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  • Batch edit text layer in image files

    Posted by Jef Harris on November 29, 2016 at 5:57 pm

    Does anyone know of any way to batch edit the text layers in a still image?
    Little background.
    I have 500+ scenes that need scene number labels.
    Right now I have to go into each still image and manually edit the scene number.
    If I have 500+ still images with the text label “showname_shownumber_scenenumber”, (cartoon_101_005).
    So “cartoon_101_005” becomes “cartoon_101_006″ then” cartoon_101_007″ then “cartoon_101_008” and so on.
    Iv’e tried looking for a script or a plugin that would do this with no luck.
    Hopes are high that there is a faster way to batch edit multiple text in still images.

    Alan Lloyd replied 9 years, 8 months ago 2 Members · 6 Replies
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  • Jef Harris

    November 29, 2016 at 6:49 pm

    I’ve also been searching for a plugin that would take the scene file name and use that in a text layer.
    Or an “effect” that reads the clip name?

  • Alan Lloyd

    November 29, 2016 at 6:51 pm

    I think I would look at going about it differently.

    I’d do a batch file rename first, according to the conventions you describe. (XNView will do this and it’s free.)

    Then I’d look at exporting them with the filename supered.

    Worth a look, anyway.

  • Jef Harris

    November 29, 2016 at 7:07 pm

    Sorry, I think I’ve done a poor job of explaining.

    All the files living on my drive are the proper names. That’s good to go.

    What I want to do is batch edit the Text Layer in the Still Image.

    Or have the Text Layer inside the Still Image use the a source file name.

    Does this make sense?

  • Alan Lloyd

    November 29, 2016 at 8:21 pm

    Yes. XNView will do this in the Batch Processing tool. You can define what text you want in the file, including filenames, numbering, etc.

    I don’t think keeping it in its own layer is an option, though you could set up a subdirectory for the files with supered names.

    Grab yourself a copy and experiment. The program is free. (Amazing that it can do all the things it does and costs nothing.)

  • Jef Harris

    November 30, 2016 at 4:13 pm

    XNView can’t edit the text inside a premiere file.

  • Alan Lloyd

    November 30, 2016 at 9:46 pm

    Which means there was some measure of miscommunication upthread.

    Can’t help you with that.

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