Merge pull request 'date_resolver: drop -fast2 so MP4 moov-at-end files resolve' (#82) from fix/exiftool-mp4-moov-trailer into master

Reviewed-on: #82
This commit was merged in pull request #82.
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2026-05-07 16:42:08 +00:00

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@@ -230,12 +230,21 @@ fn exiftool_available() -> bool {
/// One-file exiftool invocation. Used by the upload + GPS-write paths,
/// which deal with one file at a time. The batch path uses
/// `exiftool_dates_batch` so we don't pay subprocess startup per row.
///
/// Notably absent: `-fast` / `-fast2`. For QuickTime/MP4 files whose
/// `moov` atom sits at the end (non-faststart, common for Snapchat
/// exports and any MP4 muxed without `-movflags +faststart`), `-fast2`
/// causes exiftool to skip the trailer and return no `CreateDate` /
/// `MediaCreateDate`, dropping us to the `fs_time` fallback for files
/// that actually have a real capture date. We pre-filter to files that
/// kamadak-exif couldn't read, so the JPEG fast-path is already covered
/// — paying full-scan cost on the residual is the right trade.
fn exiftool_date_single(path: &Path) -> Option<i64> {
if !exiftool_available() {
return None;
}
let mut cmd = Command::new("exiftool");
cmd.arg("-j").arg("-q").arg("-d").arg("%s").arg("-fast2");
cmd.arg("-j").arg("-q").arg("-d").arg("%s");
for tag in EXIFTOOL_DATE_TAGS {
cmd.arg(format!("-{}", tag));
}
@@ -261,7 +270,10 @@ fn exiftool_dates_batch(paths: &[&Path]) -> HashMap<PathBuf, i64> {
}
let mut cmd = Command::new("exiftool");
cmd.arg("-j").arg("-q").arg("-d").arg("%s").arg("-fast2");
// No `-fast2` — see exiftool_date_single for the rationale (QuickTime
// moov-at-end files miss CreateDate / MediaCreateDate when the trailer
// is skipped).
cmd.arg("-j").arg("-q").arg("-d").arg("%s");
for tag in EXIFTOOL_DATE_TAGS {
cmd.arg(format!("-{}", tag));
}