Rename iOS MOV/MP4 files using com.apple.quicktime.creationdate

[Andrey Kazak]

Greetings!

I try to automate renaming a set of MOV/MP4 files using com.apple.quicktime.creationdate.

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exiftool.exe -CreationDate  test.movreturns

Creation Date                   : 2025:01:02 11:34:42+01:00

However,

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exiftool.exe "-filename<CreationDate" -d "%Y-%m-%d %H-%M-%S.%le" test.movreturns:

Warning: [minor] The ExtractEmbedded option may find more tags in the media data - test.mov
Warning: New file name is empty - test.mov
    0 image files updated
    1 image files unchanged

How do I ask exiftool to parse

2025:01:02 11:34:42+01:00

to the following file name:

2025-01-02 11-34-42+0100.mov

?

Thank you.

[StarGeek]

What OS? If Windows, is this a batch file? If so, then FAQ #27, My ExifTool command doesn't work from a Windows .BAT file

To add the time zone, you would add the %z variable. See Common Date Format Codes.

[wywh]

Try something like this and fine-tune to your liking (I prefer no spaces in file names. Check StarGeek's link if you want also time zone):

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exiftool -m -P -fileOrder5 FileName -api QuickTimeUTC=1 "-FileName<QuickTime:CreateDate" -d "%Y-%m%d-%H%M-%S%%+2nc.%%e" movie.mov
Replace QuickTime:CreateDate with Keys:CreationDate or just CreationDate, if necessary. Usually they are the same, but sometimes the original date might be in CreationDate or vice versa.