Worked Flawlessly!

I havent used my Sony DSC-HX9V in over 2 years and found that there were still videos and pictures inside it--including a video of our dog that passed a way a year ago. I transfered the videos and pictures on my computer but realized that the date and time stamp did not get carried over; must be because of Sonys Picture Motion Browser. I needed a tool that will allow me to manually fix the date/time since this will be a part of my permanent archive. Luckily for me, the videos had the date in it as I like doing documentary style videos where I say the date in the beginning. This tool has been a life saver! It allowed me to change the date and time of files individually and even the directory itself! Its easy to use and figure out. And does exactly what it advertises. I love single-purpose easy to use tools/utilities like this one.

Kudos to the developer! Great job!

I almost didnt purchase this app due to the negative comments and would have missed out on a great app. I can see by reading the negative comments where the app falls short, but luckily they can be easily fixed by the developer. Here are some suggestions for improvements to the app that would eliminate user errors and let the application really shine:

1.) If only modifying a single file/directory, default the date/time controls to the date/time of the file/directory.
2.) If manipulating multiple files/directories, do not default the date/time to todays date. Blank it out and let the user pick it.
3.) If manipulating multiple files/directories, add a confirmation dialog box just before bulk processing.
4.) When the application launches, perhaps add a friendly reminder to always backup your source materials first as a best practice before manipulating them.

In summary, this is an awesome app as it is now only if you pay close attention to what you are doing before hitting the "Perform Changes" button. This app does not hand-hold the user much and assumes the user knows "exactly" what they are doing which, in turn, the app does "exactly" what the user told it to do.

Again great app, please keep updating it and making it better. Thank you Mr. Frank Reiff for taking the time and energy to make such a useful app.

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