What best way to change dates?

KevinCarter · #1 10-31-2009, 04:32 PM

My cameras date was off. I want to change dates of files. what best way?
I have CS3 & CS4 and Lightroom 1.
I remember lightroom had easy great feature for this, but just imported these into LR, looked at metadata panel, and nothing will budge on date, so I'm lost. thanks.

KevinStecyk · #2 10-31-2009, 05:44 PM

Just a quick suggestion that may or may not be helpful, read the following document, particularly page 3:

http://www.adobe.com/products/xmp/pd...eativepros.pdf

Quote:

One of the great benefits of adding or modifying metadata with Adobe Bridge is that you can do it simultaneously to multiple files. Just select the files you want to modify and enter the information.

You might find Adobe Bridge helpful. Perhaps others will provide better advice. And I don't know if you will find that Bridge has the date locked too, as you experienced with LR.

KevinCarter · #3 10-31-2009, 08:06 PM

It says in Bridge metadata, "this property cannot be modified"

KevinStecyk · #4 10-31-2009, 11:48 PM

I just checked my BreezeBrowserPro.

BreezeBrowser Pro - Browse and Organize Digital Photos, Fast Thumbnail Browser

It appears to have a command that fixes incorrect dates and times.

Quote:

Tools | Adjust Image Date/Time...

with a checkbox that allows the user to select "Update file timestamp with new date and time."

You didn't mention BreezeBrowserPro in your initial message, so I suspect you don't have it. Aside from BBPro, I've run out of ideas.

Johan_Elzenga · #5 11-01-2009, 05:49 AM

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Originally Posted by KevinCarter

My cameras date was off. I want to change dates of files. what best way?
I have CS3 & CS4 and Lightroom 1.
I remember lightroom had easy great feature for this, but just imported these into LR, looked at metadata panel, and nothing will budge on date, so I'm lost. thanks.

In Lightroom, select the images and chose menu 'Metadata - Edit Capture Time'. If you want Lightroom to change the date of the RAW file itself, and not just update its XML file, you first go to 'Catalog Settings - Metadata - Write date or time changes into proprietary raw files'. This is Lightroom 2 however, I'm not sure if Lightroom 1 can do this as well (but you could use the LR 2 demo).

KevinCarter · #6 11-02-2009, 09:27 PM

Johan,
looked like great fix. IN lightroom I changed from 9/30/09 to 10/30/09, just as you said. So in lightroom they now say 10/30/09
But in Bridge Metadata the images still say 9/30/09. So I'm lost. Don't get it.

KevinCarter · #7 11-02-2009, 09:29 PM

PS, just opened them in Photoshop. say old date still. so new date, but only for people in Lightroom?