Rename file and fill in metadata simultaneously

[Bill_Green]

Hi,

Does anyone know of software that can rename files (preferably across many folders at once) and fill in that file name in the Document Title in metadata?

Thanks!
Bill

[dexter]

Hello Bill,
             Welcome to the forum. You didn't state what OS or software you're using at the moment. Adobe Bridge and iViewMedia can both do what you want.

Regards Dexter....

[Bill_Green]

Thanks Dexter,

I'm on OS X. Would you be willing to describe the procedure for both? I currently work with Bridge, but I'm bumping up against its short comings.

[dexter]

Bill,
    If you haven't read Peter's book, then I suggest you do. To rename in Bridge go to the File Menu and select, Tools - Batch Rename. The options provided are self explanatory. Look at the option to "preserve current filename in XMP metadata" although Peter suggests with good reasoning why this should be unchecked. If you do more of your work in iView, there is a script by Thomas White which writes the filename to document title.

http://www.thomaswhitephoto.com/SubpageData/extras_content/pages/iview.html

Hope this helps.

Dexter...

[Bill_Green]

Thanks Dexter,

The script does exactly what I need. Do you know if there is something similar for Bridge?

What I am looking for is a way to automatically fill in the IPTC field "Document Title" with the actual title of the file either indepently or automatically (preferred) with a batch rename.

For example, the file comes out of the camera DSC1234.NEF and we batch name it with our naming convention, for sake of example, 20060101_slc_001.nef. This new file name, 20060101_slc_001 also needs to be added into the IPTC metadata, and since each file has a different name, we can't batch it. The reason for needing this information is stock agencies and publications will rename a file for their use, for example, NWcover.tif. When we get a call for a higher res version or something like that, we need to be able to see our file name (not the original file name from the camera).

Does that make sense? I'm not just looking for a batch rename, I'm looking to rename and insert the new name into the IPTC metadata.

Bill

[dexter]

Bill,
     I would use iView to write the filename to the IPTC Core after a batch rename. The Thomas White script works well. Currently I am not sure that you can do what you want in one pass without scripting. I am not aware of a script for Bridge that would do this.

Dexter...

[johnbeardy]

Bill

Look at this Filename to Title script for Bridge.

John

[johnbeardy]

By the way, Peter, I thought the updated script was going to go there? In any case it's here: Set filename to metadata.

[dexter]

Hey thanks John

Regards Dexter...

[Bill_Green]

Thanks John! That is great! Now, how about one that adds the camera date in the IPTC date field? Know where I can find one of those?

[johnbeardy]

Funny, someone else asked about that recently. I've not the time at present to look at it myself but you'd be into something like this (compare it with 2 lines in my script)

Code:

     md.namespace ="http://ns.adobe.com/exif/1.0/";
     var DateCreated = thumb.DateTimeOriginal;
     md.namespace ="Whatever the IPTC namespace is called";
     thumb.IPTCdatecreated = DateCreated ;