Faststone stripping EXIF that prevents posting to PPG

tvfd911 · 10-30-2009, 07:18 AM

I decided I'd give PPG a go with a few of my photos. I've been running into a roadblock though, because they say my EXIF data has been stripped. I've been using FastStone and when I open up the converted image with Faststone, its shows no less EXIF than I see on a RAW.I'm guessing that Faststone doesn't carry over some Pentax specific information that it doesn't realize is there.

Have any other FastStone users noticed this and find a way to fix it? I looked, but couldn't find any settings to change.

Now that I understand what output different functions do, maybe I'll have to reinstall the software provided by Pentax. When I was starting out, it was so difficult to figure out how to do what I wanted with that. To me, FastStone was much more user friendly starting out.

Nowhere Matt · 10-30-2009, 07:32 AM

Yeah, someone here also turned me on to FastStone and I use it before loading to flickr. But I am much less of a freak about that sort of thing so I have really added nothing to this discussion. Have I?

HGMonaro · 10-30-2009, 03:37 PM

so PPG won't accept film derived images?

tvfd911 · 10-30-2009, 06:38 PM

They'll take film shots if you state that's what they are, which must skip the EXIF requirement. I could get entries through that way, but I'd rather not lie about the source

10-30-2009, 07:18 AM	#1
tvfd911 Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: WI Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 354	Faststone stripping EXIF that prevents posting to PPG I decided I'd give PPG a go with a few of my photos. I've been running into a roadblock though, because they say my EXIF data has been stripped. I've been using FastStone and when I open up the converted image with Faststone, its shows no less EXIF than I see on a RAW.I'm guessing that Faststone doesn't carry over some Pentax specific information that it doesn't realize is there. Have any other FastStone users noticed this and find a way to fix it? I looked, but couldn't find any settings to change. Now that I understand what output different functions do, maybe I'll have to reinstall the software provided by Pentax. When I was starting out, it was so difficult to figure out how to do what I wanted with that. To me, FastStone was much more user friendly starting out.

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10-30-2009, 07:32 AM	#2
Nowhere Matt Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Nowhere Land Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,362	Yeah, someone here also turned me on to FastStone and I use it before loading to flickr. But I am much less of a freak about that sort of thing so I have really added nothing to this discussion. Have I?

10-30-2009, 03:37 PM	#3
HGMonaro Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Melb. Aust Posts: 840	so PPG won't accept film derived images?

10-30-2009, 06:38 PM	#4
tvfd911 Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: WI Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 354 Original Poster	They'll take film shots if you state that's what they are, which must skip the EXIF requirement. I could get entries through that way, but I'd rather not lie about the source