I'm trying to work out how many images in a folder were shot by me (part of a bigger applescript) can i use exiftool to search a folder and search the authorName to return the number of images?
Please
Matt
Hi Matt,
You could try something like this:
exiftool if '$author =~ /matt/i' -none -r DIR
This will list all of the matching files and give you a count in the summary. The -none is the name of any tag that doesn't exist (to suppress other output).
- Phil
I've entered this
exiftool if '$author =~ /Shot_by_Matt/i' -none -r ~/Music/
it gives me a list and the result is 518
the Run this
exiftool if '$author =~ /Shot_by_Shah/i' -none -r ~/Music/
And the result is the same.
Is search term to wide?
Many Thanks for getting back
Matt
not sure its looking at it?
Quote from: mcquiff on February 22, 2013, 05:44:47 AM
it gives me a list and the result is 518
Result? You mean all files failed the condition?
You should test this on a file you know contains the string "Shot_by_Matt". (Odd that you used underlines instead of spaces.)
> exiftool t/images/ -if '$author =~ /phil/i' -none
======== t/images/AIFF.aif
======== t/images/DjVu.djvu
======== t/images/ExtendedXMP.jpg
======== t/images/Flash.swf
======== t/images/Real.rm
1 directories scanned
117 files failed condition
5 image files read
> exiftool t/images/ -if '$author =~ /matt/i' -none
1 directories scanned
122 files failed condition
0 image files read- Phil
First time round I missed out the "-"if
172-0-1-68:~ matthew$ exiftool -if '$author =~ /"matt"/i' -none -r ~/Music/2_do_Freedom_WK27/FR10NW10858OR6GO.jpg
1 files failed condition
but this fails, open the image in preview, and it shows under exif, owner name Matthew Child
(https://www.dropbox.com/sh/zvcwcdtuoxbpu18/IApilhzIYF#f:FR10NW10858OR6GO.JPG)
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/zvcwcdtuoxbpu18/IApilhzIYF#f:FR10NW10858OR6GO.JPG
OK i'm wrong again! started to add " " trying to test it
all working now!