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Folder Naming

This section describes the setting items in the [Folder Naming] window.
You can display the [Folder Naming] window in the following ways. Whichever procedure you follow, the setting method will be the same.
Available characters
  • Up to 110 characters can be entered.
  • The following characters cannot be used for a file name.
  • Windows: /, \, : (Colon), ?, <, >, ¦ (Broken Bar), * (Asterisk), " (Quotation Mark)
  • Mac OS: /, : (Colon). A . (Period) cannot be used as the first character.
Date and time display
  • Date display
  • "yyyy" represents four-digit number for the calendar year, "mm" the month, and "dd" the date.
  • Example: August 31, 2007
  • yyyymmdd: 20070831
  • mm_dd_yy: 08_31_07
  • Time display
  • "hhmmss" represents the hour, minutes and seconds, and "hhmm" the hour and minutes.
  • Example: 11:05:40 p.m.
  • hhmmss: 230540
  • hhmm: 2305
  • hh_mm_ss: 23_05_40
  • hh-mm: 23-05

Sample Folder

Shows a sample folder name of the specified rule.
The sample folder name is displayed in conjunction with the following items.

Prefix

Select a prefix (a character string placed at the top).
None
No [Prefix] is used.
New name
Enter a new name to be used.
Enter a new name in the text box that follows.

Delimiter 1

Select a delimiter used between the prefix and the middle name.
Underscore
Inserts an underscore character (_).
Hyphen
Inserts a hyphen (-).
Space
Inserts a blank space ( ).
None
No separator is inserted.

Middle name

Select a middle name to be placed between the prefix and the suffix.
Sequential number
Inserts a sequential number.
The following items can be specified.
  • [Starting number:]
  • Enter the starting number of the sequential number in the text box.
  • The starting number specified in the last session is stored. In the next setting session, the number after the previous setting is displayed.
  • [Length of number]
  • Drag the slider and specify the number of digits in the starting number. You can specify one to eight digits for the length.
  • The slider operates relative to [Starting number:].
Date Transferred
[Date Transferred] is available when you transfer files using Nikon Transfer 2. The available options are the same as in [Date Shot].
Date/Time Transferred
[Date/Time Transferred] is available when transferring files using Nikon Transfer 2 while [Date/Time Shot] is available when converting files in the ViewNX-i window.
The following items can be specified.
  • [yyyymmdd] (Display format for the date)
  • Select the display format for the date.
  • [Underscore] [Hyphen] [Space] [None]
  • Select a delimiter used after the date.
  • [hhmmss] (Display format for the time)
  • Select the display format for the time.
Date Shot
Inserts a date shot and the sequential number.
The following items can be specified.
  • [yyyymmdd] (Display format for the date)
  • Select the display format for the date.
  • [Underscore] [Hyphen] [Space] [None]
  • Select a separator used after the date.
  • [Trailing number:]
  • Enter the starting number of the sequential number that is added at the end of the folder name in the text box.
  • The [Trailing number:] specified in the last session is stored. In the next setting session, the number after the previous setting is displayed.
  • [Length of number]
  • Drag the slider to specify the number of digits in the trailing number. You can specify one to eight digits for the length.
  • The slider operates relative to [Starting number:].
  • [Do not add trailing number]
  • When checked, a [Trailing number:] will not be added to a new folder name. If a subfolder of the same name already exists, an increasing number like _01, _02..., will be automatically added at the end of the newly created subfolder name.
Creating a subfolder during file conversion
If [Date Shot] or [Date/Time Shot] is selected as a middle name for a folder, the shot date/time of the top image among the selected images stored in the folder are used for it. If any of the selected images do not have the shooting date information, the created date/time of the top image among them is used.

Delimiter 2

Select a delimiter used between the middle name and suffix.
Underscore
Inserts an underscore character (_).
Hyphen
Inserts a hyphen (-).
Space
Inserts a blank space ( ).
None
No separator is inserted.

Suffix

Select a suffix (a character string placed at the end).
None
No [Suffix] is used.
New name
Enter a new name to be used.
Enter a new name in the text box that follows.