[WDX] Exif Plugin

Leshiy · Post by *Leshiy » 2005-01-21, 13:44 UTC

It's a great and very useful plugin, but there are some problems with it:

-[=exif.Width] and [=exif.Height] at CRW files takes from their previews (e.g. 160x120 instead of 2312x1720)

- missing dot in exif version field (e.g. 0220 instead of 02.20)

- do not displayed ISO field at some files. For example at photos by Canon S45 (http://www.canon.com/camera-museum/camera/digital/pix/2002_ps-s45_pix1.jpg), ixus 430, G2, G3, A40, but displayed without problems at photos made by Canon EOS 10D, Nicon 2100, and others that i can't identify by [=exif.Model]

XnView show ISO value correctly for all files.

btw (if author of Imagine read this post

), Lister Plugin "Imagine" has same problem.

And at last... i would like to see in the next versions of Exif Plugin more supported fields (Macro, White Balance, self timer, focus mode, exposure mode, firmware, etc...ideally all possible fields

)

PS: excuse my english

Lefteous · Post by *Lefteous » 2005-01-21, 13:51 UTC

2Leshiy
Have you tried my ShellDetails plugin in combination with the free PixVue Shell Extension? The exif version field is displayed as 2.20.

A hint on PixVue. The EXIF fields must be enabled in the PixVue control panel applet. They are disabled by default. A Total Commander restart is required in addition.

djk · Post by *djk » 2005-01-21, 13:54 UTC

2Leshiy
IrfanView also shows ExifInfo as 0220

I also would like to see some more exif info (in Imagine too

)

Leshiy · Post by *Leshiy » 2005-01-21, 15:48 UTC

2Lefteous

Have you tried my ShellDetails plugin in combination with the free PixVue Shell Extension?

I just downloaded and tried PixVue. Well... good program (it has very useful feature that i found only in XnView - Autorotate image based on Exif Rotation data).

It show many exif fields, but your plugin ShellDetails can't extract them

(They are in list of fields in ShellDetails, but in results - blanc fields) For example - [=shelldetails.EXIF_ ISOSpeedRatings], [=shelldetails.EXIF_ WhiteBalance], [=shelldetails.EXIF_ ExposureProgram] and others.
Maybe it's because i didn't restart windows after installation of PixVue... but some others fields are displayed.
Exif version field is displayed perfectly.. thanks

2djk

IrfanView also shows ExifInfo as 0220

imho it's not correct

Lefteous · Post by *Lefteous » 2005-01-21, 16:01 UTC

2Leshiy

I just downloaded and tried PixVue. Well... good program (it has very useful feature that i found only in XnView - Autorotate image based on Exif Rotation data).

It show many exif fields, but your plugin ShellDetails can't extract them (They are in list of fields in ShellDetails, but in results - blanc fields) For example - [=shelldetails.EXIF_ ISOSpeedRatings], [=shelldetails.EXIF_ WhiteBalance], [=shelldetails.EXIF_ ExposureProgram] and others.
Maybe it's because i didn't restart windows after installation of PixVue... but some others fields are displayed.
Exif version field is displayed perfectly.. thanks

Thank you for trying that. To find out if my plugin causes trouble try to display the same columns (in the same directory) in Explorer. If they don't work there it's not a shelldetails problem.
Otherwise I will make some tests if these fields are really unsupported. This can have many reasons.

Leshiy · Post by *Leshiy » 2005-01-21, 18:24 UTC

2Lefteous

To find out if my plugin causes trouble try to display the same columns (in the same directory) in Explorer. If they don't work there it's not a shelldetails problem.

i think that i found the reason of problem with missing fields ISO, etc
Look for next pictures:
http://leshiy.ru/tc/Clip01.jpg
http://leshiy.ru/tc/Clip02.jpg
http://leshiy.ru/tc/Clip03.jpg

ISO field in these files writen in Maker Note area... not in Exif area

So wdx_exif, shelldetails.EXIF, imagine and others don't extract these fields.

Well... is it possible to help to owners of cameras that makes "problem" files?

Leif · Post by *Leif » 2005-01-21, 18:44 UTC

Leshiy wrote:I just downloaded and tried PixVue. Well... good program (it has very useful feature that i found only in XnView - Autorotate image based on Exif Rotation data).

IrfanView also has (with Plugin 'Lossless transformation') "Auto rotate (according to EXIF orientation, if available)"

djk · Post by *djk » 2005-01-21, 19:29 UTC

Leshiy wrote:2djk
IrfanView also shows ExifInfo as 0220
imho it's not correct

Yes, I also think it's not. I only wanted to show you that it's not only problem of this plugin. Maybe this info is always written just this way and to display it correctly some programs format it.

Lefteous · Post by *Lefteous » 2005-01-21, 19:32 UTC

2Leshiy

Well... is it possible to help to owners of cameras that makes "problem" files?

You may cobtact the author of the PixVue extension. The same for all other EXIF displaying programs.
Anyway thanks for your investigations.

Post by *Hacker » 2005-01-21, 22:36 UTC

Leshiy,

ISO field in these files writen in Maker Note area... not in Exif area Sad So wdx_exif, shelldetails.EXIF, imagine and others don't extract these fields.

Well... is it possible to help to owners of cameras that makes "problem" files?

You are correct. The author of exif.wdx wanted ot leave the makernote support to other programmers who could expand exif.wdx. The source is freely available.

HTH
Roman

Leshiy · Post by *Leshiy » 2005-01-22, 00:10 UTC

2Leif

IrfanView also has (with Plugin 'Lossless transformation') "Auto rotate (according to EXIF orientation, if available)"

yes... since Version 3.92 (Release date: 2004-08-20) there is this feature (without any plugins)
- New JPG option: Auto-rotate image according to EXIF info (Properties->JPG)
But when I was choosing best viewer for me irfanview had early version number and I had chosen XnView.

2djk

Maybe this info is always written just this way and to display it correctly some programs format it.

i think so too. In file it store in XXXX format and viewers convert it to XX.XX or X.XX

2Lefteous

You may cobtact the author of the PixVue extension. The same for all other EXIF displaying programs

Actually i will not use PixVue more. It's a good viewer, but i'm already have XnView and it satisfy my requirements. Maybe i'll contact to author of XnView... one day

Now i'm trying to contact with author of wdx_exif

Anyway thanks for your investigations.

i would like to thanks someone who could expand wdx_exif

2Hacker

The author of exif.wdx wanted ot leave the makernote support to other programmers who could expand exif.wdx

well... we waiting for this man

titanium · Post by *titanium » 2005-01-28, 19:12 UTC

Hacker wrote:other programmers who could expand exif.wdx

I think the exif plug-in is great but it lacks some useful fields. So I decided to add them

The fields that I have added are: "ImageDescription","UserComment","XResolution","YResolution","ResolutionUnit","Software","Artist",
"ShutterSpeed","YCbCrPositioning","SensingMethod","ExposureMode","WhiteBalance","DigitalZoomRatio",
"FocalLengthIn35mmFilm","SceneCaptureType","GainControl","Contrast","Saturation","Sharpness","SubjectDistanceRange"

Along the way I fixed a few bugs

I plan on adding MakerNote support in the near future.

Unfotunetly I cannot find a place to host the file, so until then, if anyone is interested please send me an e-mail to: mpcrypt@yahoo.com.

Best of wishes to all

djk · Post by *djk » 2005-01-28, 19:34 UTC

Talk to Ergo and ask him to put it on www.totalcmd.net

Post by *ghisler(Author) » 2005-01-31, 19:22 UTC

2titanium
Sounds good! I'm the author of the original exif plugin, so please send me your changes. If you include the changed sources too, and the complexity isn't too high, then I can replace mine on my addons page with yours. The plugin is mainly meant as an example on how to write content plugins, therefore I want to include the source, and keep the plugin simple.

titanium · Post by *titanium » 2005-02-06, 10:43 UTC

Hi to all,

I finally found a host for the my revision of the plugin (details above) . You can download it from here: http://freespaces.com/exif/exif142.zip

The source code is availabe at: http://freespaces.com/exif/exif142source.zip

Enjoy