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Allow the option to keep the original time when changing the date
Thanks

You can change the date without changing the time.
Just add +/- the number of days.

If any date parameter is changed the same time will apply to all files
So your reply is not an Answer guess I wasn't clear
enough
Need an option against year month day and time to leave unchanged.....

Select a few JPG photos
Metadata > Change timestamp menu :
- You can select EXIF:Date taken as source (or another existing date)
- Then add ou substract some days. Leave increment at 0
- Select only the dates you wish to update at the bottom
Use the > or < buttons to display the modified dates for the sequence of photos...

Each photo will be processed with it's own timestamp, with the offset you have set ...

Ok I may not have understood but I try one last thing.
With this option, if you change the date, the time doesn't change.

Need to use a date if my choosing not N exif source, will try the time as you suggest a d see if the times stay unchanged
.be easier to have a ---- option for each date parameter . which would mean leave this parameter t unchanged and leave as the source
.not sure if the Devs interested in adding this as a festure

Need to use a date if my choosing not N exif source

But if you want to keep timestamp unchanged, you need to use an existing field containing this timestamp.
About 10 fields can show a date in a jpg photo, see in Info > Exiftool panel wich one can be used as a source field...
So select this field as a source, and then you can use x days offset


If you dont want to calculate the offset, you can use "Tools > Open with" and add an entry for ExifTool
But it's a bit tricky
here is a tutorial : viewtopic.php?p=183222#p183222

The parameters you will use for your task looks like :
-k "-DateTimeOriginal<2024:01:15 ${DateTimeOriginal;s/.* //}"
(Double quotes for Windows, single quotes for Linux or Mac OS)

.. where the first -DateTimeOriginal is the target field , and the second ${DateTimeOriginal;s/.* //} is the source field.

Be careful, use a copy of some photos to test the process ...

Thanks

The idea if setting the time to all zeroes and zero offset doesn't work it just changes all times to 00:00:00
Need a way to leave individual date elements unchanged and leave as original
So allow just the month to be changed and leave the other date elements unchanged in multiple files
Thanks

Look at the result on my screenshot, the hours don't change.

I want to use a custom date, not an Exif date
Think that's the issue

In the Drop-Down Menu, you can choose which date is to be modified.

reddwarf4ever wrote: Thu Feb 08, 2024 11:53 am Need a way to leave individual date elements unchanged and leave as original
So allow just the month to be changed and leave the other date elements unchanged in multiple files
Thanks

You say "individual date éléments unchanged" ...
So, a date exits in your photo, that contains these elements.
Use this date as a source , to be modified by adding e.g. 61 days to add 2 months....

Which date are you talking about ?
File created date, file modified date, file accessed date, Image date taken, image date digitized, exif modify date , exif date time original, exif create date, thumbnail modify date, iptc created date, iptc released date, ... ?