How to reuse the value

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#1 : 17/08-24 18:02
Alex
Posts: 4
Hi I have a bunch of .JPG files in seq order IMG_0212.JPG etc. and I need to have them in "YYYYMMDD HHNNSS.jpg" format.

Unfortunately for some reason the date+time <ExifTool:DateTimeOriginal> of the photo is not always present in the metadata/exif...

However it seems <ExifTool:FileCreateDate> or <ExifTool:DateCreated> is sometimes present.

It's quite inconsistent actually depending on the file origins.

Is it possible to create a rule that would extract the best value and reuse for the file name suggested above? (thinking of a mini "ïf-then" script)

Thanks,

edited: 17/08-24 18:08
#2 : 17/08-24 18:32
Alex
Posts: 4
Reply to #1:
OK it seems if I use the value <ExifTool:MediaCreateDate> I get something like this:
2024_08_13 11_15_22.mov

Any idea what should I configure to get "20240813 111522.mov" instead?
#3 : 17/08-24 18:43
Miguel
Posts: 147
Reply to #2:
Hi

Use replace method

Replace: _
Replace with:

Miguel