Major File Import Problem

[grubernd]

you can use aftershot to rename your files.

for example:

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[year2][month][day]_[onum]

_DSC9999.NEF, taken on the 22th may 2012, would be renamed to 120522_9999.NEF
the xmp will be renamed with it.

best read about the renaming formats AND do some tests on copies of files in the filesystem..

and about adobe rgb.. it doesnt really matter for raw-files. but some programs might want to output your files to it automatically when in most cases you really want sRGB or a special profile anyway. also the embedded jpgs and thumbnails inside the raw file will be rendered to adobe-RGB by the camera making them look ugly in not color-savvy software and you can not use them directly - some tools allow for a quick "conversion", where they really just pull the embedded jpg. all this doesnt apply to aftershot, of course, still it's one of those potential problems that can be avoided.

[afx]

however do you know any program on linux where i can do this in batches as i have a lot of raws. also, will i also have to rename every individual xmp file to match it for aftershot? could be long a tedious.

in fact do you recommend any program to batch rename on import from the card? etc?

I think Bernd already answered that...
Rename variables are quite powerful.
On little caveat though, [oext] is useful for the download queues, but should not be used with the rename function.
And if you hate uppercase extensions, use [<oext] in your download queues.

also why is it so bad to use the adobe colour space on the d700? does it even matter for my raw files apart from the different filename?

If you ever need JPGs or the embedded JPGs right away, it can lead to trouble as Bernd mentioned.

BUT: The Adobe RGB setting will give you a slightly more accurate histogram in camera. Some prefer that.

cheers
afx

[clifford]

thanks guys, great help as always.

ive managed to update all my file names as you suggested and will stick to this structure.

i will also copy contents from card to computer myself and import into aftershot afterwards in the future.

[ogrizzo]

thanks for that tip.

im considering renaming my files as you stated earlier with your suggested date format.

however do you know any program on linux where i can do this in batches as i have a lot of raws. also, will i also have to rename every individual xmp file to match it for aftershot? could be long a tedious.

in fact do you recommend any program to batch rename on import from the card? etc?

cheers

I use ASP to rename, create a backup and import, all in one download queue. Then I ran a custom script that uses md5 to check that files are identical on my computer and on the backup server and write-protects image files; later I verify that the imported files are not corrupted by looking at them in ASP; and only at that point I remove the images from the memory card.

You should never remove images from you memory card before having made at least two copies of them; but I guess you learned that.

If you prefer to use an external tool and don't feel like writing your own scripts, you can try Rapid photo downloader http://www.damonlynch.net/rapid/, which I used while Bibble5 was waaaay too much unstable.

If you want to rename raw and xmp files, it's just a one-liner of shell script; but that may not be sufficient since the file name appears also in some xmp field. Why don't you just use ASP to rename files? since you have a back-up, it'd be pretty easy to verify that the renaming is correct.

In any case: why do you want to rename old files? Just leave them alone, just be sure that your new naming scheme will never conflict with whatever you have now.

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Ottavio