[Added] Single Action Date Change

[jasper]

Is there a fast way to change multiple dates/times all at once? I would like a quick way to change the following dates/times with one action:

1. IPTC Date Created, Time Created
2. IPTC Digital Creation Date / Digital Creation Time
3. EXIF Date Time Original
4. EXIF Date Time Digitized
5. File Creation Date
6. File Modification Date

Thanks.

[forum_adm]

Do you want to enter one new date manually?

[jasper]

Yes, entering a single date/time and then being able to choose (perhaps with checkboxes) which date/time fields to apply it to would be great.

[forum_adm]

Please download the latest BETA:
http://www.lemkesoft.org/beta.html

Select in the browser context menu:

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and check:

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Thorsten

[matti]

I hope there is an option to modify ONLY the dates that ALREADY exist ('-wm w' write existing tags).

The main date tag in images is:

ExifIFD:DateTimeOriginal

And in somewhat more messy movies:

QuickTime:CreateDate
Keys:CreationDate

Many devices and apps insert many other date tags but I prefer to keep them to the minimum and sync them to those mentioned above.

[forum_adm]

That is not possible, yet.

[jasper]

Thanks so much for creating this feature Thorsten! And my apologies for the late response. For some reason, I stopped receiving emails when a response is posted to the forum. I'll download the beta now and run some tests. By the way, I am running the MacOS App Store software version. Do I need to switch to your web site software version?

Also, separately, I noticed some interesting results in MacOS Preview the other day. I had the EXIF Date Time Original and IPTC Date Created / IPTC Time Created fields populated. Sometimes, I alter dates just to see the results. The EXIF date was later than the IPTC date, so I am guessing that is why MacOS Preview populated the IPTC and EXIF fields with the EXIF data. So, I decided to change the IPTC Date Created / IPTC Time Created via Graphic Converter to make it later than the EXIF Date Time Original. And once I opened the image in MacOS Preview, instead of MacOS Preview changing the appropriate field, instead MacOS Preview put the IPTC Date Created / IPTC Time Created in the IPTC Digital Creation Date / IPTC Digital Creation Time and EXIF Date Time Digitized fields. And MacOS Preview still populated the IPTC Date Created / IPTC Time Created with the EXIF Date Time Original. MacOS Preview appears to employ a number of unique business rules that it doesn't document for its users.

[forum_adm]

Please download the latest BETA:
http://www.lemkesoft.org/beta.html

I added a checkbox for this option:

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[jasper]

Hi Thorsten, I've tested your most recent Beta. See my attached test case excel spreadsheet and the associated image files. One test of the Exif Date only and the remaining 4 tests of the Exif Date with one additional date each. I've highlighted the text in pink where I don't understand the changes. Of course, I am not familiar with the code, so I am not necessarily pointing out errors. Hope my tests are clear. Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks. Note: Sending attachments via email as my Numbers spreadsheet won't upload.

[jasper]

Per my email, the most recent Build 5623 looks good. Thanks.