Is there a way to create PhotoEXIF data in a scanned photo?

Robert Peirce

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Dec 12, 2009, 11:42:44 AM12/12/09

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I use iView Media Pro to catalog photos. It allows sorting by capture
date, which is usually what I want. However, this data seems to be
unique to digital photographs. iView shows it as "PhotoEXIF." This
classification does not exist for a scanned photo and exiftool doesn't
even see it as far as I can tell. Is there an app that can add this
field?

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Dec 12, 2009, 3:14:59 PM12/12/09

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In article <bob-6EB8CF.1...@nntp.aioe.org>, Robert Peirce
<b...@peirce-family.com> wrote:

you asked that in alt.photography. why do you think you'll get a
different answer here?

Robert Peirce

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Dec 12, 2009, 9:09:30 PM12/12/09

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In article <121220091214598866%nos...@nospam.invalid>,
nospam <nos...@nospam.invalid> wrote:

Because alt.photography gave me a PC solution (maybe) that I can't use.

Robert Peirce

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Dec 12, 2009, 9:47:36 PM12/12/09

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In article <121220091156384572%dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca>,
Dave Balderstone <dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca> wrote:

> In article <bob-6EB8CF.1...@nntp.aioe.org>, Robert Peirce
> <b...@peirce-family.com> wrote:
>

> I haven't used any of them, but a Google search turns up

Thanks.

>
> <http://mac.softpedia.com/get/Graphics/Set-EXIF-Data.shtml>
Doesn't provide a way to set Capture Date. It will set creation date,
but I can do that with exiftool.

>
> <http://www.digital-photo-software-guide.com/exif-editor.html>
Recommends exiftool, which I have.

>
> <http://albumshaper.sourceforge.net/>
Editing software.

Robert Peirce

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Dec 12, 2009, 9:58:48 PM12/12/09

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In the PhotoEXIF section of iView, one of the fields is Aperture.
Exiftool -list lists aperture. That suggests "Capture Date" may be some
field that exiftool recognizes by another name.

I thought the field might be Create Date because digital photos list
that twice. However, when I tried adding "Create Date" to a scanned
image, exiftool sees it but iView doesn't see it. So, I am missing
something.

Can anybody help?

Robert Peirce

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Dec 12, 2009, 10:19:31 PM12/12/09

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In article <bob-5F77E8.2...@nntp.aioe.org>,
Robert Peirce <b...@peirce-family.com> wrote:

More info. Using the -G option on a digital photo, it appears the info
of interest is in the "Composite" group. That group does not exist for
a scanned image and an attempt to set a field like Composite:CreateDate
fails because it does not already exist. So, is there a way with
exiftool to create a new field? I can't find it in the man page, but
that doesn't mean it can't be done.

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Robert Peirce

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Dec 13, 2009, 9:48:18 AM12/13/09

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In article <bob-8513BB.2...@nntp.aioe.org>,
Robert Peirce <b...@peirce-family.com> wrote:

Still more info. I have been made aware exiftool runs on many
platforms. It is possible it cannot create a field. However, there may
be a Mac app that does. Is anybody aware of one?

nospam

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Dec 13, 2009, 10:19:44 AM12/13/09

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In article <bob-3E66FB.0...@nntp.aioe.org>, Robert Peirce
<b...@peirce-family.com> wrote:

if exiftool can't do it then it's likely nothing else can, and i'd be
really surprised if it can't.

Robert Peirce

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Dec 13, 2009, 10:32:01 AM12/13/09

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In article <131220090719442705%nos...@nospam.invalid>,
nospam <nos...@nospam.invalid> wrote:

You may be right. I have discovered I can read a field that actually
exists, Composite:ImageSize, but I cannot change it (See recent post in
alt.photography). I think the format of my command may be wrong!