Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Staying organized is critical when you have thousands of photos, and because
digital cameras generate the same set of names over and over, it's really important
that you rename your photos with a unique name right during import. A popular
strategy is to include the date of the shoot as part of the new name. Unfortunately,
only one of Lightroom's import naming presets includes the date, and it makes
you keep the camera's original filename along with it. Luckily, you can create your
own custom file naming template just the way you want it. Here's how:
Step One:
Start in the Library module, and click on
the Import button on the bottom-left side
of the window (or use the keyboard short-
cut
Command-Shift-I [PC: Ctrl-Shift-I]
).
When the Import window appears, click on
Copy as DNG or Copy at the top center,
and the File Renaming panel will appear
on the left side. In that panel, turn on the
Rename Files checkbox, then click on the
Template pop-up menu and chose
Edit
(as shown here) to bring up the Filename
Template Editor (shown below in Step Two).
Step Two:
At the top of the dialog, there is a pop-up
menu where you can choose any of the
built-in naming presets as a starting place.
For example, if you choose Custom Name -
Sequence, the field below shows two blue
tokens (that's what Adobe calls them; on
a PC, the info appears within braces) that
make up that preset: the first represents
the text, the second represents the auto
numbering. To remove either token, click
on it, then press the Delete (PC: Backspace)
key on your keyboard. If you want to just
start from scratch (as I'm going to do),
delete both tokens, choose the options
you want from the pop-up menus below,
then click the Insert buttons to add them
to the field.
