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Aperture 2 - Changing Image Date & Time

UPDATED 2008-11-22:

So, you have a photo in Aperture 2, and you need the date (and/or time) adjusted. It’s actually pretty easy once you know where Aperture has hidden the option! See further below for info on changing multiple images.

From the Metadata Menu

Select the photo, choose Metadata>Adjust Date & Time from the menu.

Adjust Time & Date

Type in a new date and/or time. Select the checkbox if you also want to update the master file as well.

Date Adjusted in Metadata

Take a look at the Metadata panel, and the Image Date has been changed.

Adjusting Date & Time for Multiple Photos

You can also adjust the date & time for multiple photos at once. But it doesn’t work exactly how you would think. It actually works better… once you understand the concept!

Select all the photos.

The date/time that appears in the change window, is for the primary selected photo. Make your adjustments, and Aperture 2 will adjust every selected file. The cool thing is it will adjust according to the original information.

So that means, if you have a series of three photos, each taken 1 minute apart from each other, Aperture 2 will adjust accordingly. Each of the photos will still retain the 1 minute difference. Cool, huh?!