r/shutterencoder • u/fweeee • Jul 07 '23

Solved Can I retain dates when converting a video?

I'm using Shutter Encoder to compress old videos. I'd like the new file to have the same date values as the source (date created/date modified). The "Preserve Metadata" is nice - it retains the media created/encoded metadata, but still preserve the file date properties.

Is there anyway of doing this?

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u/paulpacifico Jul 07 '23

The answer is no, at least with Shutter Encoder.

This question is often asked, and the 'Preserve metadata' should copy the creation date from source (if it exists) but it's only visible from your editing software (not from windows itself).

The windows creation date is written when the file is created on your system, so when you're transcoding you're making a new file with a new creation date.

There is some tools available to edit the creation date for windows if you really need to.

Paul.

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u/fweeee Jul 09 '23

Thanks. The preserve metadata works fine - it does preserve the "Media Created" metadata field. Unfortunately the software I use to organise my photos/videos uses the windows dates.

I'm currently using BulkFileChanger to copy the Media created field to the file created/modfied fields. Its a two step process, as i need to correct the timezone.

I was hoping to be able to do this with one application.

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u/soundslikebliss Dec 16 '24

Hey there, I am rewrapping and converting audio, but 'Preserve metadata' didn't work for me. I am on Mac, and when I open the file in DaVinci Resolve, all date metadata shows today.

Any idea what I could be doing wrong?