Sequence number: Adds a number to each selected file, in the order the files appear in Bridge (so be sure you've selected them in the order you want).Preserved filename: Loads in a previous filename found in XMP metadata (see #3 above), otherwise does the same as the 'Current filename' method.

This method will bring in the existing filename for each file you've selected

Current filename: Useful if you just want to add to the existing filename, or make it all lowercase, uppercase, etc.

it won't create JPG derivatives from TIFFs), but it will change.

New extension: If you need to change file extensions.

The text field is also how you add underscores to separate filename elements For example, if every file in a directory needs to contain the collection name, type that name in here.

Text: Input simple text that will appear in the filename.

The naming methods you select from top to bottom will build the filenames from left to write. You can select a specific naming method using the drop down on the left of the New Filenames section, and add or remove them using the + and - buttons on the right. Bridge gives you several different ways of doing this, which you can combine to make your new filenames exactly the way you need them. The most important of these is #2, because it's where you'll actually build and apply the new filenames.

Options: Whether you'd like to preserve the current filename in XMP metadata, for image files with an XMP sidecar.

New Filenames: The individual filename elements you'd like to use for the new filenames.

Destination Folder: Whether you'd like to rename files in place (overwriting the files you've selected), move them to a new folder with the new names you give them, or copy them to a new folder with the new names (leaving the originals in place).

In the window that opens, you will be presented with a few options: When you've selected your files, click 'Tools → Batch rename.'. Note that you will still need to select any files in the results of your search in order to use the batch rename tool. If you only need to rename a subset of files in a directory, and those files have some filename element or other attribute that sets them apart, you can run a search within Bridge to select only these files, excluding the others. You can navigate the same drives and folders you ordinarily see on your computer.įirst, navigate to the folder containing the files you need to rename, and select the files in question. On a surface level, Bridge works somewhat like Windows Explorer or Finder on OS X. It has some useful tools that don't rely on any other software, too, such as the Batch Rename tool. To go through the files in all sub folders you can use the FOR /R variation of the for loop.Bridge is a free asset management tool released by Adobe that plugs in very nicely to various Adobe creative suite products.

move '!old_name!' '!new_name!' finally is the command issued to rename each file from its old to its new name.

See the help of the SET command for more details (type help set on the command line).

set new_name=!old_name:*_=! does some nice string substitution on the content of the variable old_name, replacing all characters before the first _ and the _ itself with nothing.set old_name=%%i assigns the content of the loop variable to a regular variable named old_name.for %%i in (*_*) do starts a loop over all file names inside the current directory that at least have one _ and assigns that file name to the loop variable %%i.allows you to dereference variables inside loops setlocal enabledelayedexpansion enables the so called delayed variable expansion, a feature that e.g.This should do the trick: setlocal enabledelayedexpansion

Batch file rename files