Video file information reader

[Grant]

Was not sure how best to title this.

I am looking for a utility that can read info from video files, specifically to see when the original content was created.

eg. take any video file that has been recorded / created using a normal camera, phone camera etc.
Now, lets assume the original file has been imported to your mac, then edited (trimming etc).

The now edited file is exported / saved / converted to different format.
Is there any utility that is able to establish from the original data contained in the video, a creation date & time as opposed to a creation date of the (now) newly edited & saved video ?

 

[Space_Chief]

Was not sure how best to title this.

I am looking for a utility that can read info from video files, specifically to see when the original content was created.

eg. take any video file that has been recorded / created using a normal camera, phone camera etc.
Now, lets assume the original file has been imported to your mac, then edited (trimming etc).

The now edited file is exported / saved / converted to different format.
Is there any utility that is able to establish from the original data contained in the video, a creation date & time as opposed to a creation date of the (now) newly edited & saved video ?

You can't establish that unless such has been recorded in the video file. This may help.
http://www.videohelp.com/tools/MediaInfo

 

[Nod]

ffmpeg can get the metadata from video: http://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-formats.html#Metadata
It will depend on what it available, or saved by the device in question.

For photos you will have to use something like Exiftool: http://hacktux.com/read/remove/exif
Sample output:

ExifTool Version Number : 7.60
File Name : dsc_0790.jpg
Directory : .
File Size : 4.4 MB
File Modification Date/Time : 2008:07:16 09:45:20-07:00
File Type : JPEG
MIME Type : image/jpeg
Exif Byte Order : Big-endian (Motorola, MM)
Make : NIKON CORPORATION
Camera Model Name : NIKON D200
Orientation : Horizontal (normal)
X Resolution : 300
Y Resolution : 300
Resolution Unit : inches
Software : Bibble 4.10a
Modify Date : 2007:06:23 22:00:14
Exposure Time : 1/40
F Number : 2.0
Exposure Program : Aperture-priority AE
ISO : 100
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.
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[Grant]

thanks ppl
will try both suggestions

 

[Space_Chief]

thanks ppl
will try both suggestions

Scour the videohelp site, there are many info utilities there, just not all of them are OSX compatible.
http://www.videohelp.com/tools/sections/codec-video-identifiers

However if the file format you're using does not store the METADATA in it, you'll be out of luck.