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Re: from metadata to archiving

Subject: Re: from metadata to archiving
From: "Paul Jacobson" thebrunswicktwitcher
Date: Thu Apr 22, 2010 9:42 pm ((PDT))
On 23/04/2010, at 1:41 PM, vickipowys wrote:

> Nowhere is there a column 'Date Created' within this folder.

Hi Vicki,

Yes my bad. I checked and date modified and date created are (or should be) 
both retained when you do the initial copy.   If you use Command-I  (or File > 
Get Info ) you can see both the date created and date modified. You can also 
change the folder view to display "date created" by going to View > View 
Options and check the box next to Date Created. This will give you an 
additional column with the date created. Be aware this is set on a folder by 
folder basis, rather than being universal setting.

> Is this a Mac thing?  Do PC users get a whole raft of other information?

No,  it's an Olympus thing.

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jun08/articles/olympusls10.htm

"The LS10 does have a clock built in, and when you transfer WAV files to your 
Mac or PC, the 'Date Modified' field in the Finder or Windows Explorer shows 
the time and date of recording, but the files are basic rather than Broadcast 
WAVs, and don't appear to contain timestamp information or other metadata. I 
was slightly surprised by this, although it's unlikely to present a big problem 
for most music applications."

I'd have to investigate but you could probably use an Automator script to copy 
the modified date to the creation date.

cheers
Paul








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