Any file types, including video files, sometimes have to be renamed, replacing Cyrillic names with Latin ones. Such conversion is often required when creating video discs: "Russian" names can not be recognized by all models of DVD-players.
Necessary
Explorer software
Instructions
Step 1
Regardless of which version of the operating system you have installed, you can rename video files using standard utilities, for example, for the Windows operating system, this is the File Explorer file manager. With it, you can change not only the file names, but also their extensions.
Step 2
It is worth explaining that changing the file extension leads to its complete unreadability, tk. changing the extension means changing the format, and the format can only be changed using special programs. If file extensions are displayed in your system explorer, it is recommended to hide them.
Step 3
To do this, start "File Explorer" or open the "My Computer" window. Click the Tools menu and select Folder Options. In the window that opens, go to the "View" tab and uncheck the item "Hide extension for registered file types". Click the "OK" button to save the changes.
Step 4
To change the name of one or several files, select them; if there are several of them, the selection is made using the Ctrl and Shift keys. Use the Ctrl key for selective selection, and the Shift key for group selection. To select all files in a directory, press the Ctrl + A key combination.
Step 5
After you have marked all the files, right-click on them and select "Rename". In the field that will change color, enter a new name and press the Enter key. If there were several files, they will be named with one name with the addition in the form of a serial number.
Step 6
Also, to perform renaming, alternative methods are used, for example, pressing the F2 function key or double-clicking the left mouse button on the rectangular field of the file name. Pay attention to the frequency of pressing the left mouse button: this should be done with a large interval, as opposed to double-clicking, in which the file is opened.
