Automator Action to Order Photos
Problem: I had a directory of 115 photos which I wanted to upload to my picture gallery in the order they were taken but they were taken with three different cameras so the filenames meant nothing. With the Firefox/Apple finder you are unable to order by Date Created very easily in the dialog that pops up when you click to upload a photo to the web.
Solution: I created an Automator Action to first take Selected Finder Items then copy them just in case, then order the items by Date Taken, then rename the files in that order to 1-115.jpg. I also added a string so I could use this script for multiple directories I needed to order like this. You can download the action: Order Photos Automator Action.
To use this Automator Action, first select your photos in the finder, the double click on the Automator Script (after unpacking it from the ZIP). You will need to edit the location to save the copied items to to fit your needs and edit the filename settings if you don’t want _nc in your name.
This script is nothing special or perfect but hopefully it gets you thinking about harnessing Automator to quickly perform menial tasks on your Apple.
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January 1st, 2010 at 6:28 pm
Hello,
I was trying to download a copy of Order Photos Automator Action, but the link appears to be broken http://www.richandstephsipe.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/orderphotos.zip
This action would suit my purpose if it can append the camera type from the EXIF information.
I would appreciate it if you could send me the correct link or even the file.
Many thanks, and Happy New Year,
Mike