Kicking myself!

[pibo]

Can anybody help?

I have just shot a wedding yesterday using two Nikon D3's.
(350 RAW + jpeg from each cam)

Before shooting I set the camera clocks to be in sync within a second. The problem is I never noticed that they were exactly 1 hr apart.....school boy error I know!

When loaded into Nikon View NX they obviously can't be sorted into the correct order of time taken.

What I need to know is this,

Is there any way I can adjust the meta data, or any method to sort them in the correct order?

I'm so annoyed that I overlooked the time setting, not sure how it happened...

Please help some-one ??? ???

Thanks in advance..........frustrated!

Dave

 

[NikonProArtist]

One idea is to assign your images ratings or labels and then sort by that criterion. Click on the "A.B.C." sort menu for some ideas.

 

[flyingeagle]

You can use ACDsee and shift up time stamp by an hour.

 

[Anthony14707]

They would then sort as 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, etc.

 

[alandf]

You can use ACDsee and shift up time stamp by an hour.

I second these. You can download a 30 day trial of ACDSee Pro 2 from their website!
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alandf

 

[Hocus Pocus]

http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/

then:

exiftool -AllDates+=1 .nef .jpg

Which adds a hour to each file you point it at. Easiest to do this when the "bad" camera files is in a folder of its own, so that you don't accidentally add a hour to other files from other cameras.

This utility works on Linux, UNIX, Windows, and MacOS X.

 

[pibo]

Really appreciate the help and advice form you all.

I will get on with it tomorrow........

Cheers again

Dave

 

[psandham]

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pjs

'Those people who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.'
Isaac Asimov

 

[stevelilly]

n/t

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pjs
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those of us who do.'
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Nikon D700, 24-120mm VR, 70-300mm VR

 

[J0seph]

Photo Mechanic will let you change the EXIF to update the times on the wrong files. Plus it is the fastest browsing software out there.

http://www.camerabits.com

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Joseph Allen
http://www.JallenImages.com

 

[RJSPhotography]

try photomechanic

 

[Drew Loker]

I floundered around for several years on my post processing of weddings...until finally settling on ACDSee. I can't imagine processing a wedding any other way. The ability to cull through similar images is very effective. And the tools for date stamp, and rearranging images (Custom View) is VERY effective just before renaming.

I had used other methods to adjust the Time Date Stamp before ACDSee...and can't believe how much easier it is with ACDSee. Just today I had a similar problem. I thought I had set all three cameras to match...but missed it completely on one. The time was off 36 hours, 7 minutes and 3 seconds. ACDSee allowed me to get it right on the money.

The number of options to change creation, modified...and the variables on the changes are really powerful.

One thing I recommend is to keep the files you are changing in a different folder until you get it right. If you make a change...and they get mixed in with all of the other files, and you change the sort...you could have a bit of a time apply another change. Like, I made a change...got it with in 3 seconds...realized I had done my math wrong...but it was too late as the files were all mixed up. I could have fixed it...but it was close enough this time.
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Drew
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[kimhill]

I haven't used this myself, so I can't vouch for how well it works, but here's an EXIF editor (with a graphical interface) for Mac OS X:

PhotoInfo - 2.0.1: display, print, edit EXIF info in JPG/TIFF/RAW files

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/19797

 

[WSLam]

You can also use LR or LR2 to shift the time.
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A CPS & NPS Member
Digital is not Polaroid. Shoot RAW.

 

[heavymeister]

try photomechanic

I second that. Best tool around.

HM

 

[pibo]

Update

Problem solved!

Used Breeze Browser Pro to adjust the time in the exif data.

Selected all the jpegs (350) and changed the time shot by +1hr, worked a treat, then repeated with the NEF files.

Thanks so much to everyone for your advice

Regards
Dave