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Stephen_L
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March 8, 2019
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Using Batch Rename to change filenames to Title Case

  • March 8, 2019
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Hi there,

Can anyone help me with a script to change filenames from:

SURNAME Firstname.psd

to

Surname Firstname.psd

Thanks for any help.

Correct answer Stephen Marsh

Unless you need to incorporate the rename into another script, you don’t need scripting to do this, the standard Batch Rename tool is more than capable!

The following is just the first method that I came up with… I am hoping to come up with a more elegant solution.

I tried to make it robust so that it would work with any combination of uppercase/lowercase patterns.

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Stephen Marsh
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Stephen MarshCommunity Expert
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December 26, 2023

I have just posted a simple Title Case script:

 

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Stephen_LAuthor
Participating Frequently
March 11, 2019

Thanks Stephen. This worked perfectly. I've since discovered I can use Automator to achieve the same result, but it's nice to be able to stay in Bridge. Although I still can't believe they don't include this as an option. Thanks again!

Stephen Marsh
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Stephen MarshCommunity Expert
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March 11, 2019

Agreed, it should be a standard option along with original/upper/lowercase. Sadly when it comes to Bridge, there are many things that are hard to believe.

    Stephen Marsh
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    Stephen MarshCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    March 8, 2019

    Unless you need to incorporate the rename into another script, you don’t need scripting to do this, the standard Batch Rename tool is more than capable!

    The following is just the first method that I came up with… I am hoping to come up with a more elegant solution.

    I tried to make it robust so that it would work with any combination of uppercase/lowercase patterns.

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    martinj54220288
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    April 16, 2025

    please can you share the expressions as text therefore i can copy and paste this? 

     

    Stephen Marsh
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    Stephen MarshCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    April 17, 2025

    Batch Rename regular expressions, thanks. 
    I'm trying to replicate this in bridge. 


    @martinj54220288 

     

    Scripts are more flexible and better suited to the task, so my preference is the Bridge script previously linked. I created the Batch Rename regex before creating the script.

     

    The following example is only for 2 words (originally for simple name case), notice in the screenshot how the third word isn't in Title Case. You would need to change the regex for 3 or more words, and it would become even more unwieldy.

     

    Current Filename Find:

     

    (^\w)(?:.+?\s)(\w)(?:.+?$)

     

    Current Filename Replace

     

    $1$2

     

    Intermediate String Substitution Find:

     

    (^\w)(\w)(?:\w)(\w+)(?: )(\w)

     

    Intermediate String Substitution Replace:

     

    $1$3 $2

     

     

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