Metadata date

I have asked this question on the Bridge forum without any response so I will give it a go on here. I have a xml metadata template that works ok apart from the date created in IPTC core. The information in this field does not update to reflect the date the image was taken. It is stuck on the date the template was saved. Is it possible to modify the template to automatically input the date the image was taken?
I am using XP pro and the most up to date version of Bridge and ACR.
All the best
Sid Frisby

The directory name will be something like "/Volumes/External Drive/directory". You can drag the folder from the Finder into a Terminal window, and Terminal will insert the name just as if you'd typed it.
Warning, if you're not used to command line utilities, be careful with exiftool -- however, I don't know of any easier tool that's as capable and trustworthy.
I suggest you make a backup of your data before playing with exiftool; hopefully it goes as you want, but if not you'll probably learn what you actually need to do, from the difference between what you wanted to happen and what actually happened, and you can restore the backup and try again.

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HT5252 I tried to change my metadata date and got this Aperture was not able to adjust the date and time of the original file "01769_p_h13ajyrm4bm0944.jpg" because it is locked or you do not have permission to modify it.

I tried to change the metadata date. It changed the date on my photo, but when I checked the box that said "also change my original file", it gave me this error message.
Unable to change original file. Aperture was not able to adjust the date and time of the original file “01769_p_h13ajyrm4bm0944.jpg” because it is locked or you do not have permission to modify it.
Wassup?

What is your Aperture version? The older versions of Aperture 3 had a problem to apply Metadata changes to the original file.
If you are using the current version Aperture 3.4.5, try to repair the permissions on your Aperture library, if you have not already done so:
Launch Aperture with the key combination ⌥⌘ held down and select "Repair Permissions" from the First Aid PAnel, that will appear.
If that does not help, post back with more information on your original files - are the referenced or managed? Where is your Aperture library located? Since when do you have this problem? And what did you do directly before noticed the problem for the first time?
Regards
Léonie

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Can EXIF (or metadata) data be manipulated in LR?

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Metadata Date Time

I have set the time in my 5D III to London with the daylight savings time modification activated. I live in the Eastern Time Zone. There are four different date/time entries in my Metadata panel with current entries from one image shown. I am unable to find any information about how these operate. They are:
Metadata Date                  8/18/2012 1:20:39 PM
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Date Time Digitized           8/18/2012 4:49:58 PM
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Can someone give some light about these entries and how they work?
Thanks,
Wil

Not all but some of the information for which you are asking.
 Date/time original specifies when a photo was taken
 Date/time digitized specifies when an image was digitized
 Date/time modified specifies when a file was modified by the user
http://www.metadataworkinggroup.org/pdf/mwg_guidance.pdf Page 37
Is a good starting place.

Can I show metadata date format in DD/MM/YY rather than MM/DD/YY?

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Would using the effect - 'Clip name' and then editing your clip name to what you wish get you to where you want?
or you only want it associated with your mete data, not your output? If so, would that not be an option with your camera and setting it before your video shoot?

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I am creating an ASO reporting cube and would like to know the best way to automate the update of metadata and data from a BSO cube without the use of a partition? This is my first time working with ASO. Any insight or examples would be much appreciated. Please advise.
Thanks in advance!

Thank you for the responses!
The dimensions will be the same. I will be exporting level0 data then loading it into the ASO cube. I believe I should be able to use the same load rule that I am using for the BSO cube, correct? Also, I am planning on only loading the 'Final' versions of 'Budget' and 'Forecast'. In my data export I believe I can put a condition to only export the 'Final' version, please correct me if I'm wrong?
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WOW!
I'm REALLY impressed by your exhaustive and detailled description!
How long did it take to write? Sure longer than the import itself...
Thank you so much. I got a working import of Ap2 lib before but your description have me various hints for handling problematic or faulty projects.
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MetaData : Data Type Mismatch

Hi,
The metadata is returning me undesired results. I'm using Oracle 10g. Even though the column datatypes in table are numeric, its displaying VARCHAR2 in my java app. What could be the reason? This is happening for some tables only, not all. I'm lost.
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rathorehr

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Metadata data missing

The metadata folder in the library module is missing in the right panel. It was present when I first purchased Lightroom 3 but has since disappeared from view, but don't know exactly when.
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Paul

Did you hide it by clicking on the triangle?
What happens if you "Expand all"?
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Planning metadata - data type "currency" to "text"

Hi.
There is a problem.
As in Calculation Script the data stored in Oracle Essbase (Planning) as number (property data type = currency or nonCurrency or unspecified) to transfer to an element at which property data type = "text".

Hi,
Can you clarify your question?
Data for Planning apps is stored in Essbase. Text is usually stored in the Planning relational database.
Im not sure I understand what you re trying to achieve. Are you asking about members tagged with the "Text" data type?
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Script for automator to names jpegs with incorrect metadata date

I use Automator to name my images YYYYMMDDHHMMSSname.jpg. Some images have the incorrect time stamp because I forgot to change the camera time while traveling in a different time zone. How do I write a script to correct this?
G5, dual 2 GHz Mac OS X (10.4.8)

If your camera records EXIF data with each jpeg, then try using EXIF Renamer rather than Automator.
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I use LR 2.7 on Windows XP.   To my surprise, I just noticed that writing metadata updates (e.g., new keywords) from LR to the DNG files does NOT appear to update the file modification date, which suggests obvious issues for backup strategies (yes, I understand that a changed modification date introduces other backup issues).   I have verfifed that the metatdata does indeed change in the DNG files, so I am mystified.   Can someone shed some light on this?   Thanks.
js
www.johnshorephoto.com

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Is there a solution to the data/time camera metadata problem?

After a lot of testing I've nailed down a serious flaw with Lightroom, and I'm wondering if people have any sort of solution, either from within Lightroom or externally.
When Lightroom is used to export JPEGs, the exported files have the correct Image EXIF data stamped in the Date/Time Original and Date/Time Digitized fields - it matches the date/time of the RAW file, which is exactly what you'd want and expect.
What it doesn't set correctly though is the JPEG file Created, and file Modified dates - they are set as the date/time the JPEG export was done from Lightroom. There are many applications that sort based on the last modified date of the JPEG, and it's illogical that Lightroom wouldn't have the JPEG file metadata match up with the EXIF data. I can't think of a single scenario where you'd want to have two different time/data stamps in the image that you just exported.
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I've seen others recommend EXIFtool but using a command line tool isn't what I consider a reasonable suggestion. Are there any other tools that might help me here?

Jason -
 
 You mentioned that the CreateDate wasn't set correctly in your files. For my JPGs exported from LR, based on Canon CRW raws, the CreateDate does match the DateTimeOriginal. ExifTool is reasonable enough for me; here is a sample output of ALL the date/time related fields in one of my exported JPGs.
 
 
[File] File Modification Date/Time : 2007:07:28 11:25:31
 
 [EXIF] Create Date :
          &#16 0;     2007:07:21 15:29:14
 
 [XMP]
 Date/Time Original :
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>        &#16 0;2007:07:21 15:29:14-05:00
 
 [XMP]
 Date/Time Digitized :
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>        2007 :07:21 15:29:14-05:00
 
 [XMP]
 Modify Date :
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>        &#16 0;       2007:07:28 11:25:30-05:00
 
 [XMP]
 Metadata Date :
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>        &#16 0;     2007:07:27 14:35:04.062-05:00
 
 
 
 As discussed by other posters, I agree that the ModifyDate needs to reflect the most recent activity on this particular file, and is not related to the original capture time.
 
 Gary

Data load problem - BW and Source System on the same AS

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Guilherme
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/people/siegfried.szameitat/blog/2005/07/28/data-load-errors--basic-checks
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How do I change or remove default apps for a given file extension (in Terminal?) without munging date modified on all my old files?

When a program is installed, it seems to be able to do it (sometimes inappropriately if it hijacks file associations without asking) so why can't I? This is for 10.4.
Specifically:
1. Since installing an HP wireless printer, HP not only tries to install a bunch of sales-ware on your machine that you have to carefully opt out of (annoying, but not a problem if forewarned), it changes the default file association for a number of basic file types, listing all sort of existing files as HP printer files. Using Get Info to change the default file type association globally causes it to mark ALL the files of that type as newly updated, munging the file metdata (which HP did NOT do). Most of the stuff on our computer is sorted by last modified, so if there is a way to fix this in Terminal (to simply fix or remove the HP default tag) without changing the date the file was modified, it would help. Note that uninstalling the program that created the default would do this, but I obviously can't do that (and reinstalling HP would have the same effect). So there has to be another way, right?
2. Since updating iTunes to v.9 a while back, every mp3 is marked as an iTunes file even though iTunes has NO multiple library capability without a wonky reboot using the option key, meaning that if I click on an mp3 downloaded since last update of iTunes, it opens automatically in iTunes and gets added to the SOLE itunes library without asking. (There is no way to toggle between multiple libraries or archive media in separate folders; iPhoto has a similar problem. (Has this been fixed in the latest version of iTunes?) In comparison, Quicktime starts up immediately and does not attempt to create a playlist just because you opened a file and listened to it.
(The iTunes playlists are simply subfolders of the single main library -- and you can't create a new library without doing a wonky procedure by clicking option during startup and telling iTunes to forget where its library is located (includin everything in it) and look up an entirely separate one by hand. So any mp3 file downloaded recently is uploaded to iTunes if you click on it. This wouldn't be problem if it didn't automatically add it to the sole iTunes library just because you clicked on it.)
Besides, all my old mp3s are Quicktime files and they are all archived by date modified. To its credit, ITunes, unlike HP, does NOT hijack older files already on disk and remark them as iTunes files. It only marks newly downloaded files as such. But if I try and change file association for FUTURE mp3 files using Get Info > "use this program for all files of this type", it munges the file metadata (date modified) for all existing files!
Note that in HP case, it apparently does it at the file exchange preference level (or whatever it's called) since the OS then recognizes every file of those types as an HP file. In the iTunes case, it only does it if you download a new media file or open an existing file in iTunes, but again without changing the date it was last edited.
Since these programs are able to change the default file association without changing the date the file was last edited, it should be reversible in Terminal, correct? Why does it change "date modified" when you try and correct metadata using Get Info (or sometimes just by clicking an enclosing folder?) Date modified should be a record of when a file itself was edited, not when it was renamed, or other metadata. Otherwise stuff can't be sorted correctly.

The unix commands you need are:
GetFileInfo
SetFileInfo
and maybe find
for cryptic details use the man command
Macintosh-HD -> Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal
man SetFileInfo
You may use the SetFileInfo command to set the file type & the program which will open the file.
# This little gem will do a get info on all files in a directory.
mac $ ls | xargs -I {} GetFileInfo "{}"
file: "/Users/mac/playdoc/oddadocodd"
type: ""
creator: ""
attributes: avbstclinmedz
created: 05/01/2011 14:53:22
modified: 05/01/2011 14:53:22
file: "/Users/mac/playdoc/one.docx"
type: ""
creator: ""
attributes: avbstclinmedz
created: 05/01/2011 13:57:48
modified: 05/01/2011 13:57:48
file: "/Users/mac/playdoc/oneLineFile"
type: "TEXT"
creator: "!Rch"
attributes: avbstclinmedz
created: 05/07/2011 14:27:17
modified: 05/07/2011 14:27:17
file: "/Users/mac/playdoc/oneLineFile.txt"
type: "TEXT"
creator: "!Rch"
attributes: avbstclinmedz
created: 05/07/2011 14:27:49
modified: 05/07/2011 14:27:49
file: "/Users/mac/playdoc/three.docx"
type: ""
creator: ""
attributes: avbstclinmedz
created: 05/01/2011 13:58:03
modified: 05/01/2011 13:58:03
file: "/Users/mac/playdoc/two.docx"
type: ""
creator: ""
attributes: avbstclinmedz
created: 05/01/2011 13:57:56
modified: 05/01/2011 13:57:56
file: "/Users/mac/playdoc/weirder.doc.docx"
type: ""
creator: ""
attributes: avbstclinmedz
created: 05/01/2011 14:50:03
modified: 05/01/2011 14:50:03
# well, ! is a funnie character so we escape it.
mac $ SetFile -t TEXT -c \!Rch two.docx
mac $ GetFileInfo two.docx
file: "/Users/mac/playdoc/two.docx"
type: "TEXT"
creator: "!Rch"
attributes: avbstclinmedz
created: 05/01/2011 13:57:56
modified: 05/01/2011 13:57:56
mac $
mac $ date
Sat May 7 14:40:56 EDT 2011
mac $

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