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Mr ChriZ:
MC is about the only program I own which can correctly work
out which way up my photos are supposed to be, presumably
using something like EXIF?

I'd love an option to turn the photos up the right way,
and erase the rotate information.

Alternatively is this information
x In a tag, that I can obtain from the SDK
x Also writeable in the SDK?

This way I could write a script to do it.

I know ideally it's the other apps that are at fault,
but my budget is well non existant at the moment
so the option of replacing with all new software and hardware ain't
gonna happen!

rpalmer68:
I'll vote for this too!

Select the images that need adjusting and "Correct rotation" would be very useful for those of us trying to use MC to magage our photos.

Richard

marko:
I've been beaten into submission on this one too. (assuming you meant "can't correctly work" in the first line?)

As far as I can tell, there are various ways to determine an images' orientation, and they're stored in the EXIF tags.



the image these tags came from show the right way up in every program that displays them, except for MC and the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer.

If I use MC to losslessly rotate the image, what it actually does is swap the EXIF pixel X and pixel Y values around. (aahh, so EXIF writing can be done ;) )
Of course, the net result of that is, that now the image is not the right way up when viewed in other programs, except for Windows Picture and Fax Viewer!!!

I have not really investigated the orientation tag in much detail, but it would appear to be the one the majority of programs use to determine a photographs' rotation.

Mr ChriZ:

--- Quote from: marko on July 20, 2006, 01:59:29 am ---I've been beaten into submission on this one too. (assuming you meant "can't correctly work" in the first line?)

--- End quote ---

Erm no, I meant can.  No matter which way up I take it,
it appears the right way up in MC.

XP Explorer/ Windows Picture Fax Viewer/Photoshop 7 etc don't attempt to load it the correct way at all.

GHammer:
Yes, I have several tools that will use that info if available.
Be nice to do since that would leave the original info intact and can be used by other tools.

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