can you help me to rename a bunch of srt files?

[giuliastar]

hi

well i have movies in mp4
for example

01_01-why.mp4
01_02-importing.mp4

and the subtitles

01. Why you should watch this fast-track chapter.srt
02. Importing media.srt

is there a way to rename these srt ? for example

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01. Why you should watch this fast-track chapter.srt

to

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01_01-why.srt

seeing i have lot's of srt files to rename , how can i do it?
thanks

[highend]

Sure (by scripting). But in a reliable way only if the (second) leading numbers are really unique.

E.g.:
01_01-why.mp4

If there is any other file beginning with
01_01-whatever.mp4

You'd run into trouble.

So... Leading numbers are unique? Are the .srt files in the same folder as the .mp4 files?

[giuliastar]

Sure (by scripting). But in a reliable way only if the (second) leading numbers are really unique.

E.g.:
01_01-why.mp4

If there is any other file beginning with
01_01-whatever.mp4

You'd run into trouble.

So... Leading numbers are unique? Are the .srt files in the same folder as the .mp4 files?

hi
thanks for the answer
yes the srt are in the same mp4 folders

[highend]

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    $srtFiles = listfolder("<curpath>", "*.srt", 5, "<crlf>");
    $movieFiles = listfolder("<curpath>", "*.mp4", 5, "<crlf>");
    foreach($file, $movieFiles, "<crlf>") {
        $baseName = getpathcomponent($file, "base");
        $ndleading = regexreplace($file, "(^\d+_)(\d+)(-.*)", "$2");
        $match = regexmatches($srtFiles, "$ndleading.*?(?=$)");
        if (gettoken($match, "count", "|") == 1) {
            renameitem($baseName, $match);
        }
    }

Go into the folder that contains the .mp4 and .srt files and execute the above script.
It renames only those files for which it finds a unique match (based on the second leading number of the .mp4 file name).

Ofc you should test it with a copy of your files (a few would be enough) first!

[giuliastar]

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    $srtFiles = listfolder("<curpath>", "*.srt", 5, "<crlf>");
    $movieFiles = listfolder("<curpath>", "*.mp4", 5, "<crlf>");
    foreach($file, $movieFiles, "<crlf>") {
        $baseName = getpathcomponent($file, "base");
        $ndleading = regexreplace($file, "(^\d+_)(\d+)(-.*)", "$2");
        $match = regexmatches($srtFiles, "$ndleading.*?(?=$)");
        if (gettoken($match, "count", "|") == 1) {
            renameitem($baseName, $match);
        }
    }

Go into the folder that contains the .mp4 and .srt files and execute the above script.
It renames only those files for which it finds a unique match (based on the second leading number of the .mp4 file name).

Ofc you should test it with a copy of your files (a few would be enough) first!

works great !
it's amazing
thank you sooooo much

[giuliastar]

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    $srtFiles = listfolder("<curpath>", "*.srt", 5, "<crlf>");
    $movieFiles = listfolder("<curpath>", "*.mp4", 5, "<crlf>");
    foreach($file, $movieFiles, "<crlf>") {
        $baseName = getpathcomponent($file, "base");
        $ndleading = regexreplace($file, "(^\d+_)(\d+)(-.*)", "$2");
        $match = regexmatches($srtFiles, "$ndleading.*?(?=$)");
        if (gettoken($match, "count", "|") == 1) {
            renameitem($baseName, $match);
        }
    }

Go into the folder that contains the .mp4 and .srt files and execute the above script.
It renames only those files for which it finds a unique match (based on the second leading number of the .mp4 file name).

Ofc you should test it with a copy of your files (a few would be enough) first!

hi
may i ask you a question ?
a script can grab the mp4 name , and rename the srt according to the mp4 name?

thanks

[highend]

a script can grab the mp4 name , and rename the srt according to the mp4 name?

Em, that's exactly what the script does?

[giuliastar]

a script can grab the mp4 name , and rename the srt according to the mp4 name?

Em, that's exactly what the script does?

it works!
but if i rename the mp4 file name , it doesn't work
i would like to ask if a script can grab all the mp4 file name , and use it

[highend]

but if i rename the mp4 file name , it doesn't work

Be more specific...

- File name before
- File name after renaming
- Belonging .srt file name