[digiKam-users] batch process for tagging

[digikam at 911networks.com]

On Thu, 6 Sep 2018 14:20:14 -0700
digikam at 911networks.com wrote:

> On Thu, 6 Sep 2018 15:10:47 -0500
> Fabiola Iannarilli <fabiola.iannarilli at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > I am using digikam to process camera trap pictures and add
> > information on the species 'captured' as EXIF data using tags.
> >   
> [...]
> 
> > 
> > Is there a way to add the tags to all the pictures taken at a
> > camera site (i.e., pictures in all the folders of that camera)
> > using a batch process so that I can run it when I am not at the
> > computer?  
> 
> I don't know about DK but exiftool will do it:
> 
> exiftool '-filename<${model;} ${datetimeoriginal}' -d
> "%Y-%m-%d-%H.%M.%S%.%%e" /directory/filename.ext

Oops correction! this should be:

exiftool '-filename<${model;}-${filenumber}.%e'  /directory/files

> 
> (watch for the wrap)
> 
> will give "Canon 7d 2018-09-06-12:01:32.cr2"
> 
> see http://u88.n24.queensu.ca/exiftool/forum/index.php/topic,2961
> (Phil Harvey himself)
> 
> -- 
> sknahT
> 
> vyS


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