Hi again Phil,
I want to apply a photographers name based on the Camera Model. I have read the thread
https://exiftool.org/forum/index.php/topic,4682.msg22369.html#msg22369
and tried to alter your suggested line
exiftool -if "$Model eq 'NIKON D200'" -Nikon:CameraSerialNumber=6007814 -execute if "$Model eq 'DSC-V3'" -EXIF:CameraSerialNumber=7559435 -common_args DIR
LIKE THIS: (working Mac I swapped ' with ")
exiftool -if '$Model eq "NIKON D700"' -XMP:Creator="Losang Sherab" -execute if '$Model eq "DMC-GM1"' -XMP:Creator="Holly Ansett" -execute if '$Model eq "ILCE-6300"' -XMP:Creator="Losang Sherab" .
RESULT:
No file specified
Error: File not found - if
Error: File not found - $Model eq "DMC-GM1"
0 image files updated
2 files weren't updated due to errors
Error: File not found - if
Error: File not found - $Model eq "ILCE-6300"
1 directories scanned
23 image files updated
2 files weren't updated due to errors
It seems not to correctly interpret the "if" in the "-execute" part, right?
I am not really into Unix and the solution you suggested in that article with user defined tags is a bit above my level :) So I prefer to do it with multiple "-execute if". Is that possible? Thanks a lot in advance for your help.
Have there ever been Exiftool user group meetings or seminars? I would love to get some proper training on it, as it is a great tool but try and error is not a great way of learning :)
Hi Harald,
You forgot the "-" before two of your -if options.
There aren't any seminars for ExifTool, but I think you will catch on quickly.
- Phil
Edit: Oh. Also you need to add -common_args before the directory (.) in your command so that argument applies to all of the -execute commands:
exiftool -if '$Model eq "NIKON D700"' -XMP:Creator="Losang Sherab" -execute -if '$Model eq "DMC-GM1"' -XMP:Creator="Holly Ansett" -execute -if '$Model eq "ILCE-6300"' -XMP:Creator="Losang Sherab" -common_args .
This is equivalent to executing these 3 commands:
exiftool -if '$Model eq "NIKON D700"' -XMP:Creator="Losang Sherab" .
exiftool -if '$Model eq "DMC-GM1"' -XMP:Creator="Holly Ansett" .
exiftool -if '$Model eq "ILCE-6300"' -XMP:Creator="Losang Sherab" .
But a bit faster because you only have to load exiftool once. (Although harder to understand when combined into a single command line.)
Hi Phil,
thanks a lot, worked like a charm. Actually I noticed that missing "-" but it was written like that in your own comment
https://exiftool.org/forum/index.php/topic,4682.msg22369.html#msg22369
and I was to stupid to give it at least a try and see whether it would work. I just could not imagine you could have made a mistake, as I thought the other guy would then have noticed and commented on it. Well, now I know :)
And I think it is really time for the first Exiftool-User Group meeting :)
What you think?
:)
Thanks a lot for your help again.
best,
harald
Hi Harald,
Yes. That was a mistake in my old post. I've edit the post to avoid further confusion. Thanks.
As far as meetings go, I think an ExifTool-User Group meeting would be a real sleeper. ;)
- Phil