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Q: iPhoto unable to export EXIF information correctly for photos with color filters

I have imported photos from my phone to iPhoto and noticed that some of the photos do not have EXIF information when exporting to other places or synced back to iPhone.When I am trying to view the photo in iPhoto, the date is correctly shown.

The date shown in the iPhone photo moment tab is the import date rather than the original date when the photos were taken.

When I am trying toview the photo in iPhoto, the date is correctly shown.

 

(for example: the photo was taken in Dec 1, 2012, imported to iPhoto in Nov 1, 2014, and synced back to iPhone.

the date shown in iPhone is Nov 1, 2014, the date shown in iPhoto is Dec 1, 2012.)

 

After further looking into the details of the photo, i have noticed that theses photos are taken with color filters in iPhone or bursting photos or panoramas.

(e.g a mono or fade filter choosed when taking photo in iPhone camera).

 

When choose " reveal in finder" option in iPhoto for these photos, there are two options : view original or modified.

the original files contain EXIF information and the modified files do not.

the original files show photo without color filter

the modified files shows photo with color filter, the modified photos are what the photos were contained in iPhone originally.

 

When exported syncing these photos, the modified files was exported/synced, however, no EXIF information was exported. photos only contains the creation date.

 

These resulted in a mess in the photo collection in my phone. photos were displayed in wrong order.

 

When i export these photo to another location for back up purposes, i choose "include all location information, name, keyword", only the modified photos were exported without any EXIF information.

The only way I found is reveal these photos in finder.

 

iPhoto seems unable to export/sync photos that are taken with color filters/ panorama photos/ bursting photos.

 

is there any way to solve this problem? Thank you!

MacBook Pro with Retina display, iOS 8.1.2, iphoto, exif, modified, wrong date

Posted on Dec 13, 2014 4:42 AM

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  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Dec 13, 2014 4:54 AM in response to joannnnnnnn
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    Dec 13, 2014 4:54 AM in response to joannnnnnnn
    iPhoto seems unable to export/sync photos that are taken with color filters/ panorama photos/ bursting photos.

    We have seen several reports here, that synced events are out of order on the iPhone after the iOS 8 upgrade. Your observations might explain, why that is happening in some cases.

    Are you using iPhoto 9.6 on Yosemite, or an earlier version of iPhoto?

     

    (for example: the photo was taken in Dec 1, 2012, imported to iPhoto in Nov 1, 2014, and synced back to iPhone.

    the date shown in iPhone is Nov 1, 2014, the date shown in iPhoto is Dec 1, 2012.)

    Does this also happen for newer photos, taken with iOS 8, or only with photos taken with iOS 7 or earlier?  The reason  I am asking, is that since iOS 8 the effects added by the camera will not be transferred to the Mac at all, if you download the photos by USB or My Photo Stream.  Is the EXIF date  correct for newer photos, with or without  effect applied?

  • by joannnnnnnn,

    joannnnnnnn joannnnnnnn Dec 13, 2014 5:58 AM in response to léonie
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    Dec 13, 2014 5:58 AM in response to léonie

    I am using the newest version of iPhoto on Yosemite

    This happens for both new and old photos.

    The effects were transferred to iPhoto on mac but unable to transfer back using export or sync. iPhoto can read EXIF info but failed to transfer them back.

     

    when i upload the photos to photo stream from iPhoto and download them back, the EXIF information is correct. But this way is super time consuming.

    it seems that using the other ways , the date is incorrect.

  • by joannnnnnnn,

    joannnnnnnn joannnnnnnn Dec 13, 2014 6:26 AM in response to léonie
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    Dec 13, 2014 6:26 AM in response to léonie

    i have just taken a photo with effects and imported to iPhoto, The EXIF can be exported. The problem is syncing.

    I think this problem only happen to photo taken before iOS 8.

    EXIF of photo with effects unable be synced back to iPhone.

  • by léonie,Helpful

    léonie léonie Dec 13, 2014 7:00 AM in response to joannnnnnnn
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    Dec 13, 2014 7:00 AM in response to joannnnnnnn

    i have just taken a photo with effects and imported to iPhoto, The EXIF can be exported. The problem is syncing.

    I think this problem only happen to photo taken before iOS 8.

    EXIF of photo with effects unable be synced back to iPhone.

    Apple acknowledged that the new Photos.app in iOS 8 is handling edits differently, see:

     

    iPhoto and Aperture don't have edits to photos you import from iOS 8 devices

     

    In iOS 8 edited versions are stored in a different way from previously. And it looks like there is now a bug, that prevents the older edited versions from being handled correctly.

     

    Send a bug report to Apple. You could use the feedback form, if you do not have a developer account: http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphoto.html