How to fix wrong camera time?

CadErik · Post by **CadErik** » Tue May 15, 2012 2:22 am

By mistake I set PM instead of AM time and I have 2 days of photos where I need to shift the shooting time -12hrs.
I have other tools which allow you to shift EXIF time but that change seems without effect with Aftershot Pro.
Any suggestions?

Erik.

claudermilk · Post by **claudermilk** » Tue May 15, 2012 3:26 pm

Are you using file system or catalog mode? I would expect ASP to just recognize the changed dates in file system mode. In catalog mode you may need to refresh (I am not sure--I don't use that).

CadErik · Post by **CadErik** » Tue May 15, 2012 3:49 pm

claudermilk wrote:Are you using file system or catalog mode? I would expect ASP to just recognize the changed dates in file system mode. In catalog mode you may need to refresh (I am not sure--I don't use that).

I have been using catalog mode and I haven't found any way to refresh. By using "Merge external metadata" I was able to fix the IPTC time but it did not update the "Misc:Date" that is used in the catalog.

afx · Post by **afx** » Tue May 15, 2012 4:11 pm

How did you shift the time and what time fields? There are quite a few depending on file type and metadata setup.
The best way to do this is to use exiftool:

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exiftool -AllDates-=2 *

That should be picked up by merge external metadata.

cheers
afx

CadErik · Post by **CadErik** » Tue May 15, 2012 5:02 pm

afx wrote:How did you shift the time and what time fields? There are quite a few depending on file type and metadata setup.

I used zoner pro, it has a specific tool to fix xmp time.

afx wrote: The best way to do this is to use exiftool:
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exiftool -AllDates-=2 *
That should be picked up by merge external metadata.

It was picked - now the metadata shows the correct time in the IPTC field however the ASP field hasn't been updated.

afx · Post by **afx** » Tue May 15, 2012 5:06 pm

CadErik wrote:It was picked - now the metadata shows the correct time in the IPTC field however the ASP field hasn't been updated.

Well, from what you wrote, the tool you used did not update the interesting fields... XMP was updated but not the exif, then it looks like XMP lost.
There is a reason why I recommend exiftool, it is the reference application for mangling image metadata.

cheers
afx

B4b5 · Post by **B4b5** » Thu May 17, 2012 9:06 pm

CadErik wrote:
It was picked - now the metadata shows the correct time in the IPTC field however the ASP field hasn't been updated.

Depending on which camera raw your files are, you might want to check the Microsoft way of editing exif...

Microsoft Pro Photo Tools version 2.
I find it useful with W7-64bit

jpmccormac · Post by **jpmccormac** » Fri May 18, 2012 2:11 pm

I use FastStone free image viewer to change the time in EXIF data. It gives you the option to adjust the time by x hours and/or x minutes, specify just the date, or specify the date time. Go here: http://www.faststone.org/FSViewerDetail.htm

claudermilk · Post by **claudermilk** » Fri May 18, 2012 5:08 pm

B4b5 wrote:
CadErik wrote:
It was picked - now the metadata shows the correct time in the IPTC field however the ASP field hasn't been updated.
Depending on which camera raw your files are, you might want to check the Microsoft way of editing exif...

Microsoft Pro Photo Tools version 2.
I find it useful with W7-64bit

I have not paid attention to that for a while. The reason being early versions had a nasty bug that corrupted files. I personally would stay far away from MS Pro Photo Tools.

As has been mentioned, ExifTool is the gold standard for fiddling with your image metadata. That would be the best choice IMHO.

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