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Offline jepinto

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« on: July 29, 2003, 06:36:00 AM »
Say DSCF0001.jpg through DSCF0045.JPG to 1.JPG through 45.JPG without highlighting each one and removing the extras?  Or even more  wallbash.gif DSCF0034.JPG through DSCF0058.JPG to 1.JPG to 24.JPG?
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« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2003, 08:10:42 AM »
Jennie, I know I've seen an affirmative answer to this before. Sorry, I don't remember the name of the application.

How often do you have to do this? If just this once, it will probably take more time to track down, download, install, run the app, and learn how to use it than it will to change them all manually. If you do it frequently, you'll eventually get a return on the time investment.

Good luck!
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« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2003, 09:21:51 AM »
Oh....it's a constant.  I'll be doing this "renaming" for the rest of my born days, unless cameras develop a method of allowing renaming on card.
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« Reply #3 on: July 29, 2003, 09:24:06 AM »
R-Name will do this, but it's an OS X application.
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« Reply #4 on: July 29, 2003, 09:59:29 AM »
Don't know if you have it, Jennie, but Photoshop 7 can batch rename through the Browser feature...

R-Name seems pretty cool, but the link is dead.
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« Reply #5 on: July 29, 2003, 11:02:32 AM »
There are many ways to do this. I use iView Media Pro usually for my renaming.

You may want to look at ExifRenamer: http://www.qdev.de/?location=mac/exifrenamer

There are also scripts put out by Apple which can replace text in a filename, add prefixes or suffixes:  http://www.apple.com/applescript/toolbar/

If you are using OS X and have the ScriptMenu in place, these are very quick & handy.
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« Reply #6 on: July 29, 2003, 02:34:21 PM »
For OS 9 there's NameChum.

It's small, fast and powerful.

And it's shareware.

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« Reply #7 on: July 29, 2003, 02:46:25 PM »
That is THE most annoying [confusing] *** for me.
Why? Because when I rename them, then upload them too wherever, I never remember what in blazes I called each one or where I stuck them. <gr>
Does keep the brain cells perking though. smile.gif
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« Reply #8 on: July 29, 2003, 03:01:57 PM »
I'm still in 9. at least until I find a couple of days to install the new drive that came in!! yesterday.

I'm still using PS 5.0, so until I learn more, I can't see springing for an upgrade;  most of my work is done in ColorIt.

zodraz:  Oh kind and gentle wizard of the hidden arts, I do believe thou hath hit upon a solution to mine troubles.  NameChum hath magic in its interface; it doth speakth to the user in language at once so clear and recognizable;  it doth caress one's heart with good and wonderous emotions.
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« Reply #9 on: July 29, 2003, 03:33:17 PM »
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Oh kind and gentle wizard of the hidden arts, I do believe thou hath hit upon a solution to mine troubles. NameChum hath magic in its interface; it doth speakth to the user in language at once so clear and recognizable; it doth caress one's heart with good and wonderous emotions.


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« Reply #10 on: July 29, 2003, 07:05:55 PM »
[Oh kind and gentle wizard of the hidden arts, I do believe thou hath hit upon a solution to mine troubles.  NameChum hath magic in its interface; it doth speakth to the user in language at once so clear and recognizable;  it doth caress one's heart with good and wonderous emotions.]

Jennie:  Great prose  BTW  Graphic Converter (shareware) can also do it, and when you get OS X, so can iPhoto.   smile.gif
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