# QuickTime MP4 Tag

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/quicktime-mp4-tag/48148>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [March 14, 2020, 4:38am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/quicktime-mp4-tag/48148 "2020-03-14T04:38:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![spetragl](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/51bf81/32.png) [@spetragl](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/spetragl)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2020, 4:38am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/quicktime-mp4-tag/48148/1 "2020-03-14T04:38:29Z")

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I have an MP4 that has a QuickTime Tag. The file was downloaded from a Sony T500 camera.  
What's interesting about this tag is, "File\_Create\_Date" shows when I copied the file to my PC.  
Whereas QuickTime's "Create Date" shows the real date/time the movie was filmed.  
(MediaInfo calls it "Encoded-Date")  
Is it possible to access the Quicktime "Create Date" in mp3tag ?

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**Author:** ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2020, 10:04am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/quicktime-mp4-tag/48148/2 "2020-03-14T10:04:35Z")

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If it doesn't show at the extended tags dialog via Alt + T, I don't think it's possible to access it in Mp3tag.

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**Author:** ![spetragl](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/51bf81/32.png) [@spetragl](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/spetragl)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2020, 5:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/quicktime-mp4-tag/48148/3 "2020-03-14T17:44:31Z")

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![Exif CreateDate](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/c30b76d3b6bda4a7cdc9e0a58b1944fed6993ee4.jpeg)

If I open the MP4 with the Exif Editor, I can view the "QuickTime CreateDate" .

In Mp3Tag if I define a custom column and specify %date%%\_file\_create\_datetime%, I get the "FileCreateDate", not the QuickTime "CreateDate" .

The distinction is, if I download files from my camera to my PC, the "FileCreateDate" changes to the current date because I just created a new file.

What I really need is that "QuickTime CreateDate" which is analogous to "DatePictureTaken".

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**Author:** ![spetragl](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/51bf81/32.png) [@spetragl](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/spetragl)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2020, 9:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/quicktime-mp4-tag/48148/4 "2020-03-19T21:00:59Z")

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If I send you a sample mp4, can you look at all of the tag data inside?

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**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/quicktime-mp4-tag/48148/5 "2026-02-09T12:28:28Z")

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