date stamp for pics

[dilbert firestorm]

anyone know of a date stamp for images taken with a digital camera and
later transfered to computer.

my camera does have the date stamp feature, but its done manually.

 

[Sunny Bard]

anyone know of a date stamp for images taken with a digital camera and
later transfered to computer.

my camera does have the date stamp feature, but its done manually.

You should find the EXIF data embedded in the image has the time (from
the camera's clock) that the picture was taken, though editing the image
may change the time to the edited time.

Look at the various tabs under image properties in explorer ...

 

[dilbert firestorm]

You should find the EXIF data embedded in the image has the time (from
the camera's clock) that the picture was taken, though editing the image
may change the time to the edited time.

Look at the various tabs under image properties in explorer ...

I;m talking about date stamping the pictures. once I transfer them from
camera to the computer, there's no way to date stamp the pictures under
easyshare & photosmart software.

I think date stamping is possible thru one of the hp photosmart
printer/scanners.

 

[Char Jackson]

I;m talking about date stamping the pictures. once I transfer them from
camera to the computer, there's no way to date stamp the pictures under
easyshare & photosmart software.

I think date stamping is possible thru one of the hp photosmart
printer/scanners.

There are two kinds of date stamps and I'm not sure which one you're
talking about. The first kind of date stamp is automatically supplied
by most digital cameras at the time the photo is taken. This date
stamp is embedded within the file itself, in the EXIF data, and is
readable by other software. The second kind of date stamp is where the
date (and optionally the time) are superimposed on the photo itself.
This kind of date stamp is human readable and if not added when the
photo was taken, can be added after the fact by numerous editing
programs.

Which are you looking for?

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

There are two kinds of date stamps and I'm not sure which one you're
talking about. The first kind of date stamp is automatically supplied
by most digital cameras at the time the photo is taken. This date
stamp is embedded within the file itself, in the EXIF data, and is
readable by other software. The second kind of date stamp is where the
date (and optionally the time) are superimposed on the photo itself.
This kind of date stamp is human readable and if not added when the
photo was taken, can be added after the fact by numerous editing
programs.

Which are you looking for?

I think he means the latter. He needs to find a program that can add
that data to his pictures as a visible stamp.

And to the OP - the date the picture was taken is just that, and is not
changed by manipulating the picture, unless you get one of the programs
that can edit the EXIF data.

 

[Char Jackson]

I think he means the latter. He needs to find a program that can add
that data to his pictures as a visible stamp.

I use Photoshop or Photoshop Elements for that, but lots of programs
can do it. IrfanView is probably a good free one.

Here are tons more:
<http://www.google.com/search?q=add+date+to+photo+freeware>

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

There are a number of utilities that will put whatever watermark you want on
your photos. I remember one command-line effort that would put the EXIF time
in the image and on the filename.

There is this kind of thing, as well:
http://www.lensdiaries.com/blog/photo-tutorials/copyright-stamp-tutorial-for-your-photos/

Thanks, Frank and Char, for providing info I didn't know and was too
lazy to look up

 

[dilbert firestorm]

I think he means the latter. He needs to find a program that can add
that data to his pictures as a visible stamp.

And to the OP - the date the picture was taken is just that, and is not
changed by manipulating the picture, unless you get one of the programs
that can edit the EXIF data.

yes, the latter. That is what I was trying to say in my post. I guess
I was muddy in my explanation.

 

[dilbert firestorm]

There are a number of utilities that will put whatever watermark you want on
your photos. I remember one command-line effort that would put the EXIF time
in the image and on the filename.

There is this kind of thing, as well:
http://www.lensdiaries.com/blog/photo-tutorials/copyright-stamp-tutorial-for-your-photos/

interesting article. the professional photographers way of putting
copyright watermarks on photos. I wouldn't say its simple.

 

[dilbert firestorm]

I think he means the latter. He needs to find a program that can add
that data to his pictures as a visible stamp.

And to the OP - the date the picture was taken is just that, and is not
changed by manipulating the picture, unless you get one of the programs
that can edit the EXIF data.

yes I know.

 

[dilbert firestorm]

I use Photoshop or Photoshop Elements for that, but lots of programs
can do it. IrfanView is probably a good free one.

Here are tons more:
<http://www.google.com/search?q=add+date+to+photo+freeware>

besides photoshop, what photo dater software would anyone recommend or
try? theres a whole bunch listed in that link.

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

yes I know.

My mistake.

I thought you didn't know, when I remembered:
"...though editing the image may change the time to the edited time".

But it was Sunny Bard who said that, not you.

 

[dilbert firestorm]

anyone know of a date stamp for images taken with a digital camera and
later transfered to computer.

my camera does have the date stamp feature, but its done manually.

gena photo stamper did the trick. thanx all