character mapping and other file naming preferences to ensure that files do not appear corrupted on certain systems.
By clicking on the Filename Character Mapping button you can manually enter the ASCII values of illegal characters and the corresponding string with which you wish to replace them. In mixed Mac / Windows environments, however, it may be sufficient to select the option labeled Map all Macintosh characters not supported in Windows to underscore(‘_’).
Further, you may set the maximum length of filenames( the default setting is 31 characters to comply with pre-OS X Macintosh environments), and optionally to cut the filenames from the left, if desirable. You may also choose to overwrite any existing file in the output folder with the same name as the file being processed. If this option is not checked and a file with the same filename exists, Color Factory will add an incremental number to the filename. Note that of all file naming options, this is carried out last. Hence, properties set on the Incremental Number tab are applied first, and any final addition of an incremental number is then applied very last.
Under File name handling you may choose to swap the file name with the contents of a metadata field, for instance as a temporary measure where you may reverse the process in another channel. By choosing Copy file name from < metadata field > you may replace the current file name with the string in a selected metadata field. Hence, the original file name will not be preserved. Keep in mind that Color Factory is not dependent on a file’ s extension in order to recognize its file type. By choosing Copy File name to < metadata field > you may preserve the original input file name in a metadata field in case you wish to reverse the operation later.
Adding an incremental number to the filename
Where: Channel | File Name Options | Incremental Number tab
Color Factory can be configured to add an incremental number to the filename. The filename length will still be limited to the maximum number of characters set on the File Name Options tab.
You may preserve the entire file name, in which case the maximum file name length is still governed by the setting on the File Name Options tab and will be cut from either left or right depending on your choice. By choosing Keep part of the original file name you can choose the number of characters to preserve, and, finally, you may choose not to preserve the file name at all, in which case the output file name will be a number only. By ticking Use the global number sequence you may set a global count starting point.
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