exifrename

A perl script to rename pictures with their EXIF CreateData entry.

The script depends on exiftool.

Usage

exifrename [-db dbfile] [-append append] [-format format] [-test] files

Example: exifrename *.JPG *.THM

• -db dbfile File with list of already used filenames. New filenames will be added.
• -append s String or char to be appended to the filename.
• -format f Format of the new base filename (like unix function date), Default: %Y_%m_%d-%H_%M_%S.
• -test test, no action.
• - get files from STDIN.

Hints

Command to correct all EXIF timestamps: (in this example set the timestamps by 1h, 5min and 26sec into the past)

exiftool "-AllDates-=0:0:0 1:05:26" -overwrite_original .

exifrotate

This repository contains an addional script to rotate pictures using their EXIF orientation flag.

exifrotate [files.jpg]

Alternatives

Use exiftool with the following parameters (see exiftool documentation)

exiftool -d %Y_%m_%d-%H_%M_%S%%-c.%%e "-filename<CreateDate" .