Lightroom 3 exif data

ok2day · 06-11-2013, 07:48 PM

When exporting a photo, the exif data is stripped somewhat--it populates camera model, settings etc but not shutter count or date of manufacture when trying to download in the check shutter count website:

Check Shutter Count & Camera Manufacture Date Online - EXIF Reader

How do I get this downloaded with all info intact to find the shutter count?

**Canada_Rockies** · 06-11-2013, 09:32 PM

Make sure you uncheck the box on the export that says [Minimize Embedded Metadata] near the bottom of the export dialog.

ok2day · 06-12-2013, 07:59 AM

Originally posted by Canada_Rockies

Make sure you uncheck the box on the export that says [Minimize Embedded Metadata] near the bottom of the export dialog.

Thanks Canada, that box is uncheked yet the data doesn't transfer....

ChooseAName · 06-12-2013, 12:17 PM

Originally posted by ok2day

When exporting a photo, the exif data is stripped somewhat--it populates camera model, settings etc but not shutter count or date of manufacture when trying to download in the check shutter count website:

Check Shutter Count & Camera Manufacture Date Online - EXIF Reader

How do I get this downloaded with all info intact to find the shutter count?

That page does say to upload an unedited straight-from-camera JPEG. "Exporting a photo" would mean that LR is doing some work on it before making it a JPEG. Switch the in-camera setting to lowest size JPEG for this purpose, then take that exact file and upload it directly.

emalvick · 06-12-2013, 01:01 PM

My experience has been that Lightroom does not keep manufacturer specific metadata when exporting (i.e. non-standard EXIF). This might be why shutter count isn't exporting. This was one reason why I quit using Lightroom for image management. I didn't like that did not provide much control over metadata.

I think your best bet is going to be to utilize another software to copy all EXIF records from your original to derived JPG (EXIFTools for example). I suppose Lightroom may have improved this feature, but I doubt it. I use Lightroom for development, but I use a different management software that will sync. metadata as I see fit including a lot of the camera specific fields that are not standard to the EXIF format.

06-11-2013, 07:48 PM	#1
ok2day Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 103	Lightroom 3 exif data When exporting a photo, the exif data is stripped somewhat--it populates camera model, settings etc but not shutter count or date of manufacture when trying to download in the check shutter count website: Check Shutter Count & Camera Manufacture Date Online - EXIF Reader How do I get this downloaded with all info intact to find the shutter count?

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06-11-2013, 09:32 PM	#2
Canada_Rockies Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sparwood, BC, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,385	Make sure you uncheck the box on the export that says [Minimize Embedded Metadata] near the bottom of the export dialog.

06-12-2013, 07:59 AM	#3
ok2day Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 103 Original Poster	Originally posted by Canada_Rockies Make sure you uncheck the box on the export that says [Minimize Embedded Metadata] near the bottom of the export dialog. Thanks Canada, that box is uncheked yet the data doesn't transfer....

06-12-2013, 12:17 PM	#4
ChooseAName Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Southeast USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 390	Originally posted by ok2day When exporting a photo, the exif data is stripped somewhat--it populates camera model, settings etc but not shutter count or date of manufacture when trying to download in the check shutter count website: Check Shutter Count & Camera Manufacture Date Online - EXIF Reader How do I get this downloaded with all info intact to find the shutter count? That page does say to upload an unedited straight-from-camera JPEG. "Exporting a photo" would mean that LR is doing some work on it before making it a JPEG. Switch the in-camera setting to lowest size JPEG for this purpose, then take that exact file and upload it directly.

06-12-2013, 01:01 PM	#5
emalvick Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Davis, CA Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,642	My experience has been that Lightroom does not keep manufacturer specific metadata when exporting (i.e. non-standard EXIF). This might be why shutter count isn't exporting. This was one reason why I quit using Lightroom for image management. I didn't like that did not provide much control over metadata. I think your best bet is going to be to utilize another software to copy all EXIF records from your original to derived JPG (EXIFTools for example). I suppose Lightroom may have improved this feature, but I doubt it. I use Lightroom for development, but I use a different management software that will sync. metadata as I see fit including a lot of the camera specific fields that are not standard to the EXIF format.