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Dynamic_hearted16B7
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September 18, 2023
Question

renaming files if not based on shooting date anymore

  • September 18, 2023
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Hi all,

 

is it only me or with the latest versions of LrC ( > v. 12.2 if I remember correctly) if I rename files inside LrC doing the following:

 

Date_shootname_sequence 

 

now the date is not the shooting's date anymore but the day when I actually rename the file. Is it a bug or what? This way of renaming is totaly useless to me! I have to use Bridge to do the job! 😞 😞 

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2 replies

C.Cella
C.Cella
Inspiring
September 23, 2023

Unfortunately the LrC sequence doesn't reset with each new day.

 

E.g

 

10 Photos taken 2023/09/22 and 10 photos 2023/09/23

Select them all and rename with YYYY/MM/DD + sequence (can be done on import).

The sequence would not reset with each new day and you will end with a sequence that goes form 1 to 20  but it's two different days.

 

So is best to never rename on import with sequence but select each day after import and rename.

 

Another long standing bug/limitation that has never been fixed.

 

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JohanElzenga
Community Expert
JohanElzengaCommunity Expert
Community Expert
September 24, 2023

Please do not highjack this thread. The problem the OP claims to have is not with the (known issue with) the sequence number, but with the date that is used.

 

-- Johan W. Elzenga
Suzanne Mathia
Community Expert
Suzanne MathiaCommunity Expert
Community Expert
September 18, 2023

If Lightroom does not see a valid capture date in the image's metadata, it will use the file modification date (which would often be the import date). So you need to verify that the images that you tried to rename do indeed have a valid capture date .

 

.....Suzanne Mathia
JohanElzenga
Community Expert
JohanElzengaCommunity Expert
Community Expert
September 18, 2023

I agree with @Suzanne Mathia . Lightroom Classic 12.5 still renames my images correctly, nothing has changed. What must have changed for you is your images...

 

-- Johan W. Elzenga
johnrellis
johnrellis
Legend
September 20, 2023

Sorry but this is not my case: 

Date is correctly read in LrC : 14th Sept 2023 but when I try renaming with the Import pane in LrC what I see is this:

So I have 20th Sept 2023 ! Which it's never occured to me in the past. 


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