Redating from file name

[AlainB]

Some pictures have no date set in the metadata, but the date is encoded in the file name (for example IMG-20210811.jpg)

With the command line exiftool one can set the datetimeoriginal from the file name

exiftool "-datetimeoriginal<filename" IMG-20??????.*jpg

will set the date of all files selected by the pattern IMG-20??????.*jpg

Is is possible to do something similar from Photo Supreme, like redating (using the file name) all selected files ?

[G8DHE]

Why not call EXIF from within PSU with the required command line ?
This will then pass all the file names and the defined command to EXIF as an external application, once EXIF has finished then you can re-sync the images selected within PSU. I have the default(-k) set up but it can be changed as needed;

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[Hert]

This could help?
viewtopic.php?t=27839

[AlainB]

Why not call EXIF from within PSU with the required command line ?
This will then pass all the file names and the defined command to EXIF as an external application, once EXIF has finished then you can re-sync the images selected within PSU. I have the default(-k) set up but it can be changed as needed;
exif-command.jpg

Thank you for the suggestion, I have to find how to add exiftool ( a perl script) to the PtotoSupreme external applications (I am using a MacBookPro) and how to pass arguments from PhotoSupreme.

[RobiWan]

I have to find how to add exiftool ( a perl script) to the PtotoSupreme external applications

Why not use exiftool outside PSU? I didn't know any reason why such a tool should necessarily be started from PSU

[snowman1]

This could help?
viewtopic.php?t=27839

And also this one: viewtopic.php?t=29314

[AlainB]

I have to find how to add exiftool ( a perl script) to the PtotoSupreme external applications

Why not use exiftool outside PSU? I didn't know any reason why such a tool should necessarily be started from PSU

IMHO It would be more straightforward to call exiftool from PSU:
- select pictures in PSU
- call exiftool
- convert to XMP

If you call exiftool from the shell, how will you tell PSU to "convert to XMP" the metadata in the files you just updated (and only those) ?

[RobiWan]

If you call exiftool from the shell, how will you tell PSU to "convert to XMP" the metadata in the files you just updated (and only those) ?

I never do it like that. First I create a list of the files I want to change. I always call ExifTool from a shell, change the data I want and at the end in PSU "read Metadata from File". This makes all what I want and need.

[AlainB]

If I were to use the shell, I would write a shell script that goes through all files with a given pattern (using the "find" command) , check if the date timeoriginal is set and if not set it according to the file name.

[AlainB]

Why not call EXIF from within PSU with the required command line ?
This will then pass all the file names and the defined command to EXIF as an external application, once EXIF has finished then you can re-sync the images selected within PSU. I have the default(-k) set up but it can be changed as needed;
exif-command.jpg

My computer is a MacBookPro and there is unfortunately no executable version of exiftool for OSX, only a command line version. The executable version exists only for Windows.

[RobiWan]

only a command line version.

ExifTool is always command line tool.

[AlainB]

According to "ExifTool by Phil Harvey" webpage

ExifTool is a platform-independent Perl library plus a command-line application

ExifTool is also available as a stand-alone Windows executableThe stand-alone Windows executable does not require Perl. Just download and un-zip the archive then double-click on "exiftool(-k).exe" to read the application documentation, drag-and-drop files and folders to view meta information

[RobiWan]

I'm sorry it make no sense

"The MacOS package installs the ExifTool command-line application and libraries in /usr/local/bin. After installing, type "exiftool" in a Terminal window to run exiftool and read the application documentation."

I was very long time Mac user.

[AlainB]

If always means "always with MacOS" you are right, ExifTool is always (a) command line tool.

G8DHE suggestion was for Window.

[RobiWan]

G8DHE suggestion was for Window.

No, his suggestion was OS Independent. You can put in this menu each App is OS executable.