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jclin10
jclin10
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February 28, 2017
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For video - the "capture date" is often the date I imported the video and not the day I shot the video. Is there a way to change it to day I shot it?

  • February 28, 2017
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In my video files, Lightroom often arranges my videos on the basis of when they were imported, not when they were shot. Is there a way to fix this?

      Correct answer johnrellis

      Thanks

      Under EXIF data, it shows Date Time Digitized and Date Time, but those just seem to reflect when the videos were imported. They don't show when the video was originally shot (which I can find using Photos, but not Lightroom). Any ideas on how I can find that data using LR?


      LR often has problems with video capture times and can behave inconsistently.  To see if you're encountering this bug, use the View > View Options command to show the capture time under thumbnails in Library grid view. Then check the time under the thumbnail with the capture time shown in the Metadata panel:

      If they don't match, you've tripped over the bug. See this post for a workaround; Lightroom: Still inconsistent capture date/time for photos and videos | Photoshop Family Customer Community . Please add your me-too vote to that bug report to make it a little more likely Adobe might fix the bug sometime before the next ice age.

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      Treviso1996
      Known Participant
      December 26, 2021

      I found a very simple fix today when encountering the same issue. I arranged the files I imported from my iPhone by file type, then selected only the video files, then went up to "metedata > Edit capture time > change files creation date." They now have the correct capture time and when I reorgaize my files by creaon date they are in the cotrrect order. 

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        Treviso1996
        Known Participant
        December 26, 2021

        Correction, as this forum doesn't allow for editing an already posted comment: "metedata > Edit capture time > change files to creation date." 

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          defaultsgaxtp8f2y5f
          Participant
          July 25, 2022

          Worked like a charm👍 I actually went to my catalog and searched by .mp4 and hit select all. Then used your method. Now all my video files are in chronological order with my photos. Thanks for the tip!

          Ian Lyons
          Community Expert
          Ian LyonsCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          February 28, 2017

          Unfortunately, Lightroom's handling of dates, etc leaves a lot to be desired. The answer to this link post might provide some explanation  to the problem your experiencing Lightroom 6.3 changes video time when importing

          jclin10
          jclin10Author
          Known Participant
          February 28, 2017

          Thanks, this is helpful.

          So, is there any way for me to edit/fix the times so that they aren't the date of download, but the date when it was actually shot?

          johnrellis
          johnrellis
          Genius
          March 1, 2017

          Use the Metadata > Edit Capture Time command to change the capture time of one or more videos.

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