Use source folder name in output file name?
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2016 7:26 pm
Please describe what you would like to see added to HandBrake: I would like to see the option to have the automatic file naming format accept the use of the source folder name as part of the output file string, e.g. "{folder}".
Why would you like to see this added: I am in the process of digitizing not only my own bluray/dvd library, but that of my parents and grandparents for them. Many cheaper/multi-disc DVDs/Blurays, particularly for TV series, don't have proper file names when I use MakeMKV to rip the discs to my hard drive. Instead, I sometimes just get generic filenames like "title00", "title01" etc, that reset with each disc I put in. I want to place everything in one output folder (on a different hard drive so I can't just place back in the source folder!) to organize later, but I don't want to overwrite files, nor do I want to have to manually rename every single file (there's thousands of them...). I'm currently using {date}-{time} to prevent overwriting files and to get everything quickly queued up in batches, but this just creates more work down the road when I ultimately have to sort each library.
This sort of automatic file naming option could save hours of manually retyping each file name after the fact (or while I'm queuing up each folder, but that means no more using the queue's "add all" feature which is already saving me a ton of time. Something like {folder} would work great.
What version of HandBrake are you currently running: 0.10.5.0
What operating system and version and you currently running (e.g. OSX 10.11, Windows 7, Ubuntu 14): 2 Windows 10, 1 Ubuntu 16.04
Why would you like to see this added: I am in the process of digitizing not only my own bluray/dvd library, but that of my parents and grandparents for them. Many cheaper/multi-disc DVDs/Blurays, particularly for TV series, don't have proper file names when I use MakeMKV to rip the discs to my hard drive. Instead, I sometimes just get generic filenames like "title00", "title01" etc, that reset with each disc I put in. I want to place everything in one output folder (on a different hard drive so I can't just place back in the source folder!) to organize later, but I don't want to overwrite files, nor do I want to have to manually rename every single file (there's thousands of them...). I'm currently using {date}-{time} to prevent overwriting files and to get everything quickly queued up in batches, but this just creates more work down the road when I ultimately have to sort each library.
This sort of automatic file naming option could save hours of manually retyping each file name after the fact (or while I'm queuing up each folder, but that means no more using the queue's "add all" feature which is already saving me a ton of time. Something like {folder} would work great.
What version of HandBrake are you currently running: 0.10.5.0
What operating system and version and you currently running (e.g. OSX 10.11, Windows 7, Ubuntu 14): 2 Windows 10, 1 Ubuntu 16.04