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iPhoto 11 - Extended EXIF data where?

Hi,

I've just upgraded to iPhoto 11 and can't access the extended EXIF data for each photo that was available with "Show Extended Photo Information" in '09. I regularly retrieve the long and lat of the photo from here so if it is gone it is a problem for me. Anyone else found a way to get to the full EXIF data?

Thanks

iMac 24, 13" MacBook Pro & Mac Mini, Mac OS X (10.6.4), Win7, WHS

Posted on Oct 21, 2010 4:06 PM

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Old Toad

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Posted on Oct 21, 2010 5:42 PM

It's at the top of the Info window on the right (when displayed)

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Timo42

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Nov 8, 2010 12:51 PM in response to Old Toad

In my case, the camera ID for my Canon XSi is apparently too long for the field. All I see is *"Canon EOS DIGITAL REB..."* When I hover over it, the rest of the info is not shown. Seems I'll be hitting the feedback link too. 🙂

-Timo

Nov 13, 2010 3:38 PM in response to Old Toad

You're not quite correct Toad. That is some of the EXIF data, but the "Extended EXIF data" is not displayed on the "Info" window. The question has yet to be answered as to how you display the "Extended EXIF data" window in iPhoto 11. I've seen your post with the lines drawn between the "Info" panel and the "Extended EXIF data" window, but you still haven't explained how to display the "Extended EXIF data" window in iPhoto 11. I need to retrieve exact lat long coordinates, not just a map and they are only accesible through the "Extended EXIF data" window. You seem to have found a way to access it, but haven't yet communicated it to the group.

How do you display the "Extended EXIF data" window in iPhoto 11?

Old Toad

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Nov 13, 2010 5:37 PM in response to SilentScott

There is no old type of extended EXIF data window. It no longer exists. It's now incorporated into the new Info window.

But you're right about the GPS data. The lat and long numbers are no longer viewable in iPhoto. The only way to get the actual coordinates is to export the file out of iPhoto with the option to include that data and read the file with an app that can read the EXIF fields. 😟

Nov 16, 2010 11:56 AM in response to BPWMorro

I'm glad I'm not the only one who misses iPhoto '09. The Google integration is Places' saving grace.

Just thought I would mention that Preview still shows all EXIF data, including latitude and longitude, for photos that already contain location information prior to importing into iPhoto. (IE: photos taken with a GPS-enabled camera). If you manually assign locations in iPhoto, you'll have to export them with the location data in order for Preview to read it.

All you have to do is select the photos for which you want to view the EXIF and drag them directly from iPhoto to Preview. Go to the Tools menu and Show Inspector. Click on the little "info" button, then click "GPS." It even has a neat "locate" button at the bottom left that when clicked, takes you to the Google map of your location.

It's still quite a workaround for something that didn't need changing in the first place, but at least you don't need to download any extra software.

robbinw

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Dec 9, 2010 5:16 AM in response to jillmotts

Jillmotts that is brilliant. You have saved me a lot of fooling around.
One snag of the map is I cant get it to 80 north where I have some polar bear shots.

Jan 3, 2011 9:47 PM in response to jillmotts

Well, not the exact topic but certainly similar - what I miss is the EXIF data that until iPhoto 9 would travel along with the image when you e-mailed it out of iPhoto using the Mail integration. Both iPhoto 9 and 11 strip that info when you e-mail the image.

And like some others here with the GPS issue, I have come up with a multi-step workaround but it is so frustrating knowing that this functionality existed at one time and worked just fine.

And yes, I have sent in half a dozen Feedback submissions from the iPhoto toolbar.

As a photography instructor, being able to show my students the EXIF info and see their EXIF info is crucial to my class' success.

gdudek

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Jan 8, 2011 2:51 PM in response to Old Toad

The reply regarding the ongoing availability of the EXIF data is simply not correct. The graphic that was provided that shows how a lot of data can still be inferred is very helpful, but it's a crummy half-baked solution. The data in the iconic and graphical displays is not a clear, accurate complete or usable. There is lots more in the EXIF fields that isn't included at all, even when using iPhoto 09. Additional field used to be available in older versions of iPhoto and have gone away (for example some cameras insert copyright information). TO display this would be trivial.

I think this is an attempt to simplify (i.e. dumb down) the interface and thus force "higher end" users to the more profitable Aperture product.

Yer_Man

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Jan 8, 2011 2:58 PM in response to gdudek

iPhoto has never dealt with all or even most of the Exif data available. It's never claimed toi. It's geared firmly towards the home shooter with a point and shoot camera - how mny of those would need automatic copyright info, for instance? iPhoto 11 has the same Exif info as iPhoto 09, laid out differently, but it's all there.

I think this is an attempt to simplify (i.e. dumb down) the interface and thus force "higher end" users to the more profitable Aperture product.

Given then you find it more difficult to read I don't see that you can claim it simplifies or dumbs down. And if Apple were trying to force users towards Aperture they would simply stop making iPhoto. Cheaper for a start.

Regards

TD

Jan 28, 2012 7:39 PM in response to Cackle27

To get around not being able to display the extended metadata in iPhoto '11, I wrote this applescipt. Feel free to use if you are comfortable enough with applescript:

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#Script to view the complete EXIF Metadata for a photo on MacOS. To use, the "exiftool" perl script by Phil Harvey must be installed on the system (http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/)

#Designed to able to drag and drop a jpg, etc into to this application.

#Written January 29, 2012 by Bryan MacKinnon and based on the work by others.

#Installation: 1) install exiftool, 2) create an application of this script from the applescript editor. If you put the app on the desktop, then you can drag and drop directly from iPhoto '11

#Usage: Drag and drop the photo onto the application icon. A terminal window will be displayed with the output.

set filecount to 0

# For each file specified as a parameter, run exiftool to display the metadata

on open filelist

repeat with i in filelist

set filecount to 1

tell application "Terminal"

set filename to do shell script ¬

"perl -e \"print quotemeta ('" & POSIX path of i & "');\""

do script "exiftool " & filename & "; exit"

end tell

end repeat

end open

# If no files were specified, then simply run exiftool which will display the help info.

if filecount < 1 then

tell application "Terminal"

do script "exiftool; exit"

end tell

end if

iPhoto 11 - Extended EXIF data where?