Image Files
Name Dropper directly supports many major image file formats, including major image formats used by digital cameras. Name Dropper can also view many RAW image formats created by cameras, but if you would like to rename files other than the typical image files listed below (such as proprietary RAW formats or even non-image formats, such as MP3s or videos), change the File Filter to ‘All Files’ in the Program Options. This option is found by clicking on the ‘Tools|Program Options‘ menu. File types in bold are the most common types used by digital cameras:
ART, BMP, CUR, CUT, DIB, EMF, GEM, GIF, HRZ, ICO, IFF, IMG, JPG, LBM, MAC, MSP, PBM, PCX, PGM, PIC, PNG, PNM, PPM, PSD, RAS, RLE, TGA, TIF, WMF, and WPG.
Of the typical image files listed above, only JPG and TIF images can contain EXIF data (date and time), and the EXIF data is only stored in the file if the digital camera used to take the picture supports it (most do). Note that with most image editors, if a digital camera image is edited and saved, EXIF data is usually lost, unless the image editor supports and retains EXIF data. Since Name Dropper only renames images, any EXIF data that the images contain is retained! Name Dropper can also extract EXIF date & time from virtually all RAW image files. To see if your proprietary RAW image format is supported, simply select it from the file list and press F3 to view EXIF data. If your camera creates file sets (2 files for each picture taken), be sure to look at File Sets for important information.
Audio & Video Files
Name Dropper can also internally play many audio and video formats too, which can be helpful when renaming those types of files. Remember that in order to even see files other than the image files listed above, the File Filter option must be set to All Files. The following audio/video files can be previewed internally. File types in bold are the most common types used by digital cameras for motion video:
AVI, MID, MP3, MPEG (MPE/MPG/MPEG), WAV, Windows Media (ASF, WMA, WMV).
Note: Depending on other software installed on your computer *, QuickTime MOV files as well as Real Media Files (RA, RM, RAM) might play. Name Dropper will try to play them. If they do not play, or play incorrectly, you can right-click on the Preview Window and choose ‘Open with external viewer’ to load it with an external program. Any other files can be previewed externally using the default viewer for those types of files as setup on your machine as well. Keep in mind that whenever a file is previewed externally, you should close that file in the other program before attempting to rename the file in Name Dropper. Failure to do so could cause a duplicate file to be created with the old filename or a ‘File Access’ error, meaning the file is in-use by another application.
* Built-in preview support for all Quicktime and Real Media files are not guaranteed 100%, but most of these files will play correctly in Name Dropper if the appropriate DirectShow Filters are installed. There are free alternatives to Quicktime and Real Player that include DirectShow Filters as well as IE plugins
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