Batch changes to capture time

I noticed today after much confusion that changes to the capture time of multiple images could only be made in the grid view. I was trying to change the capture time of a full folder of images, I was in Loupe view but with all of the images selected in the film strip. It kept changing the capture time on only one image at a time no matter how many images I selected in the film strip.
My question is this, is the requirement to be in grid view some thing that any one else has noticed? Is this deliberate? It caused me quite a lot of confusion until I figured out what was going on.

Thanks for confirming that.
I have made bulk changes before and just never noticed that limitation. I have seen many people give tutorials or type instruction for that kind of thing too and it was never mentioned that they had to switch to grid view, its always just assumed that's where they are starting from, which I guess is why it took me so long to figure out what the problem was this time.

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Change the capture time.

I own a Sony camera with GPS and I use the characteristic to adjust the camera time in relation with the time zone. It is very useful because I can complement the pictures taken with my Nikon DSLR when they have been imported with Lightroom as I organize and rename them with the capture time.
The problem is that Sri Lanka, where I shoot my last pictures has, as India, a half time zone and the Sony do not take into account this special event and I didn’t realize it, so my Sony thought that I was in Dacca and not in Colombo: 30 minutes less.
As result of this situation my pictures have the wrong time and when I import them are wrong placed.
I have found the way to change the capture time with Lightroom but the modification is performed in the catalogue only and not in the EXFIF data as the Sony pictures are JPEG.
Please, is there any way to solve my problem with Lightroom?
Thanking in advance

John, thanks again.
I had forgotten the special behaviour of the Lightroom with the grid view and I had selected the loupe view. In any case I executed the change with the second option that you suggested. By the way, I think that it is a dangerous setting because you can mistake a tag when imported and you can solve the mistake easily in Lightroom (with grid view, of course) but with a lot of work in the windows explorer.
Thank you very much for your help.

Capture Time Changed by System Time Zone?

Hi All,
   In Lightroom 1.4, changing the system time in Windows XP changes the capture time!
   This seems crazy...I take photos in different time zones, and have the camera set correctly in that timezone (or adjust it to be correct in Lightroom). I'd rather not change my system timezone to "Bangkok" to correctly see data for photos from Thailand.
   Anyone have a solution or workaround? Is this fixed in LR 2?
Thanks!
   Alex

This post seems to explain a lot.
http://www.lightroomforums.net/index.php?topic=359.msg13336#msg13336
So I'm stuck having Lightroom adjust times based on the timezone of my OS? Or is there a workaround?...maybe saving and re-importing metadata? (Can't get this to work either, even using some complex procedure I found using Exiftools and a batch file...)
I can understand the capture time relying on the OS for timezone at the time of import, but Lightroom should not continuously adjust it every time you view...
Thanks,
   Alex

Edit Capture Time - Can't change ALL

When I select a bunch of images and try to change the capture time by an hour (Metadata/Edit Capture Time) there is no check box or button for "change all". I know I've done this in the past, but can't do it now and don't see change all. I'm using LR 5.2 and selecting the images I want to change in grid view. Thanks
Michael

Just a "change" button (see attached) which changes only one image

How to change "capture time" of multiple photos to a specific time?

Hi guys,
For some reason I'm trying to change "capture time" of multiple photos to a specific time.
I know that there is "Edit Capture Time" feature under Metadata.
But when I try to edit multiple photos, it says that "Modify the capture time stored in the selected photos by entering the correct time adjustment for the photo displayed to the left. Other photos (but not vidieos) will be adjusted by the same amount of time". And it really does.
For example,
If A file's capture time is 1/11/2011
B file's capture time is 1/11/2012
C file's capture time is 1/11/2013
I would like to change their capture time to 1/11/2014. All the three files.
But the current "Edit Capture Time" feature of Lightroom just adds three years to each file like this:
A file's capture time -> 1/11/2014
B file -> 1/11/2015
C file -> 1/11/2016
So their capture times remain as different ones. And this is not I want...
What should I do?
I've googled a lot and tried several programs other than lightroom as well, but the "Capture time" recognized by lightroom could not be changed by other programs.
I would greatly appreciate your help.

softcotton24 wrote:
That's why I posted this.
Sorry - I didn't see where you'd mentioned that you'd chosen the correct option, so I thought best to rule that out first.
Anyway, it sounds like a bug, which can be reported here:
http://feedback.photoshop.com/photoshop_family/products/photoshop_family_photoshop_lightro om
In the mean time, you can use exiftool, or try your luck with the exif-write function of the exif-meta plugin, e.g.:
Note: if you use exiftool, you need to save metadata first, make the change, then read metadata in Lightroom, otherwise capture-time changes will be ignored by Lr.
Cheers,
Rob

How to change capture time?

I had wrong year setting om my camera. Now all shots are 2010 and not in 2012. I tried to change them including check the write settings into raw-files.
The creation date are still 2010 and wrong, when I look at files in the finder.
second: how to move the pictures from the wrong 2010 folder to the 2012?
Thanks for any help of this very difficult and irritating issue.

This link directly takes you through step by step directions:
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/lightroom/using/WS57264460-DC72-4a1f-A665-1E90907A9FFD.html
With one or more photos selected in the Grid view, or with a single photo selected in the Filmstrip in Loupe, Compare, or Survey view, do one of the following:
Choose Metadata > Edit Capture Time.
In the Metadata panel with EXIF information displayed, click the arrow in the Date Time field.
In the Edit Capture Time dialog box, select the type of adjustment:
Adjust To A Specified Date And Time Changes the capture time to the date and time you specify.
Shift By Set Number Of Hours (Time Zone Adjust) Changes the capture time by the number of hours you add to or subtract from the original time.
Change To File Creation Date For Each Image Changes the capture time in the camera EXIF data to the file creation date. If you select this option, skip step 3.
In the New Time area of the dialog box, do one of the following:
If you selected Adjust To A Specified Date And Time, type a new date and time in the Corrected Time text box. You can also select the date and time values and then use the Up or Down Arrow buttons to increase or decrease the values.
If you selected Shift By Set Number Of Hours, choose a value from the pop-up menu to adjust the time forward or back.
Important: If more than one photo is selected in the Grid view, Lightroom changes the capture time for the active photo by the specified adjustment. (The active photo is previewed in the Edit Capture Time dialog box.) Other photos in the selection are adjusted by the same amount of time. If more than one photo is selected in the Filmstrip in Loupe, Compare, or Survey view, the capture time is changed only on the active photo.
(Optional) To revert the capture time back to the original, select the photos in the Grid view or the Filmstrip and choose Metadata > Revert Capture Time To Original.
-janelle

Batch changes - applescript?

I realized that for a bunch of my photos, the camera's time was not set correctly and now images taken at 9am are showing up as 9pm and vice versa.
I read about PhotoInfo and I am willing to try it, but first I am wondering if anyone out there has (or would be willing to) created an AppleScript we can throw into Automator to solve such a quandry? Seems like it'd be fairly simple, but then again I am not a coder, so I can only imagine
Any ideas?

Ben:
You do realize that using PhotoInfo will not change the date that iPhoto uses unless those files are re-imported into iPhoto. So you would have to export, change the date, delete those in iPhoto and then import those that have been edited. It'll work but there's some effort to that. If you do it that way here's a possible workflow.
1 - move all of the files that can be batched changed at one time to a new roll.
2 - in the Finder, locate that "roll" folder in the Originals folder and copy it to the desktop.
3 - batch edit that folder on the desktop to get the correct date and time.
4 - delete that roll from the library from within iPhoto.
5 - import the folder from the desktop into the library.
Another possible workflow:
1 - move all of the files that can be batched changed at one time to a new roll.
2 - edit the date or time for each photo like you would edit the Title. That change will be recognized by iPhoto for use in iPhoto.
3 - using PhotoInfo, batch change the date/time on the "roll" folder inside the Originals folder. I'd make a backup copy of the library folder just in case. But that should work.
The first workflow is the one I'd pick as it permanently changes the capture date in the original file.
Do you Twango?
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.

Capture time is not saved into JPG file! (LR 2.0)

Hi,
I have this JPG file with no EXIF data whatsoever but I know it's capture time so I went to Metadata » Edit Capture Time and changed the capture time. Now, on Lightroom in the Library module, I can see the capture time there and then I save the metadata with Metadata » Save Metadata to File. However, when I check the file on Windows Explorer, the capture time (or date taken as named by Windows) is not specified at all.
Why isn't the "Save Metadata do File" working correctly?

@William Porter
I don't have that box checked but it shouldn't matter because I'm not talking about exporting new files to update the metadata. I'm talking about updating the files metadata within the files that are already added to the library.
@Richard Earney
That option was already checked from the beginning but it's not helping. That's exactly why I don't understand why this is not working.
Maybe a bug on LR 2.0 Final?

Anyone else found BUG with Photoshop and Lightroom capture time?

Has anyone else experienced this or can you replicate it?
*The problem:
Changing the capture time of an image in Lightroom and then exporting to Photoshop causes a program error in Photoshop when saving.
*My environment:
Mac Intel - OS X 10.5.2 - Lightroom V1.3 - Photoshop CS3 10.0.1 - Canon 20D RAW files
*Steps to reproduce
Import several RAW images in to Lightroom (tested using 20D RAW files)
Modify the capture time for one of the images
Export to Photoshop using Photo -> Edit in Photoshop CS3
Change the image slightly
File -> Save
You should get a program error
Try again but for an image with an unmodified capture time.
Can anyone else replicate this on Mac and/or Windows? Also what about CS2 and different RAW formats from other cameras.
Does anyone know what is causing it and is there a work around.
Thanks

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Editing Capture time

Ok Chaps... I am new to LR... but have recently found a load of old family photos - dating back to late 1800's and am going to start scanning them to share with the family....I can change the capture time using LR... (well done for reading the manual) BUT... I am a bit disappointed that there doesn't appear to a utility in LR that re-indexes / organizes the photos into the appropriate year/month folder. I have found that the only way to do this is to export - delete and re-import
So there's the scenario.... here's the question (s)
Is there a util that can do this inside LR
If not
do you guys know of any utils that I can use to change the capture time so that it imports directly into the appropriate folder...
and another thing....
Any one seen duplicate year and months appear on the folder structure when importing photo's again a bit frustrating
seeing things like
2009 10 (images)
2009 480

Steve, I've been through this with hundreds of our family photos, also dating back to the 1800's. If I know the exact date of a photo, then I set capture time accordingly.
What you are likely to find, however, is that you'll have a number of photos that you can barely date to the correct year, let alone a specific month or day. In those cases, setting a capture time and having a folder structure based on capture year is awkward at best.
So like John, I use a couple of folders that are convenient only to my scanning & processing workflow. I then use a file naming convention that allows me to sort & view photos in what I believe to be the correct order, based on clues in the photos and other information. Examples are:
If I know the exact date of an image to be February 10, 1891, then the image filename is 18910210_nnnn, where 'nnnn' is any sequence number/letters/descriptor convenient at the time that I scan. In this case, I will also set the capture date for the photo. For all other examples below, the capture date is left blank.
If I know for certain that an image date is February 1891, but I don't know the day, then the filename is 18910200_nnnn.
If I know for certain that an image date is 1891, but I don't know the month and day, then the filename is 18910000_nnnn.
If I *think* an image dates to February 1891, then the filename is 18910200ca_nnnn, where 'ca' is common notation for "circa."
If I *think* an image dates only to 1891, then the filename is 18910000ca_nnnn.
If I have absolutely no idea as to the year of a photo, then I set the filename to 99990000ca_nnn. In this case, I fill in other metadata the best that I can with the hope of dating the photo later.
With the above convention, I can then view my photos in what I believe to be the correct order, in LR or Windows, with firm and circa dates intermingled with each other. This is very helpful, because when you see circa photos next to firmly dated photos, for a given subject, then you can refine the circa dates (and alter the filenames accordingly). The 9999 photos show up at the bottom of the list, so I can readily go to them for further research. Naturally, I enter a lot of other metadata (keywords, descriptions, locations) so I can search and order my photos in numerous other ways besides dates. As you learn more about LR, you'll find collections to be useful too.
I hope this helps, and good luck with the family archive. It's been a blast for me to this for my family, and to publish a book (Blurb) to so other members of our family can get a decent copy of the photos too.
Gary

Edit Capture Time

I have seen this issue raised before but I still have a problem. I am using LR 4.1. When I try to change the capture time for a number of photos, it will change it for some and then introduce random dates for others. Is this a bug or am I doing something wrong. Sorry if this has been answered before but it is driving me crazy trying to change a large number of dates. If it is a problem can someone suggest some software which I can use.
Thanks
1916Somme

Thanks, so does that mean I cannot bulk change a large number of photos to one date? The problem I have is that I scanned thousands of old negatives. I now want to put them into Lightroom but the capture date is obviously the date the negative was scanned and not the date the photo was taken. I want to change the capture date to the photo taken date. So Edit Capture does not appear to the way to do it. Please does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks

Capture time is one hour off

My "capture time" as displayed in the right metadata panel is one hour earlier than it actually happened. I date my digital camera photos by date time and Lightroom displays the capture time an hour earlier than the file date time or the capture date time displayed in other tools, for example, Bridge.
I noticed this from the beginning but it didn't sink in that it's that way for photos from digital cameras as well as these scans I'm trying to get the date correct on.
Anyone have any idea about what's going on?

LR is using the EXIF 'Date Time Original' field to sort by Capture Time .
LR automatically displays Date Time Original minus 1 hour from any Date within a period of Daylight Saving Time.
It does not change the EXIF metadata within the original file.
However (and here is the catch...), if you use the Edit Capture Time function it changes the capture time NOT in relation to the Date Time Original value but to the LR (DTO-1) value.
Thats OK you might think but unlike other metadata changes you make in LR this one gets written straight back to the original image file!
But LR has a solution - 'Revert Capture Time to Original' - or does it...?
After Reverting the Capture Time to Original, I discovered that the EXIF Date Time Original value in the image file was now shifted by minus 1 hour.
Scary bit is I tried this first with JPG and DNG files but then with a Canon CR2 RAW file and got the same result. Just to be certain I looked at the file with a Hex editor and sure enough LR had changed the Date Time Original value by minus 1 hour in the CR2 file without warning.
I don't know about the rest of you but I do not like this 'feature' at all!!!

Edit Capture Time v 1.1

Still doesn't work!
I can change the edit capture time of ONE image at a time
However, if I select many images (i.e. from a set of scans) and try to change the capture time all at once, it doesn't work. Anyone else having this problem???

Oh, wonderful! This was, for me, the worst bug in V1.0 and it's still there in 1.1? Yes, we want them the same time. We are lucky if we know the pictures are from June 1962 much less June 13th at 04:40:17. And yes, like "lawmailroomcom", I want to use the timeline. I don't want them floating to 2007, I want them some time in 1962.
I guess I'm still using exifer, huh? Darn!

Capture time anomaly

I remember the talk of the capture time in LR bug but I'm pretty sure this is unrelated. I'm using LR 2.5 on Vista 32 bit.
If I hover over a particular jpg image in the filmstrip while in the Library module it shows the filename and a date/time of 26 Dec 2004, 1407:14. However, in the Metadata panel the Capture time is the same but the date is 6 March 2005. If I then click on the Edit Capture Time is already has the 26 December date there and if I click OK to accept this nothing changes.
It's an irritant rather than a show stopper and it appears to be the only sequence of shots (there are 7) where this occurs; I'd just like to know what's going on - can anyone throw light into my darkness?

LR is using the EXIF 'Date Time Original' field to sort by Capture Time .
LR automatically displays Date Time Original minus 1 hour from any Date within a period of Daylight Saving Time.
It does not change the EXIF metadata within the original file.
However (and here is the catch...), if you use the Edit Capture Time function it changes the capture time NOT in relation to the Date Time Original value but to the LR (DTO-1) value.
Thats OK you might think but unlike other metadata changes you make in LR this one gets written straight back to the original image file!
But LR has a solution - 'Revert Capture Time to Original' - or does it...?
After Reverting the Capture Time to Original, I discovered that the EXIF Date Time Original value in the image file was now shifted by minus 1 hour.
Scary bit is I tried this first with JPG and DNG files but then with a Canon CR2 RAW file and got the same result. Just to be certain I looked at the file with a Hex editor and sure enough LR had changed the Date Time Original value by minus 1 hour in the CR2 file without warning.
I don't know about the rest of you but I do not like this 'feature' at all!!!

Batch Change Photos' Date - Not Time

Is there a way to change a bunch of photos' date, but not the time?

Neil:
Not in iPhoto. Unfortunately you've go to change the time as well. If there are not too many of them you can do it this way.
1 - move all that you want to redate to the same date to a new roll.
2 - in the Finder copy the folder in the Original folder that represents the roll with the files to be redated to the desktop.
3 - using an application like PhotoInfo batch change the date to whatever you need. It can just add or subtract a specific number of days, months or years to the date as you see fit.
4 - change the name of the folder and import back into iPhoto.
5 - delete the original roll of photos with the incorrect date.
That's about it. It's not too convoluted and can be done. This way the new date will be embedded in the file and stay with it if needed in a new library or other application.
Do you Twango?

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