input camera infor for old images?

[frank10]

I have some older photos that don't include camera information. I'd like to enter that information somewhere into the metadata. any suggestions?

 

[Victoria Bampton]

Hi Frank

Something specifically for editing metadata is probably best for the job.

ExifTool springs to mind: http://owl.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/
There are graphical interfaces available for it: http://freeweb.siol.net/hrastni3/foto/exif/exiftoolgui.htm
Or this: http://www.friedemann-schmidt.com/software/exifer/
Or perhaps a trial of something like this: http://www.opanda.com/en/pe/index.html

 

[Brad Snyder]

Frank, is it the same information for a lot of shots? Or varying information, applicable to a few shots at a time?

 

[frank10]

Frank, is it the same information for a lot of shots? Or varying information, applicable to a few shots at a time?

Brad, it's the same information for a lot of shots.

 

[Brad Snyder]

Frank, oops, I was going to suggest bulk editing that data in LR, but I forgot that it's EXIF metadata, and with the exception of Capture Date, I don't believe you can change any of that within LR.

I believe you're going to have to follow VB's suggestions above.

 

[frank10]

I think the combination of ExifTool and xiftoolgui will work nicely

thanks again!

 

[frank10]

I tried exifgui and it found metadata in the jpg files under
---- APP12 ----

The metadata includes most of the information in EXIF.
I just need to figure out how to copy from that section into EXIF

 

[frank10]

I figured it out

Here is the command line I used
exiftool "-FILE:* > EXIF:*" "-APP12:* > EXIF:*" "-APP12:ID > EXIF:Make" "-EXIF:Model=ePhoto 168'"
"-EXIF:Artist = frank" "-ImageWidth > EXIF:ImageWidth"
"-ImageHeight > EXIF:ImageHeight"
-overwrite_original " <insert file or directory>

 

[Victoria Bampton]

Well done Frank! Thanks for posting that back.

 

[frank10]

I modified 3 years worth of photos that are now nicely searchable in LR. now that I'm an "expert" in exiftool, I'll probably never again need to use it.

 

[AMG]

Search and ye shall find an existing thread.

I have been trying to work out how to replace the Exif data generated by my Scanner with the data I can download from my analog camera and to date cant quite figure out how to do that.

Background info:
My 1VHs camera records the following data which can be exported to *.txt / Excel.
Focal length,Max. aperture,Tv,Av,ISO (M),Exposure compensation,Flash exposure compensation,Flash mode,Metering mode,Shooting mode,Film advance mode,AF mode,Bulb exposure time,Date,Time,Multiple exposure,Battery-loaded date ,Battery-loaded time,Film ID,Title,Date and time film loaded,Frame count,ISO (DX)

I have >1'.''' slides which I am in the process of rescanning again .
I'd like to replace the Exif data generated by the Nikon coolscan with the real data of the camera.
Ive looked at Exiftool various times but cant quite make out how to use it to write data to a file.

I read the above posts but the solution given is still gobblethegook (sp?) to me. I'd appreciate some help here.

I think (bear with me please) that what I'd like to see answered is how to add 1 item to 1' different files.

Lets assume I have the following 1' picture files.
Pic_''1.tif - Pic_'1'.tif
I want to add Av to the exif of each file and of course the Av values are all different.

Once I know how to manage that I'm sure I can figure out how to add the other items too. Of course this data is to be used in LR.

Your efforts appreciated.

 

[frank10]

make some sample files to modify and lear how to use the tool. it's not exactly easy to get it to do what you want.