Feature Suggestions Regarding Automatic Filename Generation

[Selur]

It would only need to be created when 'Keep intermediate files' is set.

Argh. I would prefer to not create folders in Hybrid if at all possible.

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Personally i would solve the Encoding settings parsing problem with something like this:

1. On MediaInfo readout, RegEx Replace with nothing: '[linebreak]Encoding settings :' & copy rest of the line.
   
2. Add extra [linebreak] at the very end & Replace every '/' with '[linebreak]' to use as separator for searching subsequent matches.
   
3. RegEx Search for matches from user input using '[space]' as starting and ending character +'[linebreak]', in order to avoid false matches from parameters starting with 'no-' and ending with a multi-digit number.
   
4. When it matches user input RegEx Replace it with nothing.
   
5. RegEx Replace remaining '[linebreak]' characters with ';' and remove the last one.
   
6. RegEx replace every '[space]' with nothing.
   
7. Append the target filename with whatever is left.
   

This sounds more like something that should be done in a separate tool.
Like a small program (or script) which you feed with a file and a bunch of parameter.

Something like:

MediaInfoRenamer --Inform=<InformCall>  --Separator=<used seperator> --Merger=<append> <File>

Options:

• --Inform: 'Inform'-parameters for MediaInfo. Call "MediaInfo --Info-parameters" to get a full list of supported options.
  
• --Separator: The separator used inside the 'Inform'-parameter.
  
• --Merger: The text that should be used to combine the collected data.
  
• File:: The file which should be analyzed and renamed.
  

For better understanding of what I mean with this.
Here a few examples:

Example 1:

MediaInfoRenamer  --Inform="Video;%Width%,%Height%,%BitRate%,%FrameRate%" --Separator=","--Merger=" " "z:\Output\myfile.mkv"

The tool then would:
a. call:

mediainfo --Inform="Video;%Width%,%Height%,%BitRate%,%FrameRate%" "z:\Output\myfile.mkv"

and collect the output.

640,352,722134,25.000

b. split the output using the separator:

• 640
  
• 352
  
• 722134
  
• 25.000
  

c. join that data using the merger:

640 352 722134 25.000

d. rename the file from:

"z:\Output\myfile.mkv"

to

"z:\Output\myfile 640 352 722134 25.000.mkv"

Example 2:

MediaInfoRenamer  --Inform="Video;%Width/String%#%Height/String%#%BitRate/String%#%FrameRate/String%" --Separator="#" --Merger="_" "z:\Output\myfile.mkv"

The tool then would:

a. call:

mediainfo --Inform="Video;%Width/String%#%Height/String%#%BitRate/String%#%FrameRate/String%" "z:\Output\myfile.mkv"

and collect the output.

640 pixels#352 pixels#722 kb/s#25.000 FPS

b. split the output using the separator:

• 640 pixels
  
• 352 pixels
  
• 722 kb/s
  
• 25.000 FPS
  

c. join that data using the merger:

640 pixels_352 pixels_722 kb/s_25.000 FPS

d. try to rename the file from:

"z:\Output\myfile.mkv"

to

"z:\Output\myfile_640 pixels_352 pixels_722 kb/s_25.000 FPS.mkv"

and fail since '/' isn't allowed inside a file name.

Note: The following character are reserved and thus will cause problems:

• : (colon)
  
• " (double quote)
  
• / (forward slash)
  
• \ (backslash)
  
• | (vertical bar or pipe)
  
• ? (question mark)
  
• * (asterisk)
  

Example 3:

MediaInfoRenamer  --Inform="Video;Width %Width/String%#Height %Height/String%#%Bitrate BitRate/String%#Framerate %FrameRate/String%" --Separator="#" --Merger="_" "z:\Output\myfile.mkv"

The tool then would:

a. call:

mediainfo --Inform="Video;%Width/String%#%Height/String%#Bitrate(kBit pro sec) %BitRate%#Framerate(fps) %FrameRate%" "z:\Output\myfile.mkv"

and collect the output.

Width 640 pixels#Height 352 pixels#Bitrate(kBit pro sec) 722#Framerate(fps) 25.000

b. split the output using the separator:

• Width 640 pixels
  
• Height 352 pixels
  
• Bitrate(kBit pro sec) 722
  
• Framerate 25.000 FPS
  

c. join that data using the merger:

Width 640 pixels_Height 352 pixels_Bitrate 722_Framerate(fps) 25.000

d. rename the file from:

"z:\Output\myfile.mkv"

to

"z:\Output\myfile_640 pixels_352 pixels_722_Framerate(fps) 25.000.mkv"

Cu Selur