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Exifer gets recommendations too, it's free
Posted 92 months ago.
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jhead has this option:
-ft Sets the file's system time stamp to what is stored in the Exif header.
But is there a utility that does the opposite? Creates an EXIF date based on the file system's time stamp? It would be handy when uploading EXIF-less images to flickr to have some meaningful date attached to them.
Posted 88 months ago.
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This is the first time I've checked out this topic, so excuse me if this has already been covered.
For the first time on Flickr, I uploaded some photos that were originally RAW files taken with my Digital Rebel. I use Photoshop RAW plug-in to convert the files and then make JPEG low res copies. I see that the there is no EXIF data when I upload the JPEGs here. The file data is still there in the JPEG in Photoshop, so why is it missing when uploaded to Flickr?
Posted 88 months ago.
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I recently used Exifer to add the exif copyright field to images taken with my Sony DSC-P10
Normally the exif data shows the camera etc. ( see www.flickr.com/photo_exif.gne?id=6426258), however after adding the copyright field to the exif data using exifer some other fields including the Camera name and ther stae and time disappeared. (see www.flickr.com/photo_exif.gne?id=6424366)
As a result I would be wary about recommending Exifer for all cameras and in all situations.
Posted 88 months ago.
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RaeA: Did you use the Exifer back up operation before making your changes?
I've used the program a lot, and haven't had any fatalities yet. :)
Posted 88 months ago.
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Rae Allen,
I believe the issue you had with Exifer is not really a problem with Exifer, but that with Flikr. I downloaded the full image you said doesn't show the name properly, opened it with Exifer and the information is still there. I also read the Exifer release notes and it described that many EXIF readers do not handle offsets properly. I also used WinXP SP2 and pulled up the properties for this file of yours and again, the missing information is there.
From my experience, the problem is very poor EXIF support all over the place.
So I would take care in your reviews of software. Just because using Exifer made it no longer work with Flikr doesn't mean Exifer is the problem, in this case it means Flikr is the problem. We should put pressure on Flikr to update their EXIF reading libraries.
Posted 87 months ago.
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Fallsroad,
To date Exifer is the best Exif editting program I can find but it isn't perfect. For one, it has a few troubles on WinXP but they can be worked if you are careful. I also found that it doesn't consider the rotation field. I suspect it's a newer EXIF field than the most recent Exifer release.
The biggest benefit I have found with Exifer is its highly flexible file renaming based on EXIF and IPTC values, being able to edit any EXIF or IPTC value it can read, and the ability to adjust time down to the second. The reason this is useful is when using multiple cameras that aren't synchornized before shooting.
Posted 87 months ago.
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Although you have to pay for it, ThumbsPlus 7 batch-edits EXIFs, along with just about everything else. A powerful program that I've used versions of for several years, ThumbsPlus is well-supported by a small development company.
Posted 87 months ago.
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I just checked out the ThumbsPlus website. It doesn't mention updating EXIF information. Is this a Pro feature that isn't written about? The Pro release states that there is a command line interface but it doesn't say what it can be used for.
Have you had any troubles using your images after updating the EXIF header? What fields in EXIF do you change or add?
I've been using EXIFER to add: Description, Comment, Artist, and Copyright/Photographer. I've also been using EXIFER to adjust the date/time if necessary. Where I'm having troubles with EXIFER is batch importing of information into the Description and Comment tags. It doesn't allow for any open format to batch import.
I'm looking for other alternatives for command line and only found exiftags as a potential option. I still need to check into it.
Posted 86 months ago.
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Some more softwares:
- Joe 3.3 is nice for mass renaming, including Find/Replace in file names and putting the creation date (not from exif) into the file name. You find it on www.toolsandmore.de, but maybe only in German. You get a good preview on the first 10 new filenames. You should read the instructions.
- XnView at www.xnview.com is good for renaming and putting any EXIF or IPTC data into the filename, including the capturing date in a way that it can be used for chronological ordering (year first).
- I read that the freeware MaPiVi does alter Exif data on Mac, Win and Linux just like Exifer, but never tried it, mapivi.sourceforge.net/mapivi.shtml
About ThumbsPlus SIX: It does show Exif, but changes nothing. Photoshop Album used to Exif date change, maybe it is in Photoshop Element 3's filebrowser, too. What i like, it finds similar pictures based on colors and structures.
Posted 86 months ago.
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I am sorry for a mistake in my last paragraph, the "similar pictures" feature is strong with ThumbsPlus, not with Photoshop Album or Photoshop Elements.
Posted 86 months ago.
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Oops. Scott, I just delved deeper into TP's alleged batch-operation capabilities as to EXIF, which I had not tried to use. (I've used batch processing for format conversion and resizing, but not EXIF.) It turns out that while ThumbsPlus 7 can batch-change IPTC info, it cannot do so for EXIF. Flickr plans to support IPTC, but does not yet do so.
Sorry for the wild-goose chase, Scott!
Posted 86 months ago.
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There is a bit of Exif changing in Ulead's image manager Photo Explorer 8.5, that comes with PhotoImpact and several other Ulead packages for DVD burning and more. It is not as strong as Exifer in that aspect.
Posted 86 months ago.
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Again for ThumbsPlus SIX: it is nice for IPTC-batch-editing when all pictures do need *the same* IPTC information.
But if the pics already have some information, it is tricky or impossible to simply add one more keyword to a *batch* of pictures and retain the old info. It is easy, though, to completely erase all information that's there and store new one.
*Adding* IPTC instead of *replacing* it for a *batch* of pics is quite difficult with several programs, while it is easy with Photoshop CS or cS2 and some more advanced image browsers.
Posted 86 months ago.
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Opanda PowerExif Editor is recommendable.
It allows to add, erase, modify all standard Exif tags in image file.
www.opanda.com/en/pe
* Support for all EXIF 2.21 standard tags
* Add or modify GPS information into images
* Maximum 60,000 characters record, support unicode
* Support batch modify & remove
* Powerful import & export function
* Support JPEG, TIFF and Exif template file
* Special extension tags for professional photography
Posted 86 months ago.
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Indeed, Exifer is a great tool. Temporarily solves my issue (for photos I haven't posted yet) with the lack of a 'date taken' batch feature. Waiting for Flickr or the Greasemonkey script to include this feature!
Posted 85 months ago.
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For the first time on Flickr, I uploaded some photos that were originally RAW files taken with my Digital Rebel. I use Photoshop RAW plug-in to convert the files and then make JPEG low res copies. I see that the there is no EXIF data when I upload the JPEGs here. The file data is still there in the JPEG in Photoshop, so why is it missing when uploaded to Flickr?
did you use "save for web"?
that has a history of stripping out EXIF information.
Posted 85 months ago.
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I don't think so. I tried "save for web" once or twice and didn't like it so I just use "save as." I will double check that though.
Posted 85 months ago.
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Very useful. Thank you.
Posted 84 months ago.
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jhead's -tsyyyy:mm:dd-hh:mm:ss option is just what I need, but all I get is the following error message.
File '...' contains no Exif timestamp to change
I guess that means that I first have to add dummy data with exifer and then fix it with jhead.
It works!
Posted 82 months ago.
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I have found that ZONER is the best EXIF batch updating software. Simply doing manage->batch EXIF edit is all you have to do to change an entire folder's worth of photos to one or more specific attributes. Exifer worked for me for a while, but Exifer has a problem null-terminating strings so that some software prints garbage after the last character in a word.
Posted 78 months ago.
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If you're comfortable using the command prompt there's a Perl module called Exiftool that comes highly recommended. Good for Windows, Mac, Linux or other *nix. www.flickr.com/forums/help/16187/79849/
Posted 78 months ago.
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