Cs6 focus distance in exif data.

cs6 doesn't save the focus distance in the exif data (Canon 7D) like cs5, is there a fix for this?

I opened your images in CS6 and CS5 this is what I see in file info:
CS5Cs6
Windows Explorer does not show Distance and Chrome does not show it either
Propoerties does in the cs5 not CS6

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Lens-to-subject distance in EXIF data

I'm looking for lens-to-subject distance in my EXIF data (Canon 7D Mk II). Is it captured?And if so, how do I view it?

Hi wildimagesfla!
Thanks for posting.
The distance between the lens and the subject being focused on is not something that is captured and recorded in the EXIF information.
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Subject Distance in EXIF Data

Now that LR 2.6 reads EXIF Subject Distance into the catalogue, does anyone know how this information can be added for images that have been imported using previous versions of LR?
Tony

Thanks Ian,
Read Metadata from File isn't the answer since doing this obliterates everything that has been added to the metadata since the original import, but does add the Subject Distance. I'm using RAW (NEF) files without xmp sidecars. If I save to xmp and then Read Metadata from File, it works. I just hoped there might be a simpler way to get the Subject Distance into the catalogue. I also have many jpg images in my catalogue (before I started shooting raw) and the xmp solution can't be applied to those, although I could save the metadata to the jpg files (I don't really want to do that either). I originally started with a Nikon D50 and those images have Subject Distance in their Exif data, so the information is there for all my images, I just need an easy way to get it into the catalogue.

CS6 Bridge "Not Displaying Subject Distance Information in Exif Data"

In Bridge CS5 the "Subject Distance" information is displayed for Zoom lenses which report distance information, under the Camera Data (Exif) panel.
In Bridge CS6 either 64 or 32 bit, no "Subject Distance" information is displayed for the same files, which report this information under CS5 bridge.
I have checked that the "Subject Distance" is checked and turned on under the preferences section. Not sure if the data is either not being read or just not being displayed.

Thanks Ian,
Read Metadata from File isn't the answer since doing this obliterates everything that has been added to the metadata since the original import, but does add the Subject Distance. I'm using RAW (NEF) files without xmp sidecars. If I save to xmp and then Read Metadata from File, it works. I just hoped there might be a simpler way to get the Subject Distance into the catalogue. I also have many jpg images in my catalogue (before I started shooting raw) and the xmp solution can't be applied to those, although I could save the metadata to the jpg files (I don't really want to do that either). I originally started with a Nikon D50 and those images have Subject Distance in their Exif data, so the information is there for all my images, I just need an easy way to get it into the catalogue.

Bridge CS6 overwrites EXIF data and changes image orientation.

Hi,
I seem to be having issue with Bridge CS6 overwriting or corrupting my image EXIF data.
The situation is this, while in Bridge CS6, I open a folder with some images in it. There I select one image. Right-click on it and select File Info. In the XMP dialogue box I fill in the fields I need and save this file as a template. Then, I select the rest of the images, go to Tools and choose Replace Metadata. In the fly-out, select and click the template I've just created and this is where I have the issue. All the updated images now have the the same date and time. I NEVER had this happen in Bridge CS5. In Bridge CS5, while all the IPTC data was overwritten, the EXIF data was left alone. This does not seem to be the case in Bridge CS6 where both the IPTC and EXIF data now seem to be overwritten. If this is the case, need to ask why?
Hope someone here can confirm and comment on this. Cheers.

Then, I select the rest of the images, go to Tools and choose Replace Metadata.
You have to choose 'Append Metadata' this adds the template to the already existing data instead of overwriting the already existing data.
And without knowing your needs or workflow, why don't you create a template (or some extra if you have specific difference you often use) with the most common and always used info (copyright etc) and add this to al your files.
Then when in Bridge choose the metadata panel with IPTC core section in view.
Select the files you want to alter and in the Metadata click on a field with the pencil icon (means you can add info to it) and fill in the fields you need the info in. If keywords needed switch to the keyword panel to add the wanted keywords to the selected files.
Just another approach that might be more suitable and faster.

EXIF data filtered when exporting to Flickr

I've noticed that some EXIF data seems to be filtered out when exporting photos to Flickr via Aperture's built-in Flick exporter.
For example, if I export same photo using Flickr's upload page, then using Aperture's built-in Flickr exporter, then re-download original back to my computer, the fields like "lens size" are missing from the copy exported by Aperture.
There's few other fields that are silently filtered out by Aperture. Looking at the differences between two copies of the same photo re-downloaded back from Flickr, examples include fields such as digital zoom, subject distance, focus mode, macro mode, firmware version, serial number, owner name (and the list goes on)...
While one could argue that some fields contain personal information, there's my real name on my Flickr account, so having serial number or owner name in EXIF data removed is kind of pointless for my use case. Also, there's tons of photos I exported in the past to various photo sharing sites containing these headers anyhow.
I'd really like to preserve some interesting and useful (technical) fields such as lens size or subject distance. Is there a way to tell Aperture "I don't care, the world already knows this stuff, don't filter EXIF info when exporting"?

Hi Raja,
Not sure, what version are you in, but must not be in latest.
You have to write a e-text to get csv/txt of the desired format.
By default, if you are not in latest version, you will see some data when you select csv without E-text template

IPhoto exif data

Does iphoto strip some of the exif data from photos? I'm currently using iPhoto as my photo management tool and I also use photoshop elements to do some editing. When I view the photo info in iPhoto, it seems like the data is pretty skimpy.
Specifically, I'm looking for white balance data (right now). I'm taking a photography course and was testing different white balance settings... and those settings aren't showing up in my photo info. I REALLY don't want to have to buy another program like Aperture, especially considering I already have photoshop. If iPhoto has this info somewhere, can you help me find it?!?!
Please help!! Thanks!
Erin

Erin:
iPhoto doesn't strip the data it just doesn't read all of it. You can get all of the data read by using a 3rd party application likeEXIF Viewer. Just put the app in the Dock and drag a photo from iPhoto onto it. It will open and give you the following information:
File name: 2008-06-12-Mateo graduates KB-137.JPG
File size: 3060921 bytes (2816x2112, 4.1bpp, 6x)
EXIF Summary: 1/60s f/2.8 5.8mm
Camera-Specific Properties:
Equipment Make: Canon
Camera Model: Canon PowerShot SD700 IS
Maximum Lens Aperture: f/2.8
Sensing Method: One-Chip Color Area
Lens Size: 5.80 - 23.20 mm
Firmware Version: Firmware Version 1.01
Owner Name: W. FRITTS
Image-Specific Properties:
Image Orientation: Top, Left-Hand
Horizontal Resolution: 180 dpi
Vertical Resolution: 180 dpi
Image Created: 2008:06:12 13:07:51
Exposure Time: 1/60 sec
F-Number: f/2.8
Lens Aperture: f/2.8
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: No Flash, Compulsory
Focal Length: 5.80 mm
Color Space Information: sRGB
Image Width: 2816
Image Height: 2112
Rendering: Normal
Exposure Mode: Auto
Scene Capture Type: Standard
Focus Type: Auto
Metering Mode: Center-Weighted
Sharpness: Normal
Saturation: Unknown
Contrast: Unknown
Shooting Mode: Manual
Image Size: Large
Focus Mode: Single
Drive Mode: Single
Flash Mode: Off
Compression Setting: Superfine
Macro Mode: Normal
Subject Distance: 0.540 m
White Balance: Auto
Exposure Compensation: 3
Sensor ISO Speed: 224
Image Number: 100-4933
Other Properties:
Resolution Unit: i
Chrominance Comp Positioning: Centered
Exif IFD Pointer: 196
Compression Scheme: JPEG Compression (Thumbnail)
Horizontal Resolution: 180 dpi
Vertical Resolution: 180 dpi
Resolution Unit: i
Offset to JPEG SOI: 5108
Bytes of JPEG Data: 6214
Exif Version: 2.20
Image Generated: 2008:06:12 13:07:51
Image Digitized: 2008:06:12 13:07:51
Meaning of Each Comp: Unknown
Image Compression Mode: 5
Shutter Speed: 1/60 sec
Metering Mode: Center Weighted Average
Focal Plane Horiz Resolution: 12515 dpi
Focal Plane Vert Resolution: 12497 dpi
Focal Plane Res Unit: i
File Source: Digital Still Camera
White Balance: Auto
Digital Zoom Ratio: 1
Base Zoom Resolution: 2816
Zoomed Resolution: 2816
Exposure Mode: Easy Shooting
ISO Speed Rating: Unknown
Digital Zoom: None
Self-Timer Length: 0 sec
Canon Tag1 Length: 92
Flash Bias: 0.00 EV
Sequence Number: 0
Canon Tag4 Length: 68
Image Type: IMG:PowerShot SD700 IS JPEG
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto (iPhoto.Library for iPhoto 5 and earlier) database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger or later), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 6 and 7 libraries and Tiger and Leopard. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.≤br>
Note: There now an Automator backup application for iPhoto 5 that will work with Tiger or Leopard.

Missing EXIF Data on Export

Over the last few months I have developed quite a love/hate relationship with A3. It has so many great features, but at times they are over shadowed by slow performance and bugs. The most recent bug to drive me nuts is missing EXIF data, specifically lens model/serial number, flash exp. comp., and focus mode/distance. It doesn't matter how the file was exported, the aforementioned data disappears every time.
A quick forum/web search shows that I am not the only one experiencing this phenomenon, but I was unable to find any solutions. So I guess my question is, has anyone found a fix for this problem?

I share your views. A3 has a lot of great functions. But for this price I would expect to have full geotagger functionality i.e. not only positioning, but also direction inclination angle all kind of data my great Solmeta Geotagger Pro stores in the picture metadata.
Geosetter e free software on PC has all that so why is Apple not able to deliver the same package?

D50 EXIF Data

Hi, I'm trying out Lightroom 3.2. I'm not seeing some EXIF metadata for the pictures I'm importing from my D50 (JPEGs):
focus distance
white balance setting
color saturation
Any input on how to show this data?

focus distance
Lightroom will not show this for any camera. It simply does not have an interface for it. Annoying indeed. You'll need another viewer of exif metadata to see that info.
white balance setting
color saturation
These two settings are irrelevant for jpegs as they are burnt in already into the file. You cannot change them. The first could probably be shown, but just like focus distance, it is hidden. The second one is in a proprietary tag (it is a camera setting that Nikon hides from other software makers) and you won't get to see it either except in Nikon's software. It is irrelevant anyway.

Enabling Subject/Focusing Distance in Aperture 3

In Adobe Bridge CS4 I can see in my RAW master file the "Subject Distance" in the EXIF.
Now in Aperture 3 the Subject Distance and Focusing Distance are blank.
Now, is this a bug to be solved or do I need to enable something within Aperture to display the image?
I need this information as I deal mainly with wild life and having to only use Aperture 3 to get the information would make my life so much simpler.
Neither the Canon 5D, 40D, 5D Mark II, 7D nor 1D Mark IV would show this information in Aperture but will readily display in Bridge.

Failure?
There is information on the focal length in Aperture. And it will show you the focus point.
I don't know if it picks up the subject focus distance. And if it doesn't, this is something that's just not a feature, it's not a failure.
For having exactly two posts total, both of them on one subject, you sure are quick to pick up on "another failure" eh?

ExtendScript CS6 doesn't handle GPS data properly

I prefer to work in Photoshop and Bridge, rather than Lightroom. I am currently using version CS6 on Windows 7 x64. I occasionally need to update the title, description and/or GPS information of a photograph. (I have many photographs that predate GPS systems.) I also maintain different several JPEG versions of each photograph generated from a base PSD with different cropping and resolutions that are intended for different purposes. I wrote a Bridge script to check and update the metadata of all versions of one or more images in a batch after updating PSD metadata. The script works very well except for the GPS latitude and longitude data.
The problem is that using the XMPMeta object that comes with ExtendScript Toolkit 3.8.0.13 (the latest version, I believe) the GPS coordinates are returned as string data in an "Adobe format", e.g. “35,24.3467N”. This format does not always accurately represent the underlying EXIF data. (I have also written my own script for getting and setting the GPS data in Photoshop.)
Furthermore, comparisons between PSD and JPEG formats are impossible because XMPMeta.getProperty only returns up to two decimal places for minutes when querying a PSD file, whereas it returns up to four decimal places for JPEGs. I have checked the actual EXIF GPS data for a PSD image and a JPEG image generated from that PSD with EXIFTool and the data is identical, but XMPMeta.getProperty returns “35,24.3467N” from the JPEG and “35,24.35N” from the PSD. Setting GPS coordinates using four decimal places produces the same EXIF data for both PSD and JPEG images.
The English translation of the “Exif Version 2.3” standard description for GPSLatitude states:
The latitude is expressed as three RATIONAL values giving the degrees, minutes, and seconds, respectively. If latitude isexpressed as degrees, minutes and seconds, a typical format would be dd/1,mm/1,ss/1. When degrees and minutes are used and, for example, fractions of minutes are given up to two decimal places, the format would be dd/1,mmmm/100,0/1.
It is clear that XMPMeta.getProperty does not always return a string that accurately represents the original EXIF data and it can be inconsistent between PSD and JPEG images.
Is there some way to obtain an accurate representation of GPS data using ExtendScript?
...Jim

I have seen some Photoshop Scripts on the Web the retrieve and use the exif GPG data.   But from what you write I would think your doing the same as those scripts do. Something like this:
// Open Map from GPS Location.jsx
// Version 1.0
// Shaun Ivory ([email protected])
// Feel free to modify this script. If you do anything interesting with it,
// please let me know.
// JJMack I just used my sledge hammer on Shaun's Photoshop script
// I sucked in his include file and removed his include statement
// then I commented out his dialog and just Goolge Map the GPS location
<javascriptresource>
<about>$$$/JavaScripts/GoogleMapGPS/About=JJMack's Google Map GPS.^r^rCopyright 2014 Mouseprints.^r^rScript utility for action.^rNOTE:Modified Shaun's Ivory just Google Map GPS location</about>
<category>JJMack's Action Utility</category>
</javascriptresource>
// Constants which identify the different mapping sites
c_MapWebsites =
    "google",
    "mappoint",
    "virtualearth"
var c_nDefaultMapWebsiteIndex = 2;
var c_strTemporaryUrlFile = "~/TemporaryPhotoshopMapUrl.url";
var c_strPhotoCaption = "Photo%20Location";
// EXIF constants
c_ExifGpsLatitudeRef   = "GPS Latitude Ref"
c_ExifGpsLatitude      = "GPS Latitude"
c_ExifGpsLongitudeRef = "GPS Longitude Ref"
c_ExifGpsLongitude     = "GPS Longitude"
c_ExifGpsAltitudeRef   = "GPS Altitude Ref"
c_ExifGpsAltitude      = "GPS Altitude"
c_ExifGpsTimeStamp     = "GPS Time Stamp"
c_ExifMake             = "Make"
c_ExifModel            = "Model"
c_ExifExposureTime     = "Exposure Time"
c_ExifAperture         = "F-Stop"
c_ExifExposureProgram = "Exposure Program"
c_ExifIsoSpeedRating   = "ISO Speed Ratings"
c_ExifDateTimeOriginal = "Date Time Original"
c_ExifMaxApertureValue = "Max Aperture Value"
c_ExifMeteringMode     = "Metering Mode"
c_ExifLightSource      = "Light Source"
c_ExifFlash            = "Flash"
c_ExifFocalLength      = "Focal Length"
c_ExifColorSpace       = "Color Space"
c_ExifWidth            = "Pixel X Dimension"
c_ExifHeight           = "Pixel Y Dimension"
function GetRawExifValueIfPresent(strExifValueName)
    // Empty string means it wasn't found
    var strResult = new String("");
    // Make sure there is a current document
    if (app.documents.length)
        // Loop through each element in the EXIF properties array
        for (nCurrentElement = 0, nCount = 0; nCurrentElement < activeDocument.info.exif.length; ++nCurrentElement)
            // Get the current element as a string
            var strCurrentRecord = new String(activeDocument.info.exif[nCurrentElement]);
            // Find the first comma
            var nComma = strCurrentRecord.indexOf(",");
            if (nComma >= 0)
                // Everything before the comma is the field name
                var strCurrentExifName = strCurrentRecord.substr(0, nComma);
                // Is it a valid string?
                if (strCurrentExifName.length)
                    // Is this our element?
                    if (strCurrentExifName == strExifValueName)
                        // Everything after the comma is the value, so
                        // save it and exit the loop
                        strResult = strCurrentRecord.substr(nComma + 1);
                        break;
    return strResult;
// Convert a Photoshop latitude or longitude, formatted like
// this:
//      Example: 47.00 38.00' 33.60"
// to the decimal form:
//      Example: 47.642667
// It returns an empty string if the string is in an unexpected
// form.
function ConvertLatitudeOrLongitudeToDecimal(strLatLong)
    var nResult = 0.0;
    // Copy the input string
    var strSource = new String(strLatLong);
    // Find the first space
    nIndex = strSource.indexOf(" ");
    if (nIndex >= 0)
        // Copy up to the first space
        strDegrees = strSource.substr(0, nIndex);
        // Skip this part, plus the space
        strSource = strSource.substr(nIndex + 1);
        // Find the tick mark
        nIndex = strSource.indexOf("'");
        if (nIndex >= 0)
            // Copy up to the tick mark
            strMinutes = strSource.substr(0, nIndex);
            // Skip this chunk, plus the tick and space
            strSource = strSource.substr(nIndex + 2);
            // Find the seconds mark: "
            nIndex = strSource.indexOf("\"");
            if (nIndex >= 0)
                // Copy up to the seconds
                strSeconds = strSource.substr(0, nIndex);
                // Convert to numbers
                var nDegrees = parseFloat(strDegrees);
                var nMinutes = parseFloat(strMinutes);
                var nSeconds = parseFloat(strSeconds);
                // Use the correct symbols
                nResult = nDegrees + (nMinutes / 60.0) + (nSeconds / 3600.0);
    return nResult;
function GetDecimalLatitudeOrLongitude(strExifLatOrLong, strExifLatOrLongRef, strResult)
    var strResult = "";
    // Get the exif values
    strLatOrLong = GetRawExifValueIfPresent(strExifLatOrLong);
    strLatOrLongRef = GetRawExifValueIfPresent(strExifLatOrLongRef);
    // If we were able to read them
    if (strLatOrLong.length && strLatOrLongRef.length)
        // Parse and convert to a decimal
        var nResult = ConvertLatitudeOrLongitudeToDecimal(strLatOrLong);
        // If we are in the southern or western hemisphere, negate the result
        if (strLatOrLongRef[0] == 'S' || strLatOrLongRef[0] == 'W')
            nResult *= -1;
        strResult = nResult.toString();
    return strResult;
function CreateGoogleMapsUrl(strLatitude, strLongitude)
    return "http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=" + strLatitude + "," + strLongitude + "&spn=0.01,0.01";
function CreateMappointUrl(strLatitude, strLongitude)
    return "http://mappoint.msn.com/map.aspx?L=USA&C=" + strLatitude + "%2c" + strLongitude + "&A=50&P=|" + strLatitude + "%2c" + strLongitude + "|39|" + c_strPhotoCaption +"|L1|"
function CreateVirtualEarthUrl(strLatitude, strLongitude)
    return "http://virtualearth.msn.com/default.aspx?v=2&style=h&lvl=17&cp=" + strLatitude + "~" + strLongitude + "&sp=an." + strLatitude + "_" + strLongitude + "_" + c_strPhotoCaption + "_";
function CMapSiteSelection()
    // Initialize default map provider
    this.Site = c_MapWebsites[c_nDefaultMapWebsiteIndex];
    return this;
function ShowMyDialog(strLatitude, strLongitude)
    // Use the default website
    var strCurrentSite = c_MapWebsites[c_nDefaultMapWebsiteIndex];
    dlgMain = new Window("dialog", "Choose a Map Website");
    // Add the top group
    dlgMain.TopGroup = dlgMain.add("group");
dlgMain.TopGroup.orientation = "row";
dlgMain.TopGroup.alignChildren = "top";
dlgMain.TopGroup.alignment = "fill";
    // Add the left group
    dlgMain.TopGroup.LeftGroup = dlgMain.TopGroup.add("group");
    dlgMain.TopGroup.LeftGroup.orientation = "column";
    dlgMain.TopGroup.LeftGroup.alignChildren = "left";
    dlgMain.TopGroup.LeftGroup.alignment = "fill";
    dlgMain.AspectRatioGroup = dlgMain.TopGroup.LeftGroup.add("panel", undefined, "Map Website");
    dlgMain.AspectRatioGroup.alignment = "fill";
    dlgMain.AspectRatioGroup.orientation = "column";
    dlgMain.AspectRatioGroup.alignChildren = "left";
    // Add radio buttons
    dlgMain.virtualEarth = dlgMain.AspectRatioGroup.add("radiobutton", undefined, "Windows Live Local (aka Virtual Earth)");
    dlgMain.virtualEarth.onClick = function virtualEarthOnClick()
        strCurrentSite = "virtualearth";
    dlgMain.mappoint = dlgMain.AspectRatioGroup.add("radiobutton", undefined, "MSN Maps && Directions (aka MapPoint)");
    dlgMain.mappoint.onClick = function mappointOnClick()
        strCurrentSite = "mappoint";
    dlgMain.google = dlgMain.AspectRatioGroup.add("radiobutton", undefined, "Google Local (aka Google Maps)");
    dlgMain.google.onClick = function googleOnClick()
        strCurrentSite = "google";
    // Set the checked radio button
    if (strCurrentSite == "google")
        dlgMain.google.value = true;
    else if (strCurrentSite == "mappoint")
        dlgMain.mappoint.value = true;
    else
        dlgMain.virtualEarth.value = true;
    // Add the button group
    dlgMain.TopGroup.RightGroup = dlgMain.TopGroup.add("group");
    dlgMain.TopGroup.RightGroup.orientation = "column";
    dlgMain.TopGroup.RightGroup.alignChildren = "left";
    dlgMain.TopGroup.RightGroup.alignment = "fill";
    // Add the buttons
    dlgMain.btnOpenSite = dlgMain.TopGroup.RightGroup.add("button", undefined, "Open");
    dlgMain.btnClose = dlgMain.TopGroup.RightGroup.add("button", undefined, "Exit");
    dlgMain.btnClose.onClick = function()
        dlgMain.close(true);
    dlgMain.btnOpenSite.onClick = function()
        // Which website?
        var strUrl = "";
        switch (strCurrentSite)
        case "mappoint":
            strUrl = CreateMappointUrl(strLatitude, strLongitude);
            break;
        case "google":
            strUrl = CreateGoogleMapsUrl(strLatitude, strLongitude);
            break;
        case "virtualearth":
        default:
            strUrl = CreateVirtualEarthUrl(strLatitude, strLongitude);
            break;
        // Create the URL file and launch it
        var fileUrlShortcut = new File(c_strTemporaryUrlFile);
        fileUrlShortcut.open('w');
        fileUrlShortcut.writeln("[InternetShortcut]")
        fileUrlShortcut.writeln("URL=" + strUrl);
        fileUrlShortcut.execute();
    // Set the button characteristics
    dlgMain.cancelElement = dlgMain.btnClose;
    dlgMain.defaultElement = dlgMain.btnOpenSite;
    dlgMain.center();
    return dlgMain.show();
function GoogleMap(strLatitude, strLongitude)
strUrl = CreateGoogleMapsUrl(strLatitude, strLongitude)
try{
var URL = new File(Folder.temp + "/GoogleMapIt.html");
URL.open("w");
URL.writeln('<html><HEAD><meta HTTP-EQUIV="REFRESH" content="0; ' + strUrl + ' "></HEAD></HTML>');
URL.close();
URL.execute();   // The temp file is created but this fails to open the users default browser using Photoshop CC prior Photoshop versions work
}catch(e){
alert("Error, Can Not Open.");
function OpenMapUrl()
    // Get the latitude
    var strDecimalLatitude = GetDecimalLatitudeOrLongitude(c_ExifGpsLatitude, c_ExifGpsLatitudeRef);
    if (strDecimalLatitude.length)
        // Get the longitude
        var strDecimalLongitude = GetDecimalLatitudeOrLongitude(c_ExifGpsLongitude, c_ExifGpsLongitudeRef);
        if (strDecimalLongitude.length)
            //ShowMyDialog(strDecimalLatitude, strDecimalLongitude);
GoogleMap(strDecimalLatitude, strDecimalLongitude);
function Main()
    if (app.documents.length > 0)
        OpenMapUrl();
    else
        alert("You don't have an image opened. Please open an image before running this script.");
Main();

EXIF data - Why is so much is missing in LRx but in RAW / DNG / CR2 images

I've seen the limitations in the EXIF data as shown in LR. I've seen the comments that it would be SO useful to sort / filter by all the EXIF data available in LR.
However LR shows a small proportion of the information that is available in the Meta data but there is missing EXIF data, that is of use to users, not every day, but it is there and with the aforementioned improvement of searching / sorting / grouping / stacking, I'd like this data to be accessible.
I was looking to find all the correctly exposed images in sets of 3 auto bracketted images -2, 0, +2 from todays shoot but this info is not listed in LR
So I looked in PhotoGrok, and it told me that the image I was looking at was AEBBracketValue -2, ie 2 stops under exposed in a set of auto bracket.
It also told me my camera was 37º when I was shooting in Cape Town this morning. It most certainly was not that warm outside.
My reason for finding the correctly exposed images in the sets was to see if they had sufficient exposure data to be used as one image rather than combining the 3 bracketted images using fusion / enBlend software to rescue the shadow detail and highlight detail in my shoot.
If you do play with PhotoGrok, you see more info than may be / is / could possibly be useful. But it does list a great deal.
I do get the basics
exposure
aperture
focal length
35mm equivalent
focal distance
hyperfocal distance
colour balance
AEBBracketValue
and the list goes on.
More importantly, this data has been extracted by LR from Canon 5DII CR2 files to DNG, so LR can see all this info.
Anyway, that is my request.
There is limited EXIF data displayed in LR, there are requests for sorting / searching / listing / stacking by more of the meta data that LR accesses.
I would like to see much more of this data available to be sorted / searched / stacked, so I can find amongst all the EXIF data, the AEBBracketValue = 0, ie correctly exposed images.
Rob Cole - Does your anyfilter access more of this info?
Hillrdg- you asked me to give my motivations for making suggestions, so I''ve taken your advise on board and to substantiate my argument.
yes, there is a workaround - It is to sort all the photos by capture time or file number and arrange them into 3 images in a grid view and just select the correct column, but this is slow. More importantly, this request is about vastly improving access to EXIF data and for other uses of the vast amount of EXIF data available in images.
hamish NIVEN Photography

EricInsalaco wrote:
Now I was under the impression Preview/Versions only take up a miniscule space on the HD since they don't FULLY copy the master file, they more create a bridge between the two that amounts to a few MB. Is it possible that it's taking up a much larger amount than intended here (a la the same basic mail attachment problem, but with Preview)? If so, what directory would that be located in?
Apple's documentation on Versions and what is kept in the Versions database is misleading, in my experience, though others will argue to the contrary.
In any case, all the Versions files and the database that keeps track of them are in an invisible folder in the root directory called
.DocumentRevisions-V100
The easiset way to check its size is to show invisible files by pasting the following command in Terminal:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE; killall Finder
press 'return' on the keyboard.
Now navigate to the hard disk in Finder and you should see DocumentRevisions and its size.
To turn off invisible files, use the same command as above but replace TRUE with FALSE.
Message was edited by: softwater

This is how to add extra Exif data to Aperture :-)

Folks
Often I need additional Exif data in Aperture - which is not available in the standard install.
For example - exactly which lens did I use - not just a focal lenght - which might be any one of various lenses I have.
Or - which focus point was used?
The list is endless...
If you are interested - go to this thread in dpreview
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1017&message=22939488
A neat combination of an AppleScript and ExifTool
Go for it
Brian

Hi,
I'm the "author", if you can call it that, since most of the script is, as someone earlier mentioned, Brett Gross' work. I was the one that glued exiftool to it and got it working with my Aperture setup. I am looking at the various problems that have popped up on dpreview and with personal correspondence and trying to find solutions.
But it isn't easy. As Charles said, the Aperture dictionary isn't helpful in that regard. And with the flexibility that Aperture provides in naming is the curse here. And all the variables with versions, external edits, etc. It gets very complicated. But if you look at the thread on dpreview, someone has possibly found a way to query the SQL database to make it all work smoothly.
It is very easy to do this stuff at import. I am just putting the finishing touches on an Automator action to import the files and add the EXIF data (it will even query GeoNames and add the city, state & country IPTC data if there is GPS data present in the file).

Missing/Corrupt EXIF Data

I was looking at a folder of images today, and noticed that the camera data was not showing up and the images looked out of focus. Moments later the camera data showed up but the images still looked blurry (thumbs). Suddenly all the thumbs in the folder disappeared, being replaced by the .nef icon. I mean instantly, they all changed to the icon. I tried to open but got the message:
"Could not complete the request because it is not the right kind of document. "
So I tried to open it using DXO and it returned :
"This image cannot be processed since its EXIF data cannot be read or is missing".
Right click the image and the File Info is missing from the menu.
How does this happen? I have opened these images in the past. I can imagine the instant insanity should all my .nef's suddenly do this!
I am using Bridge running Photoshop CC on Win 7 64 bit. The .xmp data exists according to Win Explorer. There is no Bridge cache showing for the folder in Win explorer.
I am unsure as to whether this belongs here or in Bridge or???

I don’t think WFW would know about any outsider accessing the file on dropbox since it runs on your local computer. If this is the first time you’ve used dropbox, it may have been asking for permission for dropbox to access your local system via the public network (there are local, domain and public tiers in the firewall rules) since dropbox synchronizes things between computers via the data stored in the dropbox cloud storage.
In other words, I downloaded the file to my local computer using the public link you provided, and wasn’t logged in as you, so would have been accessing the dropbox cloud for retrieve the file but not be logged in as you, but I don’t think the WFW would know I was doing anything for that interaction because that is between me and the cloud, not something on your local computer. Depending on how you answered the WFW question, you may have blocked dropbox from doing its normal things. You can get into the WFW configuration in Admin Tools (or maybe Control Panel) and enable things for a particular program that you may have disabled by mistake.
Back to the corrupted file issue: spot-check a few of the bad files on the backup, right-click Properties, and look at the Created Date and Modified Date, compared to the expected date the backup first would have copied them, to see if either indicates the date the zeros were written. You might want to compare those dates on files that are ok, to see if there is some difference in pattern. It is possible the backup software updates those dates to be what the source files dates are which might mask the backup-software's last-copy date, which is what you want.
If you can determine the date for the zeros and it is fairly recent, then the system event log might list something as having occurred.
If there haven't been any viruses, then I'd say it was a transient condition, either in the circuit-boards or cabling or the hard-drive media, itself.
Has the computer ever locked up so you had to turn the power off to get control back of the mouse?
You can test the hard-drive media for errors by chkdsk d: /r or chkdsk d: /b (or the gui-scandisk equivalents) to scan for data errors--iffy media problems. Move any virtual-memory swapfile off that drive if you want to test it while the computer is running. Maybe do a plain chkdsk, first, one where you don't fix problems and don't test the media, which would find problems indicated with zeros in the directory-structure, first. And if you find any of those, disconnect your backup drive in case the "fixes" corrupt even more things and that gets replicated.
A chkdsk that fixes media problems will likely take several/many hours.

Action Script remove EXIF data

hey Hey Hey!
How can i get my photoshop to erase all the exif data associated with a file? And also prevent photoshop from saving to "Photoshop CS6" to the "program name"
exif data included that i want to be removed is shutter speed, GPRS location, lighting, time, etc..etc..
I would like to get ALL of the data removed.
Currently I have a action created that
resizes a photo
saves the photo
and then closes the window
this is all on a on layert image of type JPG or PNG

Photoshop use save for web and devics in its dialog use the metadata pull-down menu and select none.

Cs6 focus distance in exif data.

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