Automated Timestamp & Scene Renaming: How to Organize Video Production Assets Instantly

When producing video essays, animations, or multimedia content, video editors often storyboard their scripts with specific timestamps. For example, a script might require an image at 04:02, another at 04:20, and another at 05:18.

The standard download from web platforms produces random hash names like generated_asset_98240a1.webp. Renaming 300 of these files manually can take hours. Here is how TMSKP solves this problem automatically.

1. Timestamp Syntax & Auto-Formatting

The TMSKP extension parses timestamps directly from your prompt text. Simply format your prompts with a leading timestamp in parentheses:

(04:00) Cinematic wide shot of ancient library under moonlight
(04:02) Close-up shot of an open illuminated book
(05:18) Aerial drone view of castle in misty mountains

The extension extracts the timestamp, zero-pads the numbers for file system sorting, and maps them to clean filenames:

  • (4:00) automatically becomes 04-00.png
  • (4:2) automatically becomes 04-02.png
  • (5:18) automatically becomes 05-18.png

2. Custom Subfolder Routing

Instead of dumping all outputs into your generic Chrome Downloads folder, the extension allows you to set a custom subfolder directly in the UI:

GoogleFlow_Outputs/Project_Episode1/04-00.png
GoogleFlow_Outputs/Project_Episode1/04-02.png

All assets land sorted, categorized, and ready to be dragged directly into Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, or Final Cut.

3. Scene Numbering Mode & Timestamp Gap Auto-Increment

Don't have fixed timeline stamps? You can toggle Numbering Mode:

  • Set a custom prefix like Scene_ or Shot_.
  • The extension names files sequentially: Scene_101.png, Scene_102.png, etc.
  • Or use the Timestamp Gap feature (e.g., 5-second interval) to generate automatic progressive timestamps starting from 00-00, 00-05, 00-10.
Collision Protection: If two prompts share the exact same timestamp, the extension detects the collision and automatically appends a safe numerical suffix (e.g. 05-20_1.png), ensuring zero overwritten files.

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