ExifTool is a platform-independent Perl library and command-line application for reading, writing and editing meta information in a wide variety of files.
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Windows batch add suffixes to filenames with EXIF values in current folder with FOR loop
I'm trying to get some EXIF data added to the filenames in a folder. So far, I've been able to get the smaller pieces to work, but I can't get the name and extension separated so the can be combined with the EXIF values via the FOR loop.
I saw that…
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Reading exiftool XML into Variable in PowerShell
I am attempting to read exiftool output in XML format into a PowerShell Variable.
I am using the exiftool as found here - https://exiftool.org/
The command to view the XML in a command window is:
C:\Temp\exiftool.exe -a -g -struct -X "C:\Temp…
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WSAStartup error (10093) when calling exiftool through PyExifTool
I have installed PyExifTool (https://smarnach.github.io/pyexiftool/). The installation was successful. However, when I try to run the example code provided there:
import exiftool
files = ["test.jpg"]
with exiftool.ExifTool() as et:
metadata =…
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Adding to exifdata using undefined tags
I am trying to write some tags to the exifdata of an image, but i keep getting errors. It says that
exiftool -o /volumes/xsan2/lvis/level1/mjd/58680/camera2/images/LVISCAM2_ABoVE2019_0716_R2002_083194.JPG -GPSDateStamp 2019-07-16 -GPSTimeStamp…
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exiftool write xmp tag
I am trying to write a new value for a XMP tag using exiftool but for some reason the tag is not being recognized.
Reading the field works:
exiftool -PropertyId /Users/user/test.jpg
Property Id : 17934
But when trying to write a…
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What is the ExifTool syntax to extract thumbnails from raw to a specific folder?
My source folders are on an external hard drive, but I want my thumbnails local. The following works, but it puts all the extracted files in the same folder as the source files, which requires another step to collect them and move them to a folder…
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NodeJs: Exiftool geting error stdin error write EPIPE in AWS Lambda environment
Exiftool geting error stdin error write EPIPE in aws lambda environment, getting below error:
{
"errorType": "Runtime.UnhandledPromiseRejection",
"errorMessage": "Error: Error: stdin.error: write EPIPE(start errors/min: 246.91)",
"reason": {
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Warning: [minor] The ExtractEmbedded option may find more tags in the movie data
I typed the following command at a Windows 10 command prompt:
C:\hoge>"exiftool(-k).exe" "-FileName
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Due to wrong EXIF Data JPEG photos will not show when inserted into Adobe LiveCycle Image Field
UPDATE1: The problem is confirmed because the camera is adding wrong EXIFTool Samsung APP5 tag. According to this website: http://exif.regex.info/exif.cgi, the image has unknown App5 segment.
If I delete the bytes: E5 00 02 FF, the image will…
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How to batch edit a field in a jpg EXIF header?
I am busy with some drone mapping. However, the altitude value in the images are very inconsistent between repeating flight missions (up to 120m). The program I use to stitch my drone images into a orthomosaic thinks the drone is flying underground…
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Exiftool doesn't return some data when run in AWS lambda
Running ExifTool(10.68) locally on a .mpg or a .mpeg returns the field Composite:Duration. ExifTool itself is called from python code as a subprocess with switches -j -G -n. When this python runs as a lambda function on AWS, the Composite:Duration…
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FileNotFoundError: [WinError 2] The system cannot find the file specified: exiftool
I am trying to extract the metadata from an mp4/jpg file. I am using exiftool, but if there is something better out there please say. I would like to begin with a video, extract the frames as jpgs and add the metadata to each frame, there should be…
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Troubleshooting "no writeable tags set" error
I'm trying to (ultimately) modify a batch of files but getting stuck in the basics as I try to modify a single file before running a batch command.
If someone could help me troubleshoot the command I'm inputting, that would be fantastic. I'm sure…
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How to compensate for incomplete date/time info in filename
For some reason I'm getting
no writeable tags
when I run the standard exiftool "-alldates<$filename command. I've kicked around and my best guess is that it has to do with the date format in the filename.
I've got files named with the format…
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ExifTool - check if all files have the same amount of channels
I would need your help with ExifTool. I am trying to check if all of my .wav files have the same amount of channels through meta-data. How should I proceed? Should I print out the tags first and then write a script to check if they are all the same…
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