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How can I rename files to match their EXIF "created date"?
ExifTool is pretty much the Swiss army chainsaw for doing these kinds of things. It has a steep learning curve, but once you're over it, the kind of renaming you're after is a snap:
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What is a resolution unit?
This is in the Exif standard for metadata, on page 26:
ResolutionUnit
The unit for measuring
XResolution
and
YResolution.
The same unit is used for both
XResolution
and
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How can I rename files to match their EXIF "created date"?
For simple things where the flexibility, power, and complication of ExifTool aren't necessary, I like to use the tool jhead. It's a command-line tool available for Linux, Mac, and Windows.
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How can I delete files previously removed from Darktable?
Darktable has two distinct operations: Remove and Delete/Trash. By default, the DEL key is bound to the former. That just removes the information about that file ...
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Is there a free visual similarity image local hard drive search?
I've been using visipics which i found out about on lifehacker which works very well.
This is the excerpt from the site
I recommend VisiPics (pictured above). It scans the actual photo
content ...
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How to format a 4TB hard disk for photography files?
'Photography files' are no different to any other kind of file. Use NTFS (because it allows for larger files and is generally the newer, better system) and the default allocation unit size - a larger ...
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Why is my external drive missing from Picasa?
There are certain types of drives that Picasa refuses to list in its "Folder Manager" – generally these are drives formatted with the exFAT file-system, commonly used on USB sticks.
There are two ...
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What's a good Lightroom Alternative that sorts images by dimensions and aspect ratios?
You can do this with free software - XnView MP. In Browser mode you can select icon with folders on right, select Details and then click on the column you want to use for sort.
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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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What's the best way to share photos with a client?
DropBox is free unless you want/need a larger storage allowance, which will cost you. (https://www.dropbox.com/buy?_tk=individual_hero_button)
PixieSet is free, though the website takes a 15% ...
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Should I bother organising into file system folders in Lightroom or just use metadata?
Interestingly, I also found the same blog when starting out with Lightroom. There are many ways to get images organized and I found have a file-system structure is very helpful.
First is that the ...
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How do I delete from the disk pictures I deleted in a folder in Lightroom CC?
For those who have done the same mistake here is how to proceed:
In the Library view, right click on a folder and select Synchronize...
Check both ...
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What is a resolution unit?
From MSDN Knowledge Database
System.Image.ResolutionUnit
Indicates the resolution units. Used for images with a non-square aspect ratio, but without meaningful absolute dimensions. 1 = No ...
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How to format a 4TB hard disk for photography files?
Use NTFS unless you plan on connecting this drive to a system which only supports FAT.
Also, set the Allocation Unit Size as high as possible per http://www.howtogeek.com/136078/what-should-i-set-the-...
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Lightroom 6 - suggestions on how organize pictures
Lightroom is strongest in VIRTUAL organization. You have numerous choices, among them (and not mutually exclusive):
You can physically (on disk) organize in any way convenient; I
personally prefer ...
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How can I rename files to match their EXIF "created date"?
I use the following script, placed in ~/.local/share/nautilus/scripts (this should work for any Linux distro using Nautilus as a file manager):
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When shooting RAW + JPEG , is there a way to delete the raw files without deleting the corresponding JPEG, without having to hook it up to PC/laptop?
My Canon cameras also behave like this and AFAIK this is standard behavior for all cameras.
Assuming 40-50MB for a JPEG+Raw pair you can still put over 1200 shots in a 64GB card. This is quite a lot. ...
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When shooting RAW + JPEG , is there a way to delete the raw files without deleting the corresponding JPEG, without having to hook it up to PC/laptop?
Although I do agree with some of the comments, like that it makes more sense to keep all your photos on the phone rather than the camera, what you do is ultimately up to you. So I will answer your ...
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How to save Darktable edits as a file?
Darktable saves edits in sidecar files. Sidecar files have the file extension .xmp and are a list of instructions to reproduce the history of edits.
Because the ...
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Attach camera via USB, or remove the cards from the camera?
Card-Reader Can Still be Faster
A camera might be designed to write 35 megabytes per second to the card and handle the “U1” standard, and reading back out is oddly capped at 20 Mbytes/s due to the USB ...
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What are some common uses for stacking in Lightroom?
I use stacking purely for images that will (or have been) merged into a HDR image (either within Lightroom or externally with e.g. Enfuse) or a panorama image (again, either within Lightroom or ...
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What are some common uses for stacking in Lightroom?
There are several times when I find this useful:
When shooting RAW+JPEG, I stack them together. Auto-Stacking gets this perfectly since these files have exactly the same time-stamp. Note that on some ...
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What are some common uses for stacking in Lightroom?
Off the top of my head (I'm assuming you mean stacking feature within the filmstrip, not the computational photography techniques which you cannot do in plain Lightroom-5):
I sometimes use stacks ...
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Why is my DSLR taking duplicate pictures?
I found my D7000 was doing this in timer re is a setting where you can select how many photos you want the camera to take when it's on a timer.. I fixed it by going int the settings for the self-timer ...
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Sharing rating between Digikam and Rawtherapee
As far as I know, there is currently no way to translate PP3 to XMP sidecars, or vice versa.
And developers are often reluctant to adapt their program to read data written by another program, ...
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How can I delete files previously removed from Darktable?
You can give 5 stars to all images in you collection (select all, then press key 5), and then use the following script to delete all images that have a ranking of 1 (default ranking).
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Family Photos System Strategies
In terms of backup, I don’t think it sound. But it’s better than nothing.
Putting pictures in the cloud can add flexibility to a workflow. It’s a wonderful technology. And for a business use, it is ...
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When shooting RAW + JPEG , is there a way to delete the raw files without deleting the corresponding JPEG, without having to hook it up to PC/laptop?
There is a simple way to do exactly what you want, but unfortunately cannot be done with the D5600 (or any camera with a single card slot).
On Nikons with 2 card slots, you can set it so that all the ...
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What's a good Lightroom Alternative that sorts images by dimensions and aspect ratios?
Bridge
In Adobe Bridge you can sort by dimensions when you view your photos as a list.
This seems to sort your images from tall portraits to wide landscape (e.g. horizontal panoramas).
Lightroom
In ...
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Darktable: How to edit the same image as multiple different edit versions?
You can check for Duplicate manager in Darktable. According to the text you can:
View and create multiple versions of the current image. Each version
can be edited independently without affecting ...
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