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ExifTool => Newbies => Topic started by: newtothis on May 16, 2022, 05:55:37 PM

Title: [Changing EXIF to Modify Date]
Post by: newtothis on May 16, 2022, 05:55:37 PM
Hello all,

I'm sorry if this is such a basic question, but I am having a hard time... :-[

I want to get all pictures and videos in a folder, and change their EXIF (original) date and Create Date to the Modified Date. That is, they should all take the Modified Date. I searched for my problem and found the following code:
exiftool "-alldates<filemodifydate" -P DIR

but I do not know how to apply it for one file, let alone a batch... Can anyone help me out?

Thanks!
Title: Re: [Changing EXIF to Modify Date]
Post by: newtothis on May 16, 2022, 06:18:31 PM
I just figured out I should update DIR with the directory where my files are. lol
sorry
Title: Re: [Changing EXIF to Modify Date]
Post by: Phil Harvey on May 16, 2022, 09:05:28 PM
You should have seen this message when you ran that command:

You were meant to enter any valid directory name, not "DIR" literally.

(you weren't the first person to make this mistake)

- Phil