We use a suffix for versioning. Either "_v1, _v2, ..." or the timestamp like "2022-06-24" at the end of the filename. These two options alone would help us a lot. When exporting 30 or more videos at once, it's tedious to add the suffix by hand.

This feature is quite complex to do.

Really? That's your explanation?

You mean to tell me you can't pick off the input file name and then add something to it for the the output file name?

You're telling us to use Better Finder Rename? REALLY? SERIOUSLY?
We're paying you guys EVERY SINGLE MONTH for a usable product.
You really have to do better, especially when this functionality exists in After Effects.

Take a look at the output section of After Effects. It does EXACTLY what we're asking for.

(although I know you won't because there isn't one command that works the same across your different pieces of software except for cut and paste - and don't get me started on auto save from Photoshop.)

THIS PRODUCT'S WHOLE JOB IS MEDIA ENCODING.....which I might add includes RENAMING FILES to keep formats straight!

It should be something as simple as

[input_file_name] (the input file name as a variable)
which would carry the naming to the output, and the append whatever you want on the output.
Jeez. In After Effects you can get really complex with it.

It's really ridiculous that a piece of software whose sole job is to take an input file and create a modified output file can't modify the file name based on changes that the user wants to do or even based on the output format. YOU CAN DO IT IN AN OVERLAY. Why not the filename.

Your company has one job. Make software that the users want. And that works for them. You have a 170 Billion Dollar Market capitalization. How about spending some of it on the software that built your company. instead of advertising analytics.

If I sound ****** off, it's because I am.

How on earth can this be difficult to do ? Lightroom has been doing this for years.

Not going to lie, Prefix/Suffix and job encoding report, so I can attach to each card I wrangle....basic info TC/audio CH/Time taken/Duration of clip/Reel ID.....all of it if possible or have the choice at least.

Love AME, really solid so far on my old GTX780, just wish it could use more of it....I want to see smoke come out of it, not really but **** she is barely purring....Mercury everything solid AF, just using other software seem to crank her harder, and she likes it I like it, we all go home happy campers.

Keep up the work thanks for this platform to voice thoughts.

Let us at least add Proxy or Offline or something but also keep REEL_ID

@Antoine Autokroma! Ah ha, PlumePack! I've actually been trying to get a copy of this to test at the office. Because... Premiere's Project Manager. But hey, at least we have that redesigned Import and Export UI that 'everyone' asked for :)

Jeremy W please tell us more about your needs ! https://www.autokroma.com/contact

The idea of adding the preset name as suffix is great

Sample version be ok. Like in Faststone viewer.
- add custom text (video|+by me|.mp4)
- add variable ? # (|curent date, name of folder|+video.mp4
- counting by mask (|date|video|+1 same name video number|.mp4

Yes, 100%. And, great question. There is already a semi-useful feature somewhat in line with this built into AME in the preferences. This would be the "Append Preset name to filename" option, under Output, in the General tab of preferences. This is useful, especially when doing multiple Outputs from a single Source. The limitation of this, is that it is a global option. Once turned on, AME will apply this function to all work. I would love to see this functionality added to a Presets settings, to be determined by the Preset, with an option to append custom text. That said, this is not a batch renaming system, but useful, never the less.

I for one would find this massively useful, and would start using a feature like this right away. I work for a large organization that deals in volumes of deliverables, each requiring multiple outputs. Often times, I find assistants or producers manually re-rendering or renaming the same item manually. A feature like this, built into a preset, could mitigate this and save a lot of time.

Even a custom string or 'token' (as C4D/Maxon would call it) system would be great for the power user.

Yes please. Otherwise, proxy generation gets very messy, or choreful.

YES please, when exporting to IG, FB and YT , so that we dont have to rename all manually to know which one is which

It looks like using the ingest method doesn't get the "append preset name to file name" option despite it being checked in my preferences. And there isn't a field for it in the ingest method (only Custom text/Date/Time/File Name). Is there a way to get the preset name added to that list? Or am I missing something?

Also, Is there a way to get a relative path option for the destination (like ../export/) instead of an absolute path?

Oh, man. I've dreamt of this kind of customization in both Premiere and Encoder. The fact that After Effects allows you to duplicate compositions, but is smart enough to increase any digit by one is a godsend. Imagine it for render files!!!

One tip to help those who manually input new versions. Always go with numerical (v1, v2, v3-1, etc.). If you're putting FINAL anywhere in the file name, you're tempting fate. Just don't do it.

This would be super useful, specifically for my case, if I could specify a suffix per preset.

I'm often outputting a variety of sizes for final delivery and it's a real time suck to manually go through files and append details to each and every file name before I deliver to client.