#1 : 02/06-24 09:09 Marc
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I use IncHex (but I suspect this goes for other increment options as well) to give unique names to photos. The basic part is date and time, but since I often shoot several photos per second only time wasnt enough. So I add IncHex.
My problem is that I want all my filenames to have the same length. However, if I have less than 16, IncHex will insert 1 character and if I have over 256 it will insert 3. I want it to be always 2, and have the sequence start over again when it reaches FF. So apart from x (starting number) and y (step) I would also like to see a z (length). |
#2 : 02/06-24 11:58 Delta Foxtrot
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Reply to #1:
Hi Marc, I've never used IncHex, but according to the user guide it obeys the same rules as IncNr, which means if you insert <Inc Hex:001> it should pad all increments with zeros to the same length. Have you tried that? Best, DF |
#3 : 03/06-24 08:25 Marc
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Reply to #2:
Thanks for the reply. That does work for less than 16 files (or 10 if you us numeric), but not for more than 256/100. Then it will add a character and not start over. The way I envision it, if a "z" argument is added to Inc, the above behavior should be default if z is not given; if it is, the Inc will always have the length of z and start over. |
#4 : 03/06-24 10:46 Delta Foxtrot
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Reply to #3:
I guess I don't understand what you are trying to do. I added 699 files and then added <Inc Hex:001> as an ADD method, and all 699 files added a 3-digit hex number. So good luck, maybe someone else can help you. Best, DF |
#5 : 04/06-24 03:47 Delta Foxtrot
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Is this what you are looking for? https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_0mzvglwLPCKT8X uhhRnx4keJj7x1mez/view?usp=sharing SCRIPT METHOD: (Pre script) const currentCounter = 0; (Script) if ( currentCounter >= 15 ){ currentCounter = 0; } currentCounter++; rStr = currentCounter.toString(16); if (rStr.length == 1) { rStr = "0" + rStr ; } return item.newBasename + "_" + rStr.toUpperCase(); EDIT: OOPS! I forgot you only wanted two digits. I've fixed it in the script, although it doesn't show in the screenshot I attached. If you don't want the underscore, just remove <+ "_" > (without angle brackets) from the "return" line of the script. END EDIT |
#6 : 11/07-24 11:04 Marc
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Reply to #5:
I did't see your last reply, sorry (and thanks for the effort!). But I've since found a nice solution without coding. My first rule adds <Inc Hex:000>, so 3 characters. This allows me to generate 4096 unique names before the increment adds a fourth character, which is more than enough in my case. Now, I've added a second rule that Removes the first of those 3. So now it will generate: 0FD 0FE 0FF 100 101 in the first rule, and the second rule will instantly convert it to: FD FE FF 00 01 This is what I wanted to give unique filenames for those situations where I've shot more than 10 frames within the same second :-) |