EXIF data once again

[jhorlyck]

I have read all support pages on EXIF data, but I still cannot add date taken to any of my pictures.
"Current" of any kind works fine.
EXIF date is shown both in ACDsee (I agree to with you on this program) and in Windows Explorer
I have marked "extract exif data" and "auto Date (8)" is shown in red.

I use BRU version 2.7.0.1
Windows XP - fully updated

I have uploaded a picture to http://horlyck.dk/BRU_exif.jpg

Thanks for a splendid program.

jhorlyck

[Admin]

Hi jhorlyck,

I've tried with 2.6.1.4 and 2.7.0.1, and both correctly extract the date taken information from your sample jpeg image. I'm running Vista, but BRU doesn't know that and won't know any difference between Vista and XP. I've also tried the 32-bit and 64-bit versions and again both extracted the information from your sample file.


Jim

[Ardwych]

I don't understand - is there a conclusion to this exchange? Can BRU write Date Taken into a filename? Oct'08

[jhorlyck]

NOPE. Stalemate. We looked at the same file - with different results.
I have tried with other pictures etc. No result.
I now use another program to rename according to EXIF data - and BRU for any other renaming purpose.

[Ardwych]

Well, don't be shy: what program do you use for that renaming, j?

In fact, in the hours since making that post of mine above I tried renaming using 'Date taken' - via Auto Date (8)'s 'Taken' parameter. Worked very well.

Is that not what you're after?

[jhorlyck]

Yes, getting the date would satisfy me. The rest is nice to have, but can be handled manually.
But I cannot get it to work, so I use AMOK Exif sorter
http://www.amok.am/de/freeware/amok_exif_sorter/

[Ardwych]

Well, j, the method I used was pretty straight-forward:

i) load the files and select them
ii) from the Menu choose Options; then make ticked 'Extract - EXIF date (Photos)'
iii) for Auto Date (8) choose 'Mode - Prefix'
iv) Choose 'Type - Taken'
v) Choose 'Fmt - YMD' for name/date sorting
vi) (Perhaps put a space in 'Sep[arator] - ')
vii) Put a dash (-) in 'Seg.[ment] - -'
viii) Turn the century on with a tick in 'Cent.'
and
Harwood_Drake_House.jpg
becomes
2008-06-26 Harwood_Drake_House.jpg

And rather than do it many times manually for individual files, as you suggest, you can use BRU to do them all at once. Of course.

I had a look at your Amok utility and I found it a poor design. Those little data entry fields for, for example, "%d %p %M %date created" [the incorrect term] were just too awkward to persist with. No? And the fixed-width left-hand pane.. Copy Move Rename as radio-buttons..? Just unwieldy design.

Anyway, BRU does it now, I find.

Now to get EXIF data onto my scanned photo files.... JHead doesn't want to work in Vista..

Tags: exif data rename sort prefix jpg embedded extract metadata

[jhorlyck]

Yes I agree that AMOK is awkward, has a poor user interface and so on.
But it works.
I very much prefer a lousy program that works to an elegant one that does not.

I have spent hours on finding out how to make my versions (yes I have uninstalled, downloaded and installed again)
to work. Including something like the above.
My CS background tells me, I should be able to make it work.
But my economics background tells me that the cost / benefit balance is lousy.
And that I would be much better of taking a walk in this beautiful autumn weather.