[Output] Filename: New format variables • Feature Request

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IconRedesigner
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[Output] Filename: New format variables • Feature Request

Post by IconRedesigner »

My Workflow and the Problem
Converting PNG to JPG with different format settings to find the right size/quality balance.

I set the Filename to {Filename}.{Format}-{Compression}

I expect to see something like Filename.Jpegli-92%.jpg

But I get this instead: Filename.Portable Network Graphics-ZIP.jpg

So, you see, it's factually incorrect: the new image is JPEG, but it has the original file's properties in the name, which has nothing to do with the new file. Maybe the current variables make sense in some workflow, but I can't imagine such a situation.

Proposal
Introduce new variables:
  • {DstFileType}: Destination File Type;
  • {DstFormat}: Destination Format;
  • {DstCompression}: Destination Compression;
  • {DstColorModel}: Destination Color Model;
  • …etc: ideally, there should be parity between the original file variables, and the new file variables.
Thank you!!