GuidoHS
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Q: Method or tool to change the 'date created' and 'date modified' on several images at once?

Like the title says: Does anyone know a good tool to change the 'date created' and 'date modified' on several images at once? Preferably without having to import everything into iPhoto and then getting it back out into my regular folders (path finder) again.

 

It would be greatly appreciated!

Posted on Jan 24, 2012 9:32 AM

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Q: Method or tool to change the 'date created' and 'date modified' on several images at once?

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  • by Frank Caggiano,

    Frank Caggiano Frank Caggiano Jan 24, 2012 10:20 AM in response to GuidoHS
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    Jan 24, 2012 10:20 AM in response to GuidoHS

    This is really  a better question for the OS X Technologies list as it isn't  really Lion specific but while we're here...

     

    Depends on which creation date you're talking about. A digital image file has two 'creation' dates, the date the image was captured by the digital device (cameras, scanner, etc) and the date the image file was created on the HD.

     

    The first date is stored in the files EXIF data and can be changed with a program such as Exiftool. This will go in and change the EXIF field holding the images capture/creation date.

     

    If you;re referring to the date the file was written to your disk you can use the command line tool touch. Open a terminal window and type something like:

     

    $ touch -t 200703131155 file.txt

     

    The date format is YYYYMMDDHHMM you can check out the man page for touch for the complete details.

     

    regards