The holidays are here and that means you may want to share what has happened this year with the entire family. This is easy with computers as you can just put together a slideshow of all the family photos. It’s much like having a computer-based scrapbook. You may not be such a fan of this idea if your computer pictures aren’t sorted.
Or is what should be a nice organized area of photos in your computer much more of a mess these days with files all over the place? A file rename is probably what you’re going to need to do to start and sort out this mess. Don’t be overrun by horrible images of thousands of files that you have to rename one at a time in order to sort out all of those family photos. This does not have to be the case.
One way to speed up the process is to have a batch program that will allow you to rename multiple files with just a click or two of the mouse. With a batch file rename program, you can look through hundreds of pictures, select large groups of them altogether, and then make alterations to the entire group.
Change The Location
With a batch program you’ll be able to take files that are not where they belong, highlight them in groups, and then move them to a location where you can find them. This means when you want those pictures down the road you know just where to look for them.
Changing The Name
One thing you will appreciate is making sure the file name on each picture is something that lets you know what it is. You want quick reference file names that makes sense, like “Easter holiday 2009″ or something else that clearly defines what a photograph is. This way you won’t have to open all of those pictures, you’ll be able to know just what they are by the filename.
File Type Alteration
Maybe all of your photos aren’t the same format, such as jpgs, gifs and other file types all mixed together. If you want these all to be the same you can highlight them and ask a batch file rename program to convert them all into the same file type.
After making quick use of a batch file rename program, you’re going to really appreciate the benefits as the family assembles for the holidays and you can quickly show them slide show after slide show of the year’s best moments.