This is a useful function if you want to replace media files in the Media Pool by new ones in a different format, e.g. image files Name.jpg by Name.tif. The names must be identical, only the file extension specifying the file type are replaced in the Media Pool.
And this is how it is done:
Copy the new media files into the folder where the old files used in the Media Pool are also located. Note: Do not yet import the new files into the Media Pool as this is done automatically in the following steps.
In the main menu, click Media Pool and Change filename extensions...
In the dialog box under Old enter the file extension for the currently used files and under New the new file extensions but without dot, e.g. only tif and jpg.
For File type you can choose Audio, Pictures or Video. This accelerates the process due to the restriction to one particular media type.
If you place a checkmark next to Change extension even if new file does not exist all file extensions are replaced, no matter whether a new file is available or not. In the Media Pool, the missing files will be provided with a ? question mark in column Picture. In such cases, the new pictures can then be copied into the folder.
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