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11-25-2016, 06:51 PM   #1
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Why do uploaders strip metadata?

Now, I'm not referring to people. Instead, I mean things like Instagram and Facebook. It's super convenient to upload to Instagram, then let it cross post to Twitter (which auto cross-posts to Facebook) and Flickr for me. Unfortunately both strip the metadata from my images, and I haven't yet found a great way to hashtag my exposure settings.

I've thought about geotagging my photos, but it would be pointless for both Instagram and Facebook, eliminating a large share of my followers.

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QuoteOriginally posted by lithedreamer Quote
Now, I'm not referring to people. Instead, I mean things like Instagram and Facebook. It's super convenient to upload to Instagram, then let it cross post to Twitter (which auto cross-posts to Facebook) and Flickr for me. Unfortunately both strip the metadata from my images, and I haven't yet found a great way to hashtag my exposure settings.

I've thought about geotagging my photos, but it would be pointless for both Instagram and Facebook, eliminating a large share of my followers.
What you upload is not what is displayed. FB and Twitter edit both the pixel dimensions and the compression. The metadata is simply not migrated to the heavily munged result. I suspect it is done to simplify the process. Less tasks to do = less code to break.


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What you upload is not what is displayed. FB and Twitter edit both the pixel dimensions and the compression. The metadata is simply not migrated to the heavily munged result. I suspect it is done to simplify the process. Less tasks to do = less code to break.


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...and sites like Flickr store the whole image because it's considered important to their users. Asked and answered, thanks!
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Privacy, filesize, and simplicity IMO.

It took a fair amount of effort for our system to preserve EXIF in scaled uploads, for instance.


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It's at least in part a privacy thing. Most photos now come from gps equipped phones and people don't necessarily want their location posted.
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Since Facebook could do what they want at almost any time with a photo, I suspect it's mostly about privacy. Plus, if photographers really want to focus on the Exif of their shot details, I think they typically use photography oriented sites that don't necessarily strip the information. It's a little bit about the target audience. FB's target audience is really just everyday people.

My solution used to be (if I care about having access to photo information) to post links rather than upload photos. Tumblr or something similar (I said used because I don't use FB anymore) and then post a link to the Tumblr post. I think it would pick up all the information from Tumblr and if a person clicked on the image it brought them to the full post or image or however I used to do it. I suspect that 500px might do something similar. I dabbled with that for a bit. Ultimately, I got tired of using social media for my photos.

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