Hi rightangle-ga,
Basically, Exif file format (short for Exchangeable Image File) is the
same as JPEG file format. Exif inserts some image/digicam information
data (shutter speed, exposure compensation, iso number,...) and
optionally a thumbnail image to JPEG in conformity to the JPEG
specification. Therefore you can view Exif format image files by JPEG
compliant Internet browser/Picture viewer/Photo retouch software etc.
as a usual JPEG image files. It should thus be possible to open these
files in Internet Explorer (choose 'open' from the 'file' menu and
select 'browse') or Netscape or image editing software such as Adobe
Photoshop.
Unfortunately most JPEG image editors discard the Exif header
information after editing and saving the file. Below I'll list some
programs which can open and/or edit Exif-JPEG images without
overwriting the Exif information.
EXIF viewer is a simple and free image viewer application for photos
taken with digital cameras. It's capable of reading EXIF information
embedded in photos as well as little thumbnails.
An overview of Exif Viewer can be found here:
http://home.pacbell.net/michal_k/exif_v.html
You can download it directly from this url:
http://home.pacbell.net/michal_k/Download/exif.7.19.zip
Exifer is a nearly free software (you only should send the author a
postcard if you're using Exifer frequently) with which you can view
exif/jpeg files and manage the metadata (EXIF/IPTC) of pictures taken
by digital cameras. Because many image processing software destroys
this metadata when saving such files, the idea was to create a backup
of the metadata before editing it in any software, and then, after
that to restore it back into the processed file. With Exifer you can
do this very easily.
You can find the software here:
http://www.friedemann-schmidt.com/software/exifer/
CyPics is photo cataloging software with the ability to search photo's
based on the Exif information:
http://www.waredig.com/download/61/detail_8741.html
IMatch is a commercial image management tool with Exif support:
http://www.photools.com/
Another, commercial exif viewer/editor is Picture Exhibitor:
http://www.oscarcreation.com/english/picex.html
The Webopedia information concerning the Exif format:
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/E/EXIF.html
More information can be found on the portfolio FAQ:
http://www.portfoliofaq.com/pfaq/FAQ00324.htm
A detailed, technical description of the Exif format can be found here:
http://www.media.mit.edu/pia/Research/deepview/exif.html
If you still can't open the pictures with any of these programs,
please request a clarification. In that case you could send me a
sample picture, such that I can see where the problem lies exactly. If
you think the image files are damaged or corrupt, you could try the
following image recovery software:
http://www.50download.com/51797_download-MediaRECOVER-Image-Recovery.htm
Hope this helps.
Kind regards,
rhansenne-ga.
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Clarification of Answer by
rhansenne-ga
on
14 Jan 2004 04:29 PST
Hi rightangle-ga,
Since exifjpeg photos are stored as files on the cd, they should be
transferrable in the same way:
For Windows XP (very similar on other versions):
On the desktop, open the "My Computer" icon, dubbelclick on the cd-rom
drive and select the pictures (you might need to navigate through
folders, depending on how the pictures are stored). Once you have
selected (highlighted) the photos, right click and select "copy".
Now, from the start menu select "Documents" and then open "My
pictures". Right click in this window and select "paste".
The files should now be copied to your PC. The "My Slide show" option
in this window allows you to view the pictures (dubbelclicking an
image should also work).
If this doesn't work, could you describe at which step something goes
wrong and what exactly you get to see?
Good luck,
rhansenne-ga
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