How to view EXIF data of posted images?

[John_T]

I know how to read EXIF data of my images in either Photoshop, Capture or Nikon View, but how do I view the EXIF data of a posted image?

Thanks,

John

 

[hockalees]

Right click and save it to your machine, then open it in PS... however, it is entriely possible that the EXIF data will be missing in the file you dnload, especially if the poster used ImageReady to "Save for Web".

I know how to read EXIF data of my images in either Photoshop,
Capture or Nikon View, but how do I view the EXIF data of a posted
image?

Thanks,

John

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• hockalees

Pbase supporter http://www.pbase.com/hockalees

 

[Duncan C]

John,

It depends. If the image is posted to pbase, there is a built in function to let you view the EXIF data. Frequently people post pictures right into their message, which makes it hard to get to the image on the pbase site.

If you look at the link to an image that's posted in the middle of a message, the link might be in the form:

h t t p : www.pbase.com/image/19147962/original.jpg
or
h t t p : cakeli.image.pbase.com/image/19147962/original.jpg

(spaces added to the "http" so the link would show)

In this form, you can't get to the pbase gallery that shows the EXIF data. You need to re-type the URL, and leave off the ".jpg" suffix. To get to a picture on PBASE where you can get to the EXIF data, find the 8-digit number that's part of the URL, and re-enter the URL in this form:

http://www.pbase.com/image/19147962 .

Note that there's no ".jpg" suffix on the end of the URL, and the rest of the url is simply

http://www.pbase.com/image/[image_number]

Where [image_number] is the 8-digit image number from the other forms of the URL

That link should show you a pbase form with a "full EXIF" hotlink at the bottom that you click to display the EXIF data. For that matter, if you add "&exif=Y" at the end of the image number, it should force the EXIF data to show right away.

An URL in that form would look like this:

http://www.pbase.com/image/19147962&exif=Y

Other web hosts may strip the EXIF data out of the image as part of posting it. To check, right click (control click on a Mac) on the image and select "save image as". Save the image to your hard disk, and then open it in an app like photoshop that lets you view EXIF data.

I just tried it, and it appears the pbase, for example, preserves the EXIF data in a JPEG image that you download. (at least for the original sized images. The EXIF data appears to be stripped out of the smaller versions of the image)

Duncan C
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I know how to read EXIF data of my images in either Photoshop,
Capture or Nikon View, but how do I view the EXIF data of a posted
image?

Thanks,

John

--
dpreview and PBase supporter.



http://www.pbase.com/duncanc

 

[Jim Kaye]

Thanks, Duncan, for that clear explanation.

Jim Kaye

 

[Wingspar]

Duncan

Can you see any exif data for this image? I use PSP, and I'm sure it strips it, but I'm curious, as I know others that use PSP manage to upload their exif data with their images.



--
Gary
Will Fly for Food

 

[iLuminatae]

Nope data is missing

if you use the save as then select .jpg extension the exif data will be saved. If you use the save for web function in photoshop the exif data will be missing.

dave

Duncan

Can you see any exif data for this image? I use PSP, and I'm sure
it strips it, but I'm curious, as I know others that use PSP manage
to upload their exif data with their images.



--
Gary
Will Fly for Food

 

[kapalua]

Duncan,

Thanks for the clear and well worded explanation.

Tom

It depends. If the image is posted to pbase, there is a built in
function to let you view the EXIF data. Frequently people post
pictures right into their message, which makes it hard to get to
the image on the pbase site.

If you look at the link to an image that's posted in the middle of
a message, the link might be in the form:

h t t p : www.pbase.com/image/19147962/original.jpg
or
h t t p : cakeli.image.pbase.com/image/19147962/original.jpg

(spaces added to the "http" so the link would show)

In this form, you can't get to the pbase gallery that shows the
EXIF data. You need to re-type the URL, and leave off the ".jpg"
suffix. To get to a picture on PBASE where you can get to the EXIF
data, find the 8-digit number that's part of the URL, and re-enter
the URL in this form:

http://www.pbase.com/image/19147962 .

Note that there's no ".jpg" suffix on the end of the URL, and the
rest of the url is simply

http://www.pbase.com/image/[image_number]

Where [image_number] is the 8-digit image number from the other
forms of the URL

That link should show you a pbase form with a "full EXIF" hotlink
at the bottom that you click to display the EXIF data. For that
matter, if you add "&exif=Y" at the end of the image number, it
should force the EXIF data to show right away.

An URL in that form would look like this:

http://www.pbase.com/image/19147962&exif=Y

Other web hosts may strip the EXIF data out of the image as part of
posting it. To check, right click (control click on a Mac) on the
image and select "save image as". Save the image to your hard disk,
and then open it in an app like photoshop that lets you view EXIF
data.

I just tried it, and it appears the pbase, for example, preserves
the EXIF data in a JPEG image that you download. (at least for the
original sized images. The EXIF data appears to be stripped out of
the smaller versions of the image)

Duncan C
-----

I know how to read EXIF data of my images in either Photoshop,
Capture or Nikon View, but how do I view the EXIF data of a posted
image?

Thanks,

John

--
dpreview and PBase supporter.



http://www.pbase.com/duncanc

--
Kapalua

 

[Wingspar]

That's what I thought. I use PSP, which is Paint Shop Pro, but I've seen others that use PSP and the exif is kept.

if you use the save as then select .jpg extension the exif data
will be saved. If you use the save for web function in photoshop
the exif data will be missing.

dave

Duncan

Can you see any exif data for this image? I use PSP, and I'm sure
it strips it, but I'm curious, as I know others that use PSP manage
to upload their exif data with their images.



--
Gary
Will Fly for Food

--
Gary
Will Fly for Food