rename_files_by_age 1.0

Automatically rename files by age from a set date. I use it to date pictures and videos of my kid.% function rename_files_by_age()%% function to automatically rename pictures and videos to start with age% from specified date. Written for baby pictures.% Change name to from 'foo' to '##Y##M##D_foo'% ie - 'foo.jpg' to '01Y03M10D_foo.jpg' if pic taken 1 year, 3 months, 10% days after birth%% I tried to keep it simple, so I just copy it into a folder with files I% want to rename and then run it% I put all video files in a subfolder called 'videos'% change variable folder_videos below if you do something different%% my files came from many different sources% (iPhone, android phone, multiple cameras, ipcamera)% and they don't all have the same info, so here's what I came up with% for *.jpg pictures:% - I try exifread to get DateTimeOriginal% - if that doesn't work, I use imfinfo to get FileModDate% for videos:% 1. *.3gp files from my android phone% -named as VID_YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS.3gp% -easy, I just use the date from the original filename% 2. *.avi files from digital camera% - not ideal b/c only have access to last change date, not date created...% would be a problem if only upload videos from camera rarely% 3. *.mov files from iphone% - not ideal b/c only have access to last change date, not date created...% would be a problem if only upload videos from iphone rarely% 4. *.wmv files from webcam% - not ideal b/c only have access to last change date, not date created...%% v1 - Nathan Tomlin. Feb 12, 2012. nathan.a.tomlin@gmail.com% v2 - Feb 28, 2012. Fixed error in .jpg renaming and added .wmv check

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Platforms:	Matlab
Keyword:	Camera,  Cameras,  Digital,  Filemoddate,  Filename,  Imfinfo,  Named,  Original,  Vid Yyyymmdd Hhmmss
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