EXIF Data

[swatcop169]

I have noticed that when I start to process the images that when I save them after processing them it doesn't save the EXIF data. I use PS Elements, or PS CS which ever loads first and do save as, and then save as a .tiff

After that I do all the work to the tiff file before saving as a jpg. But when I go back to get the EXIF data it isn't there. The viewer I'm using doesn't pick up .tiff files either.

Any idea's?

[commando]

You could try not saving them as TIFFs in the middle of your process. That might not be practical though. That's how I do it though.

[MichaelE]

Hmmm. I just tried this and found that Adobe is substituting some of the EXIF data that was in the CRW file with it's own....

Although I did see the Camera data in there as well...

Try using another tool to see the other exif data.

I use a postcard ware tool called exifer (http://www.exifer.friedemann.info/) for jpegs and BreezeBrowser for CRW...

[thomascanty]

Unfortunately, PSCS doesn't maintain the standard EXIF format. After I'm done editing an image, I use BreezeBrowser to copy the EXIF data from the original back into the edited copy.

[tim]

Unfortunately, PSCS doesn't maintain the standard EXIF format. After I'm done editing an image, I use BreezeBrowser to copy the EXIF data from the original back into the edited copy.

That'd be a very handy thing to do, copying the EXIF data back. Is there anything free that'll do the same job? I use ACDSee a lot, I wonder if that does it?

[thomascanty]

Is there anything free that'll do the same job? I use ACDSee a lot, I wonder if that does it?

I don't think ACDSee can do that. I know I've heard of a couple free utilities that will do it, but I can't think of any offhand. Maybe someone else will know.

[Scottes]

Exifutils should be able to do it.

[tim]

Thanks scott, i'll have a play with them later.

[Scottes]

Run it on a test image first. I use it to view EXIF - I've heard complaints about it doing weird things, like adding the Author twice. So edit with Exifutils and confirm the change with a couple other programs.