Renaming batches of images maintaining their original sequence number?

[Glenna]

Hello!

I'm working with a set of jpgs that has already been removed from a wider raw set of images.

They are currently named things like:

20131104_Kenya_073
20131104_Kenya_114
20131104_Kenya_257
etc

I'd like to RENAME them
Kenya_20131104_073
Kenya_20131104_114
Kenya_20131104_257
etc

But, when I set a sequence variable, I don't know how to avoid just making them 1, 2, 3... ie:
Kenya_20131104_01
Kenya_20131104_02
Kenya_20131104_03

Is there a way to rename and maintain the original sequence number? So I can keep the 073,114, 257, etc without making it 1, 2, 3?

I'm using:
Photomechanic 5.0
Mac OSX 10.6.8

Thanks!
Glenna

[Kirk Baker]

Glenna,

I'm working with a set of jpgs that has already been removed from a wider raw set of images.

They are currently named things like:

20131104_Kenya_073
20131104_Kenya_114
20131104_Kenya_257
etc

I'd like to RENAME them
Kenya_20131104_073
Kenya_20131104_114
Kenya_20131104_257
etc

But, when I set a sequence variable, I don't know how to avoid just making them 1, 2, 3... ie:
Kenya_20131104_01
Kenya_20131104_02
Kenya_20131104_03

Is there a way to rename and maintain the original sequence number? So I can keep the 073,114, 257, etc without making it 1, 2, 3?

Yes, but don't use the sequence variable.  Rename like this:

Kenya_20131104_{filenamebase:-3}

This will take the last three letters/numbers of the current name and append them onto "Kenya_20131104_".  This feature is called Variables Substring Extraction.  It is explained more fully here:

http://wiki.camerabits.com/en/index.php?title=User_Manual_Flat_View#Variable_Substring_Extraction

HTH,

-Kirk

[Glenna]

Thanks Kirk!! That works very well.