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ExifTool => ExifTool GUI => Topic started by: colink on October 27, 2020, 07:06:34 PM

Title: ExifTool GUI or alternative to batch write data from CSV - recommendations
Post by: colink on October 27, 2020, 07:06:34 PM
I have looked at ExifTool GUI help pages and it appears it cannot be used to batch write data from a source csv file.

With Phil's help I have managed to do this batch writing directly with EXIFTool via command line, but I want to allow someone else to batch write via a GUI.

I know there are a number of GUI tools for ExifTool, but I cannot find one that will allow batch writing from a CSV source.

Could anyone suggest a suitable tool / utility?

Thanks ColinK
Title: Re: ExifTool GUI or alternative to batch write data from CSV - recommendations
Post by: Phil Harvey on October 27, 2020, 07:13:14 PM
Hi Colin,

Can't you add something like -csv=YOUR_CSV_FILE_NAME to the "ExifTool Direct" box in the GUI, then select the files and go?  The trick would be to get the correct directory names in the CSV SourceFile column.

- Phil
Title: Re: ExifTool GUI or alternative to batch write data from CSV - recommendations
Post by: colink on November 13, 2020, 11:45:41 AM
Thanks for your reply

I have not managed to figure out how to process commands through ExifToolGUI (did not spend enough time to understand your answer).

In any case it is very useful for looking at data in images.

My best solution to eliminate the frustrating comand line (frustrating as I do nto use often enough) is PowerCmd

It is fairly easy to save specific file locations that oen in their own window - then jsut copy and paste the exiftool command I need to use.

If I get it wrong I can jsut open anothe rwindow and try again from the correct folder.

Thanks for your help