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EXIF Editing
mklass:
PM has always been great at updating metadata, but there are some limitations. In particular, if I shoot with a non CPU lens, there is no lens info in the EXIF. I use various Lensbabys and other non-CPU lenses. Trying to keep track of which I shot with is something I like to do. PM does not allow editing this part of the EXIF. My workaround has been to put the lens into into the SOURCE field of the metadata. I can do this automatically for chipped lenses by using the lt variable, or enter it manually. PM6 is much better than earlier PM versions at getting the automatic data, when it is available.
For quite a while, I also used EXIF Changer by Marc Rochkind to change the actual EXIF lens data. It was a GUI front-end for Phil Harvey's ExifTool, and it worked really well. However, the developer stopped supporting the app a few years ago, and with the latest version of iOS, it has stopped working altogether.
I've tried a few other Mac GUIs that allow changing the EXIF lens data, but it seem that they do not write the EXIF in a way that PM can read it (or at least that seems to be the case).
Does anyone know of a GUI app for Mac that will run in Catilina and write changes in a format that PM reads correctly?
I know I could use ExitTool on the command line, but I am not good at that sort of thing, and am afraid I would mess-up with files.
Dub:
Exif Editor on the APP Store...
;)
mklass:
Thanks for the recommendation.
I did look at EXIF Editor in the AppStore, but the reviews are not particularly good and going to the author's website leads me to think he is no longer updating the app. All the information is old.
Dub:
I use it for some time to complete the EXIF of my TIF. Mainly the photo lens...
No particular problem...
See if a trial is possible?
;)
mklass:
No trial, but I guess I can buy it, then, if it doesn't work, I can ask the AppStore for a refund.
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