RAW files... no date?

SteveJa · 24th of October 2009 (Sat)

how come my raw files do not have a date on them when listing them on my computer? my JPG do.... do not think it a computer thing because there is a colum for date... but no date there....

SteveJa · 24th of October 2009 (Sat)

anyone?

syntrix · 24th of October 2009 (Sat)

What program? Latest updates? Did you check with the program manu's website to make sure there's not an issue?

What kind of computer? What camera?

BigBlueDodge · 24th of October 2009 (Sat)

"Date Taken" is stored in EXIF information of the image file. Windows understands several image file formats, but it does not understand Canon RAW files. As a result, you won't see Date Taken displayed for Canon RAW files.

BigBlueDodge · 24th of October 2009 (Sat)

Quote:

Originally Posted by syntrix

What program? Latest updates? Did you check with the program manu's website to make sure there's not an issue?

What kind of computer? What camera?

He's showing a screen shot of Windows Explorer

syntrix · 24th of October 2009 (Sat)

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigBlueDodge

He's showing a screen shot of Windows Explorer

So he has the raw viewer add-on, and what camera? It's why I tried to ask all the right questions. LMK what he has!

edit: is this vista? I don't have vista, so I can't say. There is a raw viewer for XP, but I don't even run that. Most of the time, it's the software that needs an update, but knowing all the facts can't hurt! And it would be a "good to know" for us, too!

SteveJa · 24th of October 2009 (Sat)

it is vista, 7D. Is there anything I can do to make it show the date? this is just in window file explorer.

Thanks

PixelMagic · 24th of October 2009 (Sat)

Go to Explorer, and select View > Choose Details and see what choices you have there.

But I don't think you'll be able to get the info to show. The problem is that the 7D is a new camera and Vista isn't aware of the file format. In fact, as explained above your OS generally has problems with any Raw files unless updated Codecs are released.

The reason JPEGs are recognized by your OS is because it is a universal image format so the JPEG Codec is built into the operating system. Its different with RAW files since their formats change with every new camera model released.

hollis_f · 25th of October 2009 (Sun)

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Originally Posted by SteveJa

it is vista, 7D. Is there anything I can do to make it show the date? this is just in window file explorer.

Thanks

Yup. Do a search for CR2 codec and you'll find some info on things that will show thumbnails in Explorer - one free and paid for. I use the paid-for one by Ardfry and it does show the 'Date Taken' info in Exporer. Not sure if the freebie one does, but it's worth downloading anyway.

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SteveJa Goldmember Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Nebraska Posts: 2,102 IMAGE EDITING OK	RAW files... no date? how come my raw files do not have a date on them when listing them on my computer? my JPG do.... do not think it a computer thing because there is a colum for date... but no date there.... __________________ Zenfolio Flickr FineArtAmerica Last edited by SteveJa : 24th of October 2009 (Sat) at 20:28.

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SteveJa Goldmember Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Nebraska Posts: 2,102 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: RAW files... no date? anyone? __________________ Zenfolio Flickr FineArtAmerica

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BigBlueDodge Goldmember Join Date: May 2005 Location: Lonestar State Posts: 3,725	Re: RAW files... no date? "Date Taken" is stored in EXIF information of the image file. Windows understands several image file formats, but it does not understand Canon RAW files. As a result, you won't see Date Taken displayed for Canon RAW files. __________________ David (aka BigBlueDodge) Gear

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SteveJa Goldmember Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Nebraska Posts: 2,102 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: RAW files... no date? it is vista, 7D. Is there anything I can do to make it show the date? this is just in window file explorer. Thanks __________________ Zenfolio Flickr FineArtAmerica

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PixelMagic Cream of the Crop Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Racine, WI Posts: 5,467 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: RAW files... no date? Go to Explorer, and select View > Choose Details and see what choices you have there. But I don't think you'll be able to get the info to show. The problem is that the 7D is a new camera and Vista isn't aware of the file format. In fact, as explained above your OS generally has problems with any Raw files unless updated Codecs are released. The reason JPEGs are recognized by your OS is because it is a universal image format so the JPEG Codec is built into the operating system. Its different with RAW files since their formats change with every new camera model released. __________________ Gear List

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