It would be nice to have that as an option.
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I did a quick test, rotating some images, but the date didn't change here.
There is also some command parameter image ROTATE=90 PRESERVEDATE .
Frankly, if it isn't really necessary..., am not so much in favor of command line.
With me the date is indeed changing.
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It's controversial I know, but it's time you came to terms with it.
Will use another tool then
If you edit the existing menu item (the one which opens the window in your screenshot) and add the PRESERVEDATE argument, the date will be preserved when using GUI.
No command-line usage required, except adding a word to the existing command as a one-off.
Leo,
Magnificant. Thank you so much!
If it isn't necessary, I don't want to 'deviate' to other tools. I temporarily used Faststone's resizer, which is, being a dedicated tool, undoubtedly doing a good job. However, requires time on launching, browsing to folders, selecting files, selecting quality, output folder and a number of other clicks. All this whereas in Opus the job is done in three clicks only.
Again thanks!
I have additional question to this - in file/photo properties there are 3 dates to see - creation, modified and las used. I have put this argument (PRESERVEDATE) , as you said, but the 'last used' date changes to current. When you do the same in FastStone - that date stays also intact. Is it possible to have the same in Opus?
Do you mean the "accessed" time stamp on the file itself, or something else e.g. in the image's EXIF metadata?
I am not sure about my translation - but it could be 'accessed' (not the exif)
If it's the accessed timestamp, that just tells you the last time the file was opened (or the last time it was opened, longer than two hours after it was already opened, or absolutely nothing at all, depending on the version of Windows, disk filesystem and registry settings).
It's not a useful timestamp since, on top of not being updated reliably (or at all in many cases), if it is updated then it will be bumped just by something opening the file, which includes just showing a thumbnail for it, or the metadata panel, the dimensions or descriptions columns, viewing the file, or many other passive actions. In fact, just opening the Properties dialog to view the timestamp in Explorer (before Explorer stopped showing it at all, as it's no longer useful) will bump the accessed timestamp.
The accessed timestamp is very much a relic these days, and of no real purpose.
Ok. Perhaps it is even more consequent, that it is changed when accessed in this case. I wondered in comparison with FastStone, where it was not changed on similar operation.
You may just be running into an artifact of the way Windows only selectively updates the accessed timestamp. But since it's not a useful timestamp, and hidden by most software these days as a result, it's probably not worth worrying too much about the details.
I agree.