Renaming files

xo · Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 3:08 pm Post subject: Renaming files

I rename files. I don't know why fan sub groups name their files like they do; the TITLE should go first. Why would I want to sort by the group name???

Outside of that, too, while things like checksum is handy during transit, I don't want that cluttering up my listings once I have the file. Same goes for unnecessary padding and punctuation marks.

Here's an example of how I rename:

~Lain of the Wired~ · Joined: 27 Feb 2002 Posts: 27

I always rename my files too; I only keep the title and the episode number. I think files names like "[Anime-Keep]_Rozen_Maiden_-_01_[BBDE1130].sfv" are very messy and hard to read, especially if I have a folder full of such files from various groups with a dozen different naming systems. The only reason that I can think of why fansub groups name files that way is that they want to "advertise" for their group.

(inc) · Joined: 18 Feb 2002 Posts: 356 Location: San Diego

Used to always rename, but use of torrents has basically stopped that -- maybe I've gotten lazier too, lol.

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Melchior · Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 2:23 pm Post subject:

Yep, always rename. I used to just get rid of the sub group's name, but now I tend to place it after the series name and episode number. Usually I keep the checksum-- never know when it might come in handy...

Chung · Joined: 04 Mar 2002 Posts: 79 Location: North Carolina, USA

I'm lazy.. very much so.. the only time I rename is if I can't burn it with that filename.. and I fuss all the way doing it too.... even though it's usually just a one line command... still, of all the annoyances... heh

Gorunova · Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2004 10:15 pm Post subject:

I rename, but less drastically now than I used to. I used to just use an acronym of the series name plus the episode number to keep the names short, but then I noticed that several series had the same acronym. I now keep the series name intact unless it's really long, and add the eipsode number and a suffix indicating the language mode.

I've got no use for preserving the fansub group or checksum or anything like that, and I don't like having characters like []' ' etc in a filename because they have to be escaped on the command-line.