I apologize, if this question is off topic, for this forum, but decided I'd ask, because this forum deals, in some capacity, with the modification/management of digital pictures.  I want pointers, on the best methods, for removing, the time/date stamp, from my digital pictures, and I don't have Adobe Photoshop - I've tried to find information, on the internet, but most of it seems to be written for Photoshop, which I don't have, or have access to, at the moment.

I've tried the Resynthesizer plug-in, for The Gimp, but it doesn't seem to produce acceptable results.  Do I have to 'bite the bullet', and get Photoshop (or Photoshop Elements), or are there other alternatives, that are either better or cheaper?

Thanks for chiming in. 

Darius

Hi Darius,
I assume they are camera jpeg files where the date in imprinted on the digital image.
You camera menu should have an option to switch this feature off but I expect you have a number of images where the damage is done.
You need an image editor with a "clone" facility. Cloning is where you are able to copy an area of the image to another part of the image to "cover it up".
For work like that I use Corel PaintShop Pro. It's a similar price to PS Elements but from what I've seen, has more features as well as being easier to use in some respects.

I've just checked, the Gimp has a clone tool, check this out:
http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/feature/15037.html

Terry

Better still use ExiftoolGUI: http://freeweb.siol.net/hrastni3/foto/exif/exiftoolgui.htm
More user friendly for editing exif data and uses exiftool.
However, Darius mentioned trying a plugin for Gimp which is a sort of clone tool so I think the date stamp is an "in-camera" visible addition to the image which is probally not possible to remove by editing exif data.
Terry

Here's just a quick example with timestamp and removed via the QU blemish filter.

Mike