Current Behavior
When you reload a save and a render is generated for the same point in time, the new images are named alt1, alt2, and so on.
To create a clean timeline, you must manually delete images without the alt suffix, and also remove older alternates like alt1 if alt2 exists. This makes organizing renders time-consuming.
Feature Request: Alternative Naming Options
I'd like to request an option to handle file naming differently, making it easier to manage and remove unwanted renders.
Suggestion 1 – Overwrite Existing Files
If a render already exists at a given timestamp, the new render should simply overwrite it.
- Pros: Prevents duplicate images, no need to clean up.
- Cons: Original renders are permanently lost unless backed up beforehand.
Suggestion 2 – Rename Old Files Instead
If a render already exists at a given timestamp, the existing (old) file is renamed (e.g., to alt1 or old1), and the new render uses the default name.
- Pros: Makes cleanup faster, just search for alt or old and delete them.
- Cons: Might be slightly more complex to implement, as it requires renaming existing files before saving the new one.
I'd prefer Method 2 personally, if that is implementable. :)
Current Behavior
When you reload a save and a render is generated for the same point in time, the new images are named alt1, alt2, and so on.
To create a clean timeline, you must manually delete images without the alt suffix, and also remove older alternates like alt1 if alt2 exists. This makes organizing renders time-consuming.
Feature Request: Alternative Naming Options
I'd like to request an option to handle file naming differently, making it easier to manage and remove unwanted renders.
Suggestion 1 – Overwrite Existing Files
If a render already exists at a given timestamp, the new render should simply overwrite it.
Suggestion 2 – Rename Old Files Instead
If a render already exists at a given timestamp, the existing (old) file is renamed (e.g., to alt1 or old1), and the new render uses the default name.
I'd prefer Method 2 personally, if that is implementable. :)