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Jonathan Elgood
Jonathan Elgood
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March 14, 2018
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Editing metadata in Lightroom Classic CC

  • March 14, 2018
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Hello,

I recently imported a set of photos (JPEG format) into LR. I am trying to change the digitised datetime, as well as remove information from the software tag. I can do both of these things using ExifToolGUI. However, these changes are not reflected in LR. Removing and then re-importing the photo doesn't make any difference, and neither does choosing to read metadata from file. Has anyone got any suggestions?

Jonathan

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    Correct answer johnrellis

    I am trying to change the digitised datetime, as well as remove information from the software tag.

    You can't do this with LR's built-in features.  However, the Capture Time To Exif plugin lets you change any metadata field. It uses ExifTool under the covers.

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    johnrellis
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    March 14, 2018

    I am trying to change the digitised datetime, as well as remove information from the software tag.

    You can't do this with LR's built-in features.  However, the Capture Time To Exif plugin lets you change any metadata field. It uses ExifTool under the covers.

    Jonathan Elgood
    Jonathan ElgoodAuthor
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    March 15, 2018

    Thanks John. At first glance this appears to do the trick. I just need to play around with it a bit.

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