Difference between iptcdate and datesort

[fastgrapher]

Hi,

can anyone explain me the difference between these two variables?

Thank,
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[Kirk Baker]

can anyone explain me the difference between these two variables?

datesort or dats:   "Capture date of photo according to camera or file creation time.  This can be used for sorting since the format is always YYYYMMDD."
iptcdate or idat:      "IPTC Date field (YYYYMMDD)."

The output format of them is exactly the same.  Even the values can be exactly the same if you wish to modify the IPTC Date field to match the Capture date, but they're in actuality completely independent dates.  Capture date is set by the camera when the photo is taken and can be adjusted in PM via the Adjust Capture Dates and Times tool (accessible from the Tools menu).  The IPTC Date can be set on a photo by photo basis in the IPTC Info dialog or more efficiently via the IPTC Stationery Pad in bulk. 

HTH,

-Kirk

[fastgrapher]

all right, thats why i see no difference, because i use the capture time in the iptc.

thanks kirk!

[vAfotoriporter]

As I understand IPTC date is a date format IPTC field that you can modify as you wish to your liking and personal needs. If you wish you can store birth dates of the photo subject if it is important for a photo archive like the portraits of the employees of your company - say editorial portraits of the authors or ID photos for accreditations. But you can also use it to store first publication or copyright registry dates for some pictures. Or other dates that might be important to your photography like production dates of historic cars you photograph or any other custom uses you can come up that can be some times greatly different than capture, file creation and file modification times.