tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645738234329240600.post4197104469720459019..comments2022-03-24T06:22:02.229-06:00Comments on Unlocking iMovie '08: How to change the date for DV event footageAaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690700294876458688noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645738234329240600.post-23104366652534704362011-01-09T12:32:13.477-07:002011-01-09T12:32:13.477-07:00Interesting how 11 years later the Y2K "bug&q...Interesting how 11 years later the Y2K "bug" is showing up. I noticed that the DV file names for pre 1999 files just uses two digits (93 instead of 1993). So the 1999 files are sorted into the right event folder ("1999"), but the 1993 files are in 2011.curiostriphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11473788432983361958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645738234329240600.post-77717079557741281692010-07-02T10:06:58.746-06:002010-07-02T10:06:58.746-06:00I've been looking for info on How to change th...I've been looking for info on How to change the date for DV event footage and luckily I ran into your blog, it has great info on what I'm looking and is going to be quite useful for the paper I'm working on.<br />BTW is crazy how many <a href="http://www.safemeds.com/" rel="nofollow">viagra online</a> blogs I manage to dodge in order to get the right site and the right information.<br />Thanks for the post and have a nice day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645738234329240600.post-79662879843953527022010-06-13T08:25:55.087-06:002010-06-13T08:25:55.087-06:00What if you want to change the existing time code ...What if you want to change the existing time code to something else? My Sony DCR-HC32's LCD screen is dead, so I can't set the time on it, so I'm hoping I can change it to a new date once it's imported.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645738234329240600.post-22568822232244902302009-01-23T11:55:00.000-07:002009-01-23T11:55:00.000-07:00Big super thanks for this tip.Big super thanks for this tip.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15858357684781290772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645738234329240600.post-27232455871125222992008-12-26T21:54:00.000-07:002008-12-26T21:54:00.000-07:00I've used a great Applescript that I save in the S...I've used a great Applescript that I save in the ScriptEditor that was created by Daniel Shockley. Great results with lots of .mov iMovie date modifications...<BR/><BR/>http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20060703160750583Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645738234329240600.post-75678508426211763282008-12-21T19:01:00.000-07:002008-12-21T19:01:00.000-07:00One important tip is to QUIT iMovie before looking...One important tip is to QUIT iMovie before looking for the file! When iMovie is open write down the filenames you want to edit, then quit iMovie08 and the proper files will appear. (It seems this was what was preventing me following your very helpful instructions above).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645738234329240600.post-51196697720471954862008-11-17T18:04:00.000-07:002008-11-17T18:04:00.000-07:00If you are familiar with Unix commands, it's quite...If you are familiar with Unix commands, it's quite easy to change the timestamp of a given file from the MacOS X terminal:<BR/><BR/>- Open MacOS X terminal<BR/>- Go to the folder where your movies are located (cd to that directory)<BR/>- To change the timestamp of file clip-whatever.mov to something like Jul 27th 2006, 2:28:30pm, just type the following command:<BR/><BR/>$ touch -t 200607271428.30 clip-whatever.mov<BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/>XavierAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645738234329240600.post-242005423345557172008-09-07T15:12:00.000-06:002008-09-07T15:12:00.000-06:00Changing the date for .AVI or .MOV clips, so it wi...Changing the date for .AVI or .MOV clips, so it will be correctly shown in the event browser, can be done by this special workaround.<BR/>Before importing:<BR/>- Change your system time to the moment the video in shot.<BR/>- make an archive from the folder containing the video files. (folder.zip)<BR/>- Move it so it wont give a conflict with the original files when unpacking<BR/>- Double-click this archive to unpack<BR/>Al the creation dates en times are changed to the system time now !<BR/><BR/>DON'T FORGET to set the system time back afterwards.<BR/><BR/>Also works fine to reset system permissions.<BR/><BR/>Have Fun !bernihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11209581243443379216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645738234329240600.post-54108503769274966362008-08-12T12:29:00.000-06:002008-08-12T12:29:00.000-06:00thanks a bunch for this, i was freaking not being ...thanks a bunch for this, i was freaking not being able to edit datesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645738234329240600.post-54348351573476911742008-04-21T11:20:00.000-06:002008-04-21T11:20:00.000-06:00I would love to be a tester for the program that t...I would love to be a tester for the program that takes the iMovie HD and puts into a iMovie 08 format. I would like to get to that utility today, if possible. Please send to my gmail account (radster360). Since iMovie 08 keeps crashing I have to do to step imports and I could use this program.<BR/><BR/>ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645738234329240600.post-4936963486056140172008-04-15T21:51:00.000-06:002008-04-15T21:51:00.000-06:00I would like to know if the program for DV creatio...I would like to know if the program for DV creation dates to be preserved as filenames works.<BR/><BR/>The only glitch I see is that in QT creation date is an annotation. An additional script or program to embed the creation date there would be ideal for long term archiving so this does not happen again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645738234329240600.post-47331689132364914212008-03-26T15:30:00.000-06:002008-03-26T15:30:00.000-06:00Dave,I would be glad to be one of your testers too...Dave,<BR/><BR/>I would be glad to be one of your testers too. Please drop me an email when you are ready.<BR/><BR/>Thanks<BR/><BR/>FranckUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11571173144388598314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645738234329240600.post-46392570132073685022008-03-26T12:16:00.000-06:002008-03-26T12:16:00.000-06:00Dave - please drop me an e-mail. Mac.com address o...Dave - please drop me an e-mail. Mac.com address of allenhuffman - thanks! I'd like to ask you some questions.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07992936635694615714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645738234329240600.post-39852336831035884232008-03-26T10:54:00.000-06:002008-03-26T10:54:00.000-06:00Hi Allen,I've gotten my program to work!! There ar...Hi Allen,<BR/><BR/>I've gotten my program to work!! <BR/><BR/>There are some minor glitches I need to fix. Will take 2 more weeks to get this cleaned up and ready to be tested. I'll contact you then.<BR/><BR/>thanks,<BR/>DaveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645738234329240600.post-91438135482526552682008-03-25T16:32:00.000-06:002008-03-25T16:32:00.000-06:00Dave -- I'd be glad to help out. I have hundreds ...Dave -- I'd be glad to help out. I have hundreds of hour of DV footage sitting on my drives right now needing this.Allen Huffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06785680934278190478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645738234329240600.post-44225425822602009192008-03-25T16:21:00.000-06:002008-03-25T16:21:00.000-06:00I'm writing a program to move DV Clips from iMovie...I'm writing a program to move DV Clips from iMovie HD into IMovie '08 while automatically renaming the files to the name format that IMovie '08 expects. This will be a one step process where *all* DV clips in IMovie '06 will be moved over to IMovie '08 along with the name changes to individual files.<BR/><BR/><BR/>I'm looking for 1-2 volunteers who can act as additional testers. <BR/><BR/>This will be a great opportunity for someone who has a lot of iMovie '06 DV footage and wants to move it to iMovie '08 (and wants IMovie'08 to recognize the correct dates).<BR/><BR/>thanks,<BR/><BR/>DaveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645738234329240600.post-38073770285316662312008-03-24T05:54:00.000-06:002008-03-24T05:54:00.000-06:00I had the same challenge as Owen- have found that ...I had the same challenge as Owen<BR/>- have found that this approach does not work for MOV files. -<BR/>I was able to get the date change to work by also modifying the plist files. including the one names iMovie data. There is only one place in each file where a change is needed. By digging down in each plist I found a copy of the file name (I only had one clip). I changed the file name to match in each case to match the new clip name and when I opened up iMovie the clip was sorted by date where I wanted. By doing this for the cache and thumbnail sub-directories too iMovie did not regenerate the thumbnails. Thanks for the original tip.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645738234329240600.post-66146314988212602572008-02-20T11:48:00.000-07:002008-02-20T11:48:00.000-07:00just a note...once you find the folder for an even...just a note...once you find the folder for an event you want to change the dates for, you can use Automator's "Rename Finder Items" action to make a bunch of changes really fast. For example, one of my events imported as footage from a few days in March 2005. It should have been during March 2006:<BR/><BR/>1) Drag the "iMovie Thumbnails" folder out to my desktop (these can go in the trash)<BR/>2) Select all the .dv clips you need to change<BR/>3) Ctrl-click (right-click) and choose Automator > Create Workflow...<BR/>4) In the Automator window, drag the "Rename Finder Items" action into the workspace and choose the "Don't Add" button if a warning shows (its in the Finder library) <BR/>5) Choose the "Replace Text" option<BR/>6) Enter "2005" in the Find field and "2006" in the Replace field<BR/>7) Run it! Next time you open iMovie it will recreate the thumbnails folder.<BR/><BR/>WARNING: If you need to change the month or days, don't use something like just "20" and "21" in the Find and Replace fields. That will change any instance of the number "20", including the first two digits of the year 20XX and anything in the HH;MM;SS portion of the file name. However, you can use something like "-20-" and "-21-" or "-20" and "-21"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645738234329240600.post-51526816834244229772008-01-27T16:09:00.000-07:002008-01-27T16:09:00.000-07:00I spent a few months importing tons of old DV tape...I spent a few months importing tons of old DV tapes to iMovie HD, only to have iMovie '08 come out with a superior method of cataloging DV clips. I now have terrabytes of DV footage I can't import in to iMovie '08 without losing all the dates.<BR/><BR/>What I'd like is a utility to rename a .dv file to the clip- format used be '08. I have ExIfRenamer for doing similar things for JPEGs, and it would be useful to have a DV version (using DV datecode).<BR/><BR/>Anyone seen something like this?Allen Huffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06785680934278190478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645738234329240600.post-16736984789106668042008-01-18T17:18:00.000-07:002008-01-18T17:18:00.000-07:00Check the case on the files names. When I import H...Check the case on the files names. When I import HI-8MM tapes without date/time stamps the file names are "Clip 01.dv" with a capital "C". When renaming these to add the date and time to the file name, iMovie does not pick up the date with a Cap-C in Clip. By changing to lower case, iMovie classified the clip under the correct year:<BR/><BR/>Example: <BR/>Clip 01.dv renamed to <BR/>Clip-1998-04-29 12;00;00.dv<BR/>is listed in iMovie under year 2008<BR/><BR/>Clip 01.dv renamed to<BR/>clip-1998-04-29 12;00;00.dv (lower case c)<BR/>is listed in iMovie under year 1998Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645738234329240600.post-40764365644236430082007-12-10T17:29:00.000-07:002007-12-10T17:29:00.000-07:00Changing for DV works fine, however, I have found ...Changing for DV works fine, however, I have found that this approach does not work for MOV files. Specifically, years ago I consolidated old video footage to DVD format via a Panasonic DVD-R, but now I want to edit these videos, so I brought the video into iMovie 08 by means of a Canopus ADVC110. I set up the capture to correspond to the year the video was taken, but it the "event date" seems to fix at "clip-135-05-02.....MOV". Nothing changes (except new thumbnails) when I change the dates manually to the format suggested for DV. Any advice appreciated, otherwise I can live with it. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645738234329240600.post-76550176881480650512007-10-10T20:33:00.000-06:002007-10-10T20:33:00.000-06:00I think it is important to note that when you do t...I think it is important to note that when you do this, two other things happen. The first is minor. iMovie needs to re-create the thumbnails for the clip. It took about 20 minutes for an hour-length clip. Second, and much more important, if your clip is already a part of a project, it will ruin your project. There might be a way to fix it, but when I just tried it, my project based upon this clip had lost everything, with yellow warning !! exclamation marks all over. Fortunately, it was a non-critical test project, but it could have been disastrous.<BR/>Consequently, I recommend renaming the clip <B>before</B> you do anything with it.mgarbowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09173453007637045367noreply@blogger.com