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How to edit the shutter speed value in metadata?
Using ExifTool, ShutterSpeed is not an actual tag within the file, it's a tag derived from several other values (See Extra Tags). That's why it's grouped under Composite Tags when you follow ExifTool ...
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Which color space is used by my iPhone 8 photos?
For whatever reason, the ColorSpace tag is not very useful in EXIF. The only standard values are 1 (sRGB) and 65535 ("uncalibrated"). All other values are reserved. Some cameras use them to mean Adobe ...
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When is each of these EXIF date & time variables created, and in what circumstances do they change?
You are correct about the [File] tags, they are info about the file from the underlying filesystem. Create Date/Time is the timestamp for when the file was created. I believe that File Modification ...
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How can I extract just the value of a tag without the name using exiftool?
Use -b:
$ exiftool -b -make x.jpg
From the man page:
-b (-binary)
Output requested metadata in binary format without ...
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How can I strip tags from a JPEG without removing the color profile?
exiftool -all= -TagsFromFile @ -ColorSpaceTags DIRorFILES
This command will remove nearly all metadata but retain ExifIFD:ColorSpace, ExifIFD:Gamma, InteropIFD:...
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How to copy DateTaken tag from another image using ExifTool?
There are a couple issues to note:
DateTaken is a Windows properties, not a tag in a file. Windows fills the DateTaken value from a variety of tags.
PNG files do not support EXIF metadata. There is ...
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Use DateCreated for DateTaken (CreationTime) on a PNG using ExifTool
As long as you have the filename set as you mention, the command you want to use is
exiftool "-PNG:CreationTime<Filename" FileOrDir
Date Taken is a ...
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How to extract all metadata from photos in subdirectories?
Try adding the -r option to the command, which tells exiftool to scan the directories recursively, starting from the top folder ...
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What does the exif ICC profile date mean?
It is the date and time the ICC Profile used by that image was first created. For example, my scanner inserts the same profile date for each image from 2006, even though I didn't have the scanner ...
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Why is the field of view angle from exiftool different from Apple's official values?
In the linked tables, FOV refers to horizontal field of view, according to the key. The discrepancy would be due to the fact that the values calculated by exiftool ...
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Simple Tool or script to sort in folders and by date RAW images in linux?
Exiftool reads many raw formats.
You can use a command similar to this one to rename your photo files :
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Can ExifTool be used to read files stored online?
ExifTool has no built in ability to access online files. However, as shown in the example under Piping Examples, you can pipe the file from a program — such as cURL — to get the metadata of a file.
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What is the proper formatting of the Subject Tag in XMP?
The interface for a lot of programs with regards to keywords is to show them as a comma separated string. But the important thing to remember is that they are not stored as such. They are stored as ...
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Why doesn't Lightroom load files after I've changed their camera model metadata using EXIFTOOL?
You do not ever want to change the make and model of a raw file such as a .RAF (or .NEF/.CR2/3). Without this data, Lightroom (and other raw file processors) are unable to determine the proper way of ...
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How to use user-provided variables with ExifTool?
You aren't using the variable with the user-provided input correctly. This answer assumes you're trying to run this script using a bash (or compatible) shell. If ...
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Filter or plugin that replaces special characters?
Exiftool could do this with the -api "Filter=" option, but the command line could get long and messy.
Using your example, the command would be something like this:
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Check if digital picture was taken today?
No, there is no way. This just isn't possible. There's no unalterable data that you can check.
Why are people sending you false information? I'd work on checking your incentives, and make it easy to ...
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Where to store scene label information about a photo (e.g., "nature", "cat", etc.)?
There are a number of metadata standards used in photography. EXIF is one of them, but there are others in common use as well. Today's image files often include multiple metadata sections in different ...
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Exiftool drops some EXIF tags
The reason is that those are not EXIF tags, they are MakerNotes. All EXIF tags are Metadata, but not all Metadata are EXIF tags.
When listing data, you should always use the command suggested in ...
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ExifTool command (Windows 10) to move files to a separate directory if the modified-date is later than the date-taken
Try this command:
exiftool -d "%Y:%m:%d %H:%M:%S" -r -if "$FileModifyDate gt $DateTimeOriginal" -directory=/path/to/modified/ /path/to/source
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How can I use ExifTool to prepend text to image files' descriptions?
An extension of the redirection feature allows strings involving tag
names to be used on the right hand side of the < symbol with the
syntax "'-DSTTAG<STR'", where tag names in STR are ...
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Why do XnView and Exiftool's EXIF orientation tags differ?
Both programs are showing you the same info. If you add the -n option to your ExifTool command, it will return an orientation of 8, the same as XnView.
Read ...
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How accurate are the GPS coordinates in an exif from an Iphone photo and does the exif tag also provide the bearing?
GPS data varies wildly in accuracy depending on location.
In big cities, GPS can be very inaccurate because of the urban valley effect and the resulting multipath interference. Often, the best ...
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How can I use exiftool to conditionally modify tags?
Your command would be
exiftool -if "$Make=~/^OLYMPUS /" -Make=OLYMPUS DIR
This command takes the Make tag and performs a ...
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Where to store scene label information about a photo (e.g., "nature", "cat", etc.)?
The question is a bit too broad but for me the place to store this king of information is tag:
0x010e ImageDescription
Of course you can select own tag like
<...
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How do I use exiftool to strip all exif tags except rotation?
Duplicate of this StackOverflow question
exiftool -all:all= -tagsfromfile @ -exif:Orientation /path/to/files
-all:all= removes ...
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How do I change only the year in the metadata using ExifTool, for a batch of files?
You're very close. By default, time shifts assume the shift is in hours unless there's a space between numbers. Try this:
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Can I assume the DateTimeOriginal of an image without an OffsetTimeOriginal is already in UTC?
Other than the GPS timestamps, EXIF timestamps are supposed to be set to the local time where the image was taken. The three EXIF OffsetTime* are relatively new, having only been added in EXIF 2.31, ...
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Write IPTC "byline" to all images within a folder using Exiftool
Repeating my response on the Exiftool forums for users of StackExchange.
Add -overwrite_original to avoid creating backups or use -delete_original to delete them when you're sure you don't need them ...
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exiftool does not list GPS location from an iPhone
Are you checking the original image, or something that you've exported? if you've exported (it appears that you have based on the file location in your screenshots) note that you need to check the "...
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