Re: date adjustment problem

[Dougie Nisbet <dougie highmoor co uk>]

I do this sort of thing quite a lot because I getoag images quite often. 
Normally I adjust the date before importing to f-spot but occasionally I 
forget. I also like my jpegs in the 'correct' folder and with meaningful 
filenames so I often do the following:

    1. export from f-spot
    2. do whatever needs to be done in linux (exiv2, gpscorrelate, 
rename etc)
    3. Check
    4. Delete from f-spot
    5 import to f-spot

In fact, because I like meaningful filenames, every f-spot session goes 
like this:
    1. import to f-spot
    2. tag all imported photos (write metadata to file is set)
    3. export imported photos
    4. run a script that renames files based on their tags
    5. delete from f-spot
    6. import to f-spot

exiv2 is quite a flexible tool but there are lots that do some nice 
things. jhead and exiftool are useful too.

Dougie

On 01/05/2011 01:19 AM, Jack Ostroff wrote:
> Good evening,
>
> Several months ago, I imported a batch of pictures (about 40) not 
> realizing that the camera battery had died, so they all had dates of 
> March 12, 2153.  I managed to adjust the dates into 2010 (scattered 
> across a month or two) and they all look right within f-spot.  
> However, I just realized that these are all stored in 
> .../Photos/2153/03/12/xxx.jpg and the dates within the jpeg files are 
> all still 2153.
>
> I'd like to do two things: change the dates in the files to what I 
> think they actually were, and move the files into the "correct" 
> folders under Photos.  Is this possible in f-spot?  If not, I assume I 
> can pull the right info out of the database - but what utilities could 
> I use to fix the files?  I assume if I do this, I can then re-import 
> them into f-spot?
>
> Thanks for any pointers or suggestions.
>
> Jack
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