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https://github.com/vpistis/OrganizeMediaFiles

a collection of Python scripts that help you organize media files into a directory tree "year/month" based on metadata , using exiftool
https://github.com/vpistis/OrganizeMediaFiles

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a collection of Python scripts that help you organize media files into a directory tree "year/month" based on metadata , using exiftool

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# OrganizeMediaFiles Alpha



This project is a collection of Python scripts that help to organize media

files into a directory tree "year/month" based on file metadata, using [exiftool](https://exiftool.org/)



Used by me into my personal [Nextcloud](https://www.nextcloud.com) installation to organize unsorted files.

Strongly inspired by: https://github.com/OneLogicalMyth/Random-Scripts/blob/master/NextCloud/SortPictures.py



**Tested with Linux/Debian and MacOS python 2 and 3**



**ATTENTION alpha version backup your files before use!**



This picture describe the final result:

![final result](final_result.png)



## Features



+ manages duplicate files due to milliseconds difference (the new file uses the same old name).

+ support all file types supported by [exiftool](https://exiftool.org/)

+ proccess video and photo at same time (see `config.json`)

+ if exists, add sub second time original (fraction of seconds) to file name



## Getting OrganizeMediaFiles:



Clone the repository: `git clone https://github.com/vpistis/OrganizeMediaFiles.git`.

Alternatively download [tarball](https://github.com/vpistis/OrganizeMediaFiles/tarball/master)

or [zip](https://github.com/vpistis/OrganizeMediaFiles/archive/master.zip). There haven't been any releases yet.



## Installation



No installation required, it's a simple python script :) It run in `python`.



## Requirements



In order to use the script, is necessary install at least [exiftool](https://exiftool.org/).

Also install all `requirements.txt`



### Debian based



`sudo apt-get install exiftool`



### MacOS



`brew install exiftool`



## Usage



### Step 1: configuration



Configure using `config.json`



### Step 2: run



`python organize_media_files.py`



## Configuration



**Important**: process only photo/video files with specified extensions.

Use the `config.json` to change paths and other stuff.



**All paths are intended without any escaping char,like backslashes**



### LOG_LEVEL



Default: `"LOG_LEVEL": "INFO"`

Log files are in the source directory



### LOG_PATH



Default: `"LOG_DIR": "/tmp"`.

If not specified use this directory. If you cannot write into this path, maybe the best choice is to use `/tmp`



### RENAME_SORTED_FILES



Default: `"RENAME_SORTED_FILES": false`.

If `true` rename sorted files according to metadata creation time.

See `DATE_FORMAT_OUTPUT` for the name of new file.



### REMOVE_OLD_FILES



Default: `"REMOVE_OLD_FILES": false`.

If `true` delete old file after creation of new processed file.



### APPEND_ORIG_FILENAME



Default: `"APPEND_ORIG_FILENAME": false`.

If `true` append the original file name at the end of new created file.



### REMOVE_SPACE_FROM_FILENAME



Default: `"REMOVE_SPACE_FROM_FILENAME": true`.

Sometimes some space remains into filename, i want to replace it with underscores: `_`



### DATE_FORMAT_OUTPUT



Default: `"DATE_FORMAT_OUTPUT": "%Y%m%d_%H%M%S"`.

The date output string in python used to name the new created file.

Used only if `RENAME_SORTED_FILE=true`.



### PROCESS_IMAGES



Default: `"PROCESS_IMAGES": true`.

If `true` process image files according to the `IMAGE_FILES_EXTENSIONS`.



### IMAGE_FILENAME_SUFFIX



Default: `"IMAGE_FILENAME_SUFFIX": "IMG_"`.

Prepend this string to the new created file name.



### IMAGES_SOURCE_PATH



Default: `"IMAGES_SOURCE_PATH": "/media/drivemount/user/files/FilesToSort"`.

The path where original image files are stored.



### IMAGES_DESTINATION_PATH



Default: `"IMAGES_DESTINATION_PATH": "/media/drivemount/user/files/FilesSorted"`.

The root path where store the new organized image files.



### IMAGE_FILES_EXTENSIONS



Default: `"IMAGE_FILES_EXTENSIONS": [".jpg",".gif",".tiff"]`.

Files with these extensions are processed as images (NOTE: exiftool support internally many file types, and the command

used in this script is the same for images/videos)



### PROCESS_VIDEOS



Default: `"PROCESS_VIDEOS": false`.

If `true` process video files according to the `VIDEO_FILES_EXTENSIONS`.



### VIDEO_FILENAME_SUFFIX



Default: `"VIDEO_FILENAME_SUFFIX": "VID_"`.

Prepend this string to the new created file name.



### VIDEOS_SOURCE_PATH



Default: `"VIDEOS_SOURCE_PATH": "/media/drivemount/user/files/FilesToSort"`

The path where original video files are stored.



### VIDEOS_DESTINATION_PATH



Default: `"VIDEOS_DESTINATION_PATH": "/media/drivemount/user/files/FilesSorted"`.

The root path where store the new organized video files.



### VIDEO_FILES_EXTENSIONS



Default: `"VIDEO_FILES_EXTENSIONS": [".mp4",".3gp"]`.

Files with these extensions are processed as videos see [IMAGE_FILES_EXTENSIONS](#image_files_extensions) note.



### NEXTCLOUD



Default: `"NEXTCLOUD": false`.

If `true` exec nextcloud command to rescan data directory for new files.



### NEXTCLOUD_PATH



Default: `"NEXTCLOUD_PATH": "/var/www/html/nextcloud"`.

The path of nextcloud installation.



### NEXTCLOUD_USER



Default: `"NEXTCLOUD_USER": "www-data"`

Launch nextcloud scan command as a `"NEXTCLOUD_USER"`.



# LICENSE



MIT License



Copyright (c) 2017-2023 Valentino Pistis



Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy

of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal

in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights

to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell

copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is

furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:



The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all

copies or substantial portions of the Software.



THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR

IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,

FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE

AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER

LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,

OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE

SOFTWARE.