"Media Created" date

[macleoda]

I am trying to rename a large block of video files. FYI my system W7x64 Ult.

The files in question correctly show the date and time they were shot when observed in the Windows Explorer version. However when checking the file properties, this date appears in a field called "Media Created" within a properties section entitled "Origin".

I have tried ALL of the date options in the autodate section (8) of BRU but none of them pick up this date; I either get the date the file was first copies to different media, or the date of the backup copy I am experimenting with, etc.

Does anyone know either:

a) Is there another way to pick up this date automatically and use it for bulk rename?

b) Is there another application which would allow me to reassign the contents of the file properties (e.g. move this date from "Media Created" to one of the date fields which BRU picks up)?

OR best of all

c) Are the authors aware and will this issue be corrected in a future version of BRU?

Thanks in advance,

Alastair

[Admin]

Hi, I do not think BRU can handle the Media Created property field, sorry.

[macleoda]

OK.
Is there any chance this could be picked up in the next release? Seems like a small but important thing - we know the "correct date" is present in the metadata, otherwise it wouldn't appear at all (in fact when listed in Windows Explorer, for files with a Media Created date present, this is the date used by Windows as "the" date). So surely just a case of adding this to the list of drop-down options in the utility?
Otherwise I've got to manually rename nearly 500 files, which rather defeats the purpose!
Thanks in advance...

[Admin]

Hi, did you try the Auto Date (8) field ? One of the types is "taken" which is from the EXIF data (properties).

[macleoda]

Hi

Assuming I understand you correctly there are actually FOUR "Taken" types: Original, Digitized, Modified & Recent.

However, yes, I had tried them and having re-tried following your post... no, none of them work (they are all null fields) - they do not pick up the Media Created date.

Any other thoughts? Could the software pick this up on the next iteration? It must be easy data to find since Windows Explorer shows it as the main "date" when it exists.

Thanks...