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Error in Auto File Renaming of sequential images during import from camera

Forum|Forum|4 years ago
April 8, 2021
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Ever since I started many years ago now, importing my files from the camera / card with Bridge, and using the facility to rename the file to the date and time the image was captured, the file names for rapid fire sequences have not been created in the correct order of capture, and now that my camera is capable of capturing many more a second, the file name sequence disorder is even greater.

Using other software to process the images in the true sequence is becoming impossible to get truly accurate results.

Surely I can't be the only one struggling and suffering with this, am I missing something obvious, or is this a programming error?

Will it be possible for the software to rename files with milliseconds to ensure accurate sequence of files?

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Stephen Marsh

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I was hoping to use ExifTool, however, the files posted don't contain any SubSec specific tags, so I can't pull the millisecond value as originally intended.

~~This leaves a Bridge script, which is beyond my current level of knowledge to use the sub-second value from the DateTimeOriginal metadata.~~

~~Perhaps someone with better knowledge of Bridge and metadata scripting can help?~~

nickw7cocAuthor

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Stephen, thanks. Here's hoping someone else is able to assist...?

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Lumigraphics

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Would this help?

https://www.lemkesoft.de/en/products/exif-sync/

nickw7cocAuthor

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Thanks, I already have https://geosetter.de/en/main-en/ which I use to add the Lat/Long from my GPS track into images, that will do similar...

The problem I have is, I am wanting to import the images to my computer, renaming the files at the same time, to the accurate time in the sequence... Bridge already does so, it's just that it automatically adds a number in sequence to the end of the filename, but that sequential number doesn't equate to the true sequence that the images were captured in... and I'm trying to do it all in the one step...

Stephen Marsh

Community Expert

I'm guessing that this will either need a custom Bridge script or other software such as ExifTool.

Can you provide say 3 images that should be in correct sequence, perhaps naming each file photo-001, photo-002 and photo-003 so that it is obvious what order they should be in?

It does not matter about content, they could all be filled with a solid colour or only 1px in size, it is all about the file metadata at this point.

Stephen Marsh

Community Expert

It should be possible in Bridge's Batch Rename tool, however, the millisecond value is incorrect – making it useless:

Which is why I believe that a Bridge script or ExifTool would be required.

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