

An official location for EXIF data was added to the standard in 2017. See Exiftool Common Mistake #5Įxiftool "-creationTimeFileModifyDate" * At the original time posted, EXIF data in PNG files was non-standard, with ImageMagick, Exiv2, and exiftool using a work around to embed the data. I apologise there is something so simple I am missing but after trawling through google results and numerous posts on here I am no closer.Īs long as you have the filename set as you mention, the command you want to use isĮxiftool "-PNG:CreationTime) e.g.

I have tried many combinations of the following with no success. I've reviewed a few posts on here using the ExifTool command line but none of them seem to detail how to set the "date taken" property (as shown in windows explorer and lightroom etc) although as I understand it its defined in the exif as: Creation Time? (maybe). Unfortunately there is no DateTaken saved to the image and I would like to add it for filing purposes and to satiate the OCD monster growling in my chest. The files are named for the date they were captured: yyyymmdd_hhmmss.png I have a load of PNG's that my wife wants to keep that have been captured from our Baby Monitor.
