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ExifTool => The "exiftool" Application => Topic started by: Exifdude on October 31, 2019, 09:49:38 AM

Title: .MTS Videos taken with an incorrect UTC offset in DateTimeOriginal
Post by: Exifdude on October 31, 2019, 09:49:38 AM
I have .MTS videos that were taken on an incorrectly configured camcorder.  There was a DST option that was not selected when they were recorded.  I can think of three solutions for this.  To correct this I can think of the below three solutions.  Need assistance with the commands for them.  Thanks in advance.

1. Add the DST flag to DateTimeOriginal, this is the normal behavior the camcorder exhibits when that option is selected.
Example: DateTimeOriginal                : 2018:05:24 10:30:31-05:00 DST
2. Change the UTC offset from -05:00 to -04:00 on DateTimeOriginal.
3. Remove the UTC offset entirely like it shows on a jpg file.
Title: Re: .MTS Videos taken with an incorrect UTC offset in DateTimeOriginal
Post by: Phil Harvey on October 31, 2019, 10:21:32 AM
ExifTool does not have the ability to write MTS files.

- Phil
Title: Re: .MTS Videos taken with an incorrect UTC offset in DateTimeOriginal
Post by: Exifdude on October 31, 2019, 10:42:12 AM
Feature Request! Thanks Phil  :)
Title: Re: .MTS Videos taken with an incorrect UTC offset in DateTimeOriginal
Post by: Phil Harvey on October 31, 2019, 10:48:02 AM
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but this is not going to happen.  Read here (https://exiftool.org/commentary.html#AVCHD) for more information, but basically the problem is that MTS files don't support metadata, and I would have to edit the video stream to do this.

- Phil