Multi Rename Tool - Change Attributes (e.g. time/date)

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Multi Rename Tool - Change Attributes (e.g. time/date)

Post by *tigerix »

Hi,

I love using the "Multi Rename Tool" - its really powerful, especially because it allows me to use data from Plugins (tc,exif,media).

But there is one thing which shouldn't be missing in it:
The ability to change attributes.

For what do I need that?
Here a simple example:
I have plenty of photos, where I would like to change the time of the file to the time of the exif data.

How do you guys like the idea?
Is there any chance of getting such a feature into the 7 version of TC?

Thanks for answers in advance.
Cheers, Tigerix.
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Post by *HolgerK »

Hmmh, did you tried the new "Change attribute" dialog in TC7?

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[x] change plugin attribute:
"tc.Writedate" = "[=shelldetails.Bild aufgenommen am]"
should do the job.
Sorry for the German "Bild aufgenommen am". In English it's something like "Photo recorded at" from the Explorer shell-extension.
In principle it should be possible to select any date info from any existing content plugin at the right side, but only a few number of contents plugins could be used at the left side to change attributes.

Kind regards,
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Post by *tigerix »

Excellent! Thank you :)
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Post by *jj42 »

Having a similar problem here...
I've got some photos that were took with the wrong year set in the camera. To correct this I want to add one year to the file dates (and possibly exif-dates). Is this possible with the "Change Attribute" dialogue? It seems to me that there's no way to set a date relative to the existing one.

PS: maybe there's a work-around with exiftool? I think there's an option for a "date/time shift" there. But can TC do this, too?
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Post by *MVV »

jj42 wrote:PS: maybe there's a work-around with exiftool? I think there's an option for a "date/time shift" there. But can TC do this, too?
I wrote little special tool for such operation, it allows to shift time/date of all loaded to list files (on the same value). You may get it here (just type few digits from pic and press button below).
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Post by *Hacker »

jj42,
I've got some photos that were took with the wrong year set in the camera. To correct this I want to add one year to the file dates (and possibly exif-dates).
You can also do this using XnView for instance.

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Post by *jj42 »

Thank you both! I'd already used exiftool, but I'll keep your tips in mind!
...and maybe one day, TC will be able to do this on its own ;)
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The photo handler available free from Microsoft - Windows Live Photo Gallery also has a Time/Date Taken slider adjuster.

Just select the photos with an offset/incorrect time, right-click and then it will allow you to set a new offset for them all, and the difference is shown as you adjust. You don't change the time/date of each photo, per se (although you can), you set by how much you want them all moved - say, 365 days 2 minutes, 55 seconds. :) And that's written to the Exif data if there is any.

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