Do you rename the images?

I don't when I import them, I let Aperture worry about that, but I usually rename when I export.

I should better change my way of doing this after reading your toughts.
I rename mine while importing from the camera, but it's very slow...

versedmb wrote in post #7386640
I haven't in the past, but I just hit 10,000 on the 5D and I'm wondering what to do now.

I'm about to hit 10,000 on my 40D as well.


Is there a simple way of doing this?

Downloader Pro, by Breeze systems. It does what most batch renamers do, and you can put your own *very* custom string in that will separate files out into any combination of Camera body, month, day year, etc. that you choose.

One important thing that it does that I find is rotates images based on the exif tag and removes that tag. Cameras don't actually rotate the images, they just record an exif label that tells viewer programs to rotate them. Some support this, and some don't. Downloader pro does a lossless rotate of any images that were taken in the portrait orientation, in addition to renaming /categorizing, etc.

Mine is <Camera body>/<Year>/<Month>/<Day number>/<YYMMDD>-<HHMMSS>.jpg

Also deletes pictures from the card if you tell it to, and will double check that they've been downloaded before it does this. Costs $30, but I found it to be well worth it.

I have used DIM (Digital Image Mover) in the past, it's very similar, and free, although doesn't have customizable paths, nor does it do auto-rotating based on exif. It's very good for one camera if you don't need rotating, though.

I don't rename my picture files... however, my wife does most of the time. She thinks it is better suited to have 5000 pictures that all have some form of bathtime in them...

I rename them as they are downloaded with Downloader Pro. I have Downloader Pro prefix the camera model name to the file and add an extra digit to the front to give me 99999 shots before it rolls over.

All this can be done with the tokens in Downloader Pro. My file name string is {T1}_{f}_{r5}.

I don't.

I have folders different folders for all picture taking events and just leave it at that...

-Mario

I import from the card into Lightroom and use the Import dialog to give a folder name with the date and short description, then copy that name into the Custom name with sequence# window so that all the files are named automatically.

If the card has more than one date/shoot, well I'll just do an import for each batch. Typically, though, this isn't often -- I almost always import after a shoot (or use multiple cards).

I always add the name of the shoot to the beginning of the file namewne I import w/LR. Even though I store them by shoot I still think it will make them easier to find if a customer calls and want to order something from a year or so ago.

So I shot the John Wilkens Memorial Cutting show last year (horse show). I called all those files Wilkens IMG_nnnn, etc. I've done this for years.

timnosenzo wrote in post #7386674
I don't when I import them, I let Aperture worry about that, but I usually rename when I export.

+1

I use the date and filename naming convention, as someone described above. Aperture does it automatically on import.

Nope. IMG_xxxx

I am told to give mine a prefix ©ZSL, so busy editors remember who to acknowledge

I seldom can be bothered, and leave it to Press and PR to curse my name

Agamemnon wrote in post #7388297
Downloader Pro, by Breeze systems. It does what most batch renamers do, and you can put your own *very* custom string in that will separate files out into any combination of Camera body, month, day year, etc. that you choose.

One important thing that it does that I find is rotates images based on the exif tag and removes that tag. Cameras don't actually rotate the images, they just record an exif label that tells viewer programs to rotate them. Some support this, and some don't. Downloader pro does a lossless rotate of any images that were taken in the portrait orientation, in addition to renaming /categorizing, etc.

Mine is <Camera body>/<Year>/<Month>/<Day number>/<YYMMDD>-<HHMMSS>.jpg

Also deletes pictures from the card if you tell it to, and will double check that they've been downloaded before it does this. Costs $30, but I found it to be well worth it.

I have used DIM (Digital Image Mover) in the past, it's very similar, and free, although doesn't have customizable paths, nor does it do auto-rotating based on exif. It's very good for one camera if you don't need rotating, though.

Thanks for the info.

OOOOOOHHHHH I DEF rename! Thats a MUST IMO! I use the following format:

YYYYMMDD_TEXT_###.dng

I use folder name/file: <Camera Body>/<Year>/<Month>/<Day>/IMG_XXXXX

Does anyone have a simple way to tag images in bulk?

galactusofmyth wrote in post #7389270
+1

I use the date and filename naming convention, as someone described above. Aperture does it automatically on import.

I do Image Date + Time + Custom, and Aperture archives everything according to Year -- Month -- Day. I used to just do a custom name for each, but sometimes I'd end up using the same custom name twice without realizing it, several months apart.