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Title: Geotag but skip files that already contain GPS information
Post by: GeoNomad on October 16, 2010, 04:10:13 AM

Forgive me if I missed something obvious.

Is there a way to geotag a folder full of files, but to only modify the files which do not already have GPS information?

I don't want to overwrite more accurate information with less accurate information.

Thanks for a great tool!

TIA,
Peter

Title: Re: Geotag but skip files that already contain GPS information
Post by: Phil Harvey on October 16, 2010, 07:54:13 AM

Hi Peter,

You can use the -if option to test for the existence of any tag:

exiftool -if 'not $gpslatitude' ...

would process only files not containing GPSLatitude. Note: Use double quotes instead of single quotes around the expression if you are on Windows.

- Phil

Title: Re: Geotag but skip files that already contain GPS information
Post by: GeoNomad on October 16, 2010, 05:06:01 PM

Quote from: Phil Harvey on October 16, 2010, 07:54:13 AM
You can use the -if option to test for the existence of any tag:

I had a feeling there was something obvious like that that I was missing.

I must have been absent the day -if was discussed....

;D

Thanks!

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