Corrupted File Information

[Keith Cocker]

It looks as though some of the Metadata from my images has been corrupted. I just noticed that the file properties information is showiing weird date information - but the Exif date data is correct. See screenshot. It's not just a few but all my images that seem to be affected. Can anyone shed light on what could have happened and what, if anything can be done?

Thanks

[easternherp]

Keith,

Are you using a MAC?

What date does it show in the menu bar?

[Tom V]

I can see that you are using Photoshop CS (v8) for Windows. It looks like the camera date is recorded correctly, but the file data date is wrong. The file date would be when the file is written or created or modified by Photoshop or other computer-based program.

My guess is that your computer clock is wrong. Often computer clocks' timing is maintained by a small battery on the motherboard that keeps some minimal memory working when the computer is shut off. When that battery finally dies (they all do eventually), the computer has no idea what time it is. The computer defaults to some date (often some programer's birthday (well, actually, thousands of people's birthday)).

You can reset your clock in some control or preference panel each time you notice the date/time wrong (probably after every restart), or replace the battery.

[Keith Cocker]

Keith,

Are you using a MAC?

What date does it show in the menu bar?

Andrew - no PC with PSCS - Tom - the Comp clock is OK.

[easternherp]

Has the clock ever been wrong?

[Keith Cocker]

Has the clock ever been wrong?

Not as far as I'm aware Andrew. The strange thing is that the times and dates on the file information varies. No one file has the same data - some are in the past - well in the past - and some in the future :rolleyes:

[Tom Nolle]

Keith, do you store the metadata with the image or in a separate file? I do the latter and I checked a bunch of my stuff--all have the correct dates. I was wondering if something might be altering the data to a format different from the one Adobe uses.

Tom

[Tom V]

It must be the flux capacitor. Typical loose electron prank. Resend the initializer beam to the ingester chip, and change the spark plugs.

[lightwrangler]

It must be the flux capacitor. Typical loose electron prank. Resend the initializer beam to the ingester chip, and change the spark plugs.

Dammit Tom, you're a photographer not an engineer! You've got to realign the hysenberg compensators first, or you risk dampening the forward array. What were you thinking? At any rate after the whole process, run a level one diagnostic and for god's sake, call Jordi!

[Keith Cocker]

It must be the flux capacitor. Typical loose electron prank. Resend the initializer beam to the ingester chip, and change the spark plugs.

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

As my alter ego Spock would say "I do not understand Captain"

I think I'll just put up with this happening - Computers - Bah Humbug :rolleyes: