Scenario:
i shoot on a Canon 10D. The files i copy over from the CF are sequentially named IMG_XXXX.jpg. After 10000, they start to recycle from IMG_0000.jpg (or IMG_0001.jpg) So every 10000 (~ 3-5 months), i will have filenames that repeat themselves. Right now, i have passed the 20000 mark, so i have some filenames that are used 2 or 3 times.
Question(s):
1. Do you rename your images from your digital camera? Or leave them as is? In which case, how do you distinguish files with the same name?
2. If you do rename them, could you share what naming convention you use?
i've thot of using a date stamp, like yymmdd_XXX, but i was wondering if there were more elegant methods out there. Besides, i shoot RAW sometimes, and renaming every single .CRW and .THM file would be really tedious, not to mention i must be careful to match them.
Thot it would be good for those with their own devised methods to share with everyone.
TIA.
i shoot on a Canon 10D. The files i copy over from the CF are sequentially named IMG_XXXX.jpg. After 10000, they start to recycle from IMG_0000.jpg (or IMG_0001.jpg) So every 10000 (~ 3-5 months), i will have filenames that repeat themselves. Right now, i have passed the 20000 mark, so i have some filenames that are used 2 or 3 times.
Question(s):
1. Do you rename your images from your digital camera? Or leave them as is? In which case, how do you distinguish files with the same name?
2. If you do rename them, could you share what naming convention you use?
i've thot of using a date stamp, like yymmdd_XXX, but i was wondering if there were more elegant methods out there. Besides, i shoot RAW sometimes, and renaming every single .CRW and .THM file would be really tedious, not to mention i must be careful to match them.
Thot it would be good for those with their own devised methods to share with everyone.
TIA.