Is there some way to shorten the filenames in BYN?

[dtlocke]

Is there some way to control the filename behavior in Backyard Nikon that I'm not seeing?  Looks like I am stuck with a minimum of 44 characters from BYN, e.g.:

LIGHT_300_400iso_4-0_20160506-02h25m22s155m

 

I like to use long and nested descriptive file names and I found myself running into Windows path restrictions exacerbated by BYN's love of long file names ;-)

 

The date, time, and ISO of my images are already recorded by the file system, so I'm hoping there's some way I'm not seeing to turn all that off.

 

Thanks for any help!

 

-Dick Locke

www.dl-digital.com

 

[astroman133]

In the setup panel, you have total control of the file name that is used by BYE/BYN for your images.

[s3igell]

The date, time, and ISO of my images are already recorded by the file system, so I'm hoping there's some way I'm not seeing to turn all that off.

Actually, the OS is simply reading the EXIF Image Data (provided that you have Codec(s) for the Image Formats that you are Viewing).

 

You'll need to be careful, as several of the Image Calibration / Stacking / Processing Apps will strip / discard that EXIF Data during Processing and leave you with Nothing...

[astroman133]

I agree with Guylain about the benefits of keeping capture information in the file name, rather than relying solely on the image metadata.