Viewing Exif data: How can I view the EXIF data of a downloaded photo seen here on the forum? My computer is an imac running Catalina 10.15.7 Thanks for your help. BobbyA...

BobbyA

How can I view the EXIF data of a downloaded photo seen here on the forum?
My computer is an imac running Catalina 10.15.7
Thanks for your help.
BobbyA

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

I think that there are existing threads on UHH that deal with this.

PixelStan77 Loc: Vermont/Chicago

BobbyA wrote:

How can I view the EXIF data of a downloaded photo seen here on the forum?
My computer is an imac running Catalina 10.15.7
Thanks for your help.
BobbyA

Google Jeffrey's Image Metadata Viewer and download it.It is free.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

A few options:

a) download the file to your computer and view the File Properties with your OS
b) install "EXIF Viewer" into your Chrome browser
c) download the file and open into your digital editor and viewed the EXIF properties
d) search for any of various "exif viewer" extensions that install into your preferred browser

DWU2 Loc: Phoenix Arizona area

BobbyA wrote:

How can I view the EXIF data of a downloaded photo seen here on the forum?
My computer is an imac running Catalina 10.15.7
Thanks for your help.
BobbyA

Do you have Lightroom Classic? That'll do it.

petrochemist Loc: UK

CHG_CANON wrote:

A few options:

a) download the file to your computer and view the File Properties with your OS
b) install "EXIF Viewer" into your Chrome browser
c) download the file and open into your digital editor and viewed the EXIF properties
d) search for any of various "exif viewer" extensions that install into your preferred browser

Nice simple options, but sadly they only work if the EXIF wasn't stripped when the image was uploaded. If the EXIF has been stripped there's no way to read it. Photographers aren't always aware of it when stripping EXIF, Photoshops 'save for web' option strips EXIF...

Ourspolair

petrochemist wrote:

Nice simple options, but sadly they only work if the EXIF wasn't stripped when the image was uploaded. If the EXIF has been stripped there's no way to read it. Photographers aren't always aware of it when stripping EXIF, Photoshops 'save for web' option strips EXIF...

Yeah - it is not the only one. I keep struggling to get my GPS location into my files only to be thwarted when resizing for the Hog...

petrochemist Loc: UK

Ourspolair wrote:

Yeah - it is not the only one. I keep struggling to get my GPS location into my files only to be thwarted when resizing for the Hog...

FastStone will resize & save without stipping EXIF, indeed I believe PS will as long as you 'save' rather than 'save for web'
My use of the web actually makes it a place EXIF is more useful than the images I keep archived, but I guess thats just because my web saves are for photo forums :)

jbk224 Loc: Long Island, NY

Click on 'Download' when available. Drag the file onto your desktop. Open the file in Preview. Go to Tools/Inspector in your Menu Bar.

foathog Loc: Greensboro, NC

I hope he understood that because I didn't. LOL Now he has to load a Chrome browser too?

CHG_CANON wrote:

A few options:

a) download the file to your computer and view the File Properties with your OS
b) install "EXIF Viewer" into your Chrome browser
c) download the file and open into your digital editor and viewed the EXIF properties
d) search for any of various "exif viewer" extensions that install into your preferred browser

foathog Loc: Greensboro, NC

DWU2 wrote:

Do you have Lightroom Classic? That'll do it.

Yeah. spend big bucks for something you can get for free.

foathog Loc: Greensboro, NC

http://exif.regex.info/exif.cgi

Hsch39 Loc: Northbrook, Illinois

jbk224 wrote:

Click on 'Download' when available. Drag the file onto your desktop. Open the file in Preview. Go to Tools/Inspector in your Menu Bar.

Exactly, and it is free.

cahale Loc: San Angelo, TX

BobbyA wrote:

How can I view the EXIF data of a downloaded photo seen here on the forum?
My computer is an imac running Catalina 10.15.7
Thanks for your help.
BobbyA

Save the photo in question to your local disk and look at the data in whatever manner you normally use. THEN DELETE IT. It's not yours. And your curiosity is normal. I do that often to see what settings were used for a shot I like.

BobbyA

Jefferys image data viewing seems to work well. Thanks for the help.
BobbyA