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ExifTool => Newbies => Topic started by: PatrikSelin on June 06, 2017, 07:13:28 AM

Title: Fix EXIF "Date Taken" so it works with Google Photos
Post by: PatrikSelin on June 06, 2017, 07:13:28 AM
Hello,

I have a problem with a few videos (mp4) with an incorrect date, they have an incorrect date. So how do I fix them?
Title: Re: Fix EXIF "Date Taken" so it works with Google Photos
Post by: Phil Harvey on June 06, 2017, 07:20:08 AM
First you need to figure out what tag you want to change.  See FAQ 2 (https://exiftool.org/faq.html#Q2) for this.

If you are lucky, these tags are writable (see the QuickTime tags documentation (https://exiftool.org/TagNames/QuickTime.html) for a list of tags writable in MP4 videos).

If they are writable, then use a command like this:

exiftool -TAG="VALUE" FILE

to set the appropriate tags to the desired values.

- Phil
Title: Re: Fix EXIF "Date Taken" so it works with Google Photos
Post by: PatrikSelin on June 06, 2017, 07:51:23 AM
Hello,

I installed ExifToolGUI because it seems easier (I'm not good at these things).  How do I change the "CreateDate" field data to the same as "FileCreateDate"?
Title: Re: Fix EXIF "Date Taken" so it works with Google Photos
Post by: StarGeek on June 06, 2017, 07:57:25 AM
Try
"-Quicktime:CreateDate<FileModifyDate"
in the Direct panel (https://exiftool.org/gui/#p_etdirect).