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ExifTool => The "exiftool" Application => Topic started by: fcb38 on January 16, 2012, 06:08:29 AM

Title: Modified date
Post by: fcb38 on January 16, 2012, 06:08:29 AM
Hello,

I'm using your very cool software. It's quiet perfect.
I've got this problem : When I rename files using Exiftool, the modified date change; this date is use by PMB from Sony for sorting media in his own browser . It takes the date of the day (when I rename the file).
Is it possible that ExifTool doesn't change this "Modified Date"?
For the moment I use this to put back the Creation Date of the file (When I shoot with my camera Sony CX700) :

exiftool" "-filemodifydate<datetimeoriginal" "-filemodifydate<datetimeoriginal" *.M2TS

Thank you very much.
Title: Re: Modified date
Post by: Phil Harvey on January 16, 2012, 07:26:19 AM
ExifTool should not change the filemodifydate if only the filename is changed.  However, if you write any "real" tags the filemodifydate will get reset to the current date/time unless the -P option is used.  See FAQ number 24 (https://exiftool.org/faq.html#Q24) for more information.

- Phil
Title: Re: Modified date
Post by: fcb38 on January 19, 2012, 06:34:43 AM
Thank you very much!!!