iTunes Renames imported files

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  1. GailWind

    GailWind Member

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    iTunes renames my mp4 files when I import them.
    I used Slysoft's CloneDVD mobile to create mp4 files.
    I didn't like CloneDVD's file-naming convention, so in Windows Explorer I renamed them.

    For example, I renamed "Brain_T4_C01" to "Brain 07-01".
    When I imported this file iTunes ignored the new name and imported it using the original "Brain_T4_C01".

    Is there a way to have the iTunes import retain the new file name, and ignore the original file name?

    Thank you for any ideas.
     
  2. corn

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    If I'm not mistaken, you can edit the files directly in iTunes, right click and select Get Info, then go to the Info tab, and edit it like that.

    I didn't have a video file on hand, so I used a mp3 file, I hope they both have the same settings.
     
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    Thanks for your response.
    It is true that iTunes allows file-renaming. I have been doing that, just as you described.
    But this is very time-consuming. I'm dealing with many files: several series of video lectures, each of which has multiple tracks. I've already taken the time in Windows Explorer to give more-meaningful names to the original files.
    Now I would just like iTunes to retain those meaningful names instead of reverting to the more cryptic originals.
     

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