Expand "Image Saving Convention" option to also rename files

[cracksloth 25]

Images for movies and TV can get out of control sometimes especially when you have a long history of using various media centers or even cross version differences in the same media center. MB3 could bring some consistency to the chaos by "properly" naming files according to the preference indicated by the "Image Saving Convention" option. For example, when updating the library in XBMC compatible mode, "moviename-poster.jpg" would be renamed to "poster.jpg", "moviename-fanart.jpg" to "fanart.jpg" and so on. This would keep all naming conventions consistent throughout your collection.

 

It is entirely possible for conflicts to occur. For example, suppose you were running in XBMC compatible mode and you had multiple primary images for a movie ("moviename-poster.jpg", "poster.jpg", "folder.jpg", etc). When conflicts occur, the user is notified at the end of the library scan and asked what he/she wishes to do. The user can go through each conflict one at a time or he/she can select actions that "apply to all" such as "keep all older files", "keep all newer files", "keep all larger files", "keep files according to naming priority" (the user then ranks the naming formats involved in the conflicts), etc.

 

Filenames of unknown image types are not altered.

 

If the user ever changes the "Image Saving Convention" option, image files would be renamed correspondingly at the next library scan. This would allow the greatest flexibility of interoperability between MB3 and other systems. Users could easily switch between different naming schemes as needed depending on their usage scenario.

 

It would help users who have developed a bloat of redundant images over the years. It would also be of great aid to anyone who wants to have a clean and consistent naming convention for their files.