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ExifTool => The "exiftool" Application => Topic started by: AntoDrew211 on May 24, 2021, 08:11:14 AM

Title: How do I change the metadata, xmp (for change data creation file)of an AI file
Post by: AntoDrew211 on May 24, 2021, 08:11:14 AM

I need to change the creation and modification date of an Illustrator file, I've tried with some applications but when I enter Illustrator >>>>>File Info, the change doesn't happen.
It is really urgent and I would like to know how I can do it.
Title: Re: How do I change the metadata, xmp (for change data creation file)of an AI file
Post by: StarGeek on May 24, 2021, 11:30:27 AM
First you need to figure out what tags you need to change.  FAQ #3 (https://exiftool.org/faq.html#Q3) would normally be the starting point, but since you specifically want to figure out a timestamp, that can be narrowed down with this command
exiftool -time:all -G1 -a -s file.ai

Look at the output from that command and find which tags have the date you want to change.  Then all you need to run is
exiftool -TAG="2021:05:24 12:00:00" file.ai
replacing TAG with the name of the tag you want to replace and setting the time to the new timestamp.  See FAQ #5 (https://exiftool.org/faq.html#Q5) for more details on time related tags.