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[Lu Timdale <lutimdale@xxxxxxxxx>]

I don't see how this is invalid.

It's great that I can get at the exif data explicitly.  However, the
date/time stamps on the file are not accurate.  Anything that is rotated
after the fact will have a different timestamp, so it makes the renaming
useless.  Some cameras don't autorotate the images and you have to do it
manually.


I believe it should default to something more intelligent.
the logic should be
If Jpeg and exif are present, use exif original date taken, 
if exif original date taken doesn't exist, use exif date
if exif date doesn't exist, use filestamp date.


You don't agree with this?

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Exif Date should use Original Date Taken
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/461633
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Status in Phatch = Photo & Batch!: Invalid

Bug description:
The <year>, <month>, etc. date tags pull the date from exif "date" field.  However, it should pull from "original date" field as the programs that rotate the images (or modify them to fix redeye, etc.) update the exif "date" field.  The original date is the one you care about.  If that field is not entered, it should default to the basic date field, but the main one should be "original date".

Thank You.