Changing date created for MPEGs on a Mac

Started by kimwilliamsg, December 29, 2015, 12:33:26 AM

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kimwilliamsg

Hi there

I am trying to change the date of some mpeg videos, that had the wrong date set in the camera, with the date a little over 1 month off. I tried the following:

exiftool "-DateTimeOriginal+=0:1:0 23:4:0" /Users/kimwg/Desktop/Videos_Dec2015/2015-12-23/Crater

But get the following in response

1 directories scanned
0 image files read


I'm assuming that this particular command does not work for MPEGs. If not, is there an alternative to change the metadata?

Thanks
Kim

StarGeek

If it's an ".mpg" file, then it's not supported (see Supported File Types table).  I didn't think mpg files had any support for metadata anyway.

If it's a different kind of video file (mp4?), then see FAQ 16.
* 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).

kimwilliamsg

Thanks for your reply! Sorry I missed it for so long. So if a file type in that table is listed as "R" for read only, then exiftool cannot change the data?

StarGeek

If it's just "R", then yes, it's read only.  "R/W" for read or write data.
* 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).