.mov files not reflecting Device Model?

[kruczynski]

Hello,
I am finding that the Device Model field does not seem to work with .MOV files — is this expected behavior?
The rule is simply:

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if <any conditions met>
  Device Model is blank
do
  Set color label


I can see the model tag with exiftool and it does exist and is not blank. This rule works fine with the .JPG photos (i.e. the condition fails because Device Model is *not* blank) I took with the same iPhone, but the .MOV files pass the condition.

Is this correct?
Thank you

[Mr_Noodle]

I'm guessing it's a shortcoming of Spotlight. If you select the file in Finder and do "Get Info", does it appear under "More Info" there?

[kruczynski]

Thank you for the response.
Device model does not show up there for the .MOV files but I see it for the .JPGs and .NEFs...so, if I understand the implications of your question, Hazel uses Spotlight for the metadata? And since that field doesn't show up in the Get Info window, it means Spotlight isn't indexing it & therefore isn't accessible to Hazel?

[Mr_Noodle]

That is correct. You'd need to either (a) find a Spotlight importer that will import that info or (b) use a script to grab that info out of the file.

(b) is probably the more likely solution here.

[kruczynski]

Got it — thanks.
I have been using an exiftool script within Hazel but was hoping to use this as it seemed like it might be more efficient when running on large batches. I'll just keep using the script!