[Erik Brammer]

… and another thing: When I export using a custom name and sequence, Raw Power doesn’t use a fixed number of digits for the sequence, filling up with zeros as needed.

Also, the sequence by which the images are being exported seems to be rather random. As the file creation date in Finder is no longer the original image capture date, it is virtually impossible to restore the chronological sequence of the images. Of course, in a photo app like Apple Photos, the images will appear in the correct chronological sequence again, but now I need to re-export them with a custom name and counter from Apple Photos to create a jpg image sequence that I can share e.g. with my wife.

My suggestions for improvement:
– Use a fixed number of digits for exporting with custom name and sequence, potentially as a parameter with a default value of 3 digits that the user can modify.
– When exporting files, set the file creation date to the original image capture date.
– Export in the (chronological) order in which the images are being displayed in Raw Power.

[Erik Brammer]

Hi Nik,

thanks a lot for your advice. While technically feasible, I will hold back from following these instructions on 180 images. It is not a major issue to live with the original file names, and on exporting the jpgs, I can still assign a custom file name.

Generally speaking, wouldn’t it be useful to have Raw Power store the sidecar files in the same directory where the raw files resides, with a file name identical to the raw’s file name, just with a different extension (i.e. without all the hex suffix)? That way one can move stuff around and has everything consolidated.

Cheers,
Erik

[Erik Brammer]

Hi Nik,

Indeed, fully agree that this is paramount yet a challenge.

Being able to customize the UI by hiding/revealing functional sections and modifying their sort order would be fantastic. RT with its vast range of features arranged in different tabs, each plagued with lots of scrolling, is not a reference. In all fairness, I have not explored the possibilities of customizing its UI.

Best regards,
Erik

[Erik Brammer]

Thank you, Nik, I will monitor how things evolve.

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