Many Mac users have ever encountered that the capture date and creation date of a video file are different in Mac Finder, when they transfer some video files from iPhone to Mac, or export video files from the Photos application. Why is the capture date and creation date of the video different? Where is the capture date and creation date of the video recorded? How to keep video files with the same capture date and creation date? In this article, we will figure these questions out.
Where is the capture date and creation date of the video recorded?
Video Capture Date: The moment it is captured with a photographic camera, it is recorded in the video metadata as part of the video content. Video Creation Date: This is the time when the video file was first created or added on a Mac computer.
Why is the capture date and creation date of the video different?
When you use AirDrop or other applications to transfer video files to a Mac computer, the macOS file system will set a new creation date for those accepted video files, and they use the current transfer or acceptance date as the creation date, not the date the video was taken.
How to keep video files with the same capture date and creation date?
In order for the video file to have the same capture date and creation date, we need to adjust the creation date to the capture date, or adjust the capture date to the creation date. Here we use Media Meta application, which is a video and audio metadata editor application, it supports batch editing and changing capture date and creation date. Download and install Media Meta application on your Mac.
Run Media Meta application, then import video files into Media Meta, select video files, and click Quick Action -> Copy Shooting/Recording date Creation date, it will copy the capture date to the selected video’s creation date. Or click Quick Action -> Copy Creation date to Shooting/Recording date , it will copy the creation date to the selected video’s capture date.
Or edit and change the value of Created Date or Recording Date, and click the Save Changes button to adjust the capture date and creation date.
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