EXIF Data

[pauly99]

Please correct me if I am wrong. I have been using Photoshop CS exclusively to bring in RAW images and when the final save is made I use "save as" (I save as a jpeg). At this point for whatever reason I seem to have lost most (not all) of my exif data. The one that particularly bugs me right now is losing the lens (length) information. Am I doing something wrong?

[crabby]

Hey Pauly,
Saving as a jpg strips the exif data. I thought that PSCS was supposed to fix that but I guess not. Why not save as a TIF, hard drive space is cheap as are cdr's. It would be nice to have the data embedded in the images we post on here though.

[pauly99]

Mike, yes. I suppose I could save as a TIFF. I think what got me saving as a jpeg was the recommendation of the lab (Meijer) that processes my images as prints.

[frankgh]

I was looking at one of swampys post in lens tests and it had the exif data, maybe he took it has a jpg so the data was not lost. I want to shoot in raw but want to save that info for web posting. ANy ideas or workaround?

[crabby]

Actually in Photoshop, if you use the "Save for Web" feature you loose all EXIF Data, but if you just do a "Save As > Jpeg" all your data stays in tact.

[frankgh]

OK, I open a RAW file, do what ever... resize, sharpen then save as but the only options i get are Tiff,PSD,PNG,PDF,CIN etc, no jpeg. This has got to be a stupid question but do I have to save as a TIFF before I can save has a jpeg?

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[crabby]

Convert to 8 bit!

[JeffRho]

This thread from AdobeForums might be pertinent to this discussion:

http://www.adobeforums.com/cgi-bin/webx?50@65.jfibbN6lUUm.2@.2cce39c4

Jeff.

[jknights]

Originally posted by frankgh
I was looking at one of swampys post in lens tests and it had the exif data, maybe he took it has a jpg so the data was not lost. I want to shoot in raw but want to save that info for web posting. ANy ideas or workaround?
Yes this is right.
I would be really upset if I lost the data from my JPGs and I would go completely bananas if it messed my NEF/RAF files.

PS-CS does not lose the data if as Mike (Crabby) says you save as JPG.

[Tom V]

Originally posted by pauly99
Mike, yes. I suppose I could save as a TIFF. I think what got me saving as a jpeg was the recommendation of the lab (Meijer) that processes my images as prints.

I use PS 7, and PS CS. I do all my work and save it as a .tif or .psd. When I have an image I want printed out at a consumer lab (Meijer, Walgreens, etc.), I create and save a new file, 4" x 6" (or whatever size you need) @300 dpi, and RGB. I have not found the minilab printers to be able to print RAW files. I did find a Walgreen's that could print the 35mb tiffs right from the CF card. It also will print grayscale images in a chopped up solarized way. If you have a grayscale image to print, convert it to RGB first.

You probably could save the 4 x 6 jpg files at resolutions down to 200 dpi and get good results.

Some minilabs print on Fuji Crystal Archive paper, others print on some sort of inkjet / sub paper. I prefer the Fuji Crystal Archive paper. The minilabs that print your digital files to the same printer that they send traditional negative-based, use real photo paper. The minilabs that print your digital files to a printer housed in the base of the kiosk use non-photo paper (inkjet or dy sublimation?).


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