theRenamer Changelog

What's new in theRenamer 7.69

Sep 5, 2014
  • Removed world wide renamed counter.
  • Too many hits now, and counter gets screwed.

New in theRenamer 7.68 (Mar 14, 2014)

  • Fixed TV mode's IMDB.

New in theRenamer 7.67 (Feb 10, 2014)

  • Fixed Movie mode's:
  • MPAA rating
  • IMDB rating
  • English language not showing as default.

New in theRenamer 7.66 (Sep 23, 2013)

  • Fixes English movie names for IMDb Movies.
  • Now checks movie names using m.imdb.com. (mobile site version), seems to always return English movie names by default... without the need to log into IMDb.
  • akas.imdb.com is not used anymore.
  • In Movie mode settings, please leave 'Preferred Language' as Blank to use English names by Default.
  • Other preferred languages should still work.

New in theRenamer 7.64 (Aug 8, 2013)

  • Fixed Movie's name and in the Confirmation's Edit AKA list.
  • Movie names could be the Original movie name, or the "World Wide common" AKA name, or the name that is used in your country

New in theRenamer 7.63 (Jun 10, 2013)

  • Fixed movie mode showname.
  • Added .poster and -poster for movie mode's .jpg (works like current .fanart or -fanart)

New in theRenamer 7.62 (May 27, 2013)

  • Fixed the MPAA for Movie mode

New in theRenamer 7.61 (May 13, 2013)

  • TV.com scraping fixed
  • IMDb no longer shows (Year - Year) in TV Showname
  • Added AutoMove CMD parameters:
  • -tvam="on" , -tvam="off",
  • -movieam="on" , -movieam="off".
  • Keep Original Filename's filter ALL words now.

New in theRenamer 7.6 (Feb 25, 2013)

  • Fix for Movie mode's MPAA.
  • Creating .nfo numbering bug.

New in theRenamer 7.59 (Dec 3, 2012)

  • Fixes theTVDB site scraping

New in theRenamer 7.58 (Sep 14, 2012)

  • Fixed TV.com

New in theRenamer 7.57 (Apr 10, 2012)

  • TV.com fixed.
  • Simpsons pass 19 seasons bug when using 3 digit 101 format.
  • 'Use Folder Name' improved to recognize the folder storing the file is actually a Season Folder, and will use the folder before it.
  • Force Fetch/Archive Folder parameters without -fetch. Using parameters -af and -ff to specify the archive folder and fetch folder. (without -fetch in front will run in normal mode).

New in theRenamer 7.56 (Apr 10, 2012)

  • IMDb's TV episode titles are fixed.
  • TV Manual Move was generating .nfo. Should not.
  • Installer does not ask for file Overwrite confirmations.
  • By default, it will not overwrite anymore. In any case where you wish to install the default databases/settings/keywords, please delete the from C:\Users\XXXX\Documents\theRenamer first before installing.

New in theRenamer 7.55 (Apr 10, 2012)

  • Shows using 2012 AirDates from theTVDB mode.
  • TV.com now works again.
  • .nfo that were encoded in Unicode should work now. (Should not freeze up).
  • .nfo files now follow the filename of the video file. If movie is split into 2 or 3 files, nfo will use the first part.
  • Added a Quit.bat to ..\Documents\theRenamer
  • When theRenamer exits (from the title bar's close button), it will run this .bat file.
  • Some users have reported that theRenamer did not quit properly, and needed to kill task from task manager.
  • The Quit.bat is only an additional step. Even without it, it should quit too.
  • With this .bat, you can also run other apps or run new task after theRenamer quits.
  • Google Pause has been extended (doubled) to avoid Blocking IP.

New in theRenamer 7.54 (Apr 10, 2012)

  • TV.com to update scraping to their new site. A new database is required as the old URL doesn't work anymore. FYI, Filename is usercodes_TV2.txt. Included some examples. Delete them if you don't watch those shows.
  • Episodes >99 with Zeros in front. (AirDate/Absolute Numbers only)
  • Additional ethumbs.db and ethumbs_vista.db are supported.

New in theRenamer 7.53 (Apr 10, 2012)

  • Fixed an issue when !!! NETWORK ERROR !!! occurs frequently when FireFox (v5 or higher) is the Default Browser.
  • You can still keep FireFox as the Default Browser.
  • IF you do encounter !!! NETWORK ERROR !!!, please use your browser and check if you can still connect to the website.

New in theRenamer 7.52 (Jul 25, 2011)

  • FIXED Movie Ratings broken.
  • FIXED Keep Video Quality not working in Folder Name when Automove is enabled.
  • FIXED Shownames with spacebar at the end causes path problems.
  • FIXED Star Trek DS9 problem picking S9 as Season 9.
  • "CAMELOT" and "CAM" keywords have been removed from TVkeywordsHardcoded.txt. Manually delete them if you do not wish to overwrite that file when installing.

New in theRenamer 7.51 (Jul 25, 2011)

  • -a -b -c and [1][2][3] to add as CD123
  • Keep Original Filename in Folder Option. For Movie Mode ONLY.
  • theTVDB IDcode error in database.

New in theRenamer 7.5 (Apr 11, 2011)

  • DONE Customize colon (Global Settings).
  • FIXED !!! EPISODE TITLE MISSING !!! for theTVDB
  • DONE Keep Signature is now renamed to Keep Original Filename. Added Word filters.
  • FIXED 7.49 broke "leading" spacebar characters in separator values
  • DONE Add '&' for Multi-Episode Seperator.
  • DONE Auto restart with previously used cmd line parameter.
  • DONE IMDb movie ratings (Movie Settings). Like MPAA rating, requires Show Year to be enabled.
  • FIXED Spacebar after Movie Year Separator causes Destination Exist.

New in theRenamer 7.49 (Mar 25, 2011)

  • Fixed TV.com scraping and minor issues found in 7.48.
  • Folder exisit checking problem with Windows Home Server.
  • Signature option with custom word seperator.
  • Still showing orignal 'spacebar' when using custom seperators.
  • TV.com search fails. Could be a change in tv.com's html formatting.
  • CD123 random bug.
  • A new button to take filename's (123) or (CD123) into consideration.

New in theRenamer 7.48 (Mar 25, 2011)

  • IMDb direct link.
  • Now doesn't point to akas link, just the main show link.
  • Delete Samples Broken
  • Delete samples now works in TV mode too (be careful).
  • Multi Episode with zero in front.
  • Fixed. Now 1 or 2 digit absolute number work as well.
  • Create .nfo
  • Option to create simple .nfo file. Just stores the URL where the TV/Movie titles were taken from.
  • Signature to remove duplicated names
  • Spacebar Word Separator
  • Saving Fetch /Archive Folders
  • Currently, saving paths only works when using the browse button. Manually changing paths does not save.
  • 7.48 introduces a save button.

New in theRenamer 7.47 (Mar 25, 2011)

  • DVD order
  • This is removed due to unreliable results returned.
  • Use Folder Name for TV.
  • Sep2 for TV mode is still showing when titles are turned Off.

New in theRenamer 7.46 (Mar 25, 2011)

  • Flash Warning Script
  • Support Years for TV shows (use year as season).
  • 4 digit seasons will be valid for S/E format. (IMDb and theTVDB only)
  • Examples:
  • World.Series.Of.Poker.s2009e09.avi
  • World.Series.Of.Poker.s2009.e09.avi
  • Bug in Movies if Fetch folder is the root of a drive. Example: c:\
  • CD123 for MMA
  • SFV files now NOT regarded as a RAR format.
  • Remove Separator 1/2 IF showname/title is OFF ...
  • Remove empty folders in TV mode.
  • 'Fanart' for jpg
  • Added blocked extensions 'par' and 'par2'. It's related to .rar files, will be handled like .rar files - just ignored automatically as !!! RAR FILE !!!
  • Delete ignore files for TV mode
  • IMDb movie languages blocks ALL matches with "(" after the country name.

New in theRenamer 7.44 (Mar 25, 2011)

  • Process shows without titles
  • Support more languages.
  • Movie Rating (PG) (R)...
  • Keeping other information in filename.
  • Easier way to change paths.
  • Air Dates to support MM_DD_YY
  • Manual Move isn't picking up the shownames in 7.3b
  • Option to Delete files that are set to Ignore for TV mode.
  • DVD order
  • Rename based on folder name
  • imdb url file
  • IMDb localize title format
  • Nikita TV/MOVIE show
  • Overwrite on Move
  • Remove empty folders for TV mode.
  • CD123 to include -a- -b- -c-
  • IMDb localization (support akas.imdb.com) and Movie Names using country.

New in theRenamer 7.2b (Mar 25, 2011)

  • Has adjusted the installer to get 'Launch theRenamer' icon at the Start Menu and the desktop shortcut to work in Win7 64bit.

New in theRenamer 7.2 (Mar 25, 2011)

  • Fixed network path problem

New in theRenamer 7.1 (Mar 25, 2011)

  • MMA mode blank char at start if showname is OFF
  • Custom archive folder path for MMA
  • r01 RAR files still not ignored properly.

New in theRenamer 7.0 (Mar 25, 2011)

  • Quit is improved. So far exits properly even without the batch files:
  • Bat file is left there just in case, and you can still execute your own commands from the RunAfterQuit.bat file after Quit.
  • Movie Mode's AutoMove OFF:
  • From now, when it's OFF, a new folder with proper names is created where you dragged from.
  • Old method of just renaming files no longer works.
  • Rar files will now be skipped in TV Mode. (r01 - rXX)