


The next command shows the same information but instead of using "friendly" metadata names like "Modify Date" it uses the metadata names that you would use when writing more complicated ExifTool commands exiftool -s -G /media/digikam/rawpeg/08/0807/080702_153429.cr2 The File Modification Date/Time isn't part of the metadata embedded in the image instead it is actually the time stamp in your operating system's file tree, which ExifTool displays for your convenience. In my image raw files, the Modify Date, Date/Time Original, and Create Date are always the same. And if you've never peaked to see what is in there, you should it is fascinating to see all the information hidden inside your digital camera raw file's metadata: exiftool /media/digikam/rawpeg/08/0807/080702_153429.cr2īelow is a tiny excerpt from the terminal output you'd see if you ran the above command (replacing my image file name with your image file name, of course) on one of your digital camera raw files: File Modification Date/Time : 2011:01:20 12:02:35-05:00 The very most basic thing you can do with ExifTool is display your image file metadata. (But then again, I didn't write any of these other softwares, so who am I to complain?) Basic exifTool commands for digital photography
Exiftool video tag software#
As ExifTool was the first and is (imho) by far the most complete, safe, well-tested, well-documented, and up-to-date software you can use to manipulate metadata, I think it is confusing that lesser, later softwares (in the realm of metadata manipulation) don't follow ExifTool's lead in the matter of tag and group names. Warning: ExifTool and digiKam (and other imaging softwares) don't always use the same tag and group names. The list of composite metadata is surprisingly long and comprises some of the most useful metadata you can view, use, and modify at the command line using ExifTool.


This doesn't mean that all the command examples on this page still work exactly the same as they did when I first posted the article. I put this article up on my website mostly so I would have a quick reference for the Exiftool commands that I use the most often. Although this article was written in 2010, Exiftool and the Exiftool syntax seldom change except to add new tags and new capabilities.
Exiftool video tag update#
Minor update in March 2015.Įxiftool is a mature and reliable metadata reading and writing application. But if you need to quickly and safely move, copy, rename, reorganize, extract preview jpegs, and/or tag hundreds or thousands of images at once, ExifTool is the tool of choice. ExifTool example commands skip to main content Nine Degrees Below Photography - color management, photography and painting using free/libre softwareĭigiKam and other image organizers are perfect for viewing and tagging images one by one.
