I frequently need to do this after post processing since some tools I use do not preserve exif info...
There is -tagsFromFile SRCFILE .
See http://www.exiftool.org/exiftool_pod.html
There it's explained in length and with some examples.
thanks, thats ok, works, but as I have posted this in the ExifTool GUI forum, I was hoping for an answer using the GUI tool ;-)
I tried exporting to MIE file, then importing, works fine, was just checking which export format is recommended or doesn't it really matter?
Yes, I see. But the same works in GUI. You select all files in GUI and then type the command in the field under the button "ExifToolDirect".
On a preferable export format I can't say anything. Best you just try and compare both ways yourself.
ah! I had not noticed that button!
Great, thanks a lot. obviously its not as nice as right-clicking a file and selecting copy exif from then select source but its quick. Thanks a lot for pointing this button out to me :-)
Thank you Beholder3 for being helpfull with advice.
And for Ovidiu: maybe you should also take a look into GUI manual here:
https://exiftool.org/gui/#m_expimp
..and pay attention to title Import all metadata into selected > JPG-TIF file(s). This option is actually ment for cases like yours.
Of course, by learning how to do it directly with ExifTool, there may be much more flexible solutions.
Bogdan
brilliant!
exactly what I was looking for!
thanks for the hint ;-)