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This is not a "save for web" EXIF stripping problem like the ones I’ve read about on various forums. I believe I have found a unique problem that is frustrating me to no end. I will start from the beginning…
I do mostly HDR photography which involves combining multiple exposures. The software I use to do this, Photomatix, strips the EXIF data. In order to replace the EXIF data, I take the first RAW file in the sequence I used to create the HDR shot, and save it as a jpeg file via Photoshop. The EXIF data for this jpeg file displays perfectly. I then extract the exif data with Photoshop into an xmp file by going to file –> file info –> advanced –> save. This creates an xmp file with all the data from the original shot.
Next I open the jpeg HDR file (generated by combining exposures in Photomatix, editing in Photoshop, then saving as a jpeg) and go to the same advanced file properties window. I hold the option button (alt) and click the "delete all" button for all the EXIF properties. I then hold the option button again (alt) and click on "replace all" and load the xmp file from the RAW –> jpeg file I saved earlier. All the correct EXIF data then displays perfectly in Photoshop, but when I try to view the EXIF data in ANY other program, it is not there. I have just spent 2 hours scouring the internet for a solution to this problem but can find none. I am hoping someone on these forums has encountered this problem and found a solution. I’d appreciate any help you can offer.
I do mostly HDR photography which involves combining multiple exposures. The software I use to do this, Photomatix, strips the EXIF data. In order to replace the EXIF data, I take the first RAW file in the sequence I used to create the HDR shot, and save it as a jpeg file via Photoshop. The EXIF data for this jpeg file displays perfectly. I then extract the exif data with Photoshop into an xmp file by going to file –> file info –> advanced –> save. This creates an xmp file with all the data from the original shot.
Next I open the jpeg HDR file (generated by combining exposures in Photomatix, editing in Photoshop, then saving as a jpeg) and go to the same advanced file properties window. I hold the option button (alt) and click the "delete all" button for all the EXIF properties. I then hold the option button again (alt) and click on "replace all" and load the xmp file from the RAW –> jpeg file I saved earlier. All the correct EXIF data then displays perfectly in Photoshop, but when I try to view the EXIF data in ANY other program, it is not there. I have just spent 2 hours scouring the internet for a solution to this problem but can find none. I am hoping someone on these forums has encountered this problem and found a solution. I’d appreciate any help you can offer.
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