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Alfie1965 · 06-04-2007, 01:14 AM

Can anyone explain to me why you can lose all exif data after processing a photo.
This has happened to a few photos of mine, and I don't know what I've done differently to the these that I haven't done to others that have retained the exif data.
It's not a major problem, I still have the photo just no info such as date, lens, camera model, aperture setting etc.

borno · 06-04-2007, 03:04 AM

Hey Alfie,
I don't know the answer to why only some are affected, but I know my old paint shop pro 7 strips the exif info so I use a freeware program called exifer to transfer the exif from the original file to the processed file if I want it. It works pretty good for me. hope this helps.

Alfie1965 · 06-04-2007, 03:30 AM

Thanks Tom, I will try this. Like I said it's not as important as the photo but I can't understand why I'm losing some and not others.

Paul_C · 06-04-2007, 08:20 AM

If you're using photoshop "save for web" will strip exif data. Use "save as" instead.

Alfie1965 · 06-04-2007, 02:37 PM

I have photoshop CS2 but haven't mastered it yet, way to far above me at the moment, but I always use save as when processing RAW files. I don't publish to the web or generally post photos on the web.
The photos that have lost the exif data have been edited using either irfanview or microsoft photo browser, but not all of them have lost it.
I think my computer hates me.

Thanks for the advice Paul.

SpecialK · 09-12-2007, 11:13 PM

Originally posted by Alfie1965

Can anyone explain to me why you can lose all exif data after processing a photo.
This has happened to a few photos of mine, and I don't know what I've done differently to the these that I haven't done to others that have retained the exif data.
It's not a major problem, I still have the photo just no info such as date, lens, camera model, aperture setting etc.

Can't help your problem except don't "save for web" in Adobe.

However, in Pentax Photo Browser, you can "Select All", then go to tools and "Save Data List". Ta-da! A CSV of your exif data. I cut and paste it into my Microsoft Excel spreadsheet called "PhotoEXIF". That way, I have the data (even if not in the image file) for reference.

06-04-2007, 01:14 AM	#1
Alfie1965 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Yorkshire, England Photos: Gallery Posts: 80	Loss of exif data Can anyone explain to me why you can lose all exif data after processing a photo. This has happened to a few photos of mine, and I don't know what I've done differently to the these that I haven't done to others that have retained the exif data. It's not a major problem, I still have the photo just no info such as date, lens, camera model, aperture setting etc.

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06-04-2007, 03:04 AM	#2
borno Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: md-usa Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,580	Hey Alfie, I don't know the answer to why only some are affected, but I know my old paint shop pro 7 strips the exif info so I use a freeware program called exifer to transfer the exif from the original file to the processed file if I want it. It works pretty good for me. hope this helps.

06-04-2007, 03:30 AM	#3
Alfie1965 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Yorkshire, England Photos: Gallery Posts: 80 Original Poster	Thanks Tom, I will try this. Like I said it's not as important as the photo but I can't understand why I'm losing some and not others.

06-04-2007, 08:20 AM	#4
Paul_C Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 97	If you're using photoshop "save for web" will strip exif data. Use "save as" instead.

06-04-2007, 02:37 PM	#5
Alfie1965 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Yorkshire, England Photos: Gallery Posts: 80 Original Poster	I have photoshop CS2 but haven't mastered it yet, way to far above me at the moment, but I always use save as when processing RAW files. I don't publish to the web or generally post photos on the web. The photos that have lost the exif data have been edited using either irfanview or microsoft photo browser, but not all of them have lost it. I think my computer hates me. Thanks for the advice Paul.

09-12-2007, 11:13 PM	#6
SpecialK Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: So California Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,482	Originally posted by Alfie1965 Can anyone explain to me why you can lose all exif data after processing a photo. This has happened to a few photos of mine, and I don't know what I've done differently to the these that I haven't done to others that have retained the exif data. It's not a major problem, I still have the photo just no info such as date, lens, camera model, aperture setting etc. Can't help your problem except don't "save for web" in Adobe. However, in Pentax Photo Browser, you can "Select All", then go to tools and "Save Data List". Ta-da! A CSV of your exif data. I cut and paste it into my Microsoft Excel spreadsheet called "PhotoEXIF". That way, I have the data (even if not in the image file) for reference.

Loss of exif data

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