Rename Media Files by Date in Batch

Rename images with IrfanView to Date

IrfanView can do version and renaming in batches. Here we look only for renaming.

• Open the Batch conversion dialog
• Select Batch rename
• Set the Name pattern field
  • $E36867(%Y-%m-%d %H-%M) Shanghai # - this uses the EXIF date taken field
  • $T(%Y-%m-%d %H-%M) Shanghai # - this uses the date field
  • $N - this uses the orignal filename
    • Open Options to configure to replace-parts of that name
• Select the files and Add input files
• Sort files by Date, Date taken or Name (natural)
• Run test rename
• Start Batch to do the real thing

Rename Videos with exiftool

If the exiftool.exe is not installed, get it at https://exiftool.org/

.\exiftool.exe -r "-FileName<CreateDate" -d "%Y-%m-%d %H-%M Shanghai.%%e" -all:all D:\Phyrum\0

Leave out the path .\ if the PATH env is set.

Own JavaScript for Rename

Some media files don't have the date as meta-data but in the filename.

Like

• pt2020_03_10_14_10_38.jpg
• Screenshot_20210210_135653.jpg
• VID_20200621_132859.mp4
• MTXX_20180808191538.png
• meipai_20190213160600.jpg
• IMG_20180613_201302_mh1528918889788.jpg
• mmexport1393671822339.jpg

Use the JavaScript script in Tests/Rename

Call node main.js Y:\Phyrum\0 or node main.js Y:\Phyrum\0 -t for test.