This script that I'm working on helps me to merge the timestamp present in the JSON file into its subsequent photo or video. The Takeout service for Google Photos actually strips all the metadata of an image/video into a separate JSON file. It can additionally rename files, organize them in directories (by date or any other meta-information), copy/delete meta information between files (even different-format files), and read/write structured XMP information.Currently, I'm working on a python3 script that helps me sort the Google Photos takeout files. It will allow for numerous output formatting options (including tab-delimited, HTML, XML, and JSON), multilingual output, and the ability to quickly extract thumbnail images, preview images, and large JPEG images directly from RAW files.ĮxifTool also can geotag images from GPS track log files (with time drift correction), generate track logs from geotagged images, and fix image timestamps. ExifTool will read and write maker-notes of most of the popular digital cameras. This highly customizable tool allows a great deal of personalization and offers fast and flexible features that will make it usable in almost any situation. It supports many different metadata formats, including EXIF, GPS, IPTC, XMP, JFIF, GeoTIFF, ICC Profile, Photoshop IRB, FlashPix, AFCP, and ID3, as well as the maker notes of many digital cameras by Canon, Casio, FLIR, FujiFilm, GE, HP, JVC/Victor, Kodak, Leaf, Nikon, Nintendo, Minolta/Konica-Minolta, Olympus/Epson, Panasonic/Leica, Pentax/Asahi, Phase One, Reconyx, Ricoh, Samsung, Sanyo, Sigma/Foveon, and Sony. ExifTool is a free command-line application for reading, writing, and editing meta information in various files.

Exiftool by phil harvey