![]() ![]() ![]() When resizing the preview window when not attached to the main window as a drawer, the windows start stacking oddly, and repeated movement can under some circumstances cause a crash. In my experience ABFR has been fast and stable, with the exception of a strange bug I discovered that can possibly crash the app on both PPC and Intel machines. Other notable features include the ability to read embedded AAC/MP3 info and use it to rename the files and a way to save frequently used renaming rules out as droplets for easy drag and drop operation. Speaking of lists, it can even save the names out as a list, if for some reason you need to keep a record of what the files used to be named, or for other even more esoteric requirements. If I wanted to get even fancier, I could define regular expressions as rules, or I could use external files to define lists, as ABFR imports Excel among other formats. In the “Action” drop-down I change “Replace text” to “Replace Text at beginning.” Now once the first change is made, the rest of the name is ignored. This puts “July” in odd places in some file names. When the time starts hitting the seventh minute of the hour the text also matches 07 and is replaced. So if I tell it to replace the text 07 with the text July the files names will change, but there’s a slight problem. In my selection, the images were taken in July, and the first naming rule formats them as MM-DD-YYYY. In this function, I want to replace the month number with its name. ![]() I just click the little plus sign at the bottom of the multi-step drawer to add a second renaming function to run after the first. Getting around this is not very complicated. The default “Rename to date/time” options don’t allow for names. One of particular interest is “Activate multi-step interface.” This opens a drawer on the side of the window and makes it possible to set rules to follow other rules, in case the built-in functions are not usable for the naming convention.įor example, let’s say your naming convention uses a month’s name instead of just its number. Underneath the options section is a third area of the screen that has several options that once set, won’t often be switched. I won’t show the drop-down individually, but suffice to say that each option is extensive and allows for a huge amount of customizability, and that’s only for renaming to dates. The attention to specifics doesn’t end there, as this screenshot of the options for “Rename to date/time” demonstrates.ĪBFR is advertised as being made with the input of photographers and content creators in mind, and the options in the above dialog alone tend to show that commitment. While the “Action” drop-down lets you choose how to modify the selected portion.Īs you can see, the list is extensive. The “Change” drop-down lets you specify the part of the name that is changed. The portions of the interface that will get the most use are more than likely going to be the “Change” and “Action” drop-down. There is also a preview window that shows exactly what will happen to the names after the operation completes. This is where the renaming rules and options are defined. Upon opening the program you are presented with the main window. ABFR it sets itself apart from other solutions is with the sheer number of ways it can modify the names, the way it integrates into the OS and the way it can string multiple sets of rules together to allow really complex name changes.Īctivate the optional hot-key combo and the program quickly loads with your files loaded and ready to be renamed. A lot of programs integrate file renaming systems into their workflow, but are often limited. This is why utilities such as A Better Finder Rename (ABFR) exist.ĪBFR simplifies the renaming of huge amounts of files by simply setting up a set of rules that the new names have to follow, and the applying those rules to a specified set of files. The biggest problem to overcome once a system is decided on is the efficient renaming of hundreds if not many thousands of images. There are certain conventions that are recommended as a start for certain situations, but ultimately the convention a photographer chooses will be unique to what their system requires. Having a good naming convention facilitates being able to gather much information about an image without even having to open it. One of the corner stones of a DAM (Digital Asset Management) system is the file name. Many things changed but one the the key things that stayed the same is the need for organization and management of the multitude of images we capture. The shift from film to digital photography fundamentally changed the way we work. ![]()
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