Retain original file name after output

Rick142

• 19. Juni 2011 19:45

Occasionally I wish to rename images on output for certain uses but want to keep a link to the original file name. Is this possible with Capture One? It seems to me it would be a useful feature. Maybe there is a way to put the filename in the keywords other than doing it manually. Any thoughts? I know Bridge does this with batch renaming but I don't want to rename the original, just the output.

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  Coach2

  • 19. Juni 2011 20:13

  I'm not sure exactly what you mean, but the "Output Naming" tool (under the "Output" tab) does allow "[Image Name]" as a variable which will include the original name.

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  Paul Steunebrink

  • 19. Juni 2011 20:36

  What you like to have is a variable for the image name as keyword in metadata. This way you'll always have a reference (unless metadata is removed) to the original image name (for referral or retrieve the original) when you change the output file name.
  
  As far as I know this is not currently supported up in CO 6.2.1 (variables in keywords/metadata tool) but a feature request has been raised IIRC. I advise you raise the request anyway, they work with a counter I believe, so the more hits, the more success.

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  Rick142

  • 19. Juni 2011 20:43

  Thanks, I'll try to explain a bit better. I want to rename output for a certain purpose but would like to retain the original file name somewhere in the metadata. Let me provide an example. Let's say I name all my files 110619_001, 110619_002, etc. and I would like to output them one time only as bicycle1, bicycle2, etc. but I want the bicycle names to refer somewhere to the original names.. Hope that makes sense.
  
  Rick

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  Rick142

  • 19. Juni 2011 20:45

  Thanks Paul, that is what I want. Sorry to hear it is not implemented. I wonder if there could be a script to add file names to keywords?
  
  Rick
  
  

  [quote="Paul_E" wrote:
  What you like to have is a variable for the image name as keyword in metadata. This way you'll always have a reference (unless metadata is removed) to the original image name (for referral or retrieve the original) when you change the output file name.
  
  As far as I know this is not currently supported up in CO 6.2.1 (variables in keywords/metadata tool) but a feature request has been raised IIRC. I advise you raise the request anyway, they work with a counter I believe, so the more hits, the more success.

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