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Sandro Moro
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October 20, 2020
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How can I rename imagefiles when shooting thethered ?

  • October 20, 2020
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I'm a new user, sorry. Thethering a Fuji GFX 50R, I can't find the way to rename the imagefiles created with a <text>+<sequence nr.>: in LR there's apparently no command, renaming in the file system breaks the link with the LR miniatures. Any suggestion? Thanks  

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Rob_Cullen
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Rob_CullenCommunity Expert
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October 20, 2020

The Tether Capture Setup dialog has a 'Naming' panel where you can select from any Rename Preset you may have defined. The photos are renamed as they Import to the Catalog from the camera.

 

And your Rename Preset could be something like-

Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.0, Photoshop 27.0, ACR 18.0, Lightroom 9.0, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0 .
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Sandro MoroAuthor
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October 21, 2020

Many thanks, WobertC. Actually, my problem raises AFTER that: when a shoot is saved according to my template e.g. CustomText_003.jpg, I need to rename that single imagefile as CustomText_003r.jpg, and THIS seems impossible: no LC RENAME command visible (i.e. F2, OR mouse right click+menu, etc.), AND if I rename the file in  Explorer (file system) LC says for that miniature "file not found".
Lr-Classic 10.0, Photoshop 2021 (22.0.0), Fuji GFX 50R, Windows-10 pro, 64GB RAM 

Rob_Cullen
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Rob_CullenCommunity Expert
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October 22, 2020

Really helpful, thank you both. Quite complicated, indeed: I have always to operate selecting/editing a preset, while e.g. Hasselblad's Phocus leaves your current preset working and you can edit a single imagename both from the app AND in the file system, with auto-alignment between the two:
<text><sequence>
CurrentText_001

CurrentText_002        --> F2--> CurrentText_002r, the next shot will be named: 

CurrentText_003        according to the current user-defined schema (preset)

THnak you again, all the best


Sandro, I am not sure you understand the Lightroom 'Catalog' system!

There is NO "...auto-alignment between the two:..."  The Thumbnail you see in Lightroom IS the file in your computer file system. Renaming IN Lightroom is renaming in the File System! There is only ONE file.

 

Why are you wasting time  renaming the camera 'tethered' files AFTER they have been imported to the Catalog? As I wrote above- Lightroom can Name your files with any Name-Preset you define and specify in the Tether Capture Setup.

So you shoot with Camera, the file comes to LrC via usb, it is renamed by the tether setup Preset, it is saved on the Hard-Drive and displayed in the Library.

And that Preset could be  {Current Text}_{Sequence0001}

eg.

Product_001.jpg

Product_002.jpg

Product_003.jpg, etc.

If you are worried about the 'Sequence Number', then each time you return to the Tether dialog you can specify a new 'Starting' Sequence number.

"Complicated"- No! Once a Filename Preset has been 'Saved' and set in the Tether, it is always available and stays selected in the Tether Setup.

 

Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.0, Photoshop 27.0, ACR 18.0, Lightroom 9.0, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0 .
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