Renaming file by excluding some signs (in this precise case: extension)

[CameraNera]

Hello,

I am not completely a newbie in PhotoMecanic but still have lots to learn...

I juste renamed a bunch of files using the "save selected photos as" function from my contact sheet.
I had RAW files and I wanted them to be lighter JPGS to show them to my costumer and used the variable "(new name of my file)_{filename}".

What bother me, it that I now have the file named "NewName_filenumber.RAW.jpg

But how could I exclude the letters "NEF", so that I only get "NewName_filenumber.jpg?

How could I have reached this result from the beginning while doing "saving as"?
And now that there is this mistake, can I correct it now with a new variable?

Is there a general way to suppress some signs in the name, no matter if they are letters or digits?

I am not really an expert with variables, as you can easily see 

If anybody has a hint, I would be very glad to read it here and improve my knowledge of this great software.

Thanks a lot in advance,
best greetings from Europe,

CameraNera

[Ben Curtis]

Use the variable {filenamebase} instead of {filename} will do what you want. I'm not sure if there's any way to correct what you've already done though...

[CameraNera]

Hi Ben,

thanks a lot, that's perfect.

I just tried it, took me not even one second and a half  Super!
And no problem, I will just erase the files with the "wrong" name... that's easier than trying to correct them I guess.

But I just would be curious, which is the way in general to tell PhotoMecanic to "erase" some signs of the name.
I found this topic (http://forums.camerabits.com/index.php?topic=8581.msg41498#msg41498) mentioning the variable {filenamebase:-4}.

To summarize, this variable makes for exemple 1234 out of DSC_1234

So it seems to me that the part "-4" means "take away the four first signs of the file's name"?

And if so, what if I wish to change signs at the middle or at the end of the file's name?

I hope I am clear enough in expressing myself with that additional question 

Best regards,
CameraNera

[Kirk Baker]

CameraNera,

But I just would be curious, which is the way in general to tell PhotoMecanic to "erase" some signs of the name.
I found this topic (http://forums.camerabits.com/index.php?topic=8581.msg41498#msg41498) mentioning the variable {filenamebase:-4}.

To summarize, this variable makes for exemple 1234 out of DSC_1234

So it seems to me that the part "-4" means "take away the four first signs of the file's name"?

And if so, what if I wish to change signs at the middle or at the end of the file's name?

You would use the variables substring extraction multiple times and string them together.  So let's say you have DSC_1234 and you want it to become DSC_MyNewText_1234.  You would use:

{filenamebase:0,3}_MyNewText_{filenamebase:-4}

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

HTH,

-Kirk

[CameraNera]

Hello Kirk

Thanks a lot for your indications and the link to the manual, that is exactly what I was looking for
I am already looking forward for the next files to be renamed!

And sorry for the delayed answer, I was not a lot online those last days.

Best regards,
CameraNera