Is there a program that automatically renames files by date?

Question

I have tons of picture files, but my Canon digital camera names all the files the same thing... like

10101, 10102, 10103...

Then when I start taking puictures again, it renames all the pictures the same thing, causing files to be writen over if they are ever put into the same directory.

Also, the name "101101" doesn't mean a whole heck of a lot!

If there is a program that could do BOTH of the following, that would be awesome!

1.) insert date into file name (eg, if file created on may 3, 1996, insert 19960503);

2.) concatenate an additional descriptive tag into the file name (eg, if a set of files were taken in LA might encode them as LAX):

For photos taken in LA between March 5-6, 2004:
10102 => 20040305LAX_10102.jpg
10103 => 20040305LAX_10103.jpg
10104 => 20040306LAX_10104.jpg
10105 => 20040306LAX_10105.jpg

For photos taken in NYC on NYE'06-'07:
20134 => 20061231NYC_20134.jpg
20135 => 20061231NYC_20135.jpg
20136 => 20070101NYC_20136.jpg

Thx!

I have a Windows PC, but will be switching to a Mac when Leopard comes out.

Answer 1

Try Bulk Rename Utility (http://www.bulkrenameutility.co.uk/Download.php). It's a generic batch renaming program that works pretty well (and its freeware).

For OS X, there is also a freeware program called R-Name (http://www.highend3d.com/downloads/tools/rename_pad/R-Name-2552.html)

Answer 2

My camera does the same thing. I don't think there's such a program, though it would be easy to write something so small.

What I'd suggest is create a folder inside your photos folder. Call it NYC_0607_NewYears, and just move all those pics into that folder. Create a new folder for each camera upload.

Answer 3

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