Is original EXIF-data destroyed after file modification &

[Matti J]

Is original EXIF-data always destroyed when photo file is somehow modified e.g. resized and then saved?

I am using both Adobe PhotoShop LE 5.0 and PaintShopPro 6.0 and I am wondering if it is just these programs that do such thing.

Is PhotoShop (non-LE, full version) any different in this matter or am I just missing something with my present programs?

[Roger_Cavanagh]

Matti,

Versions of Photoshop before 7 do not maintain EXIF data (PS7 is supposed to be different - haven't tested yet), so I can't imagine that PSLE would be different. I'm not sure about PSP.

One option you could use, if you have a Canon digicam, is BreezeBrowser. This allows you to copy EXIF data from the orignal file to an edited JPG or TIFF file.

Regards,

[dn7elson]

Matti J wrote:
Is original EXIF-data always destroyed when photo file is somehow modified e.g. resized and then saved?

It is not necessary. The graphics utility (ThumbsPlus) that I use to cataloge and print my photos saves the EXIF date (you have the option to delete) when you resize, save, modify, etc. the file. It also reads the RAW (*.CRW) files directly, so I can just drag "n drop from my CF via the CF reader to my hard drive.

[onehotrx7]

And breezedownloader saves the Exif info in a .txt file with the same name as the file, which can be quite handy too...

Cheers,
Stuart