file assoc. w/photos

Hi-I'm relatively new to digital photography so please bear with me.
I like to take any # of pics of my Beagle, or friends, etc.. I then add
them to existing labeled cds. When burning I'm always getting the mess. that
a particular file # is used on the cd & asked if I want to write over it,
etc.. So I go back to My Pics & re-number, arbitrarily, all of the files.
For ex. file.01 I'll change to file.8001, etc.. Very tedious. I know
there's a simpler way. Can someone teach me?
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As Always-Thanks, Alan

odeek9 wrote:
> Hi-I'm relatively new to digital photography so please
> bear with me. I like to take any # of pics of my
> Beagle, or friends, etc.. I then add them to existing
> labeled cds. When burning I'm always getting the mess.
> that a particular file # is used on the cd & asked if I
> want to write over it, etc.. So I go back to My Pics &
> re-number, arbitrarily, all of the files. For ex. file.01
> I'll change to file.8001, etc.. Very tedious. I know
> there's a simpler way. Can someone teach me?
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Check your camera manual for how
to adjust the way your files are numbered.
There should be an option that allows you
to start from the last number used.

Also...try placing each new group of
images in a new folder instead of adding
them to the root directory of the CD.

FWIW...renaming files in WindowsXP can
be done in a batch. Just select the whole
group (edit / select all)...right click the first
image and from the menu...choose...
Rename.

If (for example) you name the first image...
Birthday (1).jpg and press Enter....
the remainder of the files will be named:
Birthday (2).jpg, Birthday (3).jpg, ect.....
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John Inzer
MS Picture It! MVP
How to ask a newsgroup question:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

Thanks John. All great suggestions. I have a nice Canon so I know I can do
files numbered differently-think I've seen it but I had forgotten. All of
these answers will work! Thanks again.
--
As Always-Thanks, Alan


"John Inzer" wrote:

> odeek9 wrote:
> > Hi-I'm relatively new to digital photography so please
> > bear with me. I like to take any # of pics of my
> > Beagle, or friends, etc.. I then add them to existing
> > labeled cds. When burning I'm always getting the mess.
> > that a particular file # is used on the cd & asked if I
> > want to write over it, etc.. So I go back to My Pics &
> > re-number, arbitrarily, all of the files. For ex. file.01
> > I'll change to file.8001, etc.. Very tedious. I know
> > there's a simpler way. Can someone teach me?
> =============================
> Check your camera manual for how
> to adjust the way your files are numbered.
> There should be an option that allows you
> to start from the last number used.
>
> Also...try placing each new group of
> images in a new folder instead of adding
> them to the root directory of the CD.
>
> FWIW...renaming files in WindowsXP can
> be done in a batch. Just select the whole
> group (edit / select all)...right click the first
> image and from the menu...choose...
> Rename.
>
> If (for example) you name the first image...
> Birthday (1).jpg and press Enter....
> the remainder of the files will be named:
> Birthday (2).jpg, Birthday (3).jpg, ect.....
> --
>
> John Inzer
> MS Picture It! MVP
> How to ask a newsgroup question:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
>
>
>
>

odeek9 wrote:
> Thanks John. All great suggestions. I have a nice Canon
> so I know I can do files numbered differently-think I've
> seen it but I had forgotten. All of these answers will
> work! Thanks again.
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You're welcome.
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John Inzer
MS Picture It! MVP
How to ask a newsgroup question:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375