zailani1977 / ChangeDateTaken

This Python script updates the date taken of an image file. It will alter the DateTimeOriginal, DateTime, and DateTimeDigitized tags.

ChangeDateTaken.py

Author

Zailani

Version

1.0.0

Description

This Python script updates the date taken of an image file. It will alter the DateTimeOriginal, DateTime, and DateTimeDigitized tags. This utility is useful for photographer with multiple cameras who needs to perform bulk update on date time taken on the photos for sorting purposes.

Dependencies

• [exif]: A Python library to extract and edit EXIF data from JPEG images.

Usage

To run the script, you need to provide two arguments:

• directory: The directory containing JPG files that you want to change the date taken.
• shift_value: The shift value in the format "days:hours:minutes" that you want to add or subtract from the original date taken.

For example, if you want to shift the date taken of all JPG files in the folder "Photos" by 2 days, 3 hours, and 15 minutes, you can run the following command:

python ChangeDateTaken.py Photos 2:3:15

The script will print the original and shifted dates for each file that it updates.

License

This script is free and open source. You can use it for any purpose, but I am not responsible for any damages or losses that may occur from using it. Use it at your own risk.