Master batch renames with Rename Master

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Master batch renames with Rename Master

by Victor Agreda, Jr. Aug 1st 2005

renamemaster Should we really trust a guy named Jackass JoeJoe? Well I did, and was amply rewarded. Anyone working with digital media assets for one reason or another winds up with gaggles of files. Renaming those, or changing anything en masse is a total chore. Thus, we have a slew of renaming utilities out there. I tried Rename Master, which is totally free (Windows only), and loved it.

Version 2.5 was just released and fixes a few bugs, but more importantly gets thumbnails working properly. Rename Master has a nice number of features but excels in ease of use as well. A nice balancing act. You can change metadata in MP3's or change names based on properties. Lots of nice little touches that all make sense. The source code is even available upon request. See a swanky movie of it in action here. Tell 'em Dingus McMoeMoe sent ya.

Tags: batch, file, metadata, rename

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Mister Fingers said 11:36PM on 8-01-2005

If I use this will I become a master batcher?

Kat said 3:33PM on 8-02-2005

My parents got into a huge fight the other night because my mother was making my father rename/renumber all of her pictures.
Long story short, I showed them this program, and now I am the best daughter EVAR.
The renumbering starts with the top of the list, so to change a photo's number (like for ordering when burning to a CD), just drag 'n drop to the top.
A perfect utility: does one thing, and does it very, very well.

AFD said 4:38PM on 8-02-2005

I've been using Rename-It! for awhile (also free, also has ID3 editing). Rename Master seems more full-featured - the thumbnail view is nice, and the sequential count was much easier to implement, but it seemed to run much slower than Rename-It! while scanning and mass renaming a large file list (few seconds vs several minutes).

https://sourceforge.net/projects/renameit/

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