Lens listed as EXIF Metadata

In the Metadata section of Lightroom ver. 2.6 my primary camera lens (e.g. 70.0-200.0 mm f2.8) that I used on the shot is listed, but the 2X tele-extender that I have also used on the shot is not listed. How can I get a tele-extender lens to show up in the Metadata section?
Thanks,
Wendell

Steve,
you are probably right, that Sony is encoding the lens data in a somewhat non standard way.
But as far as I know, in the EXIF of the Konica-Minolta files, this was done as well in a non standard way, by storing a binary lens code (at least I don't find any plaintext lens data in the image file, when I peek into it with a low level file-editor like Hexedit). As the lens information is displayed in clear text for the Konica-Minolta files within Aperture, Apple must have already integrated a lens database holding data for Konica-Minolta and Sony lenses. Interestingly even new Sony lenses like the Carl-Zeiss 16-80 lens show up, when used on an old Konica-Minolta DSLR.
For me it looks like Sony might store the same lens-code now in a different proprietary EXIF field but Aperture is still looking into the old Konica-Minolta EXIF field, which is non existent or empty.
So yes, Sony probably broke it, but there was enough time for Apple to fix it, especially as they have updated the lens database all the time. It is weired to add all recent Sony lenses to Aperture's lens database, but make the data only available, if you use the lenses on a 5 years old Konica-Minolta body.
So I repeat my request for Apple to fix this in Aperture soon.
Peter

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Lens Exif metadata worked for KM but no more for Sony cams

Playing with the metadata panel in Aperture 2.1, I was surprised to see the information for the lens manufacturer/model for some shots I did with my old Konica-Minolta 5D DSLR.
Sony took over the Konica-Minolta DSLR system about 2 years ago and as many others I have since moved to a Sony A100 body and recently to an A700 body.
Using the very same lenses, that give me detailed lens Exif metadata with the old Konica-Minolta 5D, the metadata field is empty with Sony A100 and A700 files.
A bit annoying, that the 4 years old Konica-Minolta 5D is supported in Aperture, while the follow up models from Sony are not.
Hope this will be fixed in the next update.
Peter

Steve,
you are probably right, that Sony is encoding the lens data in a somewhat non standard way.
But as far as I know, in the EXIF of the Konica-Minolta files, this was done as well in a non standard way, by storing a binary lens code (at least I don't find any plaintext lens data in the image file, when I peek into it with a low level file-editor like Hexedit). As the lens information is displayed in clear text for the Konica-Minolta files within Aperture, Apple must have already integrated a lens database holding data for Konica-Minolta and Sony lenses. Interestingly even new Sony lenses like the Carl-Zeiss 16-80 lens show up, when used on an old Konica-Minolta DSLR.
For me it looks like Sony might store the same lens-code now in a different proprietary EXIF field but Aperture is still looking into the old Konica-Minolta EXIF field, which is non existent or empty.
So yes, Sony probably broke it, but there was enough time for Apple to fix it, especially as they have updated the lens database all the time. It is weired to add all recent Sony lenses to Aperture's lens database, but make the data only available, if you use the lenses on a 5 years old Konica-Minolta body.
So I repeat my request for Apple to fix this in Aperture soon.
Peter

Lens Model in EXIF list?

Has anyone found a solution to the problem in which Aperture does not report which Lens Model was used to capture an image? Every other app I have does this (ACR, LR, DxO). This is rather important information to me and, in many instances, is one of my primary search fields.
There was a thread about this several months ago, but the issue was unresolved and the topic was closed:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=1270763&#1270763
I use a 20D and about a half-dozen lenses and, often, it's quite useful to sort by lens type. Note that this data is not contained within Aperture's full list of EXIF Tags as, I believe, it is a manufacturer-level tag.
Dual 2.0GHz G5 + MacBook Pro 2.0GHz Mac OS X (10.4.6)

I haven't seen a solution yet, it would be a nice addition. With my present lens set-up it's not such a big issue as non of the focal lengths cross each other but as I increase the lenses I have it will start to become a pain.

Photoshop not seeing lens model in exif data from A3 export

Hi, I am trying to use the lens correction features in CS5 but the lens type can't be read in the exif data of an image I've exported from A3. It sees the focal length and body type. The lens type is listed in the Metadata Inspector in A3. I took the image into iPhoto and checked "extended photo info" and the lens type isn't there either. This happens with at least 2 lenses. One prime and one zoom. Any ideas?

Hi again
Having played with metadata a bit more, it is possible to include EXIF data for the lens size etc.. eg...EF300mm f2.8L IS USM But it doesn't append the manufacturer's name, eg I use Canon, yet 'Canon' is not appended to the Lens data like it is to the camera name..
In the library Inspector click > Metadata > where it says 'General' click the down arrow, then click > Edit > from the window that appears click > EXIF > from the drop down list click > Lens (scroll down a bit)
The lens you used will now be appended to your data.
I have not tried exporting this to Photoshop so maybe you could post back if its possible to export this data to PS or not.
Maybe someone has information on this and can chip in here with advice....
Hope this is helpful....... Gerry....
PS to all reading this, I also noticed while playing around with this ( I have not delved into metadata too much since Ap2) that all my personal details like mobile number, address, email etc are all appended by default, I imagine my address book info has been used here.
A useful feature indeed while selling photo's, or if you intend it to be there..... but not so good if you are not aware it's there in the first place.....!
Just a shared thought to whom it may concern....... Gerry.
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Problem with EXIF metadata reading

Hi everyone
I'm trying to read EXIF metadata information. Here is my code snippet:
uchar* exifData;
Handle exifDataHandle = filterRecord->handleProcs->newProc(100);
propSuite->getPropertyProc('8BIM', propEXIFData, 0, nil, &exifDataHandle);
exifData = (uchar*)(*exifDataHandle);
filterRecord->handleProcs->disposeProc(exifDataHandle);
After this code executed I have exifData size only 4 bytes, but as I now minimum valid EXIF data should be 6 bytes. Maybe I did something wrong?
Thanks for help.
Regards

Dennis Knutson wrote:
The old serpdrv was eliminated with 7.0 unless you manually copied the VIs and driver from an older version.
Well perhaps it was I who converted in labview 5.1. I remember that the old system was quite clumsy written. It was very slow. But with a few trick it could be speeded up. Just by using refnums like in files and a simple C program for baud rate setting. I could use stable 115200 tranfer rates back in labview 3.1
Besides which, my opinion is that Express VIs Carthage must be destroyed deleted
(Sorry no Labview "brag list" so far)

How to make Canon specific EXIF metadata visible in LR?

Hi
I love LR but it excludes some fields of EXIF metadata that are provided by Canon's propietary raw converter. I am sure that there must be a way to make these visible inside LR so one can filter and create smart collections based on these metadata.
What is the best way to achieve this? A plug-in? Any additional info?
Thanks,
Juan Dent

One possibility is to use Exiftool that can read Canon tags and transform it to keywords or captions that LR can understand. Check out this list from http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/TagNames/Canon.html:
Canon CameraSettings Tags
Index
Tag Name
Writable
Values / Notes
1
MacroMode
int16s
1 = Macro
2 = Normal
2
SelfTimer
int16s
3
Quality
int16s
1 = Economy
2 = Normal
3 = Fine
4 = RAW
5 = Superfine
130 = Normal Movie
4
CanonFlashMode
int16s
0 = Off
1 = Auto
2 = On
3 = Red-eye reduction
4 = Slow-sync
5 = Red-eye reduction (Auto)
6 = Red-eye reduction (On)
16 = External flash
5
ContinuousDrive
int16s
0 = Single
1 = Continuous
2 = Movie
3 = Continuous, Speed Priority
4 = Continuous, Low
5 = Continuous, High
7
FocusMode
int16s
0 = One-shot AF
1 = AI Servo AF
2 = AI Focus AF
3 = Manual Focus (3)
4 = Single
5 = Continuous
6 = Manual Focus (6)
16 = Pan Focus
9
RecordMode
int16s
1 = JPEG
2 = CRW+THM
3 = AVI+THM
4 = TIF
5 = TIF+JPEG
6 = CR2
7 = CR2+JPEG
10
CanonImageSize
int16s
0 = Large
1 = Medium
2 = Small
5 = Medium 1
6 = Medium 2
7 = Medium 3
8 = Postcard
9 = Widescreen
129 = Medium Movie
130 = Small Movie
11
EasyMode
int16s
0 = Full auto
1 = Manual
2 = Landscape
3 = Fast shutter
4 = Slow shutter
5 = Night
6 = Gray Scale
7 = Sepia
8 = Portrait
9 = Sports
10 = Macro
11 = Black & White
12 = Pan focus
13 = Vivid
14 = Neutral
15 = Flash Off
16 = Long Shutter
17 = Super Macro
18 = Foliage
19 = Indoor
20 = Fireworks
21 = Beach
22 = Underwater
23 = Snow
24 = Kids & Pets
25 = Night Snapshot
26 = Digital Macro
27 = My Colors
28 = Still Image
30 = Color Accent
31 = Color Swap
32 = Aquarium
33 = ISO 3200
38 = Creative Auto
261 = Sunset
12
DigitalZoom
int16s
0 = None
1 = 2x
2 = 4x
3 = Other
13
Contrast
int16s
0 = Normal
14
Saturation
int16s
0 = Normal
15
Sharpness
int16s
(some models use a range of -2 to +2 where 0 is normal sharpening, and others use a range of 0 to 7 where 0 is no sharpening)
16
CameraISO
int16s
17
MeteringMode
int16s
0 = Default
1 = Spot
2 = Average
3 = Evaluative
4 = Partial
5 = Center-weighted average
18
FocusRange
int16s
0 = Manual
1 = Auto
2 = Not Known
3 = Macro
4 = Very Close
5 = Close
6 = Middle Range
7 = Far Range
8 = Pan Focus
9 = Super Macro
10 = Infinity
19
AFPoint
int16s
0x2005 = Manual AF point selection
0x3000 = None (MF)
0x3001 = Auto AF point selection
0x3002 = Right
0x3003 = Center
0x3004 = Left
0x4001 = Auto AF point selection
0x4006 = Face Detect
20
CanonExposureMode
int16s
0 = Easy
1 = Program AE
2 = Shutter speed priority AE
3 = Aperture-priority AE
4 = Manual
5 = Depth-of-field AE
6 = M-Dep
7 = Bulb
22
LensType
int16s
--> Canon LensType Values
(this value is incorrect for EOS 7D images with lenses of type 256 or greater)
23
LongFocal
int16u
24
ShortFocal
int16u
25
FocalUnits
int16s
26
MaxAperture
int16s
27
MinAperture
int16s
28
FlashActivity
int16s
29
FlashBits
int16s
Bit 0 = Manual
Bit 1 = TTL
Bit 2 = A-TTL
Bit 3 = E-TTL
Bit 4 = FP sync enabled
Bit 7 = 2nd-curtain sync used
Bit 11 = FP sync used
Bit 13 = Built-in
Bit 14 = External
32
FocusContinuous
int16s
0 = Single
1 = Continuous
8 = Manual
33
AESetting
int16s
0 = Normal AE
1 = Exposure Compensation
2 = AE Lock
3 = AE Lock + Exposure Comp.
4 = No AE
34
ImageStabilization
int16s
0 = Off
1 = On
2 = On, Shot Only
3 = On, Panning
35
DisplayAperture
int16s
36
ZoomSourceWidth
int16s
37
ZoomTargetWidth
int16s
39
SpotMeteringMode
int16s
0 = Center
1 = AF Point
40
PhotoEffect
int16s
0 = Off
1 = Vivid
2 = Neutral
3 = Smooth
4 = Sepia
5 = B&W
6 = Custom
100 = My Color Data
41
ManualFlashOutput
int16s
0x0 = n/a
0x500 = Full
0x502 = Medium
0x504 = Low
0x7fff = n/a
42
ColorTone
int16s
0 = Normal
46
SRAWQuality
int16s
0 = n/a
1 = sRAW1 (mRAW)
2 = sRAW2 (sRAW)

Why is there missing EXIF metadata after merging aperture libraries?

I had an old library and a new library. All metadata and files were fine in the respective libraries.
After importing one into the other, I am missing all EXIF metadata like Camera, Lens, ISO, Aperture, Focal Length.
Anyone experience this problem or have any ideas?

FIXED!
I waited this long for a simple fix:
Select all the photos, control-click on a photo and select Update from Original.

Quickly retrieve Exif metadata

I've got a script for Photoshop CC 2014 that makes some exposure value (EV) calculations based on Exif metadata in camera raw files and then adjusts the image exposure to the target EV. I know that this information is quickly available in Bridge, but when I try to get the metadata in Photoshop, I have to use the Document.open() command, and that opens the file (which takes a long time) instead of just grabbing the Exif metadata. I can get it quickly in a Bridge script, but I'm having a hard time embedding that stuff in a Photoshop-targeted script (the BridgeTalk stuff is a bit confusing to me, or it isn't working on my computer).
I've also attempted to use "bridge.executeScript()", but the bridge object apparently is not available to scripts targeting Photoshop (or else something is messed up with my installation). Bridge is available in bridge-targeted scripts only.
Here's how it's working in Photoshop scripting (I include only the relevant part).
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var file = File(testListing[nfile].path + "/" + Name + ".JPG");
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Hi Bob, if Bridge was closed then no info would be returned, so make sure Bridge is running.
Here is the script with slight modifications showing how to process the data in the main function.
#target photoshop;
main();
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bt.target = "bridge";
bt.body = "var ftn = " + getInfoFromBridge.toSource() + "; ftn();";
bt.onResult = function( returnedData ) { cameraRawData = eval( returnedData.body );}
bt.onError = function( sumatWentWrong ) { alert(sumatWentWrong.body);}
bt.send(10);
//If you get here all should be well and you can process the data
for(var a = 0; a< cameraRawData.Name.length; a++){
$.writeln(cameraRawData.Name[a] + " - " + cameraRawData.FNumber[a]);
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/* all comments in this function must be in this format ! */
Info = {}; /* new Object, can be written as var Info = new Object(); */
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/* change folder to */
app.document.thumbnail = Folder("~/desktop/test");
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for(var a in thumbs){
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Statistics of 5000+ photos, using Exif metadata?...

Hi everyone!
I am planning to buy a dSLR, but I don't know what lens to buy? Wide angle? Standard? Tele?...
As I have used a camera for the last 5 years, i'd like to make some statistics about the focal lengths I have used to take the pictures...
If possible, i'd like to edit the stats in a spreadsheet, to make graphs, etc...
Do you know if Aperture can export all the Exif metadata of all the pictures into a text/spreadsheet file?
Or do you know any software that could do that?
Thank you!...

It's awhile since I used the metadata export, I'd forgotten that it only includes IPTC data. So you probably know what's coming next...
Aperture Assistant* will export pretty well any metadata to a CSV file:
http://aperture-assistant.com/docs/how-do-i-export-metadata
And a new screengrab I've put up just for this thread...
http://aperture-assistant.com/docs/exporting-metadata
Ian (author of Apeture Assistant)
*“I may receive some form of compensation, financial or otherwise, from my recommendation or link.”

Index of EXIF-metadata from jpeg files by TREX

Hello,
I have the following scenario:
We have a central fileserver with a lot of marketing pictures. Our marketing people are looking for a solution to search pictures by data stored in the EXIF-metadata of the jpeg-files.
So I like to integrate this fileserver as a repository in KM, set up an index and let TREX do the search (as of note 663630 TREX can search the EXIF-Data of JPEG-Files).
As goodie I want to give the marketing people the possibility to browse through the pictures in an image gallery. This gallery should be consisting of a query-based taxonomy where all the pictures are sorted by special EXIF-data (e.g. name of the photographer).
Until now I have integrated the fileserver (as a FS-Repository) and create an index.
Before index creation I added the mime-type image/jpeg to the TREXValidMimeTypes.ini and restarted TREX.
After indexing the pictures could be found by its name, but the EXIF-data is not indexed.
Now my question:
Why TREX doesnt index the EXIF-metadata?
And how can I use the EXIF-data in an taxonomy?
System:
EP6.0 on WebAS 6.40 SPS16
TREX SPS16 Patch 2
KMC SPS16 Patch 2
Greetings from Berlin, Germany
Jens

Greetings to Berlin,
when triggered by KM, TREX will only index metadata that is known to KM as KM propertis.
I do not know in detail and am not at all sure, but you could try to create custom properties in KM that are called exactly like your EXIF-metadata, set them to "indexable", not fill them with values on KM side and then try again.
You may want to try this for just one of the EXIF-metadata as a test.
Even if that works somehow, the maximum result is:
- Property name existent in KM
- Property thus searchable an classifiable
- BUT property values will not show up in KM, as they will remain known only to TREX
Regards, Karsten

IPhoto and EXIF Metadata

Is there any way to set iPhoto 6 so that it will preserve all metadata in an image, even if the image is modified in iPhoto? It seems like the EXIF metadata is preserved in my photos upon import into iPhoto, but if I adjust an image using iPhoto all my EXIF metadata (shutter speed, aperture, etc.) is overwritten or lost.
This is very annoying. Why does iPhoto behave this way? It has no business overwriting this metadata that should, by all logical accounts in my mind, remain with the image.

Jim:
How are you checking the metadata? I find that when I edit, like a crop, the modified jpg contains all of the EXIF data that the original has. I've verified that with other applications that read all the metadata.
The only metadata that is not saved for use by other applications are the comments and keywords. Those are kept in the iPhoto database file.
Do you Twango?
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto 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 written an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), 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. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

Can I change exif metadata with AIR?

Hi.
I am autor of a simple application that changes exif information in scanned images. I am looking for a way of re-implementing the application in a more cross platform way than it is today and found AIR interresting.
However, I can not find any API for accessing image metadata in the documentation..
Is altering the exif metadata possible with AIR (without having to implement all the "libexif-like" suff myself?)
Thanks
/sverrir

There is nothing built in to AIR - but you may wish to look at
http://code.google.com/p/as3corelib/
which is an opensource AS3 library which includes some image metadata manipulation routines.
You may also wish to make a feature request here
http://ideas.adobe.com/air
so that we will consider this addition in a future addition of the AIR runtime.
Hope that helps.
Chris Thilgen
AIR Engineering

Leica Lens ID in EXIF Data

Recent upgrades to Aperture have resulted in the EXIF data no longer identifying the Leica lens used. EXIF only identifies "50mm" for example, whereas it previously identified the lens as "Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 ASPH."
Apple professional support was unable to figure this out and never contacted me, despite promising to do so.
Has anyone solved this problem?
Thanks,
Rich

I'm seeing the same thing. I just ran exiftool on a RAW file and see this:
ExifTool Version Number         : 9.12
Lens ID                         : Summicron-M 35mm f/2 ASPH.
Red Balance                     : 0.583497
Scale Factor To 35 mm Equivalent: 1.0
Shutter Speed                   : 1/16
Circle Of Confusion             : 0.030 mm
Field Of View                   : 54.4 deg
Focal Length                    : 35.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 35.0 mm)
I don't really know the EXIF spec so I don't know whether "Lens ID" is the standard field that should be used.

IPhoto geotags not save in EXIF metadata

Why if I geotag a picture using iPhoto, that geotag won't be saved into the EXIF metadata? Exporting for example that picture in, say, Adobe Lightroom, or uploading it to Flickr won't show the location I picked in iPhoto, simply because that information is not stored in the EXIF metadata.
Is it this behaviour what iPhoto is supposed to do? Or is it a bug? Conversely, if I geotag a picture in Lightroom, that geotag will be saved in the EXIF metadata, and correctly read by any other application

iPhoto stores the location data in the edited version and does not write it into the original image file. To create a geocoded image file, export the edited version with the location data included:

Lightroom Import: How to load Exif metadata description

Exif schema contains a description tag, which I would like to populate as part of the process of importing images from camera. Would you please show me how that can be done. I cannot locate rhe correct property in the import dialog.

Are you referring to the EXIF:ImageDescription field or the EXIF:UserComment field? When LR imports an image, those fields get automatically imported into the LR catalog. They appear in the Metadata panel on the right. EXIF:ImageDescription will be displayed as "Caption" under the Default metadata set, and EXIF:UserComment will be displayed as "User Comment" under the EXIF metadata set.

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