A Great Little Program
If you’re anything like me, you hate the fact that all of your digital photo files have that IMG_ before the image number. When you shoot a lot (or even a little), it is the most obnoxious thing to have to sit there and manually erase this from every image. I have spent hours taking care of this after a wedding (2000, 3000, 4000 images). No more!
I have found a great little program called CKRename 1.08. It’s a free download from a secure, frequently verified site. This program allows you to make any number of changes to your file names, extensions, etc. Most definitely though, you will love it for it’s instantaneous elimination of all of those IMG_’s. You also get to preview the changes to make sure it’s what you want. The link to the site is: http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/CKRename-Download-41199.html
You will find a blue/gray box on the right of the page with a symbol of a downward pointing arrow with the text “Softpedia Mirror (US) [EXE]” as a hyperlink. Click on this and follow the download instructions.
I have cable internet and it downloaded in all of 10 seconds. Once it’s on your computer, run the program and get ready to make your changes. The navigation to the left is a standard pc dropdown menu. The middle contains your file names as they currently exist. The right side shows your file names as they will be after the changes.
Directly under this list is the find/change option. Type in IMG_ into the find box, leave the change box empty and execute the command. It is really that simple. Hurray!
http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/CKRename-Download-41199.html
I hear ya! Renaming is so annoying! I’ll have to check that program out. I’ve been using http://www.bulkrenameutility.co.uk/Main_Intro.php this program and it’s definitely made life a lot easier!
Hope you’re having a great 2009 so far! Sorry you caught me in an emotional moment at the end of the show. All good now. I was just overwhelmed and was running on little sleep that day. You know how it goes sometimes.