Can PM "reunite" raws and jpegs?

[Dave Panno]

Hi all -

Problem:

I had some stupid habits when I first started digital photography.

I would separate raws and jpegs into seperate folders. 

I would then delete raws I knew I would never process.

Then - for a reason I can't remember I would give the jpegs a different number changing the title.  Dumb.

How can I reunite the raw and jpeg?

Is there a way to get the original names back so that they can be seen stacked in PM?

Many thanks in advance.

[Kirk Baker]

Dave,

Problem:

Then - for a reason I can't remember I would give the jpegs a different number changing the title.  Dumb.

How can I reunite the raw and jpeg?

Is there a way to get the original names back so that they can be seen stacked in PM?

No, you'd have to get the RAW and the JPEG to have the same base name.

-Kirk

[Dave Panno]

Thanks Kirk

[Soizic]

hello
When I change name, I save original name in a field with Metadata Template.
Really useful

[Gary D.]

Hey Dave.
Like Sonic  I also write the originals file name into  a field with the metadata template on ingest.
But all may not be lost.  Most of my cameras  write a frame number in the exif information.  When I shoot  RAW plus JPEG the files get named  IMG_FRAMENO.CR2 and IMG_FRAMENO.JPG. Your camera may use a different prefix  (IMG_, DCSN, ....)
You can recreate the "original" name using the {frame} variable as the suffix in a renaming pattern "IMG_{frame}".

You can check out the theory before renaming by:
Right clicking on an image and select "Image Info"  and see if the Frame # field is filled in.  Check it on both a raw file and its corresponding JPG file.. They should be the same.

Not sure what your directory structure looks like but if the  RAW files and JPEG files share a common parent directory you could open a contact sheet on the parent using the "Open folder and subfolders in a new Contact sheet".  That will give you a single view with both the RAW and JPEF files.  Then create a sort on the {frame} field.   That should put the RAW image and the  corresponding JPEG image next to each other.

Gary

[Soizic]

Thanks, I did not know that