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Extract a GPS track (as .gpx) from a series of jpg photos
exiftool itself can now also generate GPX files. You can download the gpx.fmt template from the exiftool website, then run
exiftool -p ./gpx.fmt *JPG > output.gpx
Some useful options:
-if makes ...
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Can you remove metadata from already sent photos
No.
Once they have it, what they have is a completely separate copy, entirely in their control.
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How can I rename my files with datestamps in Aperture and keep them in order?
The solution is to avoid direct import by Aperture. Import them onto the disk using your camera software, or by using a card reader, or if you camera is suppored as a 'device' then direct copy in ...
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exiftool doesn't remove meta data of MP4 (stuff like "Promotion URL" and "Author URL")
Exiftool is great at removing metadata from photos and viewing metadata from others. ffmpeg is must better to use to remove metadata from videos. A generic "remove all" command would be this. [credit ...
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Can you remove metadata from already sent photos
No, it's not possible to edit any message once it has been sent with iMessage, photos included.
grg♦
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What is the MakerNote Apple 0x0002 field in iPhone/iPad images? Is it a unique identifier for photos?
bplist would suggest it's a binary property list.
If you can pull out the raw binary, you can decode it. There are some command line tools available. Search for bplist online.
If that fails, a ...
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Photos JPEG Export Keywords
The tags are stored not in EXIF data but in IPTC tags. I was able to view and modify them using the iptc command, which uses libiptcdata.
Viewing the tags:
$ iptc test.jpg
Adding a tag:
$ iptc -a ...
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View EXIF/metadata found in photo?
The metadata in the filesystem is exposed from mdls but I don’t recall ever seeing exit data being parsed as that is embedded in the binary portion of the file and not stored as filesystem metadata on ...
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Metadata in photos - not showing when sent from other people
Apple's Messages doesn't strip EXIF data from photos transmitted 'in blue'. I can't test for if it does if they arrive as SMS 'in green', though that might be done by whatever network sends the SMS.
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Is there are a simple tool to organize photo based on date?
Found a free tool which does it all:
exifrenamer
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How do you set an Burst ID using exiftools on MacOS?
MakerNotes
To add BurstUUID for non-iPhone taken photos, you need to copy in MakerNotes from an iPhone created image. See Re: Help with MakerApple metadata for a related discussion and example:
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Remove specifc exif data properties from photo on iOS
You can create a Shortcut to convert a photo into one without metadata (link to shortcut).
There are also multiple EXIF editors in the App Store.
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How to fix the dates of photos in Photos.app to match the EXIF data?
Here is an Applescript that fixes the problem. It works by exporting each original photo to disk, then reading the EXIF tag, parsing the date and setting that back in Photos.app.
It uses exiftool, ...
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Why does Photos recognize EXIF data in a .MOV but not an .MP4?
Doing some research and asking on other forums, I found that Photos.app does not discriminate against MP4 versus MOV, but rather that Apple products are very picky about reading the data and don't ...
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Add exif creation time with correct timezone (TZD) to filename
To change UTC time to reflect your timezone, run the output of mdls thru the date command. You can also format the output of the date command.
utcfiledate=$( mdls -n kMDItemContentCreationDate -raw ...
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export from photos (mac) including edited metadata
Metadata edits and location information assigned using the Photos application exist only in the Photos library database. The Photos application does not modify your original images. I.e. it does not ...
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Date, time, and GPS metadata tagging video for iOS
I had a suspicion that iOS Photos requires that videos are MOV files for location data to be displayed.
So, I converted the MP4 file to a MOV file using the following command:
& "PATH\ffmpeg.exe"...
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How to edit iCloud Photos Library image EXIF metadata on iOS or macOS?
Have you seen this? https://apps.apple.com/us/app/photos-exif-editor/id1202851767?mt=12. I've used it at work and it works well and its 99 cents.
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No GPS Exif data on iPhone XS
Can you try to check EXIF Data on iPhone using Third party apps like
EXIF Viewer by Fluntro or any other EXIF Apps you can get for free on Appstore.
Chances are high that, EXIF informations are ...
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AppleScript: Get Image Location Data
I do not believe Image Events is able to get that type of meta data from the photo however mdls can do it, e.g. mdls -name kMDItemLatitude -name kMDItemLongitude /path/to/photo however it all depends ...
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Can I use Automator or some other method to extract EXIF GPS data from batches of photos on my Mac?
exiftool can also be used to generate a GPX file which can be processed by other GPX-aware programs. You can download the gpx.fmt template from the exiftool website:
exiftool -p ./gpx.fmt *JPG > ...
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Create a Smart Folder based on an EXIF keyword?
Note this works for .jpg images (not .png).
Open a Finder window
New Smart Folder
Click the Plus icon
Change Name to Other
Search Raw
Click Raw query and OK
Next to Raw Query type "kMDItemKeywords = ...
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How to change timestamp of movie on iPhone?
Modify the database at /Photodata/photos.sqlite. (Camera roll photos are sorted by zaddeddate, so setting this date to zdatecreated will sort them in the expected order.)
More info and detailed steps:...
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Images have an older (correct) timestamp within the Photos app but exported files show the current date and time
At least with Photos v3.0, it does export the photos with the current date and time (which is undesirable) but the photos still have the original (correct) timestamp inside the EXIF data. That sounds ...
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