on 2/11/04 10:48 pm, Paul Fawley wrote: > Hi Paul > > I replied to Mike off list, but fyi this happens on my powerbook too, > I cant say exactly when it first occurred, but looking some images > which I have kept on the Pb , there are images shot last year on a fuji > S2 which are now 1/1/1904 00:00 and images from a D1 and 1ds which have > also changed. > > youre quite right.. a get info shows that the creation date is missing, > but I seem to remember that the files were fine when copied to a > desktop. > all the exif data is there, date time and original. the internal > battery is fine as is the time and date setting. > > Ill take a peek tomorrow and see how the files are on my external drive. > > I enquired on a mac list a month or two ago and got the reply " mine > does that too" from a few, not seen it on a desktop yet. > > searched google and apple zilch.. > > a bit irritating when you want to make a slide show in time > order.......as an apple consultant what say you? :) > > a virtual beer to the provider of the solution.
I've got a theory... Am I right in thinking that your original images were captured to some kind of media card and then transferred to the Mac? These are usually MS-DOS file systems - and they don't understand the Mac's concept of a "File Creation Date". Insert one into your Mac, click on it once and do "Get Info". Does the volume have a "Creation Date"? - I'm willing to bet that it doesn't, and neither will any of the folders or files on the volume. Importing the images using iPhoto or Mac software from the camera manufacturer will cause the saved file to be assigned a creation date that is identical to the modification date. If you copy the files using the Finder this won't happen and your images will have no creation date - or the Mac default of "1 Jan 1904". If this is bugging you then ISTR writing a script that will assign a Creation Date that matches the modification date using AppleScript. The only problem with using it is that it requires access to a unix app that you'll only have if you've installed the Developer Tools or Xcode Tools. Regards -- Martin Orpen Idea Digital Imaging Ltd -- The Image Specialists http://www.idea-digital.com =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
