Automator Action to Rename Photos by Date Taken
I recently needed to order and rename some photos my dad and I had taken on vacation. I did a quick google search to come up with a way to do this and found my own blog post…DOH. I downloaded m own Automator Script, ran it, and photo renaming by date magic happened.
SO, since that post is on my own blogger platform blog, I am reposting it here (mostly so next time I can find it easier).
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 want in to be different. Then just hightlight the items you want to rename in any finder window, go back to automator, and click the Automator Play button.
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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