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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# OpenCand JPEG Normalization Script
+# This script normalizes .jpeg/.JPEG files to .jpg extension in candidate photo directories
+
+set -e  # Exit on any error
+
+# Configuration
+PHOTOS_DIR="./fotos_cand"
+
+# Colors for output
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+BLUE='\033[0;34m'
+NC='\033[0m' # No Color
+
+# Statistics counters
+TOTAL_DIRS=0
+TOTAL_JPEG_FILES=0
+FILES_RENAMED=0
+FILES_SKIPPED=0
+ERRORS=0
+
+echo -e "${YELLOW}🖼️  OpenCand JPEG Normalization Script${NC}"
+echo "========================================"
+
+# Check if photos directory exists
+if [ ! -d "$PHOTOS_DIR" ]; then
+    echo -e "${RED}❌ Error: Photos directory '${PHOTOS_DIR}' not found${NC}"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo -e "${YELLOW}📋 Pre-normalization checks:${NC}"
+echo "✅ Photos directory exists"
+
+# Change to photos directory
+cd "$PHOTOS_DIR" || {
+    echo -e "${RED}❌ Error: Cannot access photos directory${NC}"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+echo -e "${BLUE}📂 Scanning directories for JPEG files...${NC}"
+
+# Enable case-insensitive globbing
+shopt -s nocaseglob
+
+# First pass: count files and directories
+for dir in */; do
+    [ -d "$dir" ] || continue
+    TOTAL_DIRS=$((TOTAL_DIRS + 1))
+    
+    cd "$dir" || continue
+    for f in *.jpeg; do
+        [ -f "$f" ] || continue
+        TOTAL_JPEG_FILES=$((TOTAL_JPEG_FILES + 1))
+    done
+    cd ..
+done
+
+echo -e "${BLUE}📊 Scan results:${NC}"
+echo "   Directories found: $TOTAL_DIRS"
+echo "   JPEG files found: $TOTAL_JPEG_FILES"
+echo ""
+
+if [ $TOTAL_JPEG_FILES -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo -e "${GREEN}✅ No JPEG files found to normalize. All files are already in correct format!${NC}"
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+echo -e "${YELLOW}🔄 Starting normalization process...${NC}"
+
+# Second pass: perform the actual renaming
+for dir in */; do
+    [ -d "$dir" ] || continue
+    
+    cd "$dir" || {
+        echo -e "${RED}⚠️  Warning: Cannot access directory '$dir'${NC}"
+        ERRORS=$((ERRORS + 1))
+        continue
+    }
+    
+    # Process JPEG files in current directory
+    for f in *.jpeg; do
+        [ -f "$f" ] || continue
+        
+        # Extract base name without extension
+        base="${f%.[jJ][pP][eE][gG]}"
+        newfile="${base}.jpg"
+        
+        # Check if target file already exists
+        if [ -e "$newfile" ]; then
+            FILES_SKIPPED=$((FILES_SKIPPED + 1))
+        else
+            if mv "$f" "$newfile" 2>/dev/null; then
+                FILES_RENAMED=$((FILES_RENAMED + 1))
+            else
+                echo -e "${RED}⚠️  Warning: Failed to rename '$f' in directory '$dir'${NC}"
+                ERRORS=$((ERRORS + 1))
+            fi
+        fi
+    done
+    
+    cd ..
+done
+
+echo ""
+echo -e "${YELLOW}📈 Normalization Statistics:${NC}"
+echo "   Directories processed: $TOTAL_DIRS"
+echo "   Total JPEG files found: $TOTAL_JPEG_FILES"
+echo -e "   Files renamed: ${GREEN}$FILES_RENAMED${NC}"
+echo -e "   Files skipped (target exists): ${YELLOW}$FILES_SKIPPED${NC}"
+echo -e "   Errors encountered: ${RED}$ERRORS${NC}"
+
+echo ""
+if [ $ERRORS -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo -e "${GREEN}🎉 Normalization completed successfully!${NC}"
+    if [ $FILES_RENAMED -gt 0 ]; then
+        echo -e "${GREEN}✅ Successfully renamed $FILES_RENAMED JPEG files to JPG format${NC}"
+    fi
+    if [ $FILES_SKIPPED -gt 0 ]; then
+        echo -e "${YELLOW}ℹ️  Skipped $FILES_SKIPPED files (target .jpg files already existed)${NC}"
+    fi
+else
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}⚠️  Normalization completed with $ERRORS errors${NC}"
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}💡 Please check the warnings above and resolve any issues${NC}"
+fi
+
+echo "========================================"
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