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Video CreateDate View

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Description

Under Details, the CreateDate is not displayed for videos but the FileModifyDate. Please display the CreateDate as for photos.

See also: https://github.com/nextcloud/photos/issues/2849

Info about CreateDate (called DateTimeDigitized by the EXIF specifications)
Info about Time Tags in EXIF specifications

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Research direction

Start in the viewer's Details display and compare how photo metadata is shown with the current video metadata, using the linked Nextcloud Photos issue for context. Done means videos display CreateDate, identified in the EXIF references as DateTimeDigitized, instead of FileModifyDate.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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