Tags that report as writable with -listx, but are not writable

Started by StarGeek, December 14, 2024, 02:04:54 PM

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StarGeek

I've found some tags that show up as writable when looking at the -listx output, but are listed as not writable on the tag names pages and are returned as "doesn't exist or isn't writable" when trying to write them.

For example
Keys:DetectedFaceBounds
Keys:DetectedFaceID
Keys:DetectedFaceRollAngle
Keys:DetectedFaceYawAngle
Keys:StillImageTime
Keys:VideoOrientation
QuickTime:TimeZone


Are they writable under certain circumstances or is this an error someplace?
"It didn't work" isn't helpful. What was the exact command used and the output.
Read FAQ #3 and use that cmd
Please use the Code button for exiftool output

Please include your OS/Exiftool version/filetype

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 ($).

StarGeek

There are only some of them. There are others that I skipped over before I decided to post. Shall I go back and list all of them?
"It didn't work" isn't helpful. What was the exact command used and the output.
Read FAQ #3 and use that cmd
Please use the Code button for exiftool output

Please include your OS/Exiftool version/filetype

Phil Harvey

I haven't checked individual tags, but my patch changed 166 of them.  So don't bother making a list.

- 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 ($).