[digiKam-users] Problem with batch rename

[Stuart T Rogers]

Maybe me but I have been unable to get batch rename to work on multiple
files. A single file rename works OK as long as I also set another
option like remove metadata and run it. However doing the same with 95
file selected the rename happens BUT and its a BIG BUT the file is not
renamed according to my template which uses the exif original date field
and yes the field exists in every image the template ends up with just
the initial text and digikam adds an ID as the file names all end up the
same.

Also why am I unable to do just a batch rename without a dummy item like
remove metadata added?

Are these know issues? I am using 6.1 on openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Stuart

[Maik Qualmann]

I guess you use the BQM to rename? To rename, use F2 (right-click menu->
rename). Although the BQM includes a rename function, the BQM always has to
create a new target file. It is used to assign edited images a new name.

Maik

Am Sonntag, 30. Juni 2019, 12:54:45 CEST schrieb Stuart T Rogers:

> Maybe me but I have been unable to get batch rename to work on multiple
> files. A single file rename works OK as long as I also set another
> option like remove metadata and run it. However doing the same with 95
> file selected the rename happens BUT and its a BIG BUT the file is not
> renamed according to my template which uses the exif original date field
> and yes the field exists in every image the template ends up with just
> the initial text and digikam adds an ID as the file names all end up the
> same.
>
> Also why am I unable to do just a batch rename without a dummy item like
> remove metadata added?
>
> Are these know issues? I am using 6.1 on openSUSE Tumbleweed.
>
> Stuart

[Stuart T Rogers]

Yes I had already selected the 24 photos I needed to rename and copied
them to a separate album, all I needed was to rename then using data
from the exif of each and did not need new copies to be done. Now I can
see why perhaps the current way is default but I need an option to just
rename photos in an album without creating new ones. I do this a lot and
really want to be able to use digikam for my workflow but currently it
does not do what I need. I'm not sure that it even works correctly as
you suggest so will do some more testing.

Stuart

On 30/06/2019 12:44, Maik Qualmann wrote:

> I guess you use the BQM to rename? To rename, use F2 (right-click menu->
> rename). Although the BQM includes a rename function, the BQM always has to
> create a new target file. It is used to assign edited images a new name.
>
> Maik
>
> Am Sonntag, 30. Juni 2019, 12:54:45 CEST schrieb Stuart T Rogers:
>> Maybe me but I have been unable to get batch rename to work on multiple
>> files. A single file rename works OK as long as I also set another
>> option like remove metadata and run it. However doing the same with 95
>> file selected the rename happens BUT and its a BIG BUT the file is not
>> renamed according to my template which uses the exif original date field
>> and yes the field exists in every image the template ends up with just
>> the initial text and digikam adds an ID as the file names all end up the
>> same.
>>
>> Also why am I unable to do just a batch rename without a dummy item like
>> remove metadata added?
>>
>> Are these know issues? I am using 6.1 on openSUSE Tumbleweed.
>>
>> Stuart
>
>
>
>
>

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[Stuart T Rogers]

OK so just tested again and attempted to both rename and remove metadata
(just xmp video metadata selected) from 24 photos and output to a
separate album. The rename was
Prom-[meta:Exif.Image.DateTimeOriginal].[ext]. The photos were all added
to the new album but the rename just called the Prom-.JPG which ends up
with one file called that and all the others called Prom-_v1.jpg through
to Prom-_v23.jpg.

So I think the rename function is buggy.

Can anyone explain how I can achieve my aim please in digikam. I know
there are tools under windows but I'm a Linux user and want a batch
program to do this.

Stuart

On 30/06/2019 19:48, Stuart T Rogers wrote:

> Yes I had already selected the 24 photos I needed to rename and copied
> them to a separate album, all I needed was to rename then using data
> from the exif of each and did not need new copies to be done. Now I can
> see why perhaps the current way is default but I need an option to just
> rename photos in an album without creating new ones. I do this a lot and
> really want to be able to use digikam for my workflow but currently it
> does not do what I need. I'm not sure that it even works correctly as
> you suggest so will do some more testing.
>
> Stuart
>
> On 30/06/2019 12:44, Maik Qualmann wrote:
>> I guess you use the BQM to rename? To rename, use F2 (right-click menu->
>> rename). Although the BQM includes a rename function, the BQM always
>> has to
>> create a new target file. It is used to assign edited images a new name.
>>
>> Maik
>>
>> Am Sonntag, 30. Juni 2019, 12:54:45 CEST schrieb Stuart T Rogers:
>>> Maybe me but I have been unable to get batch rename to work on multiple
>>> files. A single file rename works OK as long as I also set another
>>> option like remove metadata and run it. However doing the same with 95
>>> file selected the rename happens BUT and its a BIG BUT the file is not
>>> renamed according to my template which uses the exif original date field
>>> and yes the field exists in every image the template ends up with just
>>> the initial text and digikam adds an ID as the file names all end up the
>>> same.
>>>
>>> Also why am I unable to do just a batch rename without a dummy item like
>>> remove metadata added?
>>>
>>> Are these know issues? I am using 6.1 on openSUSE Tumbleweed.
>>>
>>> Stuart
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>

[Maik Qualmann]

The problem is [meta:Exif.Image.DateTimeOriginal]. There is usually no date in
Exif.Image. Use [meta: Exif.Photo.DateTimeOriginal]. It works without
problems.

Maik

Am Montag, 1. Juli 2019, 09:43:49 CEST schrieb Stuart T Rogers:

> OK so just tested again and attempted to both rename and remove metadata
> (just xmp video metadata selected) from 24 photos and output to a
> separate album. The rename was
> Prom-[meta:Exif.Image.DateTimeOriginal].[ext]. The photos were all added
> to the new album but the rename just called the Prom-.JPG which ends up
> with one file called that and all the others called Prom-_v1.jpg through
> to Prom-_v23.jpg.
>
> So I think the rename function is buggy.
>
> Can anyone explain how I can achieve my aim please in digikam. I know
> there are tools under windows but I'm a Linux user and want a batch
> program to do this.
>
> Stuart
>
> On 30/06/2019 19:48, Stuart T Rogers wrote:
> > Yes I had already selected the 24 photos I needed to rename and copied
> > them to a separate album, all I needed was to rename then using data
> > from the exif of each and did not need new copies to be done. Now I can
> > see why perhaps the current way is default but I need an option to just
> > rename photos in an album without creating new ones. I do this a lot and
> > really want to be able to use digikam for my workflow but currently it
> > does not do what I need. I'm not sure that it even works correctly as
> > you suggest so will do some more testing.
> >
> > Stuart
> >
> > On 30/06/2019 12:44, Maik Qualmann wrote:
> >> I guess you use the BQM to rename? To rename, use F2 (right-click menu->
> >> rename). Although the BQM includes a rename function, the BQM always
> >> has to
> >> create a new target file. It is used to assign edited images a new name.
> >>
> >> Maik
> >>
> >> Am Sonntag, 30. Juni 2019, 12:54:45 CEST schrieb Stuart T Rogers:
> >>> Maybe me but I have been unable to get batch rename to work on multiple
> >>> files. A single file rename works OK as long as I also set another
> >>> option like remove metadata and run it. However doing the same with 95
> >>> file selected the rename happens BUT and its a BIG BUT the file is not
> >>> renamed according to my template which uses the exif original date field
> >>> and yes the field exists in every image the template ends up with just
> >>> the initial text and digikam adds an ID as the file names all end up the
> >>> same.
> >>>
> >>> Also why am I unable to do just a batch rename without a dummy item like
> >>> remove metadata added?
> >>>
> >>> Are these know issues? I am using 6.1 on openSUSE Tumbleweed.
> >>>
> >>> Stuart

[Stuart T Rogers]

Yes but it works if only one photo is selected and the correct time and date is added to the new file name!!

Stuart

On 1 July 2019 20:28:26 BST, Maik Qualmann <[hidden email]> wrote:

>The problem is [meta:Exif.Image.DateTimeOriginal]. There is usually no
>date in
>Exif.Image. Use [meta: Exif.Photo.DateTimeOriginal]. It works without
>problems.
>
>Maik
>
>Am Montag, 1. Juli 2019, 09:43:49 CEST schrieb Stuart T Rogers:
>> OK so just tested again and attempted to both rename and remove
>metadata
>> (just xmp video metadata selected) from 24 photos and output to a
>> separate album. The rename was
>> Prom-[meta:Exif.Image.DateTimeOriginal].[ext]. The photos were all
>added
>> to the new album but the rename just called the Prom-.JPG which ends
>up
>> with one file called that and all the others called Prom-_v1.jpg
>through
>> to Prom-_v23.jpg.
>>
>> So I think the rename function is buggy.
>>
>> Can anyone explain how I can achieve my aim please in digikam. I know
>> there are tools under windows but I'm a Linux user and want a batch
>> program to do this.
>>
>> Stuart
>>
>> On 30/06/2019 19:48, Stuart T Rogers wrote:
>> > Yes I had already selected the 24 photos I needed to rename and
>copied
>> > them to a separate album, all I needed was to rename then using
>data
>> > from the exif of each and did not need new copies to be done. Now I
>can
>> > see why perhaps the current way is default but I need an option to
>just
>> > rename photos in an album without creating new ones. I do this a
>lot and
>> > really want to be able to use digikam for my workflow but currently
>it
>> > does not do what I need. I'm not sure that it even works correctly
>as
>> > you suggest so will do some more testing.
>> >
>> > Stuart
>> >
>> > On 30/06/2019 12:44, Maik Qualmann wrote:
>> >> I guess you use the BQM to rename? To rename, use F2 (right-click
>menu->
>> >> rename). Although the BQM includes a rename function, the BQM
>always
>> >> has to
>> >> create a new target file. It is used to assign edited images a new
>name.
>> >>
>> >> Maik
>> >>
>> >> Am Sonntag, 30. Juni 2019, 12:54:45 CEST schrieb Stuart T Rogers:
>> >>> Maybe me but I have been unable to get batch rename to work on
>multiple
>> >>> files. A single file rename works OK as long as I also set
>another
>> >>> option like remove metadata and run it. However doing the same
>with 95
>> >>> file selected the rename happens BUT and its a BIG BUT the file
>is not
>> >>> renamed according to my template which uses the exif original
>date field
>> >>> and yes the field exists in every image the template ends up with
>just
>> >>> the initial text and digikam adds an ID as the file names all end
>up the
>> >>> same.
>> >>>
>> >>> Also why am I unable to do just a batch rename without a dummy
>item like
>> >>> remove metadata added?
>> >>>
>> >>> Are these know issues? I am using 6.1 on openSUSE Tumbleweed.
>> >>>
>> >>> Stuart

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