Library module LrC - possible to rename files and remove spaces?

[ann.terrell1]

Lightroom Version Number

14.0.1

Operating System

1. macOS 15 Sequoia

Hello,

Does the file renaming templates have any feature that that will remove spaces? For example, on import I have a template that uses Metadata to rename files with Camera-Focal Length. For my main camera, both the Camera and the Focal Length fields include spaces [for example, "55 mm" for the focal length.] I prefer not to have spaces in the file name, if possible. If there is not a way to do that in the template natively, is there a plugin that anyone knows of that can do it?

 

[Samoreen]

Hi,
You could have a look there :
http://lightroomsolutions.com/complex-file-renaming-in-lightroom-thanks-to-search-and-replace/

 

[Paul McFarlane]

That's a plug-in by John Beardsworth. I can vouch for that.

 

[ann.terrell1]

Thank you both for your comment and suggestion. I will take a look and see if it will do.

 

[ann.terrell1]

This solution is workable, and the plugin works very well. Thanks again!

 

[JVMiddleEast]

Alternatively, using preferred File name instead of FileMaker in batch rename, might offer a simple solution.

I recently, thanks to the input of some forum members, discovered this as I wanted to remove the word enhanced after de-noise.

If it can remove a word, it should be able to remove a space as well, unless the space was introduced on renaming while importing.

Let us know how you solved your issue because I’m highly interested

Regards,

Jurry

 

[ann.terrell1]

Alternatively, using preferred File name instead of FileMaker in batch rename, might offer a simple solution.

I recently, thanks to the input of some forum members, discovered this as I wanted to remove the word enhanced after de-noise.

If it can remove a word, it should be able to remove a space as well, unless the space was introduced on renaming while importing.

Let us know how you solved your issue because I’m highly interested

Regards,

Jurry

Hello, do you mean a renaming feature outside of the recommended plug-in by John Beardsworth? The plug-in requires a few steps and then a final renaming using the built-in renaming functionality in LR, but works well once you go through it. I was hoping for the ability to use regular expressions as part of the import process in Lightroom so wouldn't require later renaming, but that wasn't possible.

 

[johnbeardy]

Remember that on my web page I explain how to do it in Bridge, without buying my plugin and either before or after importing the photos into the catalogue.

 

[JVMiddleEast]

Hello, do you mean a renaming feature outside of the recommended plug-in by John Beardsworth? The plug-in requires a few steps and then a final renaming using the built-in renaming functionality in LR, but works well once you go through it. I was hoping for the ability to use regular expressions as part of the import process in Lightroom so wouldn't require later renaming, but that wasn't possible.

Hi

I meant using the built in batch renaming tool in LRC.
See my post ref renaming from last week and the input received from other members.

Not 100% sure if it covers your specific issue as well. But for me it works fine