OT; Using Exif Data

[Zaidy036]

I just found a free command line program that has value for organizing
pictures and other chores.

Look at http://owl.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/ for this very
flexible tool.

I had some questions for the author and he responded to my email, with
answers, within a few hours.

This batch file will take photo files in a folder and copy all of them
to new folders titled by the date the picture was taken (all are single
line remarks and commands)
: Make Desktop folder "1" with folder "2" inside it.
: Copy photos from camera into "2"
: Run this Batch
: Result is New folders "YYYY-MM-DD" inside "1" with originals still
in "2"
Set Tool="C:\Program Files\exiftool-8.09\exiftool(-k).exe"
Set Base=C:\Users\Eric\Desktop\1
Start "" /wait %Tool% -o dummy/ -d "%Base%\%%Y-%%m-%%d"
"-Directory<DateTimeOriginal" "%Base%\2"

Eric

[Zaidy036]

Post by Zaidy036
I just found a free command line program that has value for organizing
pictures and other chores.
Look at http://owl.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/ for this very flexible
tool.
I had some questions for the author and he responded to my email, with
answers, within a few hours.
This batch file will take photo files in a folder and copy all of them
to new folders titled by the date the picture was taken (all are single
line remarks and commands)
: Make Desktop folder "1" with folder "2" inside it.
: Copy photos from camera into "2"
: Run this Batch
: Result is New folders "YYYY-MM-DD" inside "1" with originals still in "2"
Set Tool="C:\Program Files\exiftool-8.09\exiftool(-k).exe"
Set Base=C:\Users\Eric\Desktop\1
Start "" /wait %Tool% -o dummy/ -d "%Base%\%%Y-%%m-%%d"
"-Directory<DateTimeOriginal" "%Base%\2"
Eric

Here is an easier batch to use. Just drop a folder containing photos
onto it and the batch will add folders named for the date the pictures
were taken into the original folder.

@Echo off
Setlocal
If "%~1" EQU "" (Set Base=C:\Users\Eric\Desktop\1) ELSE (Set Base=%~1)
Set Tool="C:\Program Files\exiftool-8.09\exiftool(-k).exe"
Start "" /wait %Tool% -o dummy/ -d "%Base%\%%Y-%%m-%%d"
"-Directory<DateTimeOriginal" "%Base%"
Exit

[Zaidy036]

On 2/5/2010 4:36 PM, Zaidy036 wrote:

<snip>

Just modified the batch for running without dropping a photo folder:

@Echo off
Setlocal
If "%~1" EQU "" (Goto Skip) ELSE (Set Base=%~1)
Set Tool="C:\Program Files\exiftool-8.09\exiftool(-k).exe"
Start "" /wait %Tool% -o dummy/ -d "%Base%\%%Y-%%m-%%d"
"-Directory<DateTimeOriginal" "%Base%"
Exit

:Skip
Echo.
Echo *** No Data Supplied - Drop a Photo Folder on the Batch ***
Echo.
pause
Exit