Output file time/date stamp

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What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. just run the program with a file that has been edited.
2. this edited file will have a later time/date than its EXIF time/date.
3.

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
SUGGESTION: Add a check box to allow either EXIF time/date or real time/date.
This would allow easy backing-up of output files.
At present backups by time/date must be done manually.

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?
1.10, Windows XP sp2.

Please provide any additional information below.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by cmg...@gmail.com on 21 Aug 2007 at 2:49

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Hi cmg099,

I'm not sure what you mean.

"just run the program with a file that has been edited."

"file"= picture?
"edited"=by GPicSync or an image processing software? 
"EXIF time/date" : which specific EXIF time tag you're talking about (there are 
many)

GPicSync *reads* only the "Date/Time Original" EXIF Tag which is the true time 
when
the picture has been taken (not to confuse with the other time tags  present in 
the
EXIF). Also when the geocoding is done the "File Modification Date/Time" is set 
back
to "Date/Time Original".

Also:
http://code.google.com/p/gpicsync/issues/detail?id=44

Thanks 
francois

Original comment by francois...@gmail.com on 21 Aug 2007 at 7:05

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Sorry if my message was unclear. I was not sure if the little message on the 
input
screen about "Issue attachment storage quota exceeded" was going to allow me to 
send
the message or not!

I will try again.

This is a suggestion - not a bug. I think your program is great.

I often edit my image files by placing an ASCII description in the text 
(comment)
area of the JPG. I am not at all sure what that area is called. I use IRFANVIEW 
to
add descriptions (comments). When this file is edited its "Date Modified" 
reflects
the edit time/date, so now using normal backup software that compares file 
time/date
of modification, these edited files will overwrite older files in the backup.

Your program currently puts the EXIF "DateTime Original" as the file Date 
Modified (I
think I am correct here, since all the EXIF DateTime tags have the same value 
in the
images I have used with your program). Your program does not apply the time 
that the
image file was edited by your program, to the image files "Date Modified".

I would like to see an option that allows your program to apply either 
Time/Date to
the output image file's "Date Modified".

I hope that is clear.

Thank you for an excellent program,

Chris

Original comment by cmg...@gmail.com on 21 Aug 2007 at 7:54

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"""
Your program currently puts the EXIF "DateTime Original" as the file Date 
Modified (I
think I am correct here, since all the EXIF DateTime tags have the same value 
in the
images I have used with your program). Your program does not apply the time 
that the
image file was edited by your program, to the image files "Date Modified".
"""

Thanks for the clarification. Yes this is correct it was a feature request from
users. The idea is that people can still directly see the date they took the 
photos
in  their operating system file browser (without the need to look at the EXIF).

You should be able to use versions 1.00 or lower to avoid that:
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/gpicsync/GPicSync-1.00.exe

I add the possibility to set this as an option in my todo list. 

Thanks

francois

Original comment by francois...@gmail.com on 21 Aug 2007 at 9:48