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Programmatically scrub certain XMP metadata from Photos?

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Information in my photos library seems to prevent Photos.app from effective facial recognition. Part of the reason is Photos.app's ancestor had features that did not age well---like manually selecting faces and naming them. I have a new M4 Mac Mini and want to give it a fair shot at leaving behind past sins. Exporting the photos library, migrating it over, and resetting people and pets are suggestions that do not solve the problem for me. My question solicits feedback about what seems like a good solution. Here it is: 1. Select all photos and videos in my library and export the original, unmodified files with XMP sidecar files into a single folder. 2. Programmatically remove suspect XMP tags, like Person1 in a script. 3. Open or import all the photos and videos in Photos.app on the new machine. Photos.app will incorporate information from the XMP files when constructing a new database, right? The issue is that some user-supplied information, like geographic location, does age well, even if it isn't "baked into" the exif metadata, so I would like to retain that information and remove only certain tags. Consider an XMP file exported along with an unmodified .heif file:

53.243431091308594
         W
         N
         0
         0.0
         17.57313346862793
         2010-01-04T23:41:39Z
         0.0
         2010-01-04T16:41:39-07:00
         
            
               Person Name 1
               Person Name 2
               Person Name 3
            
         
         2024-05-30T18:07:47-06:00

I would need to remove the block:

Person Name 1
               Person Name 2
               Person Name 3

And any other desired tags. Is this OK, and then import all these photo and video files into Photos.app on the new machine and let it get to work? Or perhaps even add new tags to search for "scrubbed" files once in Photos.app? Maybe this workflow is what PowerPhotos and GraphicConverter also do?

grad student (211 rep)

Mar 19, 2025, 10:36 PM • Last activity: Mar 20, 2025, 01:00 AM

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Receive photos from iPhone users while keeping EXIF metadata (time, location,...)

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I need to collect photos from all my friends, some of whom use iPhone. (I have no Apple devices btw). Usually, I send people a link using which they upload all their photos to my cloud through a web browser, but iPhone removes all metadata from the photos, including date and time taken and GPS locat...

                                  I need to collect photos from all my friends, some of whom use iPhone. (I have no Apple devices btw). Usually, I send people a link using which they upload all their photos to my cloud through a web browser, but iPhone removes all metadata from the photos, including date and time taken and GPS location, making a huge mess in the photo collection.

**Is there any way they could send me their photos in full quality and without losing EXIF metadata.** I needs to be simple enough so that iPhone users would actually be willing to send me their photos from an event.

Vít Skalický (111 rep)

Aug 30, 2022, 08:22 PM • Last activity: Apr 12, 2024, 08:31 AM

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Remove specifc exif data properties from photo on iOS

ios exif

Is there a way to remove specific EXIF fields, such as "Make" or "Model" from photos on iOS? It seems, I can change/remove date or location ([ref][1]), but I would like to remove the fields related to the camera that was used to take the photo. Edit: It would be great to do this without installing a...

                                  Is there a way to remove specific EXIF fields, such as "Make" or "Model" from photos on iOS?

It seems, I can change/remove date or location (ref ), but I would like to remove the fields related to the camera that was used to take the photo.

Edit: It would be great to do this without installing an additional app.

Kariem (121 rep)

Apr 2, 2024, 04:42 AM • Last activity: Apr 3, 2024, 07:51 AM

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Finder: show specific EXIF data for RAW photos

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I want to see the `focus distance` [tag:exif] data in the [tag:finder]. This data is available for all the photos taken by the camera but the `Preview Options - Image` pane doesn't provide it. Consequently [tag:finder] cannot show it. It would be great if someone can suggest a way to do this? [![ent...

                                  I want to see the focus distance [tag:exif] data in the [tag:finder]. This data is available for all the photos taken by the camera but the Preview Options - Image pane doesn't provide it. Consequently [tag:finder] cannot show it. It would be great if someone can suggest a way to do this?

Note, the 'exiftool' command line utility can show it (albeit, in cli) and Adobe Lightroom (albeit, not in finder).

massisenergy (257 rep)

Nov 30, 2023, 08:36 PM

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"Private" data in ID3 tags created by Music

macos music metadata id3-tag exif

Music.app deleted 21 or more audio files [in an unexpected way][1].  **Some** of those files have "Private" ID3 data which exiftool says has an “Invalid ID3 frame size.”  Some of the files with the Private data were **not** undesirably deleted.  So, I believe the presence of this data...

                                  Music.app deleted 21 or more audio files in an unexpected way .  **Some** of those files have "Private" ID3 data which exiftool says has an “Invalid ID3 frame size.”  Some of the files with the Private data were **not** undesirably deleted.  So, I believe the presence of this data is unrelated to the other issue.

But I wonder what the data is and why it was added to ten of 49 files which were all created the same way.

eyeD3 says PRIV: [Data: 395 bytes] for six; four have 361 bytes.

exiftool says Private: (Binary data 380 bytes, use -b option to extract) with the four saying 346 bytes.  So, *all* differ by 34 bytes, which maybe explains why exiftool also says Warning: Invalid ID3 frame size.

Dumping this private data to one file and running strings on it gave (among other things) “Abplist00” so I renamed it to temp.plist and tried to open it with XCode.  XCode complained “Failed to open property list: Conversion of string failed.”

Anyone able to tell me what these might be and why they are there?

WGroleau (5370 rep)

Jun 9, 2022, 08:46 PM • Last activity: Jul 25, 2023, 02:48 PM

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How to fix the dates of photos in Photos.app to match the EXIF data?

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My photo editing workflow uses Lightroom to develop the photos before exporting to disk and importing into Photos.app. The problem is that the photos in Photos.app have their date set to the import date (or maybe the _export_ date from Lightroom), which means that their dates are wrong and they're o...

                                  My photo editing workflow uses Lightroom to develop the photos before exporting to disk and importing into Photos.app.

The problem is that the photos in Photos.app have their date set to the import date (or maybe the _export_ date from Lightroom), which means that their dates are wrong and they're out-of-order, especially compared to my iPhone pictures.

I've finished developing a few hundred photos and they're already in Photos.app, and I've done some organising, so I don't want to delete and reimport them.

How can I fix the dates on these photos? I've checked the JPEG exports from Lightroom and they do contain the correct date/time in the EXIF data. But it seems that Photos.app has used the file creation date instead.

The data still exists because when I export unmodified originals from Photos.app I can still see the date.

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joerick (828 rep)

Jul 22, 2023, 09:25 AM • Last activity: Jul 22, 2023, 02:55 PM

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Set the date in Camera Roll to the value from EXIF

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When I import photos directly from my Sony a7 camera they are saved in the Camera Roll with the date/time of the import. The correct date/time is still preserved in the EXIF within the image, but I fail to find an easy way to convince iPhone to adjust the Camera Roll to that date. Is there a way to...

                                  When I import photos directly from my Sony a7 camera they are saved in the Camera Roll with the date/time of the import. The correct date/time is still preserved in the EXIF within the image, but I fail to find an easy way to convince iPhone to adjust the Camera Roll to that date.

Is there a way to use the date/time from EXIF to modify Camera Roll date/time?

maxint (101 rep)

Apr 24, 2023, 11:48 PM

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Why does Photos recognize EXIF data in a .MOV but not an .MP4?

photos photos.app mp4 exif mov

I have a script that I wrote that uses HandBrakeCLI to convert files from .MOV to .MP4, but then also attempts to preserve various EXIF metadata by using `exiftool` by using the -TagsFromFile operation to copy tags from the older MOV to the newer MP4 (and then a subsequent additional run for -FileMo...

                                  I have a script that I wrote that uses HandBrakeCLI to convert files from .MOV to .MP4, but then also attempts to preserve various EXIF metadata by using exiftool by using the -TagsFromFile operation to copy tags from the older MOV to the newer MP4 (and then a subsequent additional run for -FileModifyDate
                              
                            

bjb (2664 rep)

May 20, 2022, 07:24 PM • Last activity: Jun 2, 2022, 12:31 PM

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export from photos (mac) including edited metadata

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I received a bunch of photos that didn't have any correct metadata. I have then manually corrected the time and gps information within the photos app. When I export this files, those information are gone. They are not visible in the exifdata. What can I do to get an image out of photos without loosi...

                                  I received a bunch of photos that didn't have any correct metadata. I have then manually corrected the time and gps information within the photos app. 
When I export this files, those information are gone. They are not visible in the exifdata. 
What can I do to get an image out of photos without loosing all those edits?
                                

WalterBeiter (457 rep)

Mar 5, 2020, 04:56 PM • Last activity: Apr 3, 2022, 09:46 AM

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How to edit iCloud Photos Library image EXIF metadata on iOS or macOS?

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I'm using the modern Apple iCloud Photos library on my iPhone and Mac. ### How can I edit arbitrary EXIF metadata tags for photos in my iCloud Library? The tags must be edited within the Photos.app / iCloud Photos database. I do NOT want to re-import the images, or be forced to make EXIF edits prior...

                                  I'm using the modern Apple iCloud Photos library on my iPhone and Mac.

### How can I edit arbitrary EXIF metadata tags for photos in my iCloud Library?

The tags must be edited within the Photos.app / iCloud Photos database. I do NOT want to re-import the images, or be forced to make EXIF edits prior to using Photos to import the images.

A solution using either macOS or iOS to edit the iCloud Photos EXIF data would be acceptable.

The "Get Info" window can be used to edit *some* EXIF data in Photos.app on the Mac. You can add a **Title**, **Description**, **Keyword**, and **Location**. You can also **Adjust Date & Time**.

Other EXIF metadata tags such as "Camera Model" are displayed, but seemingly cannot be edited.

As of iOS 15, this camera information EXIF metadata is now also visible in the iOS Photos app:

 > No camera information  
 > No lens information  

In my case, specifically, I have an old digital camera that does not embed Camera Information EXIF. I want to manually add this data to its photos after importing them to my iCloud Library.

I want to eventually use the Camera Model EXIF tags to create a Smart Album in Photos.app on the Mac containing only the photos taken with this camera.

pkamb (9620 rep)

Jul 24, 2019, 01:06 AM • Last activity: Dec 6, 2021, 09:17 PM

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Add exif creation time with correct timezone (TZD) to filename

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Hi i have a problem renaming a lot of photo and images files. I use a shellscript in automator to rename them by EXIF date and time. But the time is given by UTC and im living in europe with +0100 in vinter and +0200 in the summer. Example: a picture from 2020-06-30 taken at 22:22:30 is named "**202...

                                  Hi i have a problem renaming a lot of photo and images files. I use a shellscript in automator to rename them by EXIF date and time. But the time is given by UTC and im living in europe with +0100 in vinter and +0200 in the summer.


Example: a picture from 2020-06-30 taken at 22:22:30

is named    "**2020-06-30 20/22/30 IMG_0001.jpg**"

instead of. "**2020-06-30 22/22/30 IMG_0001.jpg**"

im using the script:

    #/bin/zsh
    for f in "$@"
    do
    	filedate=$(mdls $f | grep kMDItemContentCreationDate -m 1 | awk '{print $3, $4}');
    	filename=$f:t
    	filepath=$f:h
    	mv $filepath/{"$filename","$filedate $filename"}
    done

Can i somehow just add +0200 or +0100 to the "filedate...$4" and how?(and then manually order when the number of houser in the name is over 24) or is there a smarter way to ad time zone designator(TZD) to the script? I have not used script before so im completely new to all this. Hopw someone can help me. 
                                

Claus Dragonmonkey Olsen (21 rep)

Jul 9, 2020, 11:31 PM • Last activity: Apr 7, 2021, 01:06 PM

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Do iPhone photos contain any author, copyright or device-name metadata?

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I'm writing some scripts to organise my photos and I would like to sort out the photos I took myself from the mix of photos that are on my iPhone. For example, sometimes I get sent photos via AirDrop or messages and they all end up in my photo library. I can get the Make and Model from the Exif tag,...

                                  I'm writing some scripts to organise my photos and I would like to sort out the photos I took myself from the mix of photos that are on my iPhone.

For example, sometimes I get sent photos via AirDrop or messages and they all end up in my photo library.

I can get the Make and Model from the Exif tag, so that helps to some extent, but is not sufficient in all cases.

I have looked around in the Exif and TIFF data, but there is nothing obvious.

multipolygon (261 rep)

Sep 4, 2020, 06:15 AM

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Extract a GPS track (as .gpx) from a series of jpg photos

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I have a bunch of `.jpg` photos containing GPS information. What is the easiest way to extract the GPS information and save it into a `.gpx` file (or `.kml`, for that matter)? I have seen [this answer][1] pointing to `exiftool`, which gives a readable output, but I would like to import the track int...

                                  I have a bunch of .jpg photos containing GPS information. What is the easiest way to extract the GPS information and save it into a .gpx file (or .kml, for that matter)?

I have seen this answer  pointing to exiftool, which gives a readable output, but I would like to import the track into other applications (e.g. Oruxmaps or Google Maps).
Answers to this question on gis.stackexchange.com  point to Windows programs, but I am looking for a usable alternative on Mac OSX.

Jan Eglinger (194 rep)

Aug 27, 2014, 02:35 PM • Last activity: Aug 16, 2020, 11:15 AM

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iPhone EXIF/GPS Timestamp - Appears to be based on local settings?

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I was under the impression that the iPhone received timestamps along with GPS location data. While I can't say its not true for the internal database, it seems to be for the EXIF data attached to photos taken by the iPhone's camera. I ran a test by turning **off** automatic date/time settings, ensur...

                                  I was under the impression that the iPhone received timestamps along with GPS location data. While I can't say its not true for the internal database, it seems to be for the EXIF data attached to photos taken by the iPhone's camera.

I ran a test by turning **off** automatic date/time settings, ensuring my correct timezone was set.

I took a photo (IMG_1692), rolled back the time by two hours and took another (IMG_1693).

Using [Phil Harvey's EXIF Editor](https://ExifTool.org/) , I retrieved this output:

    $ exiftool IMG_1692.JPG | grep Time
    File Modification Date/Time     : 2012:04:29 22:51:46+10:00
    Exposure Time                   : 1/15
    Date/Time Original              : 2012:04:29 22:51:46
    GPS Time Stamp                  : 13:51:00
    $ exiftool IMG_1693.JPG | grep Time
    File Modification Date/Time     : 2012:04:29 20:51:32+10:00
    Exposure Time                   : 1/15
    Date/Time Original              : 2012:04:29 20:51:32
    GPS Time Stamp                  : 11:40:50

You can clearly see the two hour difference in the file timestamp, as well as the GPS time!

Am I correct in this assertion that the GPS timestamp doesn't come from the GPS at all? Or am I missing something?

                                

brass-kazoo (143 rep)

Apr 29, 2012, 01:20 PM • Last activity: Dec 14, 2019, 06:19 PM

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How to change timestamp of movie on iPhone?

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When I recorded a movie with my iPhone, the date was not set correctly. So now the video shows up in the wrong order in the Photos app. It seems the video date is inferred from the file created/modified timestamp. How do I edit the timestamps of the file stored on my phone? I figured out how to modi...

                                  When I recorded a movie with my iPhone, the date was not set correctly. So now the video shows up in the wrong order in the Photos app.

It seems the video date is inferred from the file created/modified timestamp. How do I edit the timestamps of the file stored on my phone?

I figured out how to modify the timestamps of the file on my PC, but I don't know how to put them back on my phone while retaining the edited timestamps.

- Windows explorer does not support copying files to the iPhone
- iFunBox will copy files to the iPhone, but updates the timestamps at the same time

**update:**

MOV files have EXIF data, too. I used [ExifTool](https://ExifTool.org/)  to edit the tags like this:

    exiftool.exe IMG_2439.MOV \
                 -"CreateDate"="2016:10:12 20:59:55" \
                 -"ModifyDate"="2016:10:12 21:02:37" \
            -"TrackCreateDate"="2016:10:12 20:59:55" \
            -"TrackModifyDate"="2016:10:12 21:02:37" \
            -"MediaCreateDate"="2016:10:12 20:59:55" \
            -"MediaModifyDate"="2016:10:12 21:02:37" \
               -"CreationDate"="2016:10:12 20:59:55-05:00"

However, deleting/modifying this file on my phone must have removed it from the Photos app database... I can't see this movie at from my iPhone, now. Only from the file system when connected to a computer.
                                

Leftium (414 rep)

Oct 31, 2016, 01:02 PM • Last activity: Dec 14, 2019, 06:19 PM

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Date, time, and GPS metadata tagging video for iOS

ios geolocation metadata exif

On 2019/10/16 (last Wednesday), I went skydiving in Las Vegas which they recorded but the provided video was in 10 seperate clips and none had time or GPS metadata tagged. I want these as 1 video on my iPhone which is ordered chronologically and displayed on the map correctly. For the single video,...

                                  On 2019/10/16 (last Wednesday), I went skydiving in Las Vegas which they recorded but the provided video was in 10 seperate clips and none had time or GPS metadata tagged. I want these as 1 video on my iPhone which is ordered chronologically and displayed on the map correctly.

For the single video, I've used OpenShot to concatenate the 10 clips.

For the date, time, and location, I:

 1. Have tried looking for iOS apps that can add geotag / GPS metadata information to **videos** (not photos) but seemingly none exist.
 2. Have tried using Video GeoTagger  but that didn't work at all. 
 3. Am trying to use ExifTool . 

Obviously, I needed the GPS information which I got using https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm 

For ExifTool, I have referenced the documentation (link 1 , link 2 , link 3 )), used command & "PATH\exiftool.exe" -groupnames -s "PATH\Video 17-10-2019, 15 03 25.mov" to get the metadata / tags of a video that was recorded on the iPhone and works as intended, and formulated the following command:

    & "PATH\exiftool.exe" `
    "-xmp:gpslatitude=35 56 57.2 N" `
    "-xmp:gpslongitude=114 51 28.3 W" `
    "-QuickTime:CreateDate=2019:10:16 12:00:00" `
    "-QuickTime:ModifyDate=2019:10:16 12:00:00" `
    "-QuickTime:TrackCreateDate=2019:10:16 12:00:00" `
    "-QuickTime:TrackModifyDate=2019:10:16 12:00:00" `
    "-QuickTime:MediaCreateDate=2019:10:16 12:00:00" `
    "-QuickTime:MediaModifyDate=2019:10:16 12:00:00" `
    "-QuickTime:CreationDate=2019:10:16 12:00:00-07:00" `
    "-QuickTime:GPSCoordinates=35 56 57.2 N, 114 51 28.3 W, 660.00 m Above Sea Level" `
    "-Composite:GPSLatitude=35 56 57.2 N" `
    "-Composite:GPSLongitude=114 51 28.3 W" `
    "-Composite:GPSPosition=35 56 57.2 N, 114 51 28.3 W" `
    "-Composite:GPSAltitude=660.00 m" `
    "-Composite:GPSAltitudeRef=Above Sea Level" `
    "PATH\Skydive_OpenShot_ExifTool_Test.mp4"

This outputs the following:

    Warning: Sorry, Composite:GPSLatitude doesn't exist or isn't writable
    Warning: Sorry, Composite:GPSLongitude doesn't exist or isn't writable
    Warning: Sorry, Composite:GPSPosition doesn't exist or isn't writable
    Warning: Sorry, Composite:GPSAltitude doesn't exist or isn't writable
    Warning: Sorry, Composite:GPSAltitudeRef doesn't exist or isn't writable
        1 image files updated

(The Composite errors seems to be because they're dynamically generated as... a composite of other tags.)

In my iPhone's Photos app, the date and time are correct but the GPS / location information is not available.

 

Full tags of the various files below:

**Original MP4** file (wrong date and time, no GPS):

    [ExifTool]      ExifTool Version Number         : 11.71
    [File]          File Name                       : Skydive_OpenShot.mp4
    [File]          Directory                       : .
    [File]          File Size                       : 577 MB
    [File]          File Modification Date/Time     : 2019:10:16 12:00:00+01:00
    [File]          File Access Date/Time           : 2019:10:21 08:19:52+01:00
    [File]          File Creation Date/Time         : 2019:10:21 08:19:21+01:00
    [File]          File Permissions                : rw-rw-rw-
    [File]          File Type                       : MP4
    [File]          File Type Extension             : mp4
    [File]          MIME Type                       : video/mp4
    [QuickTime]     Major Brand                     : MP4  Base Media v1 [IS0 14496-12:2003]
    [QuickTime]     Minor Version                   : 0.2.0
    [QuickTime]     Compatible Brands               : isom, iso2, avc1, mp41
    [QuickTime]     Movie Data Size                 : 604417274
    [QuickTime]     Movie Data Offset               : 48
    [QuickTime]     Movie Header Version            : 0
    [QuickTime]     Create Date                     : 0000:00:00 00:00:00
    [QuickTime]     Modify Date                     : 0000:00:00 00:00:00
    [QuickTime]     Time Scale                      : 1000
    [QuickTime]     Duration                        : 0:05:12
    [QuickTime]     Preferred Rate                  : 1
    [QuickTime]     Preferred Volume                : 100.00%
    [QuickTime]     Preview Time                    : 0 s
    [QuickTime]     Preview Duration                : 0 s
    [QuickTime]     Poster Time                     : 0 s
    [QuickTime]     Selection Time                  : 0 s
    [QuickTime]     Selection Duration              : 0 s
    [QuickTime]     Current Time                    : 0 s
    [QuickTime]     Next Track ID                   : 3
    [QuickTime]     Track Header Version            : 0
    [QuickTime]     Track Create Date               : 0000:00:00 00:00:00
    [QuickTime]     Track Modify Date               : 0000:00:00 00:00:00
    [QuickTime]     Track ID                        : 1
    [QuickTime]     Track Duration                  : 0:05:12
    [QuickTime]     Track Layer                     : 0
    [QuickTime]     Track Volume                    : 0.00%
    [QuickTime]     Image Width                     : 1920
    [QuickTime]     Image Height                    : 1080
    [QuickTime]     Graphics Mode                   : srcCopy
    [QuickTime]     Op Color                        : 0 0 0
    [QuickTime]     Compressor ID                   : avc1
    [QuickTime]     Source Image Width              : 1920
    [QuickTime]     Source Image Height             : 1080
    [QuickTime]     X Resolution                    : 72
    [QuickTime]     Y Resolution                    : 72
    [QuickTime]     Bit Depth                       : 24
    [QuickTime]     Video Frame Rate                : 29.973
    [QuickTime]     Matrix Structure                : 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
    [QuickTime]     Media Header Version            : 0
    [QuickTime]     Media Create Date               : 0000:00:00 00:00:00
    [QuickTime]     Media Modify Date               : 0000:00:00 00:00:00
    [QuickTime]     Media Time Scale                : 48000
    [QuickTime]     Media Duration                  : 0:05:12
    [QuickTime]     Media Language Code             : und
    [QuickTime]     Handler Description             : SoundHandler
    [QuickTime]     Balance                         : 0
    [QuickTime]     Audio Format                    : mp4a
    [QuickTime]     Audio Channels                  : 2
    [QuickTime]     Audio Bits Per Sample           : 16
    [QuickTime]     Audio Sample Rate               : 48000
    [QuickTime]     Handler Type                    : Metadata
    [QuickTime]     Handler Vendor ID               : Apple
    [QuickTime]     Encoder                         : Lavf57.83.100
    [Composite]     Image Size                      : 1920x1080
    [Composite]     Megapixels                      : 2.1
    [Composite]     Avg Bitrate                     : 15.5 Mbps
    [Composite]     Rotation                        : 0

**ExifTools-modified MP4** file (correct date, correct time, no GPS):

    [ExifTool]      ExifToolVersion                 : 11.71
    [File]          FileName                        : Skydive_OpenShot_ExifTool_Test.mp4
    [File]          Directory                       : .
    [File]          FileSize                        : 577 MB
    [File]          FileModifyDate                  : 2019:10:22 13:07:23+01:00
    [File]          FileAccessDate                  : 2019:10:22 13:07:23+01:00
    [File]          FileCreateDate                  : 2019:10:22 12:28:02+01:00
    [File]          FilePermissions                 : rw-rw-rw-
    [File]          FileType                        : MP4
    [File]          FileTypeExtension               : mp4
    [File]          MIMEType                        : video/mp4
    [QuickTime]     MajorBrand                      : MP4  Base Media v1 [IS0 14496-12:2003]
    [QuickTime]     MinorVersion                    : 0.2.0
    [QuickTime]     CompatibleBrands                : isom, iso2, avc1, mp41
    [QuickTime]     MovieHeaderVersion              : 0
    [QuickTime]     CreateDate                      : 2019:10:16 12:00:00
    [QuickTime]     ModifyDate                      : 2019:10:16 12:00:00
    [QuickTime]     TimeScale                       : 1000
    [QuickTime]     Duration                        : 0:05:12
    [QuickTime]     PreferredRate                   : 1
    [QuickTime]     PreferredVolume                 : 100.00%
    [QuickTime]     PreviewTime                     : 0 s
    [QuickTime]     PreviewDuration                 : 0 s
    [QuickTime]     PosterTime                      : 0 s
    [QuickTime]     SelectionTime                   : 0 s
    [QuickTime]     SelectionDuration               : 0 s
    [QuickTime]     CurrentTime                     : 0 s
    [QuickTime]     NextTrackID                     : 3
    [QuickTime]     TrackHeaderVersion              : 0
    [QuickTime]     TrackCreateDate                 : 2019:10:16 12:00:00
    [QuickTime]     TrackModifyDate                 : 2019:10:16 12:00:00
    [QuickTime]     TrackID                         : 1
    [QuickTime]     TrackDuration                   : 0:05:12
    [QuickTime]     TrackLayer                      : 0
    [QuickTime]     TrackVolume                     : 0.00%
    [QuickTime]     ImageWidth                      : 1920
    [QuickTime]     ImageHeight                     : 1080
    [QuickTime]     GraphicsMode                    : srcCopy
    [QuickTime]     OpColor                         : 0 0 0
    [QuickTime]     CompressorID                    : avc1
    [QuickTime]     SourceImageWidth                : 1920
    [QuickTime]     SourceImageHeight               : 1080
    [QuickTime]     XResolution                     : 72
    [QuickTime]     YResolution                     : 72
    [QuickTime]     BitDepth                        : 24
    [QuickTime]     VideoFrameRate                  : 29.973
    [QuickTime]     MatrixStructure                 : 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
    [QuickTime]     MediaHeaderVersion              : 0
    [QuickTime]     MediaCreateDate                 : 2019:10:16 12:00:00
    [QuickTime]     MediaModifyDate                 : 2019:10:16 12:00:00
    [QuickTime]     MediaTimeScale                  : 48000
    [QuickTime]     MediaDuration                   : 0:05:12
    [QuickTime]     MediaLanguageCode               : und
    [QuickTime]     HandlerDescription              : SoundHandler
    [QuickTime]     Balance                         : 0
    [QuickTime]     AudioFormat                     : mp4a
    [QuickTime]     AudioChannels                   : 2
    [QuickTime]     AudioBitsPerSample              : 16
    [QuickTime]     AudioSampleRate                 : 48000
    [QuickTime]     HandlerVendorID                 : Apple
    [QuickTime]     Encoder                         : Lavf57.83.100
    [QuickTime]     GPSCoordinates                  : 35 deg 56' 57.20" N, 114 deg 51' 28.30" W, 660 m Above Sea Level
    [QuickTime]     HandlerType                     : Metadata Tags
    [QuickTime]     CreationDate                    : 2019:10:16 12:00:00-07:00
    [QuickTime]     MovieDataSize                   : 604417274
    [QuickTime]     MovieDataOffset                 : 277799
    [XMP]           XMPToolkit                      : Image::ExifTool 11.71
    [Composite]     ImageSize                       : 1920x1080
    [Composite]     Megapixels                      : 2.1
    [Composite]     AvgBitrate                      : 15.5 Mbps
    [Composite]     GPSAltitude                     : 660 m
    [Composite]     GPSAltitudeRef                  : Above Sea Level
    [Composite]     GPSLatitude                     : 35 deg 56' 57.20" N
    [Composite]     GPSLongitude                    : 114 deg 51' 28.30" W
    [Composite]     Rotation                        : 0
    [Composite]     GPSLatitudeRef                  : North
    [Composite]     GPSLongitudeRef                 : West
    [Composite]     GPSPosition                     : 35 deg 56' 57.20" N, 114 deg 51' 28.30" W

**iPhone-recorded MOV** file (correct date, time, and GPS):

    [ExifTool]      ExifTool Version Number         : 11.71
    [ExifTool]      Warning                         : [minor] The ExtractEmbedded option may find more tags in the movie data
    [File]          File Name                       : Video 17-10-2019, 15 03 25.mov
    [File]          Directory                       : .
    [File]          File Size                       : 171 MB
    [File]          File Modification Date/Time     : 2019:10:20 17:16:59+01:00
    [File]          File Access Date/Time           : 2019:10:21 08:17:10+01:00
    [File]          File Creation Date/Time         : 2019:10:21 08:17:04+01:00
    [File]          File Permissions                : rw-rw-rw-
    [File]          File Type                       : MOV
    [File]          File Type Extension             : mov
    [File]          MIME Type                       : video/quicktime
    [QuickTime]     Major Brand                     : Apple QuickTime (.MOV/QT)
    [QuickTime]     Minor Version                   : 0.0.0
    [QuickTime]     Compatible Brands               : qt
    [QuickTime]     Movie Data Size                 : 179596094
    [QuickTime]     Movie Data Offset               : 36
    [QuickTime]     Movie Header Version            : 0
    [QuickTime]     Create Date                     : 2019:10:17 14:03:25
    [QuickTime]     Modify Date                     : 2019:10:17 14:03:53
    [QuickTime]     Time Scale                      : 600
    [QuickTime]     Duration                        : 27.29 s
    [QuickTime]     Preferred Rate                  : 1
    [QuickTime]     Preferred Volume                : 100.00%
    [QuickTime]     Preview Time                    : 0 s
    [QuickTime]     Preview Duration                : 0 s
    [QuickTime]     Poster Time                     : 0 s
    [QuickTime]     Selection Time                  : 0 s
    [QuickTime]     Selection Duration              : 0 s
    [QuickTime]     Current Time                    : 0 s
    [QuickTime]     Next Track ID                   : 5
    [QuickTime]     Track Header Version            : 0
    [QuickTime]     Track Create Date               : 2019:10:17 14:03:25
    [QuickTime]     Track Modify Date               : 2019:10:17 14:03:53
    [QuickTime]     Track ID                        : 1
    [QuickTime]     Track Duration                  : 27.29 s
    [QuickTime]     Track Layer                     : 0
    [QuickTime]     Track Volume                    : 0.00%
    [QuickTime]     Image Width                     : 3840
    [QuickTime]     Image Height                    : 2160
    [QuickTime]     Clean Aperture Dimensions       : 3840x2160
    [QuickTime]     Production Aperture Dimensions  : 3840x2160
    [QuickTime]     Encoded Pixels Dimensions       : 3840x2160
    [QuickTime]     Graphics Mode                   : ditherCopy
    [QuickTime]     Op Color                        : 32768 32768 32768
    [QuickTime]     Compressor ID                   : hvc1
    [QuickTime]     Source Image Width              : 3840
    [QuickTime]     Source Image Height             : 2160
    [QuickTime]     X Resolution                    : 72
    [QuickTime]     Y Resolution                    : 72
    [QuickTime]     Compressor Name                 : HEVC
    [QuickTime]     Bit Depth                       : 24
    [QuickTime]     Video Frame Rate                : 59.993
    [QuickTime]     Balance                         : 0
    [QuickTime]     Audio Format                    : mp4a
    [QuickTime]     Audio Channels                  : 1
    [QuickTime]     Audio Bits Per Sample           : 16
    [QuickTime]     Audio Sample Rate               : 44100
    [QuickTime]     Purchase File Format            : mp4a
    [QuickTime]     Matrix Structure                : 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
    [QuickTime]     Content Describes               : Track 1
    [QuickTime]     Media Header Version            : 0
    [QuickTime]     Media Create Date               : 2019:10:17 14:03:25
    [QuickTime]     Media Modify Date               : 2019:10:17 14:03:53
    [QuickTime]     Media Time Scale                : 600
    [QuickTime]     Media Duration                  : 27.29 s
    [QuickTime]     Media Language Code             : und
    [QuickTime]     Gen Media Version               : 0
    [QuickTime]     Gen Flags                       : 0 0 0
    [QuickTime]     Gen Graphics Mode               : ditherCopy
    [QuickTime]     Gen Op Color                    : 32768 32768 32768
    [QuickTime]     Gen Balance                     : 0
    [QuickTime]     Handler Class                   : Data Handler
    [QuickTime]     Handler Vendor ID               : Apple
    [QuickTime]     Handler Description             : Core Media Data Handler
    [QuickTime]     Meta Format                     : mebx
    [QuickTime]     Handler Type                    : Metadata Tags
    [QuickTime]     GPS Coordinates                 : 36 deg 6' 23.04" N, 115 deg 10' 15.96" W, 640.246 m Above Sea Level
    [QuickTime]     Make                            : Apple
    [QuickTime]     Model                           : iPhone X
    [QuickTime]     Software                        : 13.1.2
    [QuickTime]     Creation Date                   : 2019:10:17 07:03:25-07:00
    [Composite]     Image Size                      : 3840x2160
    [Composite]     Megapixels                      : 8.3
    [Composite]     Avg Bitrate                     : 52.7 Mbps
    [Composite]     GPS Altitude                    : 640.246 m
    [Composite]     GPS Altitude Ref                : Above Sea Level
    [Composite]     GPS Latitude                    : 36 deg 6' 23.04" N
    [Composite]     GPS Longitude                   : 115 deg 10' 15.96" W
    [Composite]     Rotation                        : 0
    [Composite]     GPS Position                    : 36 deg 6' 23.04" N, 115 deg 10' 15.96" W






                                

mythofechelon (611 rep)

Oct 21, 2019, 12:26 PM • Last activity: Oct 23, 2019, 09:47 AM

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iOS Photos app displays incorrect time for imported pictures

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I have photos, that I make with my camera in travel, imported to iCloud. All the pictures have a timestamp in EXIF properties in local time of the place I took them (GMT+2). Also, they have GPS coordinates set. I live in GMT+5 time zone. But Photos app on my iPhone shows a wrong time to all imported...

                                  I have photos, that I make with my camera in travel, imported to iCloud. All the pictures have a timestamp in EXIF properties in local time of the place I took them (GMT+2). Also, they have GPS coordinates set. I live in GMT+5 time zone.

But Photos app on my iPhone shows a wrong time to all imported pictures (-3 hours) and correct time for pictures, taken on iPhone. Because of that, all the pictures are mixed.

How can I fix that? Probably, I need to set some other EXIF attribute for them?

Paboka (111 rep)

Sep 28, 2019, 08:44 PM • Last activity: Sep 28, 2019, 09:57 PM

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I need a way of extracting EXIF GPS data, using my Mac, from a bunch of photos taken on an iPhone. So for example, if I put 1000 photos into a folder, I want an easy way of extracting all the GPS data for each photo into a text file. A solution which gets me close will probably be good enough. I've...

                                  I need a way of extracting EXIF GPS data, using my Mac, from a bunch of photos taken on an iPhone.  So for example, if I put 1000 photos into a folder, I want an easy way of extracting all the GPS data for each photo into a text file.

A solution which gets me close will probably be good enough.  I've looked at Automator but don't see a built in way to do what I need.  I have Aperture, iPhoto and Photoshop CS4 on my Mac in case someone knows a way of incorporating those applications.

conorgriffin (16869 rep)

Mar 9, 2011, 11:22 PM • Last activity: Jun 1, 2019, 08:35 AM

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In the past, with my iPhone 6s I was able to take a picture and then, on Windows, view the gps data. Now with my new iPhone XS, the GPS information is no longer there as well as a lot of other data is missing such as the Camera Make/Model, ISO speed etc. I have checked to ensure that location is all...

                                  In the past, with my iPhone 6s I was able to take a picture and then, on Windows, view the gps data. Now with my new iPhone XS, the GPS information is no longer there as well as a lot of other data is missing such as the Camera Make/Model, ISO speed etc. I have checked to ensure that location is allowed for the camera app. Any ideas?

franchyze923 (217 rep)

Apr 24, 2019, 06:33 PM • Last activity: May 14, 2019, 07:25 PM

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View EXIF/metadata found in photo?

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                                  Is it possible to view/dump metadata found in images using Terminal with built-in command line tools? I'm looking for something like exiftool, but native to macOS Mojave. Does such a command/tool exist?
                                

lily (869 rep)

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