How to increment file creation date from file to file

Started by Arni, February 21, 2014, 10:38:49 AM

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NT4Boy

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Sir,

I think that by using the commands I did, which are pointing  at a directory, then I think you are saying all files ought to be processed if writable.
Looking at the .mov files, then the file date is actually the same as those jpgs updated by exiftool, and dropping the .mov files on exiftool(-k) I can see that to my surprise the DateTime Original and Create exist  in the series put in by my command, so I think now that they were processed.
Its just the IPAD, has other ideas about where they belong.

Ok, the answer is that to get the .MOV files to correctly mix in with the the jpegs, I read the date and time of day of the AllDates meta in the jpeg numerically nearest the .mov and then wrote the appropiate date and time stamps on the file using a Windows version of 'touch'.
filetouch /W /A /C /D 02-21-2014 /T 12:09:00 G:\DCIM\101DICAM\DSCN1227.mov
Thanks all
One important thing being to write to the SD card direct that will be used by the IPAD for import as if you copy a file onto the SD card after 'touching' it, the relevant date changes again...

classicbs

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Hi there, replying here as I don't want people to reply saying "search the forums"  Should I start a new topic??

I've been trying to do this on a mac using the following commands as explained here: http://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/60342/how-can-i-incrementally-date-photos

exiftool -datetimeoriginal="2015:02:22 00:00:00" DIR
And then increment the time on each

exiftool '-datetimeoriginal+<0:0:${filesequence}0' DIR

it seems to have worked on my selection of 318 photos.  But for some reason the first 33 photos are just all over the place (in terms of the time of day they were taken) then from 33 onwards they go up in 1 minute increments as expected.  The first 33 are a s follows

1- 12:00 PM  (as I changed them all to)
2- 13.51
3- 15.42
4- 16.12
5- 16.34
6- 16.45
7- 16.56

blah blah blah

31- 15.54
32- 16.04
33- 16.05
34- 16.06
35- 16.07 etc etc

Can anyone work out whats going on with my set up?  Please use layman terms as I'm not a programmer and don't understand much of this.  There seems to be no pattern

Many thanks,

James


Phil Harvey

Hi James,

Adding to this topic is fine.

I tried your command and it adjusted the DateTimeOriginal values by increments of 10 seconds as expected.

I don't understand the times you list because you don't show the seconds and I expect increments of 10 seconds.  So I assume the command you ran is not the one you posted.  Also, are you sure that the command processed all of the files you listed?  Alternatively, could there be other files not listed that the command also processed?  (Perhaps you used -r and aren't looking at the subdirectories that were processed?)  Either case could cause the observed problem.

- Phil
...where DIR is the name of a directory/folder containing the images.  On Mac/Linux/PowerShell, use single quotes (') instead of double quotes (") around arguments containing a dollar sign ($).

classicbs

Thanks Phil,

These are the two commands I used:

exiftool -datetimeoriginal="2004:09:01 12:00:00" /Users/jamesbayliss-smith/Desktop/Nepal\ Tibet\ 2004\ NEW

exiftool '-datetimeoriginal+<0:$filesequence' /Users/jamesbayliss-smith/Desktop/Nepal\ Tibet\ 2004\ NEW

And here is what it says in Terminal

Last login: Mon Nov  9 12:21:28 on ttys004
Jamess-MacBook-Pro:~ jamesbayliss-smith$ exiftool -datetimeoriginal="2004:09:01 12:00:00" /Users/jamesbayliss-smith/Desktop/Nepal\ Tibet\ 2004\ NEW
    1 directories scanned
  318 image files updated
Jamess-MacBook-Pro:~ jamesbayliss-smith$ exiftool '-datetimeoriginal+<0:$filesequence' /Users/jamesbayliss-smith/Desktop/Nepal\ Tibet\ 2004\ NEW
    1 directories scanned
  317 image files updated
    1 image files unchanged
Jamess-MacBook-Pro:~ jamesbayliss-smith$

QuoteAdding to this topic is fine.

Cool I wasn't sure if it was still being monitored

QuoteI tried your command and it adjusted the DateTimeOriginal values by increments of 10 seconds as expected.

I just tried running it again and I got the same result.  I actually described it innacuratly above.  They adjusted them by 1 minute each time exept for the first 33 Photos.  Strange?  Where in the formula does it specify the length each one is adjusted by?

QuoteI don't understand the times you list because you don't show the seconds and I expect increments of 10 seconds.

It did 1 minute increments (except first 33) all the seconds values on the whole job were 00

QuoteAlso, are you sure that the command processed all of the files you listed?  Alternatively, could there be other files not listed that the command also processed?  (Perhaps you used -r and aren't looking at the subdirectories that were processed?)  Either case could cause the observed problem.

It did prices them all then created new files.  I deleted the originals (I have them elsewhere) and checked the EXIFdat using the info box in the preview app (mac)

I'm stumped.  Let me know if you need more information and I'll try post it./  Thanks

Phil Harvey

I suggest trying this:

exiftool -p '0:$filesequence' /Users/jamesbayliss-smith/Desktop/Nepal\ Tibet\ 2004\ NEW

And post the output here.

- Phil
...where DIR is the name of a directory/folder containing the images.  On Mac/Linux/PowerShell, use single quotes (') instead of double quotes (") around arguments containing a dollar sign ($).

classicbs

#20
Hi Phil, is this what you mean?

Jamess-MacBook-Pro:~ jamesbayliss-smith$ exiftool -p '0:$filesequence' /Users/jamesbayliss-smith/Desktop/Nepal\ Tibet\ 2004\ NEW
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    1 directories scanned
  318 image files read
Jamess-MacBook-Pro:~ jamesbayliss-smith$


PH Edit: Formatted output as a code block

Phil Harvey

Hi James,

Yes, that's what I meant.  These are the time shift values you are applying.  I should have used -p '0:$filesequence $filename' to see what files they are being applied to, but it looks like the shifts are correct.

Using this output you should be able to reproduce the processing steps for a single file and figure out what is happening.  Again, when I try this on my system here the dates are shifted as expected, so this is a bit of a mystery that you will have to investigate at your end.

- Phil
...where DIR is the name of a directory/folder containing the images.  On Mac/Linux/PowerShell, use single quotes (') instead of double quotes (") around arguments containing a dollar sign ($).

classicbs

#22
Okay thanks it's to do with the way the files are numbered I need to start with 001.  Thanks for you help

Jamess-MacBook-Pro:~ jamesbayliss-smith$ exiftool -p '0:$filesequence $filename' /Users/jamesbayliss-smith/Desktop/Nepal\ Tibet\ 2004\ NEW
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    1 directories scanned
  318 image files read
Jamess-MacBook-Pro:~ jamesbayliss-smith$


PH Edit: Formatted output as a code block

Phil Harvey

...where DIR is the name of a directory/folder containing the images.  On Mac/Linux/PowerShell, use single quotes (') instead of double quotes (") around arguments containing a dollar sign ($).

fdewulf

Thank you Phil and classicbs for all this.   

This solves a huge problem for Mac users with the Photos App: 

Apple has chosen to only allow one form of sorting in the shared iCloud folders: creation date, most recent first.  (It seems)

I have over 80,000 photos neatly organized in catalogs with numerical name to sort them in the right order.
So now I need to be able to go wrap the Exif command above using an Automator App, Service or maybe even folder action?
So I can drop ANY folder with file in it and have it process the files and redate them without having to type the code in Terminal

What is the best way to do this?

fdewulf

OK I tested the setting up as a service with Automator and now I can right click on a folder and select my service that includes a 'RunShell Script' command that automatically uses the name fo the folder I right clicked and changes all the dated incrementally as you guys discussed above .   The only thing left is for me to figure out how to pass a user inputed date.

Hayo Baan

I haven't found a simple (I.e., one that doesn't require additional software/programming) way to get user input from within an Automator script (one would assume there was, but alas it doesn't seem so). A suggestion I can make Is to store the date in a file and have the script read that file. That way you can easily change the date and run the service as before.
Hayo Baan – Photography
Web: www.hayobaan.nl

StarGeek

Can an Automator script read the clipboard?  If so, you could copy the date to the clipboard before running the script. 
* Did you read FAQ #3 and use the command listed there?
* Please use the Code button for exiftool code/output.
 
* Please include your OS, Exiftool version, and type of file you're processing (MP4, JPG, etc).

makapav

Thank-you everyone for your help and examples. I parsed through the information here to get the combinations I needed.

halfasia

I have tried using the above commands and receive the message "No file specified"

Andrews-Air:~ Andy$ exiftool '-datetimeoriginal+<0:$filesequence'/Users/Andy/Desktop/wedding/1
No file specified

Suggestions?