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Title: Create new EXIF camera "Make" field
Post by: clpratt on August 14, 2014, 08:17:16 PM
I have jpg files from some old cameras that do not have the EXIF  camera "Make" field, they have only camera "Model" field.
This means that my 2 level Data-driven category of Camera Make (level 1), Model (level 2) leaves these cameras in the Camera "other" category.
Is there a way to generate an EXIF "Make" field for these files.


Chris 
Title: Re: Create new EXIF camera "Make" field
Post by: joel23 on August 14, 2014, 08:27:57 PM
Quote from: clpratt on August 14, 2014, 08:17:16 PM
I have jpg files from some old cameras that do not have the EXIF  camera "Make" field, they have only camera "Model" field.
This means that my 2 level Data-driven category of Camera Make (level 1), Model (level 2) leaves these cameras in the Camera "other" category.
Is there a way to generate an EXIF "Make" field for these files.

Chris
Should be possible via the ExifTool Command Processor.
Use
-overwrite_original_in_place
-m
-IFD0:Make=Maker_here
{Files}
Title: Re: Create new EXIF camera "Make" field
Post by: JohnZeman on August 14, 2014, 10:22:45 PM
Or you could use the attached script to set the make and model.  You'll need to change the make and model variable values at the top of the script from

Const make As String = "My Camera Make"
Const model As String = "My Camera Model"


To what you want your camera make and model to be.  Afterwards IMatch will need to update itself for the changes made to the images by ExifTool.

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Title: Re: Create new EXIF camera "Make" field
Post by: clpratt on August 14, 2014, 10:28:52 PM
Thank you both. Used ECP successfully.


Chris