(0.23.0 Alpha) RAW file metadata

[nalsai]

When importing raw files using the latest alpha (v0.23.0-alpha5) of immich-go it doesn't detect the date from orf and rw2 files.

Exiftool and by extension immich are able to get the date from them.
Therefore I would want either better date extraction in immich-go or the ability to disable it and let immich handle it.

Here are example files: https://send.bitwarden.com/#g9qT153smEirybIlAQLllw/73bvKQWALNv4ZZ3sNOIbSg
Since they are too large, I can't attach them directly using GitHub. They are available for 30 days.
I included the JPEG files for reference. They work correctly and the raw files should be imported with roughly the same data as their respective JPEG file.

[simulot]

I have downloaded your samples. Thanks a lot.

The panasonic has a tag Time Stamp that looks to be in UTC:

======== YG816412.jpg
Time Stamp                      : 2024:07:07 19:33:32
Date/Time Original              : 2024:07:08 04:33:32.561
======== YG816412.rw2
Time Stamp                      : 2024:07:07 19:33:32
Date/Time Original              : 2024:07:08 04:33:32

The Olympus has a tag Date Time UTC

======== YG816507.jpg
Date/Time Original              : 2024:07:08 04:35:07
Date Time UTC                   : 2024:07:07 19:37:07
======== YG816507.orf
Date/Time Original              : 2024:07:08 04:35:07
Date Time UTC                   : 2024:07:07 19:37:07

I have dropped your files directly on my Immich page. The server's TZ is UTC, my laptop is set of UTC+1.
Here are the results:

• YG816412.jpg: 4:33 AM GMT+9
• YG816412.rw2: 4:33 AM +00.00
• YG816507.orf: 4:35 AM GMT+9
• YG816412.jpg 4:35 AM GMT+9

When I set my TZ to UTC+0900, I get same results.

Therefore I would want either better date extraction in immich-go or the ability to disable it and let immich handle it.

The --capture-date-method=NONE let immich dealing with the dates. In that case, immich-go give the modification date of the file. This field is mandatory, and

With the last alpha version released, my laptop set on UTC+0900, with date extraction disabled:

• YG816507.jpg: 1:35 PM GMT+9
• YG816507.orf: 1:35 PM GMT+9
• YG816412.jpg: 1:33 PM GMT+9
• YG816412.rw2: 1:33 PM GMT+9

The time comes from the file's date. The file date is a mandatory filed fir the upload. I have modified immich-go to give an empty date;

• YG816507.jpg: 4:35 GMT+9
• YG816507.orf: 4:35 AM GMT+9
• YG816412.jpg: 4:33 GMT+9
• YG816412.rw2: 4:33 AM; no TZ

Quite good, isn't it?

I have re upload your files with my TZ set to Paris, and it still works.
So, I don't see any reason to maintain the not so good code for extracting dates of capture before uploading.

[nalsai]

That's perfect, thank you!