Finding program on Apple computer

[Jeff Hart]

Just getting started.  Need to edit exif metadata for Olympus e5/raw conversion for Aperture/Apple (changing name to E30).  OK, I downloaded the program, but I can't find it...it isn't in the applications folder where applications are placed after downloading.  The instructions indicate to simply type in "exiftool" in the "directory."  By "directory" do you mean "find."

[Phil Harvey]

In OS X:

1) Launch the "Terminal" application from Applications/Utilities

2) type your exiftool command in the Terminal window, followed by a space

3) drag and drop files and/or folders onto the Terminal window

4) press RETURN in the Terminal window to run the exiftool command on the files you dropped

- Phil

[Infobleep]

Hi Phil

I wasn't ware that one could drag and drop files into the terminal window. That is really useful as it saves having to move files around when I wish to work with subsets of files from within one folder.

All the best

Tim

[Jeff Hart]

Thanks Phil, that works.  Never realized the "terminal" window existed.  So far, so good.   Now that I can drag and drop a folder of Raw files into the exiftool tool window, how do I change the model number from E-5 to E-30 (so that these raws will eventually be imported into Aperture)?  I see that I can highlight "E-5" and change it to "E-30", but how does one permanetly change the model number.  Also, is there a way to batch change a whole bunch of pictures?

[Phil Harvey]

Hi Jeff,

The command would be:

exiftool -model=E-30 FILE

where FILE is the name of one more more files and/or folders (which you may drop on the Terminal instead of typing the name).  If it is a folder, ExifTool will process all writable files in the folder.  Add a -r option to also process files in sub-folders.

- Phil