File names consist of text. Chorus lets you rename multiple files by editing and adding to the filename using metadata, and numerical sequences. You can use this to fix or standardize file names quickly and easily.
Step-by-step:
1. Select the files you want to rename by clicking on each file once.
The total number of files in your selection is shown as a number in the right-hand sidebar.
2. Click Edit in the right-hand sidebar. An Edit menu will open.
3. Choose Batch Edit.
The Batch Edit modal will open.
4. In the editing pane, go to the Data panel, and choose Rename from the dropdown options.
5. Click Add a field to add your first field.
6. Choose the field type: Text, Metadata, Sequence Number, or Name.
| Fields for Renaming Files | |
|---|---|
| Text | Enter your own text to form part of the new names of all the selected files. |
| Metadata | The new names of the files can automatically include elements of the metadata already embedded in them. A dropdown list shows the metadata fields that can be imported into the file names. |
| Name | Use parts of the existing file names, their extensions, or their parent folders or spaces as fields in their new names. Options to add in this field are: Asset name: Retain the current names of the files, including any extensions. |
| Sequence Number | Chorus will assign a unique number to each file, based on the number of files in the selection. Good to know: There is no padding in sequence numbers. For example, if 49 files are sequentially numbered, the first will be 1.jpg (not 001.jpg) and the last 49.jpg, without padding. This is the default setting. |
| Asset Extension | Normally, the file extension (such as .jpg) must be preserved, so it's common to end with the "Asset Extension" after the sequence number. Otherwise, you can find your files have no file extension. |
7. Enter a value for the each field in your new file names.
8. Click Add field to save. Add more fields and click Add field to save.
See a preview of the first of your new names in the Data panel.
9. Click on the reorder symbol at the right of each field, and drag each field above or below others to change the order of file name fields.
10. To delete a file name field, select the field and click Remove field.
11. Click Save. Your files will be renamed immediately.
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