Batch copying a tag to the corresponding file in another tree - sounds easy:
cd destination
exiftool -r -P -tagsfromfile source/%d%f.%e -subject .
... except that the files in source may or may not have the same extension as in destination (name is always the same). I can script this, but it will be slow, so is there a trick I have missed?
thanx,
eric
Hi Eric,
Well, there is a trick that you might be able to use. If you know the possible extensions beforehand, you can add -tagsfromfile options for each one. For example:
exiftool -r -P -tagsfromfile source/%d%f.jpg -subject -tagsfromfile source/%d%f.tiff -subject -tagsfromfile source/%d%f.nef -subject .
You will get warnings for the source files that don't exist, but the target file should get updated as long as one of the source files exists.
- Phil
Thanks Phil, that seems to work, and I do know what the possible extensions are.
Regards,
Eric