Ingest Folder Name = Shot Date

[greyhoundx]

How about the option to have ingest create folder names based on the photo shot date, instead of the date of ingest? Adobe Bridge has this option and it's a more accurate way to import photos for me.

[Kirk Baker]

How about the option to have ingest create folder names based on the photo shot date, instead of the date of ingest? Adobe Bridge has this option and it's a more accurate way to import photos for me.

Photo Mechanic has had this capability for more than two years.  You can use Photo Mechanic {variables} to create sub-folders during Ingest.  The variable {shot} will produce the desired result though you can get fancy and create year/month/day folders as well.

The Photo Mechanic manual goes into great detail on the use of {variables} and the various ways they can be used:

http://camerabits.fileburst.com/Photo_Mechanic_4.5.3_Manual.pdf

HTH,

-Kirk

[greyhoundx]

Ahh, silly me, I thought it would be a common thing and in the drop-down menu. Thanks Kirk, guess it's time to grab a beverage or two and read the entire manual so I'm not missing out on anything else. PM is a great front-end for Nikon's Capture NX 2, keep up the good work.

[greyhoundx]

Actually the "datesort" / "dats" variable gives the same format as 'ingest into a dated folder' option, just using the shot date and not the ingest date. The "shot" variable isn't a naturally sorting format.

I noticed in the "shot" description: "The format is the same as the Date & Time control panel’s ‘short date’ setting."

Where is this "Control Panel" for Date & Time? Didn't seem to to be described in the manual or help file. I looked around the Preferences and Settings menus, but apparently blindness has set in. Thanks.

[Kirk Baker]

Actually the "datesort" / "dats" variable gives the same format as 'ingest into a dated folder' option, just using the shot date and not the ingest date. The "shot" variable isn't a naturally sorting format.

I noticed in the "shot" description: "The format is the same as the Date & Time control panel’s ‘short date’ setting."

Where is this "Control Panel" for Date & Time? Didn't seem to to be described in the manual or help file. I looked around the Preferences and Settings menus, but apparently blindness has set in. Thanks.

In your Operating System.  On the Mac it is in System Preferences.  On Windows it is in the Control Panels section of the Start Menu.

-Kirk

[greyhoundx]

Alright, you're killing me. 

Without it being specified as the one for the O.S., I thought there was one within Photo Mechanic for its own use.

Maybe someday alter it to 'your O.S. control panel for time and date' in the manual & help file for us myopic readers?

Thanks for the clarification.