EXIF Data . . .

[RJSorensen]

In posting a photograph to the web, lets say POTN, does the EXIF data come through with the photo, or does the resize in Photoshop remove this data. How can you send it through, how can you remove it when or if you wanted to?

Is it embedded in the photo somewhere and you can get it out if you know the secret pass word . . . things posted here. I see different levels of information in iPhoto vs. Photoshop. I suppose the other applications might be this way, varying degrees of friendliness.

A simple yet funcitional explanation of EXIF presence or lack there of would help me.

Kindest regards as always.

[Pekka]

In Photoshop:

EXIF will survive all image manipulation you do. The important part is how you save the file.

When you save with "Save As..." the EXIF is preserved in JPG.
When you save using "Save for Web" EXIF will be removed.

[RJSorensen]

Thank you very much. That was simple and to the point . . .

[robertwgross]

RJ, do you mean that you didn't get the secret EXIF decoder ring?

---Bob Gross---

[RJSorensen]

LOL, nope Bob I did not. I am trying to learn, and what does and what does not is on the list. My ring must still be in the box . . . I will look tomorrow. How is your new 20D . . . lets see some shots.

[intechpcx]

One thing, be aware that some photo blogs (like Flickr which I use) can complicate this a bit. To protect your image, they actually display it as a Flash presentation, not an inline image. What this means is you can't right click on the image to save it for viewing the Exif or hit the View Exif if you have Opanda's viewer. Now some, again like Flickr, actually provide a link that you can follow which will display any Exif info that was on the image when it was uploaded.