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Using the same batch queue, you can also process images from the Jones wedding. When Corel AfterShot Pro prompts
you for a job name, you can enter JonesWedding, and the image processes using that job name. The [jobseq]
variable checks the number of images processed under this job name and starts the counting sequence accordingly. The
name of the first image processed for this job name looks like this:
JonesWedding-0.jpg
Corel AfterShot Pro lets you specify a padding constant when using renaming formats. For example, if you wanted the
sequence number to be a certain length, you can add a constant to the rename variable to specify the amount of padding
needed. For example, suppose you want the numbering for the Smith and Jones wedding images to be 4 places long.
When you add a padding value to a renaming variable, the renaming format looks like this:
[jobname-][4jobseq][ext]
In this case, the [4jobseq] variable will generate sequence numbers that are four characters long. For example, using
this job sequence definition, the name of the next images processed for the Jones wedding look like this:
JonesWedding-0001.jpg, JonesWedding-0002.jpg, JonesWedding-0003.jpg ...
Note: The placement of the padding value determines where the extra characters are placed. When the padding value
is placed before the variable, the additional characters are placed before the rename value. If the padding value is
placed after the variable name, the additional characters are placed after the rename value.
Rename Case Conversion
You can instruct Corel AfterShot Pro to force rename variables to be either all lower case, all upper case, or leave the case
in it's original form. Use "<" before the variable name to force lower case, and ">" before the variable name to force upper
case. For example, the [model] variable for Canon's 20D digital SLR is "Canon EOS 20D"; using [model] in the
formats below:
[model] results in: Canon EOS 20D
[>model] results in: CANON EOS 20D
[<model] results in: canon eos 20d
And you can combine this rename formatting with the padding constant discussed above:
[model3] results in: 20D
[>5model] results in: CANON
Persistent Sequence Numbering
Corel AfterShot Pro's renaming formats include a persistent sequence variable that enables you to track the number of
images processed by Corel AfterShot Pro. This variable counts all processed images in order, and saves the number when
you quit Corel AfterShot Pro. This variable ensures that a unique sequence number is applied to each processed image.
For example, the following renaming format uses the persistent sequence variable to append a unique sequence number
to the processed image:
[jobname][seq][ext]
In this case, the [seq] variable looks up the saved persistent sequence number saved by Corel AfterShot Pro and adds to
it when processing the image.
Renaming variables
You can include the rename variables below as part of a batch destination folder. For example, selecting 'Relative' as the
destination type and entering "[queuename]" as the path will create a new folder under the RAW file's location with
the name of the queue used to create the output images
