Loss of EXIF data when converting to jpg
Loss of EXIF data when converting to jpg
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Lucas CAV

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3,068 posts

248 months

Tuesday 21st December 2010
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How can I prevent the exif data from being lost when I convert a file from TIFF to jpg?

I am using (at various times) UFRAW, GIMP and Nikon View NX2.

Cheers

andy-xr

13,204 posts

233 months

Tuesday 21st December 2010
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I have never had that problem...confused

Are you doing some kind of save for web thing??

Lucas CAV

Original Poster:

3,068 posts

248 months

Tuesday 21st December 2010
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andy-xr said:
I have never had that problem...confused

Are you doing some kind of save for web thing??
No idea what that means!


Simpo Two

92,757 posts

294 months

Tuesday 21st December 2010
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There may be a setting that keeps/removes it (at least Capture One Pro does) - have a poke about.

Lucas CAV

Original Poster:

3,068 posts

248 months

Tuesday 21st December 2010
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Simpo Two said:
There may be a setting that keeps/removes it (at least Capture One Pro does) - have a poke about.
I guess there should be one in GIMP - but not found it yet!

Webber3

1,228 posts

248 months

Tuesday 21st December 2010
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I use GIMP 2 and it always preserves EXIF data. Are you using the latest version?

Lucas CAV

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Tuesday 21st December 2010
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Webber3 said:
I use GIMP 2 and it always preserves EXIF data. Are you using the latest version?
GIMP 2.6.8

What steps do you go through from opening a TIFF in GIMP to saving/converting to a JPG?

Webber3

1,228 posts

248 months

Tuesday 21st December 2010
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Lucas CAV said:
Webber3 said:
I use GIMP 2 and it always preserves EXIF data. Are you using the latest version?
GIMP 2.6.8

What steps do you go through from opening a TIFF in GIMP to saving/converting to a JPG?
Sorry, I didn't read your post properly.

I just tried testing this. I started by creating a TIFF from a JPEG (I didn't have any TIFFs), but it wiped the JPEG's EXIF data before I had a chance to do the real test.

If you open the 'Advanced Options' when you do 'Save As' for a TIFF, there's an option to 'Save EXIF Data', but it's greyed out. Can you see that option when you go from a TIFF to JPEG?

Lucas CAV

Original Poster:

3,068 posts

248 months

Tuesday 21st December 2010
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Webber3 said:
Lucas CAV said:
Webber3 said:
I use GIMP 2 and it always preserves EXIF data. Are you using the latest version?
GIMP 2.6.8

What steps do you go through from opening a TIFF in GIMP to saving/converting to a JPG?
Sorry, I didn't read your post properly.

I just tried testing this. I started by creating a TIFF from a JPEG (I didn't have any TIFFs), but it wiped the JPEG's EXIF data before I had a chance to do the real test.

If you open the 'Advanced Options' when you do 'Save As' for a TIFF, there's an option to 'Save EXIF Data', but it's greyed out. Can you see that option when you go from a TIFF to JPEG?
where is "advanced options"

I take a tiff and then choose save as -

Webber3

1,228 posts

248 months

Tuesday 21st December 2010
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Sorry, I was using 'Save a Copy'.

So do File / Save a Copy / Save and then you can see +Advanced Options, click on the plus sign to see the options.

Lucas CAV

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3,068 posts

248 months

Wednesday 22nd December 2010
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Webber3 said:
Sorry, I was using 'Save a Copy'.

So do File / Save a Copy / Save and then you can see +Advanced Options, click on the plus sign to see the options.
tried that - there's no +Advanced options......