[Digikam-users] Renaming files

[Peter Mc Donough]

Am 08.07.2015 um 17:42 schrieb Alan Pater:
> A bit off topic, but I'm curious as to what the advantage there is in
> renaming image files? All that information is already in the metadata
> which can include descriptions, tags, hierarchical keywords, location,
> people, animals, etc, etc. The images can be organized and sorted
> using the metadata and ignoring the filenames.
>

You will know which box the file belongs to without opening it.
If you have thousands of pictures
one with the file name 20150708_231415x_boston.jpg gives
you a much better idea about that picture than img_2345.jpg
And, as I wrote, when working with several cameras, a mixup is less likely.

cu
Peter