Unique File Names per camera?

I just use the import utility in PSE5 and rename as I need. Simple but it works.

othomas wrote in post #3594792
Christopher, I've just checked on my version of Lightroom (v1.1). You can set up a custom naming preset, which can include the make, model and serial number of your camera, or any combination of the metadata contained in the image.

Hope this helps.

I just went looking for setting this up on the MetaData in my Lightroom 1.1; I see customer text, date, and file name.. but nothing driving it on the Metadata. Do you happen to have a link to where this is or am I just missing where this is in the custom import file name?

Christopher

crsouser wrote in post #3594677
I have seen downloader programs before.. and like Lightroom and other products have one built in.

But can any of them identify the cameras by the Metadata stored in the RAW images (i.e. Serial Number) to uniquely name them as they are downloaded? Sometimes I swap cards and have photos from multiple cameras, clients, etc, on a single card.

Christopher

Yes - as Jim and DDan said, use Downloader or Downloader Pro. It'll pick up the model, owner name, serial number (all or part), lens, time, date, aperture used, shutter speed used, or any other EXIF field you'd like to use in renaming the files as they're downloaded. It'll also prompt you for IPTC data as it goes.

I use two 20D bodies and use Downloader Pro to download the images from the CF cards. The program allows the use of custom mappings for each serial number it finds. I've mapped one serial number to 20D and one to 20Dbak.

Sorry for taking so long to reply Christopher.

1. Import your images as normal via 'Import Photos' dialog.
2. In the 'File Naming' box is a template drop down, select ths.
3. At the bottom of the dropdown menu is one that says 'Edit ...' seelct this.
4. This presents the 'Fillename Template Editor where you build you filename template as required.

The additional section allows you to specify the make model and serial number of your camera. You can select a nuber of different values from this section. Name your template whatever you want and save it for later use.

Hope this helps

othomas wrote in post #3800605
Sorry for taking so long to reply Christopher.

1. Import your images as normal via 'Import Photos' dialog.
2. In the 'File Naming' box is a template drop down, select ths.
3. At the bottom of the dropdown menu is one that says 'Edit ...' seelct this.
4. This presents the 'Fillename Template Editor where you build you filename template as required.

The additional section allows you to specify the make model and serial number of your camera. You can select a nuber of different values from this section. Name your template whatever you want and save it for later use.

I have actually already been doing this.. but as far as I can tell it doesn't look at Meta Data (or I don't know the field name to reference in the edit file) to have it be able to distinguish between the two.

So does anyone know how to do this in Lightroom or Bridge preferably I really don't want to add yet another program to my workflow if I don't need to.

Christopher

I use Lightroom as part of my workflow but do not really like their import function. I use an exif rename program to rename all of my images by date and time. Its easy, free and here.

othomas wrote in post #3594792
Christopher, I've just checked on my version of Lightroom (v1.1). You can set up a custom naming preset, which can include the make, model and serial number of your camera, or any combination of the metadata contained in the image.

Hope this helps.

Beat me to it

Swapping cards between cameras could be adding to your numbering problems. Canon cameras have a tendency to pick up the highest numbers on a card inserted in them, even if the card is formatted before use. I discovered this when I put a card in my (then) new 20D that had been used in my D60. The numbering immediately jumped by several thousand images.

A workable solution for you would be to use cards dedicated to each camera and a downloading program that allows unique filenames. You can move the files from both cameras into the same directory without fear of duplicate numbers and then sort by capture time to get your images in the proper sequence.

crsouser wrote in post #3862273
I have actually already been doing this.. but as far as I can tell it doesn't look at Meta Data (or I don't know the field name to reference in the edit file) to have it be able to distinguish between the two.

So does anyone know how to do this in Lightroom or Bridge preferably I really don't want to add yet another program to my workflow if I don't need to.

Christopher

Christopher,

I'll go through it step by step as I don't have any links etc.

In the Library module select "Import ..." bottom left of the screen. This should allow you to choose the image, or images you want to import.

The "Import Photos" dialog box, showing 3 sections; "File Handling", "File Naming" and "Information to Apply", should now be displayed.

In the "File Naming" section is a drop down menu, labeled "Template:". This drop down has a number of filename presets already defined "Custom Name (x of y)", "Filename - Sequence" etc. At the bottom of this drop down is selection "Edit ...". Select this and it brings up the "Filename Template Editor" dialog box.

In this dialog box there are 6 sections - "Preset", "Example", "Image Name", "Numbering", "Additional" and "Custom".

In the "Additional" section, there are 2 drop down menus, with an insert button to the right of each menu. The 1st menu allows you to specify date and time formats for the file name.

The 2nd one is the one with metadata, if you select this drop down you will see a list of metadata values which can be inserted in the filename, the ones you would be interested in are "Make", "Model" and "Serial Number", but there are others like "Exposure", Focal Length" etc.

To insert any value (Make for example), you select the "Make" value and then press the Insert button, select another value (Model, say) and press the Insert button and so on, building a filename template as you go along. In the "Example" section you will see 3 little blue buttons labeled "Make" "Model" and "Serial Number". Above this box should be an example filename derived from the EXIF data from the image selected.

You can build your filename template from any of the sections displayed, by selecting a value from one of the drop down menus.

When you have built your filename template, go up to the Preset section at the top of the template editor panel and select the "Save Current Settings as New Preset ..." from the drop down menu. This allows you to name the filename template preset.

Press the "Done" button at the bottom of the tepmplate editor to save the template for use.

You can now select this Filename preset, from the "Template:" drop down menu, in the "File Naming:" section of the "Import Photos" dialog box, on subsequent image imports.

I hope this explains the process a bit better.

othomas wrote in post #3868192
In the "Additional" section, there are 2 drop down menus, with an insert button to the right of each menu. The 1st menu allows you to specify date and time formats for the file name.

The 2nd one is the one with metadata, if you select this drop down you will see a list of metadata values which can be inserted in the filename, the ones you would be interested in are "Make", "Model" and "Serial Number", but there are others like "Exposure", Focal Length" etc.

To insert any value (Make for example), you select the "Make" value and then press the Insert button, select another value (Model, say) and press the Insert button and so on, building a filename template as you go along. In the "Example" section you will see 3 little blue buttons labeled "Make" "Model" and "Serial Number". Above this box should be an example filename derived from the EXIF data from the image selected.

Great Tutorial.. but I guess I am still missing something.. and I trying not to be dense..

But I am in the Import Dialog Editor and I only have one drop down box in the "additional section"; none of which allow Meta-Data. I checked for this function on the Mac and PC versions of Lightroom 1.2 and still don't see it. See example..

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OK, per Owin's screenshots.. it appears the function is there on the Mac Version of Lightroom (which I confirmed on my Mac), but not available in the Windows version.. until otherwise proven.

Thanks a lot to Owin for the assistance..

Christopher

crsouser wrote in post #4007596
OK, per Owin's screenshots.. it appears the function is there on the Mac Version of Lightroom (which I confirmed on my Mac), but not available in the Windows version.. until otherwise proven.

Thanks a lot to Owin for the assistance..

Christopher

Hm strange having the functionality on the Mac version, but not PC version. Lightroom has to be looking at the same metadata, so it can't blame missing data.

No problem anyway Chris, glad to help.

I actually have now confirmed with Adobe that something weird is going on.. if I uninstall and then install, or simply just blow away my preferences file it appears.. Though the next time I go into Lightroom the option is no longer there.

Christopher

Is this just on the PC version Christopher? I've not had that problem occur on the Mac.