[Digikam-users] Problem concerning the displayed creation date of files without EXIF data.

[Thomas]

Thanks for your quick response.

> > So finally, here are my questions:
> > - Where does the date that is taken as the creation date by digiKam come
> > from?
> 
> I suppose this is data related to some filesystem acitivity (in spite of lack 
> of hits with `ls`): copied to disc, moved, etc. OR date of import to digiKam 
> database.

Yes, some filesystem activity seem to be the most probable reason,
because I do have the digikam database since only a few days, and the
shown dates are in 2008.
Nevertheless, it is strange, that I can't reproduce the dates in a
terminal using 'ls' or something similar.


> > - And, is there any possibility to replace the date stored as "created"
> > by the date stored as "modified"? I have several hundred images and
> > movies without EXIF data, so adjusting the date for each image by hand
> > using the menu is not a real option.
> 
> There is Adjust Data/Time kipi-plugin (menu Image).

The problem with this menu is that, as far I can see, I can't use it for
batch processing as I would need it. Because the real dates of taking
the movies is not related at all to the dates shown as 'created'-date.
Thus I can't use the first two options. And since there is no
EXIF/IPTC/XMP data I can't use option three. So, the only possibility
would be to adapt each date by hand for several hundred movies, which is
not really what I want ;o).

Or do I have misunderstood any of the options or missed any other
possibility?

Thanks for your help.
Regards
Thomas