Bug 430876

Summary:	Rename images without changing any properties
Product:	[Applications] digikam	Reporter:	Marcel <maeseee>
Component:	BatchQueueManager-Core	Assignee:	Digikam Developers <digikam-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Severity:	normal	CC:	maeseee, metzpinguin
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	7.2.0
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:	7.2.0
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Description Marcel 2020-12-28 06:16:07 UTC

SUMMARY

Not sure if the batch queue manager is the right tool to do it. What I want is some thing to copy selected images to a new location with a new name but without changing any properties. 

With properties I mean the assigned tools (this can't be left empty) and the saving images tab (this is unnecessary as long as no tool is assigned or only meta data is changed). 

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Try to copy selected images to a new location with a new name (e.g. [dir]_[file]) without changing the image.
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OBSERVED RESULT
Using the batch queue manager I had to apply a tool and the image was rendered again.

EXPECTED RESULT
This is just an idea of there is no other way to solve it. 
- Allow to run batch queue manager to run without any tool
- Add a flag on tab Saving images to leave as it is if possible (e.g. only mega data changed)

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Comment 1 Maik Qualmann 2020-12-28 06:45:37 UTC

No, the BQM is not the right tool for just renaming files. A new file is always created. In addition, you can only set one target album, moving with [dir]/ parameters is not implemented. Use F2 renaming.

Maik

Comment 2 Maik Qualmann 2020-12-28 06:46:48 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 219937 ***

Comment 3 Marcel 2020-12-28 07:39:01 UTC

To be hones I'm not satisfied with this answer. It does not solve my problem, probably because of a missunderstanding. 

1. I  don't want to rename the image, I want a copy with a different name. The reason is that my album creator software (for a printed album) has same nasty limitation. So I need to rename the images for correct ordering.

2. I don't want to create a new directory. The example uses sets the directory name of the containing folder to the file name (in BQM that works already very well :-) )

Comment 4 Maik Qualmann 2020-12-28 07:51:13 UTC

We would then have to create some kind of "dummy" tool for this particular task. Why is it not possible to simply copy the images into a working folder and rename them with F2? The BQM is technically not really suitable for this task.

Maik

Comment 5 Marcel 2020-12-28 09:54:34 UTC

Ah, that's the solution I was looking for. I was not aware of the powerful rename plugin. In combination with Export to local storage plugin I can achieve exactly what I want. Selecting tagged images, export it to another folder and rename it with the build in tool. Thank you for your help.