Thursday, February 18, 2010

Date Taken EXIF Data for a Picture

///
/// Returns the EXIF Image Data of the Date Taken.
///

/// Image (If based on a file use Image.FromFile(f);)
/// Date Taken or Null if Unavailable
public static DateTime? DateTaken(Image getImage)
{
int DateTakenValue = 0x9003; //36867;

if (!getImage.PropertyIdList.Contains(DateTakenValue))
return null;

string dateTakenTag = System.Text.Encoding.ASCII.GetString(getImage.GetPropertyItem(DateTakenValue).Value);

string[] parts = dateTakenTag.Split(':', ' ');
int year = int.Parse(parts[0]);
int month = int.Parse(parts[1]);
int day = int.Parse(parts[2]);
int hour = int.Parse(parts[3]);
int minute = int.Parse(parts[4]);
int second = int.Parse(parts[5]);

return new DateTime(year, month, day, hour, minute, second);
}

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