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Change EXIF information

This script is used to change the EXIF information using the EXIFutils tools.
You can find more information on these tools on http://www.hugsan.com/EXIFutils/index.html.

Information

Supported by: PowerSWITCH (MAC and WIN)
Language: JavaScript

Description:

This script uses the EXIFutils tools to change the EXIF information of an image. The script defines the following custom properties (which you can set in the properties pane in PowerSWITCH):

  • EXIF utils path: is the path where the binaries of EXIFutils are located.
  • EXIF name=value list: allows to enter a list of name=value couples which will be changed or set in the EXIF information (e.g. Copyright=PhotographerX)
  • Thumbnail_action: what should be done with the thumbnails
    None -> nothing is done
    Remove -> if a thumbnail is available, it is removed from the EXIF info
    Generate -> a thumbnail image is created
  • Thumbnail_max_size: when a new thumbnail is created, this size is the maximum pixel size in any direction.

Using this script

  • Download and save the script on your computer: download script.
  • Select the Script element in your PowerSWITCH flow and browse to the script in the Script package property.
    or
  • Open the script in the SWITCHscripter and change it to your needs .

Example flow

  • Change and export Exif Image info

    This flow shows how you can use EXIFutils to change the exif information of incoming images. Secondly, it exports the exif information and save it as an XML file.

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