Complete Format Specifications of PhotoRenamer 4.1
The renaming masks of PhotoRenamer 4.1 are strings of characters that contains format specifications that will define how the original file name will be renamed. Format specifications always start with the character % (Percent) followed by either a single character or a character and a length specifier.PhotoRenamer 4.1 proposes 53 Format specifications to build the renaming masks.
To illustrate the use of these specifications, the mask formats will be applied to a sample photo with original name IMG_01234 taken on monday 10 Octobre 2016 at 08:54:01 and saved afterwards on Saterday 5 November 2016 at 15:24:18. This sample photo is supposed to have been taken with a camera able to save Exif MetaData
Important Reminder: A Windows File can't contain any of the following characters: \/:*?\"<>|. The same restrictions apply to the renaming masks !!!
1. Simplified Data and Time
These specifications are used to simplify the standard date and time part of the renaming masks. The default renaming mask of PhotoRenamer 4.1 is the expanded version of the specification %DT3.
| Specification | Description | Application to Sample Photo |
|---|---|---|
| %DT3 | Standard Renaming Mask of PhotoRenamer 4.0 - Equal to %Y-%m-%d %H-%M-%S | 2016-10-05 08-54-01 |
| %DT2 | Standard Renaming Mask of PhotoRenamer 2.0 - Equal to %d-%b-%Y-%H-%M-%S | 05-Oct-2016 08-54-01 |
| %DT1 | Base ISO 8601 Standard Mask - Equal to %Y%m%dT%H%M%S | 20161005T085401 |
| %DTE | Extended ISO 8601 Standard Mask - Equal to %Y-%b-%dT%H.%M.%S | 2016-Aug-05-24T08.54.01 |
2. File Name Masks
These specifications are used retrieve the left and/or right part of the original file name. Note that the specification %C can be used as an alternative to the numbering system obtained using (classically) the %Rx specification.
| Specification | Description | Application to Sample Photo |
|---|---|---|
| %F | Complete Windows File Name | IMG_01234 |
| %Lx | Left Part of the File Name (x: Char Number from 1 to 9) | %L3 -> IMG - %L4 -> IMG_ |
| %Rx | Right Part of the File Name (x: Char Number from 1 to 9) | %R5 -> 01234 |
3. Keyboard Entry Mask
This specification triggers the launch of a dialog box to enter some free text for every photos to rename
| Specification | Description | Application to Sample Photo |
|---|---|---|
| %KI | Manual Keyboard Entry | Data according to Entry |
4. Keyword Selection Mask
These specifications are used to select existing keyword or abbreviated keyword. This feature allows the use of consistent wording across different set of photos. It triggers the launch of a dialog box to select existing keyword or abbreviated keyword from the PhotoRenamer 4.1 database.
| Specification | Description | Application to Sample Photo |
|---|---|---|
| %K | Manually Selected Keyword from Database | Data according to Selection |
| %KA | Manually Selected Abbreviated Keyword from Database | Data according to Selection |
| %Kx | Keyword Retrieved Automatically from Database (X: 1 to 999) | Data according to Keyword Id |
| %KAx | Abbreviated Keyword Retrieved Automatically from Database (X: 1 to 999) | Data according to Keyword Id |
5. Picture Counter
These specifications give a specific number, incremented automatically, to every photo renamed by PhotoRenamer 4.1. The counter base can be changed manually to fit peculiar needs.
| Specification | Description | Application to Sample Photo |
|---|---|---|
| %C | Picture Counter with 8 digits (padded with 0) - Equivalent to %C8 | Figure according to Counter Value |
| %Cx | Picture Counter with x digits (padded with 0) with x from 6 to F (F=15) | Figure according to Counter Value |
6. Complete Date and Time
These specifications allows to add individual parts of the date and time, using different data format.
Remind that, to illustrate the use of these specifications, the mask formats will be applied to a sample photo with original name IMG_01234 taken on monday 10 Octobre 2016 at 08:54:01 and saved afterwards on Saterday 5 November 2016 at 15:24:18. This sample photo is supposed to have been taken with a camera able to save Exif MetaData
| Specification | Description | Application to Sample Photo |
|---|---|---|
| %y | Year without Century (as a two-digits number) using Exif Data (or File Data if Not Available) | 16 |
| %Ey | Year without Century (as a two-digits number) using Exif Data (or 01-Jan-2000 if Not Available) | 16 |
| %Wy | Year without Century (as a two-digits number) using File Data (if Available) | 16 |
| %Y | Year with Century (as a four-digits number) using Exif Data (or File Data if Not Available) | 2016 |
| %EY | Year with Century (as a four-digits number) using Exif Data (or 01-Jan-2000 if Not Available) | 2016 |
| %WY | Year with Century (as a four-digits number) using File Data | 2016 |
| %b | Abbreviated Month Name (as a three-letters string) using Exif Data (or File Data if Not Available) | Oct |
| %Eb | Abbreviated Month Name (as a three-letters string) using Exif Data (or 01-Jan-2000 if Not Available) | Oct |
| %Wb | Abbreviated Month Name (as a three-letters string) using File Data | Nov |
| %B | Complete Month Name (according to Local Settings) using Exif Data (or File Data if Not Available) | October |
| %Bb | Complete Month Name (according to Local Settings) using Exif Data (or 01-Jan-2000 if Not Available) | October |
| %WB | Complete Month Name (according to Local Settings) using File Data | November |
| %m | Month (as a two-digits number) using Exif Data (or File Data if Not Available) | 10 |
| %Em | Month (as a two-digits number) using Exif Data (or 01-Jan-2000 if Not Available) | 10 |
| %Wm | Month (as a two-digits number) using File Data | 11 |
| %a | Abbreviated WeekDay Name (as a three-letter string) using Exif Data (or File Data if Not Available) | Mon |
| %Ea | Abbreviated WeekDay Name (as a three-letter string) using Exif Data (or 01-Jan-2000 if Not Available) | Mon |
| %Wa | Abbreviated WeekDay Name (as a three-letter string) using File Data | Sat |
| %A | Complete WeekDay Name (according to Local Settings) using Exif Data (or File Data if Not Available) | Monday |
| %EA | Complete WeekDay Name (according to Local Settings) using Exif Data (or 01-Jan-2000 if Not Available) | Monday |
| %WA | Complete WeekDay Name (according to Local Settings) using File Data | Saturday |
| %d | Day of Month (as a two-digits number) using Exif Data (or File Data if Not Available) | 10 |
| %Ed | Day of Month (as a two-digits number) using Exif Data (or 01-Jan-2000 if Not Available) | 10 |
| %Wd | Day of Month (as a two-digits number) using File Data | 05 |
| %H | Hour in 24-Hour Format (as a two-digits number - 00 to 23) using Exif Data (or File Data if Not Available) | 08 |
| %EH | Hour in 24-Hour Format (as a two-digits number - 00 to 23) using Exif Data (or 01-Jan-2000 if Not Available) | 08 |
| %WH | Hour in 24-Hour Format (as a two-digits number - 00 to 23) using File Data | 15 |
| %I | Hour in 12-Hour Format (as a two-digits number - 01 to 12) using Exif Data (or File Data if Not Available) | 08 |
| %EI | Hour in 12-Hour Format (as a two-digits number - 01 to 12) using Exif Data (or 01-Jan-2000 if Not Available) | 08 |
| %WI | Hour in 12-Hour Format (as a two-digits number - 01 to 12) using File Data | 03 |
| %M | Minute (as a two-digits number - 00 to 59) using Exif Data (or File Data if Not Available) | 54 |
| %EM | Minute (as a two-digits number - 00 to 59) using Exif Data (or 01-Jan-2000 if Not Available) | 54 |
| %WM | Minute (as a two-digits number - 00 to 59) using File Data | 24 |
| %S | Second (as a two-digits number - 00 to 59) using Exif Data (or File Data if Not Available) | 01 |
| %ES | Second (as a two-digits number - 00 to 59) using Exif Data (or 01-Jan-2000 if Not Available) | 01 |
| %WS | Second (as a two-digits number - 00 to 59) using File Data | 18 |
7. File Extension
These specifications handles the case of file extension.
| Specification | Description | Application to Sample Photo |
|---|---|---|
| %FE | File Extension Left Unchanged (Added Automatically if Not Present in Mask) | JPG |
| %FEU | File Extension as UpperCase | .JPG |
| %FEL | File Extension as LowerCase | .jpg |
