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ExifTool => Newbies => Topic started by: ksamborn on June 14, 2015, 01:48:55 PM

Title: MP4 EXIF group date/times
Post by: ksamborn on June 14, 2015, 01:48:55 PM
Hi -

Can you use Exiftool to write EXIF group tags in an MP4 file?   

Exiftool is fantastic and I think this is a newbie question and I've searched everywhere for an answer...  I made the mistake of setting the year wrong on my new Canon G7 X camera and took many pictures and videos.   

I am able to use Exiftool to adjust all of the dates/times on the images, but having some trouble with the videos.

Exiftool writes the metadata correctly in the Quicktime group, but I can't figure out how to write the "IFD0:ModifyDate", "ExifIFD:DateTimeOriginal" and "ExifIFD:CreateDate" tags.

Here's what I see when I try to write these tags:


$ exiftool -v "-ExifIFD:DateTimeOriginal+=1:0:0 0:0:0" ./MVI_1659.MP4


======== ./MVI_1659.MP4
Rewriting ./MVI_1659.MP4...
  FileType = MP4
  FileTypeExtension = MP4
  MIMEType = video/mp4
  Editing tags in: ExifIFD 
  Rewriting Movie
  Rewriting UserData
  Rewriting MovieHeader
  Rewriting Track
  Rewriting TrackHeader
  Rewriting Media
  Rewriting MediaHeader
  Rewriting Track
  Rewriting TrackHeader
  Rewriting Media
  Rewriting MediaHeader
Nothing changed in ./MVI_1659.MP4
    0 image files updated
    1 image files unchanged


Below is detail on all the tags.

Thank you very much for your help!

Kevin

--

The original files:

$ exiftool -a -s -G1 -time:all *


======== IMG_1658.JPG
[System]        FileModifyDate                  : 2014:06:04 08:26:42-04:00
[System]        FileAccessDate                  : 2015:06:14 13:08:25-04:00
[System]        FileInodeChangeDate             : 2015:06:14 13:08:24-04:00
[IFD0]          ModifyDate                      : 2014:06:04 08:26:42
[ExifIFD]       DateTimeOriginal                : 2014:06:04 08:26:42
[ExifIFD]       CreateDate                      : 2014:06:04 08:26:42
[Canon]         TimeZone                        : +02:00
[Canon]         TimeZoneCity                    : (not set)
[Canon]         DaylightSavings                 : On
[GPS]           GPSTimeStamp                    : 06:26:34
[GPS]           GPSDateStamp                    : 2015:06:04
[Composite]     GPSDateTime                     : 2015:06:04 06:26:34Z
======== MVI_1659.MP4
[System]        FileModifyDate                  : 2014:06:04 08:26:50-04:00
[System]        FileAccessDate                  : 2015:06:14 13:08:50-04:00
[System]        FileInodeChangeDate             : 2015:06:14 13:08:24-04:00
[IFD0]          ModifyDate                      : 2014:06:04 08:26:51
[ExifIFD]       DateTimeOriginal                : 2014:06:04 08:26:51
[ExifIFD]       CreateDate                      : 2014:06:04 08:26:51
[Canon]         TimeZone                        : +02:00
[Canon]         TimeZoneCity                    : (not set)
[Canon]         DaylightSavings                 : On
[GPS]           GPSTimeStamp                    : 06:26:34
[GPS]           GPSDateStamp                    : 2015:06:04
[QuickTime]     CreateDate                      : 2014:06:04 06:26:51
[QuickTime]     ModifyDate                      : 2014:06:04 06:26:51
[Track1]        TrackCreateDate                 : 2014:06:04 06:26:51
[Track1]        TrackModifyDate                 : 2014:06:04 06:26:51
[Track1]        MediaCreateDate                 : 2014:06:04 06:26:51
[Track1]        MediaModifyDate                 : 2014:06:04 06:26:51
[Track2]        TrackCreateDate                 : 2014:06:04 06:26:51
[Track2]        TrackModifyDate                 : 2014:06:04 06:26:51
[Track2]        MediaCreateDate                 : 2014:06:04 06:26:51
[Track2]        MediaModifyDate                 : 2014:06:04 06:26:51
[Composite]     GPSDateTime                     : 2015:06:04 06:26:34Z
    2 image files read


Editing the dates with AllDates:


$ exiftool -v -AllDates+="1:0:0 0:0:0" IMG_1658.JPG MVI_1659.MP4


======== IMG_1658.JPG
Rewriting IMG_1658.JPG...
  Editing tags in: APP0 APP1 CIFF ExifIFD IFD0 JFIF MIE-Doc MakerNotes PDF PNG QuickTime XMP 
JPEG APP1 (27644 bytes):
  Rewriting IFD0
  ExifByteOrder = II
  Rewriting ExifIFD
  Rewriting MakerNoteCanon
  Rewriting CanonCameraSettings
  Rewriting CanonShotInfo
  Rewriting CanonCameraInfoUnknown32
  Rewriting MyColors
  Rewriting ContrastInfo
  Rewriting FaceDetect3
  Rewriting TimeInfo
  Rewriting AspectInfo
  Rewriting InteropIFD
  Rewriting GPS
  Rewriting IFD1
JPEG APP1 (3994 bytes):
  Rewriting XMP
    [XMP rewritten with no changes]
JPEG APP2 (94 bytes):
JPEG DQT (130 bytes):
JPEG SOF0:
JPEG DHT (416 bytes):
JPEG SOS
======== MVI_1659.MP4
Rewriting MVI_1659.MP4...
  FileType = MP4
  FileTypeExtension = MP4
  MIMEType = video/mp4
  Editing tags in: ExifIFD IFD0 MIE-Doc MOV MakerNotes PDF PNG QuickTime XMP 
  Rewriting Movie
  Rewriting UserData
  Rewriting MovieHeader
  Rewriting Track
  Rewriting TrackHeader
  Rewriting Media
  Rewriting MediaHeader
  Rewriting Track
  Rewriting TrackHeader
  Rewriting Media
  Rewriting MediaHeader
  Creating XMP
    2 image files updated



$ exiftool -a -s -G1 -time:all IMG_1658.JPG MVI_1659.MP4


======== IMG_1658.JPG
[System]        FileModifyDate                  : 2015:06:14 13:09:51-04:00
[System]        FileAccessDate                  : 2015:06:14 13:10:20-04:00
[System]        FileInodeChangeDate             : 2015:06:14 13:09:51-04:00
[IFD0]          ModifyDate                      : 2015:06:04 08:26:42
[ExifIFD]       DateTimeOriginal                : 2015:06:04 08:26:42
[ExifIFD]       CreateDate                      : 2015:06:04 08:26:42
[Canon]         TimeZone                        : +02:00
[Canon]         TimeZoneCity                    : (not set)
[Canon]         DaylightSavings                 : On
[GPS]           GPSTimeStamp                    : 06:26:34
[GPS]           GPSDateStamp                    : 2015:06:04
[Composite]     GPSDateTime                     : 2015:06:04 06:26:34Z
======== MVI_1659.MP4
[System]        FileModifyDate                  : 2015:06:14 13:09:51-04:00
[System]        FileAccessDate                  : 2015:06:14 13:10:20-04:00
[System]        FileInodeChangeDate             : 2015:06:14 13:09:51-04:00
[IFD0]          ModifyDate                      : 2014:06:04 08:26:51
[ExifIFD]       DateTimeOriginal                : 2014:06:04 08:26:51
[ExifIFD]       CreateDate                      : 2014:06:04 08:26:51
[Canon]         TimeZone                        : +02:00
[Canon]         TimeZoneCity                    : (not set)
[Canon]         DaylightSavings                 : On
[GPS]           GPSTimeStamp                    : 06:26:34
[GPS]           GPSDateStamp                    : 2015:06:04
[QuickTime]     CreateDate                      : 2015:06:04 06:26:51
[QuickTime]     ModifyDate                      : 2015:06:04 06:26:51
[Track1]        TrackCreateDate                 : 2014:06:04 06:26:51
[Track1]        TrackModifyDate                 : 2014:06:04 06:26:51
[Track1]        MediaCreateDate                 : 2014:06:04 06:26:51
[Track1]        MediaModifyDate                 : 2014:06:04 06:26:51
[Track2]        TrackCreateDate                 : 2014:06:04 06:26:51
[Track2]        TrackModifyDate                 : 2014:06:04 06:26:51
[Track2]        MediaCreateDate                 : 2014:06:04 06:26:51
[Track2]        MediaModifyDate                 : 2014:06:04 06:26:51
[Composite]     GPSDateTime                     : 2015:06:04 06:26:34Z
    2 image files read


Adjusting the Track1 & Track2 group dates

$ exiftool -v "-TrackCreateDate+=1:0:0 0:0:0" "-TrackModifyDate+=1:0:0 0:0:0" "-MediaCreateDate+=1:0:0 0:0:0" "-MediaModifyDate+=1:0:0 0:0:0"  ./MVI_1659.MP4


======== ./MVI_1659.MP4
Rewriting ./MVI_1659.MP4...
  FileType = MP4
  FileTypeExtension = MP4
  MIMEType = video/mp4
  Editing tags in: QuickTime 
  Rewriting Movie
  Rewriting UserData
  Rewriting MovieHeader
  Rewriting Track
  Rewriting TrackHeader
  Rewriting Media
  Rewriting MediaHeader
  Rewriting Track
  Rewriting TrackHeader
  Rewriting Media
  Rewriting MediaHeader
    1 image files updated


$ exiftool -a -s -G1 -time:all MVI_1659.MP4


[System]        FileModifyDate                  : 2015:06:14 13:25:12-04:00
[System]        FileAccessDate                  : 2015:06:14 13:25:20-04:00
[System]        FileInodeChangeDate             : 2015:06:14 13:25:12-04:00
[IFD0]          ModifyDate                      : 2014:06:04 08:26:51
[ExifIFD]       DateTimeOriginal                : 2014:06:04 08:26:51
[ExifIFD]       CreateDate                      : 2014:06:04 08:26:51
[Canon]         TimeZone                        : +02:00
[Canon]         TimeZoneCity                    : (not set)
[Canon]         DaylightSavings                 : On
[GPS]           GPSTimeStamp                    : 06:26:34
[GPS]           GPSDateStamp                    : 2015:06:04
[QuickTime]     CreateDate                      : 2015:06:04 06:26:51
[QuickTime]     ModifyDate                      : 2015:06:04 06:26:51
[Track1]        TrackCreateDate                 : 2015:06:04 06:26:51
[Track1]        TrackModifyDate                 : 2015:06:04 06:26:51
[Track1]        MediaCreateDate                 : 2015:06:04 06:26:51
[Track1]        MediaModifyDate                 : 2015:06:04 06:26:51
[Track2]        TrackCreateDate                 : 2015:06:04 06:26:51
[Track2]        TrackModifyDate                 : 2015:06:04 06:26:51
[Track2]        MediaCreateDate                 : 2015:06:04 06:26:51
[Track2]        MediaModifyDate                 : 2015:06:04 06:26:51
[Composite]     GPSDateTime                     : 2015:06:04 06:26:34Z


Attempting to set the EXIF group date/time tags

$ exiftool -v "-IFD0:ModifyDate+=1:0:0 0:0:0" ./MVI_1659.MP4


======== ./MVI_1659.MP4
Rewriting ./MVI_1659.MP4...
  FileType = MP4
  FileTypeExtension = MP4
  MIMEType = video/mp4
  Editing tags in: IFD0 
  Rewriting Movie
  Rewriting UserData
  Rewriting MovieHeader
  Rewriting Track
  Rewriting TrackHeader
  Rewriting Media
  Rewriting MediaHeader
  Rewriting Track
  Rewriting TrackHeader
  Rewriting Media
  Rewriting MediaHeader
Nothing changed in ./MVI_1659.MP4
    0 image files updated
    1 image files unchanged


$ exiftool -v "-ExifIFD:CreateDate+=1:0:0 0:0:0" ./MVI_1659.MP4


======== ./MVI_1659.MP4
Rewriting ./MVI_1659.MP4...
  FileType = MP4
  FileTypeExtension = MP4
  MIMEType = video/mp4
  Editing tags in: ExifIFD 
  Rewriting Movie
  Rewriting UserData
  Rewriting MovieHeader
  Rewriting Track
  Rewriting TrackHeader
  Rewriting Media
  Rewriting MediaHeader
  Rewriting Track
  Rewriting TrackHeader
  Rewriting Media
  Rewriting MediaHeader
Nothing changed in ./MVI_1659.MP4
    0 image files updated
    1 image files unchanged


$ exiftool -v "-ExifIFD:DateTimeOriginal+=1:0:0 0:0:0" ./MVI_1659.MP4


======== ./MVI_1659.MP4
Rewriting ./MVI_1659.MP4...
  FileType = MP4
  FileTypeExtension = MP4
  MIMEType = video/mp4
  Editing tags in: ExifIFD 
  Rewriting Movie
  Rewriting UserData
  Rewriting MovieHeader
  Rewriting Track
  Rewriting TrackHeader
  Rewriting Media
  Rewriting MediaHeader
  Rewriting Track
  Rewriting TrackHeader
  Rewriting Media
  Rewriting MediaHeader
Nothing changed in ./MVI_1659.MP4
    0 image files updated
    1 image files unchanged

Title: Re: MP4 EXIF group date/times
Post by: Phil Harvey on June 14, 2015, 05:27:56 PM
Quote from: ksamborn on June 14, 2015, 01:48:55 PM
Can you use Exiftool to write EXIF group tags in an MP4 file?

In general, no.  But there are a few exceptions.  The write ability in MP4 videos is very limited.

QuoteI am able to use Exiftool to adjust all of the dates/times on the images, but having some trouble with the [Canon] videos.

Yes.  ExifTool won't write EXIF in Canon MP4 videos.  Sorry.  The video formats are a real hairball, and ExifTool only has cursory support for writing them.

- Phil

Edit: Fixed typo
Title: Re: MP4 EXIF group date/times
Post by: ksamborn on June 14, 2015, 08:19:04 PM
Hi Phil - Thanks for your quick response!   Much appreciated.

I guess I have to ask - is there any alternative out there in any way?  Is the Canon format spec published anywhere?

Thanks,
Kevin
Title: Re: MP4 EXIF group date/times
Post by: Phil Harvey on June 14, 2015, 08:21:46 PM
Hi Kevin,

The EXIF information is actually stored in the embedded thumbnail image.  So if you can rewrite the thumbnail, you can change this information.  However, the thumbnail is stored in a non-standard Canon-specific location, and I'm not aware of anything that will write this.

- Phil
Title: Re: MP4 EXIF group date/times
Post by: ksamborn on June 14, 2015, 08:50:23 PM
Thanks, Phil.   Very clear - i'll take a look.

Kevin
Title: Re: MP4 EXIF group date/times
Post by: MrFusion42 on December 16, 2018, 04:21:40 AM
I'm having the same problem and was wondering if the limitations also apply to videos by Panasonic cameras.

The date seems to be within the EXIF section of the PanasonicPANA tag (https://www.exiftool.org/TagNames/Panasonic.html#PANA):

exiftool -exif:time:*date* -a -s -G0:1:5 video.mp4

[EXIF:IFD0:MOV-Movie-UserData-PanasonicPANA-EXIF-IFD0] ModifyDate: 2018:12:16 01:29:26
[EXIF:ExifIFD:MOV-Movie-UserData-PanasonicPANA-EXIF-IFD0-ExifIFD] DateTimeOriginal: 2018:12:16 01:29:26
[EXIF:ExifIFD:MOV-Movie-UserData-PanasonicPANA-EXIF-IFD0-ExifIFD] CreateDate: 2018:12:16 01:29:26


Any ideas on how to modify this data?
Title: Re: MP4 EXIF group date/times
Post by: Phil Harvey on December 16, 2018, 07:32:11 AM
ExifTool won't do this for you, but you could do a straight string replacement if the date/time is stored as a string.  I can't check this right now, but you can use the -v3 option to see how/where this information is stored in the file.

- Phil