THIS BLOG SITE IS CLOSED, and moved to theRenamer.com

THIS BLOG SITE IS CLOSED, and the official website is moved to theRenamer.com

I will not be maintaining this blog site anymore. The new permanent home is at www.therenamer.com

This Blog Site might be close, but theRenamer is more alive than ever!

This Blog Site might be close, but theRenamer is more alive than ever!
The official theRenamer website is live now.
theRenamer.com

Attempting to include just numbering formats

I've had request for accepting this format - just numberings.
Showname.112.avi (eSS)
Showname.1724.avi (eeSS)

I'll see if it's possible to accept just numbers, but my plan is still to output files to ES or X formats.
OK?

It's hard to find examples of original filenames with just numbering formats.

Besides these two, are there any other ways?
Showname.112.avi (eSS)
Showname.1724.avi (eeSS)

Someone please post your original/new filenames with numbering formats.

Any thoughts on this feel free to comment too.

Thanks
-Alfred

Back with Ver 2.9

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to talk abit about ver 2.9. The major change is the way the database is done. (I know I never explained how it works in previous versions).

So here's what happens in ver 2.8 and below:

theRenamer works with 2 database, a Public and a User Database. The Public Database is on my server, and the User Database is stored on your PC.
These database basically store show names and their respective IMDB reference ID number (I call them ttcodes).

Every time someone drags a show into theRenamer, it connects to my server's database (Public) and checks if there's a match for that show, if yes, it gets the ttcode and goes to IMDB to grab the episode titles.

If it doesn't exist in the Public Database, it will check your own database (User).

If there's still no match, it will google for it. theRenamer is looking for the ttcode of your showname. With the correct ttcode found, theRenamer will know where to get the episode title in IMDB.
theRenamer also stores that data into your User database for future use - in case the same showname is dragged in later.

After a successful renaming, theRenamer then submits that new showname and ttcode to me. I only receive the showname and ttcode, nothing else. No idea who/where it came from.

Every weekend, I will spend some time verifying these data manually, checking if each ttcode really points to that particular showname. The correct ones are added to the Public Database for everyone to use.

This became too much work for me over time. Currently, I'm getting a few hundred entries a week to verify.
I stated with 25 shownames in the Public Database, now closing to a thousand.
Also, not everyone watches the same shows. So scanning a long list of shows isn't practical.


Database in Ver 2.9:

The Public Database is now REMOVED. There's only 1 database to maintain - by yourself.
I've included a short list of shownames/ttcodes in the Database for you.
Feel free to remove any rows that you know you will never need.
theRenamer still googles and adds the showname for you automatically. You only need to manually add in the showname IF theRenamer cannot find the correct ttcode.

There are other new stuff added in 2.9. All from user's feedback/comments.

Archive Change Logs

Just the log of older version changes.

ChangeLog: 3.4
- Bug fixes again. By adding the numbers algarithom, it screwed up S/E and X formula.

- Samples Files are not included in the Installer anymore.
Download manually from
http://www.therenamer.com/downloads/sample_files.zip


ChangeLog: 3.3
- Bug fixes.

ChangeLog: 3.2
- Install path is now moved to 'Program Files' folder, hope it solves the Drag &Drop problem in Vista. Uninstall previous version.
- Fetch Folder: Enable/Disable Sub-Folders.
- Click + Shift will just open the Fetch folder.
- Numbering format now supported (Heroes.101.avi) more info
- Include/Exclude "0" for seasons.

3.1 skipped

ChangeLog: 3.0
- Fetch Folder: Now checks Sub-Folders as well.

ChangeLog: 2.9 (see blog "Back with Ver 2.9")
- Removed Public database: The Public database is removed, you now maintain your own database.
- Force Shownames: You can now specify the show name
- Fetch Folder: Specify a folder to look for files in 1 click.


ChangeLog: 2.8
- Bug Fix: Fixed custom show name entry for user's database. The saving path wasn't changed when I re-organize the folder's for Vista, it was just sent to my server. - Ooops.

ChangeLog: 2.7
- Bug Fix: Custom separator now remembers separators starting with a 'space'.
- Added: Number of files renamed worldwide counter.
- Added: Confirmation - A preview of new file names before renaming.

ChangeLog: 2.6 - Major fix for Vista users, please let me know if it's working properly.
- Added custom separators in Settings.

Force Show Names

Hi everyone,

I'm working on a new feature for ver 2.9.
theRenamer grabs the show names from IMDB, but sometimes, it's not what we want:

Case 1: (correct names, but very long)
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Case 2: (correct names, but uses the original japanese anime names)
Dragged file is "Fullmetal Alchemist", but renames to "Hagane no renkinjutsushi"

There will be a new feature which allows users to force a custom name from whatever show name IMDB returns.

I'd like to include some of these names for version 2.9
Please help by suggesting these names (just add a comment here).
The list can be changed by the end user of course.
Make theRenamer better!

Thanks,
Alfred

How theRenamer works

Help doc here