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I want to enter a photo in a contest, and I don't want to reveal the metadata the camera has recorded in the file. Photos is my library, but doesn't strip EXIF on export, and I don't have any Adobe tools, which I realize can do this.
I've tried a number of apps such as Photoscape, Image Tricks and others ... there must be a way to do this!?
iMac, OS X El Capitan (10.11.6)
Open the image using Preview,
Select all : Command-A
Copy : Command-C
New from Clipboard : Command-N
Save As… : Option-Shift-Command-S
Select : JPEG (or your preference for the new image), from : Format :
Name the file, and choose the location you want to save it to.
Open the image using Preview,
Select all : Command-A
Copy : Command-C
New from Clipboard : Command-N
Save As… : Option-Shift-Command-S
Select : JPEG (or your preference for the new image), from : Format :
Name the file, and choose the location you want to save it to.
How to Remove EXIF Data from Images on Mac Quickly.
I use the application mentioned in the article to reduce the size of animated gifs. However, it also strips the EXIF data out of the file. Just drag and drop.
To verify that the EXIF data has been removed you can use the freeEXIF Viewer for Mac OS Xapp.
Thank you, worked like a charm. I will use ImageOptim next time.
How can I strip the EXIF data?
