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ExifTool => The "exiftool" Application => Topic started by: aperturemode on August 21, 2023, 04:07:27 PM

Title: Which tags to save Original Filename for Video files
Post by: aperturemode on August 21, 2023, 04:07:27 PM
Wondering what is best practice for storing the original filename of a video file before renaming the file.

Is it best to use XMP:PreservedFileName for example, or would a tag such as Quicktime:Keys:Title make sense? A post from Stargeek on May 10, 2019 suggests this below (not sure if it is intended only for photo files):

QuoteMyself, I write all three of these tags as the first step after downloading images from my camera
exiftool -P -overwrite_original "-XMP:PreservedFileName<Filename" "-XMP:Title<Filename" "-IPTC:ObjectName<Filename"

I'm using Lightroom Classic for organization (not the best for video but it seems convenient since I'm using Lightroom for photos).

Thanks.
Title: Re: Which tags to save Original Filename for Video files
Post by: StarGeek on August 21, 2023, 08:55:33 PM
For a video, I would just use XMP:PreservedFileName.  I believe that Title in a video file is more like Headline in an image file.

In image files, Title is
QuoteA shorthand reference for the digital image. Title provides a short human readable name which can be a text and/or numeric reference. It is not the same as Headline.

IPTC Photo Metadata entry (https://iptc.org/std/photometadata/specification/IPTC-PhotoMetadata#title%5B/tt)

I think that Quicktime have a variety of tags that can be used for this.
Title: Re: Which tags to save Original Filename for Video files
Post by: aperturemode on August 21, 2023, 10:03:54 PM
Simple is best, I will just use your XMP:PreservedFileName suggestion. Thank you, StarGeek!