili ya programu ya C: ""Imatest v4.2"" na ""Imatest mcr"" inategemea." Imatest Master 5.0 ni sehemu ya C: ProgramData, Imatest, McrCaches, MasterCaches, na imates. -Rename exiftool(-k).exe kwa exiftool.exe. - Katika chaguzi na mipangilio II (katika kuu Imatest dirisha), Exif data upatikanaji lazima kuweka kupata EXIF data kutoka ExifTool & kuhifadhi data ALL EXIF. 2. Uwezekano wa kupata Chagua chaguzi rename New (renamed) majina ya faili na muundo zifuatazo, ambapo mashamba yote isipokuwa mwisho ni hiari. Brackets ni kutumika chini ya kutenganisha mashamba <unk> wao si sehemu ya jina la faili. [Prefix] [focal length_aperture] [ISO speed] [shutter speed] [sehemu ya jina lote la faili ya awali] ambapo focal length inafuatwa na <unk>mm<unk>, aperture inafuatwa na <unk>a<unk>, ISO speed inafuatwa na <unk>i<unk>, na shutter speed inafuatwa na <unk>s<unk>. Shutter kasi ni pamoja na slash na alama ya shutter, na shutter kasi ni pamoja na shutter kasi. Chaguzi kwa ajili ya sehemu ya mwisho ya jina jipya ni pamoja na Kuhifadhi tu namba kutoka jina la awali faili. Weka jina la faili ya awali nzima. Je, si kuweka jina la awali faili. "Kama ilivyoelezwa hapo juu, ""F"" ni jina la kipekee la lens, na ""F"" ni jina la kipekee la lens, na ""F"" ni jina la kipekee la lens, na ""F"" ni jina la kipekee la lens, na ""F"" ni jina la kipekee la lens." JPG (Jina la chini; si muhimu sana) Hatua ya 2 hukuruhusu kuona matokeo ya uchaguzi wako. 3. Uwe na mtazamo wa kweli Kuangalia majina ya faili Baada ya kuchagua faili na jina chaguzi, unaweza kuangalia majina mapya kwa kubonyeza kifungo. Hii haina kuweka mabadiliko. EXIF data kutoka kila faili ni kusoma na kusindika kwa ajili ya operesheni hii, ambayo inachukua takriban sekunde moja kwa faili. Unapaswa kukagua uteuzi kwa uangalifu na kurudia mchakato ikiwa majina mapya hayakupendeza, unaweza kuhariri majina ya faili kwa kubonyeza na kuhariri kwenye sanduku lililo upande wa kulia. Type wakati wewe kumaliza kuhariri mstari. Majina mapya yanapokidhi mahitaji yako, endelea na hatua inayofuata. 4. Uwe na uhakika Badilisha jina faili Hii ni hatua ya mwisho. Utaulizwa kuthibitisha operesheni. Chini ya dirisha Rename Files itaonekana kitu kama hiki kabla ya operesheni. Huwezi kufanya hatua hii katika hali ya tathmini, lakini unaweza kufanya kila kitu kingine, ikiwa ni pamoja na kuchunguza EXIF data na previewing majina mapya ya faili.