I am relatively new to digital photography (as opposed to working with scanning and files), and have a query concerning downloading RAW files from camera (1Ds) to PC and renaming them as I do so. Can anyone offer any suggestions please?
All my files have been in the past named using a set format that I would like to retain but am having problems using my current programs (Photoshop CS and Canon's supplied software). This begins with two letters, then a sequential 4 digit number followed by a space and word description (normally a single word - the location or subject). An example would be 'AE0123 London'. Ideally, I would like to download from camera to computer and have the software incrementally add the number. Thus, I set the start letters and word (by selecting all the London pics and transferring them, then all the Guildford pics or whatever, and so on) and give a start number for the four digits, which the software adds one to every time it transfers the file. I'm not looking to batch process the RAW files - I want RAW at the other end of the transfer, but with a different name. The software I have looked at will add an incremental number, but only at the end of the file. Is there anything out there which will add a number in the centre of the file name? Or has anyone any idea how to go about this? At the moment, I transfer the files with the subject at the start and the number at the end, then individually move the word from start to end - an utter waste of time. Any help or ideas appreciated! Chris Howes =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
