Pro 17 - File renaming for assets in use on timeline

MikeLV wrote on 7/18/2023, 11:33 AM

I've been putting together a photo slideshow over a long period of time, and it has become disorganized in determining what photos have and haven't been used. I already have a bunch of them in use on the timeline. My idea was to rename all the files so that they are consistent and I can sort them by name, which is actually the time stamp (as you know photos taken by camera phones usually have a prefix like IMG_ or PXL_ etc) However, if I do that via a bulk renaming utility program, then Vegas will lose the connection with the files already in use on the timeline. What's the best way to go about getting this organized without starting over completely?

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john_dennis wrote on 7/18/2023, 1:16 PM

The safest way to do that would be to rename them from Project Media in Vegas Pro. It's far more tedious than bulk renaming them outside of Vegas Pro.

MikeLV wrote on 7/18/2023, 1:20 PM

Yes that's going to be tedious indeed; was hoping there was another way - ok thank you for the reply!

wwaag wrote on 7/20/2023, 10:02 AM

Since you have HappyOtterScripts, use the MediaRenamer tool.

AKA the HappyOtter at https://tools4vegas.com/. System 1: Intel i7-8700k with HD 630 graphics plus an Nvidia RTX4070 graphics card. System 2: Intel i7-3770k with HD 4000 graphics plus an AMD RX550 graphics card. System 3: Laptop. Dell Inspiron Plus 16. Intel i7-11800H, Intel Graphics. Current cameras include Panasonic FZ2500, GoPro Hero11 and Hero8 Black plus a myriad of smartPhone, pocket cameras, video cameras and film cameras going back to the original Nikon S.

MikeLV wrote on 7/20/2023, 10:40 AM

Wow! I didn't even know that was in there! I've only used Render+ Guess I need to explore more. Thanks for the tip!

john_dennis wrote on 7/20/2023, 12:17 PM

@wwaag

We're waiting to hear your story of fishing on that wild river in Alaska, catching the big salmon only to have a big bear try to take it off your hook. How you waded into the water and took your catch away from the interloper.

Come to think of it, I've heard that story already from another friend who went to Alaska.

I'll spare you my Alaska story of when I followed a moose, camera in hand, only to step into a snow bank up to my waist. Luckily, there are no pictures or video of my escapades.

wwaag wrote on 7/20/2023, 4:50 PM

@john_dennis

No fishing story, but the Happy Otter was almost lunch for a hungry grizzly in Glacier National Park. Here's a link on Yahoo News in the UK with closed captioning. I found the video guy's commentary kind of amusing. He stopped me afterward and offered to send the footage from his camera.

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/bear-walks-toward-hikers-montanas-171624152.html

I'm the old white hair guy with a yellow shirt.  I must admit it was a bit frightening.  However, it wasn't till afterward that I felt a bit shaky.  I took a few snapshots of the bear but trying to capture a video with my small travel camera was hopeless.

That encounter went pretty viral, being shown on Good Morning America and apparently on BBC News as well.

AKA the HappyOtter at https://tools4vegas.com/. System 1: Intel i7-8700k with HD 630 graphics plus an Nvidia RTX4070 graphics card. System 2: Intel i7-3770k with HD 4000 graphics plus an AMD RX550 graphics card. System 3: Laptop. Dell Inspiron Plus 16. Intel i7-11800H, Intel Graphics. Current cameras include Panasonic FZ2500, GoPro Hero11 and Hero8 Black plus a myriad of smartPhone, pocket cameras, video cameras and film cameras going back to the original Nikon S.