Utility to change a jpg's creation and picture taken date?
PW
I am using Photoshop Elements 8. I want to change those dates so I
can create a catalog or search for them. My batteries went out in my
little camera a while back now everything gets save to XP as 7/1/2005
12:00AM.
Has anybody been successful with anything? I found a few things by
Googling but am not sure what to trust.
Thanks,
-paulw
Mike Russell
Freemann Schmidt provides a freeprogram called Geosetter, which will do a
number of things, including editting the embedded date info in a jpeg. In
your case, you may want to add an offset to the date and time, since the
camera keeps track relative to the time you power it up.
Be sure to save your original files - as I recall the interface takes a
little getting used to and it's easy to set the time incorrectly before you
get the hang of it.
--
Mike Russell - http://www.curvemeister.com
PW
I'll check it out. Thanks.
-paulw
tony cooper
>Hi,
>
>I am using Photoshop Elements 8. I want to change those dates so I
>can create a catalog or search for them. My batteries went out in my
>little camera a while back now everything gets save to XP as 7/1/2005
>12:00AM.
Why not just rename the files with the date the photograph was taken?
A file named 2009-10-29-001 is just as easy to search for as a file
with that information in the exif. You don't need to add a program to
do this.
>Has anybody been successful with anything? I found a few things by
>Googling but am not sure what to trust.
>
>Thanks,
>
>-paulw
--
Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida
PW
<tony_co...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>On Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:57:26 -0600, PW
><emailad...@ifIremember.com> wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>I am using Photoshop Elements 8. I want to change those dates so I
>>can create a catalog or search for them. My batteries went out in my
>>little camera a while back now everything gets save to XP as 7/1/2005
>>12:00AM.
>
>Why not just rename the files with the date the photograph was taken?
>A file named 2009-10-29-001 is just as easy to search for as a file
>with that information in the exif. You don't need to add a program to
>do this.
>
>
I assume you mean in Organizer? I will research it. Just starting
out.
Thanks.
-paulw
tony cooper
<emailad...@ifIremember.com> wrote:
>On Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:42:45 -0400, tony cooper
><tony_co...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:57:26 -0600, PW
>><emailad...@ifIremember.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>I am using Photoshop Elements 8. I want to change those dates so I
>>>can create a catalog or search for them. My batteries went out in my
>>>little camera a while back now everything gets save to XP as 7/1/2005
>>>12:00AM.
>>
>>Why not just rename the files with the date the photograph was taken?
>>A file named 2009-10-29-001 is just as easy to search for as a file
>>with that information in the exif. You don't need to add a program to
>>do this.
Never mind. I didn't know you were using Organizer. Renaming a file
in Organizer screws things up.
However, if you right click on an image in Organizer, or use the
shortcut Control+J, a drop down will appear. Choose "Adjust Date and
Time" and put in the date you want.
>>
>>
>
>I assume you mean in Organizer? I will research it. Just starting
>out.
>
>Thanks.
>
>-paulw
>>>Has anybody been successful with anything? I found a few things by
>>>Googling but am not sure what to trust.
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>
>>>-paulw
--
PW
<tony_co...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>On Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:58:39 -0600, PW
><emailad...@ifIremember.com> wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:42:45 -0400, tony cooper
>><tony_co...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>>
>>>On Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:57:26 -0600, PW
>>><emailad...@ifIremember.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Hi,
>>>>
>>>>I am using Photoshop Elements 8. I want to change those dates so I
>>>>can create a catalog or search for them. My batteries went out in my
>>>>little camera a while back now everything gets save to XP as 7/1/2005
>>>>12:00AM.
>>>
>>>Why not just rename the files with the date the photograph was taken?
>>>A file named 2009-10-29-001 is just as easy to search for as a file
>>>with that information in the exif. You don't need to add a program to
>>>do this.
>
>Never mind. I didn't know you were using Organizer. Renaming a file
>in Organizer screws things up.
>
>However, if you right click on an image in Organizer, or use the
>shortcut Control+J, a drop down will appear. Choose "Adjust Date and
>Time" and put in the date you want.
>
Very good Tony! Thanks!
-paulw
Bob LaBlawgh
> PW <emailad...@ifIremember.com> found these unused words:
>
I think the problem is with pics taken between the time the bat went
dead and the discovery of the issue.
--
Bob LaBlawgh
�It's never too late to have a happy childhood.�
Alan Browne
PW
<jaS...@gbr.online.com> wrote:
>PW <emailad...@ifIremember.com> found these unused words:
>
>Doesn't the camera have a menu to set the time and date?
The batteries ran out and by the time I replaced them it was too late
before I realized it before I started taking more pictures (for a
while LOL!).
-pw
PW
wrote:
Heck yeah! I initially also wanted something to change the Windows
file dates (so I could also use them in other programs, etc..) but
then it dawned on me that I don't remember when the heck I took most
of those pictures! :-)
Thanks
Mike Russell
> Heck yeah! I initially also wanted something to change the Windows
> file dates (so I could also use them in other programs, etc..) but
> then it dawned on me that I don't remember when the heck I took most
> of those pictures! :-)
If you can solve when one of the images was taken, you can then apply the
same offset to all of your images, and get them back in sync.
Geosetter, and probably exiftool will also change the file mod times, as
well as the image capture time your camera stored in the image itself.