Keeping Exif - Data after editing a picture

mautzel · March 2nd, 2007, 08:32 AM

No matter if I'm using Photoshop or the basic Canon editing software that came with my first camera, I don't seem to be able to keep the Exif - Data (Camera model, settings and so on) after editing (resizing, modifying brightness ect.) a picture.

Is keeping the Exif-information a special ability of a certain software or ist it just a matter of a rubbish general set up of my editing software?

Any help would be appreciated since I'm a noob in photo editing and would need ages to find the right adjustment if there's any! images/smilies/smile.gif

rootrider · March 2nd, 2007, 09:00 AM

how are you grabbing the images off your camera and what are you using to edit and then save the file afterwards? What file format are you saving to?

If you are in photoshop and use 'save for web' or whatever then exif will be stripped. Any other way you save (presuming you save to jpeg) will keep the exif data around.. though some of the not-understood tags still get stripped for whatever reason images/smilies/sad.gif

. Other programs (that I've used) keep the exif data when saving to jpeg as well.

mautzel · March 2nd, 2007, 10:25 AM

I'm taking pictures in jpeg -format and get them onto my PC via a multi card reader, no problem in viewing the exif data then.

I'm using a relatively old version of Photoshop (don't know which one exactly at the moment, will look it up when I get back home) and save my files to jpeg. I will have a look at the "save as" options again, although I didn't find anything the last time I went through those options.

The standard tool which came with my camera is ArcSoft PhotoImpression 5.xx.. btw - if anybody of you has some experiences with it, help for keeping the Exif data would be appreciated, else I'll search the web by myself.

mautzel · March 3rd, 2007, 12:03 AM

Screw my request - I was copying the original picture into another picture for creating a frame, hence the Exif data got lost. images/smilies/wacko.gif

flamingice · March 3rd, 2007, 01:04 AM

Yeah, that'll do it... best way to create a frame in photoshop is to resize the canvas.

damnhawk · March 3rd, 2007, 06:03 AM

Isn't there an "automate" for adding a frame?

mautzel · March 3rd, 2007, 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flamingice

best way to create a frame in photoshop is to resize the canvas.

Cool, that's what I've been looking for - thanks a lot! Took me some time to figure out though because I've got a German version with loads of different expressions. images/smilies/smile.gif

March 2nd, 2007, 08:32 AM	#1
mautzel Joined: Jan 28th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Frankfurt/M, Deutschland Age: 28 Posts: 2,452 Car: Golf IV TDI Rep Power: 21	Keeping Exif - Data after editing a picture No matter if I'm using Photoshop or the basic Canon editing software that came with my first camera, I don't seem to be able to keep the Exif - Data (Camera model, settings and so on) after editing (resizing, modifying brightness ect.) a picture. Is keeping the Exif-information a special ability of a certain software or ist it just a matter of a rubbish general set up of my editing software? Any help would be appreciated since I'm a noob in photo editing and would need ages to find the right adjustment if there's any!

March 2nd, 2007, 09:00 AM	#2
rootrider -VW Golf- Joined: Mar 31st, 2005 Last Online: September 15th, 2008 Location: Kirkland, WA (USA) Age: 28 Posts: 572 Car: '85 vw gti Rep Power: 16	how are you grabbing the images off your camera and what are you using to edit and then save the file afterwards? What file format are you saving to? If you are in photoshop and use 'save for web' or whatever then exif will be stripped. Any other way you save (presuming you save to jpeg) will keep the exif data around.. though some of the not-understood tags still get stripped for whatever reason . Other programs (that I've used) keep the exif data when saving to jpeg as well. __________________ my cars \| my photos camera gear: D300, D70, FA, 80-200 2.8, 17-50 2.8, 50mm 1.8, 300mm F/4, 18-70,

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March 2nd, 2007, 10:25 AM	#3
mautzel Joined: Jan 28th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Frankfurt/M, Deutschland Age: 28 Posts: 2,452 Car: Golf IV TDI Rep Power: 21	I'm taking pictures in jpeg -format and get them onto my PC via a multi card reader, no problem in viewing the exif data then. I'm using a relatively old version of Photoshop (don't know which one exactly at the moment, will look it up when I get back home) and save my files to jpeg. I will have a look at the "save as" options again, although I didn't find anything the last time I went through those options. The standard tool which came with my camera is ArcSoft PhotoImpression 5.xx.. btw - if anybody of you has some experiences with it, help for keeping the Exif data would be appreciated, else I'll search the web by myself.

March 3rd, 2007, 12:03 AM	#4
mautzel Joined: Jan 28th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Frankfurt/M, Deutschland Age: 28 Posts: 2,452 Car: Golf IV TDI Rep Power: 21	Screw my request - I was copying the original picture into another picture for creating a frame, hence the Exif data got lost.

March 3rd, 2007, 06:03 AM	#6
damnhawk Joined: Jan 17th, 2007 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Southern Florida USA Posts: 292 Car: '96 camry Rep Power: 8	Isn't there an "automate" for adding a frame?

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