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Title: EXIF Date import
Post by: Cmagic on February 27, 2003, 10:29:15 pm

Matt,

While playing with images in MC, I discovered that upon import of jpg files, the 'year' field is filled from what seems to be the date in the EXIF tags. Could you confirm on that ?

Futhermore could it be possible that when importing images, the full EXIF date/time taken (if present) be imported in 'Date Created' ? (e.g NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D100  - 30/01/2003 16:44 - F/2 - 1/1000 sec.).
If no exif that would default to the normal file date creation.

Thanks a lot,

Christian

Title: Re: EXIF Date import
Post by: michel on February 28, 2003, 03:54:39 am

That implies a new data type field 'date' (and the related operator: < > to search it) as to import exif date into a string field is not very useful.

In the meantime, if you want full exif date into a custom string field you can do it:

- use PIE (Picture Information Extractor at www.picmeta.com) to rename the files

- import them into MC

- copy field 'filename' -> custom field 'date'

- replace ".jpg" by ""


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Title: Re: EXIF Date import
Post by: Cmagic on February 28, 2003, 04:03:42 am

Thanks michel,

I currently use Imatch and that's what I do by renaming all my file like 20020214-1655--blabla.jpg using the exif 'date taken' info.

Anyway, don't you think MC is starting to look promising for picture management ?

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Jim, Zev, CMagic: it is when you want to have a drink (or more !) moreover if Jim pays the first bottle

no problem for me !

C.

Title: Re: EXIF Date import
Post by: michel on February 28, 2003, 04:29:24 am

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Anyway, don't you think MC is starting to look promising for picture management ?

I am doing a test "grandeur nature" with a copy of my 9000+ photos. The first difficulty is to import all associated info from my current db (CSV format) to an MPL file (XML format)...

Title: Re: EXIF Date import
Post by: Matt on February 28, 2003, 05:00:53 am

We do fill the Year from EXIF if possible.

Next build will also fill "Date Created".  It won't be a file created time like for music, but I don't know why anyone would care.

Thanks.

Title: Re: EXIF Date import
Post by: Cmagic on February 28, 2003, 05:07:27 am

Want somethin' ?

Ask Matt, if he can do it he will ! :D

you're great !

C.
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