Matching time of images from 2 cameras set 20 minutes apart in error

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Matching time of images from 2 cameras set 20 minutes apart in error

The clock on my Canon 5d was 20 minutes behind my new Canon 5d Mark II for a wedding I did last weekend. So I have 800 images from one camera that do not match to the same timescale from the 1,600 images from the other camera. Ordinarily I import both sets into Aperture,sort them by time and then rename them in numerical order (eg wedding0001.jpg to wedding2400.jpg) so that all 2,400 images flow as if taken by one camera. Do any of you have any idea how I can easily shift the time on the 800 20 minute delayed images to get them showing as having been taken 20 minutes earlier and thereby intertwine them with the 1,600?
Many thanks in advance
Nigel

Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.1)

Posted on Sep 19, 2009 6:30 AM

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Answer 1

Sep 19, 2009 7:32 AM in response to nasherfield

Welcome

As far as I know, you can't.

You can change the specific time of individual images, but you can't say make all these images 20 minutes earlier.

DLS

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e2photo

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Sep 19, 2009 9:01 AM in response to nasherfield

Let me know if you find an answer because I had four camera with one off by 53 minutes. Seems like this would not be difficult to code, but who knows.

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Answer 3

Sep 19, 2009 9:45 AM in response to nasherfield

You can do this -- I have many times. Select all the images from this one camera, click on the first one to have its frame highlighted, click on Metadata in the menubar, and choose Adjust Date & Time. Adjust the time of this first image and all the others selected will be similarly adjusted. Select also to have the adjustment applied to the Masters, if that is what you want.

Ernie

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Answer 4

Sep 19, 2009 12:28 PM in response to Ernie Stamper

I stand corrected: it works.

DLS

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nasherfield Author

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Sep 20, 2009 3:10 AM in response to nasherfield

Guys, thank you so much. I'd given up trying to find out how to do and not even apple support could help me. I really appreciate it. Cheers Nigel

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Answer 6

Sep 20, 2009 5:08 AM in response to nasherfield

Glad to help. I don't know why Apple Support could not help -- it is covered on page 293 of the User Manual!

Ernie

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