using camera model in rename operations?

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[Originally posted by scruss on 2009-08-02 19:07:07-07]

Is there a way to use the camera model as part of the rename template? I suppose I could call exiftool several times with various -if commands (which is basically what I do now with jhead), but that would need me to know what cameras have been used.

thanks,

 Stewart

Scarborough, ON

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[Originally posted by gordonb on 2009-08-04 07:09:11-07]

Setup and add something like this to the Composite section of your .ExifTool_config file. See the main exiftool page and FAQ 11 and 19 about the config file.

You will need to edit it to suit your needs, but you will have a tag "MyModel" to use just like all the other tags.

Code:

        MyModel => {
             Require => {
                 0 => 'EXIF:Model',
             },
             ValueConv => '$val[0]',
             PrintConv => {
                'DSC-W30' => W30,
                'NIKON D90' => D90,
                'Canon PowerShot A510' => A510,
             },
         },

Gordon

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[Originally posted by scruss on 2009-08-05 01:08:03-07]

Thanks, Gordon. After adding the necessary camera model IDs, it worked. I did have to do it in two commands, though:

Code:

exiftool -r -ext jpg -ext nef -ext avi '-FileName<CreateDate' -d %Y/%Y-%m/%Y%m%d-%H%M%S%%-c.%%le <i>DIR</i>
exiftool -r '-filename<${MyModel}-%f.%e' 2009

(and I realise I really should have done the stuff with -ext in the second command too.)

exiftool doesn't seem to pick up the model name from AVIs from either my Powershot SD790 or my Nikon D90, but otherwise all is wonderful.

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[Originally posted by gordonb on 2009-08-05 03:10:41-07]

I don't think it is possible to pull a model from the AVI's as that info is not there.
  You might want to run one command for the movies and a second for the images.

Phil can probably help combining the two commands into one when he gets back from his vacation.

Gordon

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[Originally posted by scruss on 2009-08-11 11:38:17-07]

Running 'strings' on AVIs from both the D90 and the SD790 shows text that matches the camera model. They're probably encapsulated in some new and entirely tedious metadata format, though.

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[Originally posted by exiftool on 2009-08-11 12:02:13-07]

If you update to the  most recent version of exiftool I think
you will discover that this information is now decoded.

 - Phil

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[Originally posted by scruss on 2009-08-11 12:45:56-07]

Thanks, but I'm already on 7.86, Phil.

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[Originally posted by exiftool on 2009-08-11 17:02:21-07]

Code:

> exiftool ../pics/NikonD90.avi -a -g1
---- ExifTool ----
ExifTool Version Number         : 7.86
---- System ----
File Name                       : NikonD90.avi
Directory                       : ../pics
File Size                       : 27 MB
File Modification Date/Time     : 2009:08:11 08:33:19-04:00
---- File ----
File Type                       : AVI
MIME Type                       : video/avi
---- RIFF ----
Frame Rate                      : 24
Max Data Rate                   : 4860 kB/s
Frame Count                     : 240
Stream Count                    : 2
Image Width                     : 1280
Image Height                    : 720
Stream Type                     : Video
Codec                           : mjpg
Quality                         : 10000
Sample Size                     : Variable
Stream Type                     : Audio
Codec                           :
Quality                         : 10000
Sample Size                     : 2 bytes
Encoding                        : Microsoft PCM
Num Channels                    : 1
Sample Rate                     : 11025
Avg Bytes Per Sec               : 22050
Bits Per Sample                 : 16
Thumbnail Image                 : (Binary data 9194 bytes, use -b option to extract)
---- BMP ----
Image Width                     : 1280
Image Height                    : 720
Planes                          : 1
Bit Depth                       : 24
Compression                     : MJPG
Image Length                    : 2764800
Pixels Per Meter X              : 0
Pixels Per Meter Y              : 0
Num Colors                      : Use BitDepth
Num Important Colors            : All
---- Nikon ----
Maker Note Type                 : NIKON
Maker Note Version              : 0.1.0.0
Make                            : NIKON CORPORATION
Model                           : NIKON D90
Software                        : A1.00 B1.00
Date Time Original              : 2009:02:02 15:46:09
Create Date                     : 2009:02:02 15:46:09
Duration                        : 0 s
---- Composite ----
Base Name                       : NikonD90
Duration                        : 10.00 s
Extension                       : avi
Image Size                      : 1280x720

Note the "Nikon" section of the decoded information.  The
Model is decoded for the D90 AVI sample I have here.

- Phil