Greetings!
I try to automate renaming a set of
MOV/MP4 files using
com.apple.quicktime.creationdate.
exiftool.exe -CreationDate test.movreturns
QuoteCreation Date : 2025:01:02 11:34:42+01:00
However,
exiftool.exe "-filename<CreationDate" -d "%Y-%m-%d %H-%M-%S.%le" test.movreturns:
QuoteWarning: [minor] The ExtractEmbedded option may find more tags in the media data - test.mov
Warning: New file name is empty - test.mov
0 image files updated
1 image files unchanged
How do I ask exiftool to parse
Quote2025:01:02 11:34:42+01:00
to the following file name:
Quote2025-01-02 11-34-42+0100.mov
?
Thank you.
What OS? If Windows, is this a batch file? If so, then FAQ #27, My ExifTool command doesn't work from a Windows .BAT file (https://exiftool.org/faq.html#Q27)
To add the time zone, you would add the %z variable. See Common Date Format Codes (https://exiftool.org/filename.html#codes).
Try something like this and fine-tune to your liking (I prefer no spaces in file names. Check StarGeek's link if you want also time zone):
exiftool -m -P -fileOrder5 FileName -api QuickTimeUTC=1 "-FileName<QuickTime:CreateDate" -d "%Y-%m%d-%H%M-%S%%+2nc.%%e" movie.mov
Replace QuickTime:CreateDate with Keys:CreationDate or just CreationDate, if necessary. Usually they are the same, but sometimes the original date might be in CreationDate or vice versa.