IPhoto Rotating Imported Pictures Randomly
Hey,
Ive been having this problem for a while through multiple Mac OS updates/Phone updates. I've got a 2008 Macbook Pro (Ancient I know) and an IPhone 5. It is running the latest Mavericks OS and the phone is up to date. Anyway, it always seems to randomly rotate pictures taken with my IPhone. Sometimes landscape shots are upside down, sometimes portrait shots are sideways. Even in a string of pictures taken within moments of each other at the same angle, a single photo will be rotated (sometimes multiple). I cant seem to fix it and it is extremely annoying. Please help!
Thanks in advance
-Chase
Which iPhoto version are you using?
Try to find out, if the orientation flags on the original image files are correct.
Select one of the correct Portrait shots and one of the incorrectly oriented Portrait shots and reveal the original files in the Finder (File > Reveal in Finder > Original File). Then open this file in Preview and show the Inspector (Tools > Show Inspector).
If the image has an orientation flag, you will see it in the "General" tab of the Inspector.
Is there difference between the correctly oriented photos and the ones with the wrong orientation?
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