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Is there a plugin or feature that changes the thumbnail and image names?

Archbob Member
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I was just wondering, if there a plugin or feature that changes or appends all current thumbnail and image filenames?

I want to change the thumbnail and image filenames to /ALBUM_NAME_imAGE_NAME_CURRENT_fILENAME.JPG from current_Filename.jpg

Basically I want to added album name and image name ahead of the current filename I have right now. Is there anyway to do this?

If there isn't this feature somewhere, I'd be willing to pay a small fee if someone can help me with this.

Comments

  • acrylian Administrator, Developer
    No there is no feature or tool (if there was a tool known it would be listed on the extensions).
    The easiest is actually to name images before uploading them that way. There are a lot of file renaming tools out there that can do this.
  • Archbob Member
    Ok, doing it manually in the albums folder. I found that when you change the image filename, it kills the description, tags, and all the other stuff associated with the image. Is there a way to stop this from happening. I am just changing the imagename in FTP, I don't know to kill all descriptions and tags of the image.
  • sbillard Member
    You have two choices. 1. place all the metadata into the EXIF/IPTC data stored in the image or 2. make the name changes with the Zenphoto administrative functions for that purpose.

    If you have changed the name via FTP there is no way for Zenphoto to know that it is not a new image.
  • Archbob Member
    I can't find where in the adminstrative functions for that purpose? it does not let me change the file name there.

    Where is the option to store all the description, keyword, etc data in the EXIF/IPTC? I'm not familiar with these things. I've been looking over the zenphoto options for a long time.
  • sbillard Member
    Look again for the move/copy/rename field. It is in the utilities box on each and every Zenphoto object's edit page. (Well, move and rename applies only to the physical objects--albums and images, but that is what you are asking about.)

    To store the data in the image EXIF/IPTC data you will need to use a program designed for that such as Adobe Bridge. I am sure that users can suggest others as well.
  • Archbob Member
    Thanks,
    I'll look at the move/copy/rename.
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