Rename file?

Submitted by jjensson on Sat, 03/20/2021 - 12:51
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I'm new to FastRawViewer and very happy i've found it. It's a perfect replacement for the abandoned FastPictureViewer.
There is one thing i can't seem to find out: How can i rename an image file i have open in the viewer? I'm sorting a huge amount of screenshots from websites on different topics, and sometimes i need to rename a file while sorting, before i move it to a folder for archiving. In FPV i pressed F2 and renamed the file.
How is it done in FRV?

lexa

Sat, 03/20/2021 - 13:15

Current FastRawViewer does not provide file rename function

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Alex Tutubalin/FastRawViewer team

jjensson

Sat, 03/20/2021 - 13:56

That's unfortunate. Would you consider to add it to the program? It's the only feature i'm missing, and it's a bit of shocker that a program with such powerful managing capabilites doesn't include a simple rename function.
The issue is evident when you look at this workflow:
I have a folder of 2000 images, i open an image with FRV and start working/browsing, and after 200-300 images i decide that an image needs to be renamed. I need to write down the image name (i.e. 2020-08-01 00 18 08.png), then go to explorer, find the image, rename it and then go back to FRV and continue. Repeat this 50 or 100 times, and it's quite the overhead in the end, timewise and clickwise.

lexa

Sat, 03/20/2021 - 14:37

Yes, renaming is already on top in our TODO list for next major update.

 

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Alex Tutubalin/FastRawViewer team

jjensson

Sat, 03/20/2021 - 14:52

Nice. That makes it an easy buy for me then. :)
Thank you!

brightwolf (not verified)

Wed, 04/21/2021 - 15:42

This is something I would love to see added, too. It would be great if one could go through the list and just hit enter to rename one file, or use a quick key combination to fire up a simple dialog to rename the current selection of multiple photos. For both, it would be great just how Finder does it: enter and type to rename for single file rename, and for batch rename have the option to put text before or after the filename or replace a string in the current filename.

lexa

Tue, 06/01/2021 - 01:35

File rename feature is implemented in FastRawViewer 2 (now in beta1): https://www.fastrawviewer.com/blog/FastRawViewer-2-0-Beta#

Download links are at page bottom

Here is detailed description of the feature: https://www.fastrawviewer.com/blog/FastRawViewer-2-0-Renaming-files

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Alex Tutubalin/FastRawViewer team

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