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D2H orientation sensor
Stanley Hu, Photographer
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Cambridge | MA | USA | Posted: 10:28 AM on 12.05.03 |
->> I'm trying to read D2H images directly from a PCMCIA adapter, but neither Photoshop, FotoStation, nor Windows Explorer seem to rotate vertical images automatically.
I'm sure it'll work fine if I use the Nikon software to download images, but I still prefer to use a CF card reader.
Do we need a special utility that will alter the EXIF header or image to get this to work? |
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Ed J. Szalajeski, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Yarmouth | ME | USA | Posted: 10:31 AM on 12.05.03 |
->> Stanley
Does the D2H write a field in the EXIF to tell the orientation the image was made in? |
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Stanley Hu, Photographer
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Cambridge | MA | USA | Posted: 10:39 AM on 12.05.03 |
->> It looks like it does--Orientation 8 means it's vertical. Here's the EXIF header:
ag Name Value
010f Make NIKON CORPORATION
0110 Model NIKON D2H
0112 Orientation 8
011a XResolution 300.0
011b YResolution 300.0
0128 ResolutionUnit 2
0131 Software Ver.1.00
0132 DateTime 2003:12:06 09:49:00
0213 YCbCrPositioning 2
8769 ExifOffset 216
829a ExposureTime 10/1250
829d FNumber 4.0
8822 ExposureProgram 1
9000 ExifVersion 0x30 0x32 0x32 0x30
9003 DateTimeOriginal 2003:12:06 09:49:00
9004 DateTimeDigitized 2003:12:06 09:49:00
9101 ComponentsConfiguration 0x1 0x2 0x3 0x0
9102 CompressedBitsPerPixel 4.0
9204 ExposureBiasValue 0/6
9205 MaxApertureValue 3.0
9207 MeteringMode 5
9208 LightSource 0
9209 Flash 0
920a FocalLength 35.0
927c MakerNote
9286 UserComment ASCII
9290 SubSecTime 16
9291 SubSecTimeOriginal 16
9292 SubSecTimeDigitized 16
a000 FlashPixVersion 0x30 0x31 0x30 0x30
a001 ColorSpace 65535
a002 ExifImageWidth 2464
a003 ExifImageLength 1632
a004
a005 InteroperabilityOffset 29344
0001 InteroperabilityIndex R98
0002 InteroperabilityVersion 0x30 0x31 0x30 0x30
a217 SensingMethod 2
a300 FileSource 0x3
a301 SceneType 0x1
a302
a401 0
a402 1
a403 0
a404 1.0
a405 52
a406 0
a407 1
a408 0
a409 0
a40a 1
a40c 0
0103 Compression 6
011a XResolution 300.0
011b YResolution 300.0
0128 ResolutionUnit 2
0201 JPEGInterchangeFormat 29484
0202 JPEGInterchangeFormatLength 8785
0213 YCbCrPositioning 2 |
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Stanley Hu, Photographer
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Cambridge | MA | USA | Posted: 10:42 AM on 12.05.03 |
->> It looks like there are utilities that will do loseless rotations based on the EXIF orientation header. I'm curious why it's not done automatically in common graphic utilities.
http://www.abc-view.com/articles/article5.html |
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Christopher Gooley, Student/Intern, Photo Editor
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Atlanta | GA | United States | Posted: 10:46 AM on 12.05.03 |
->> Stanley,
Which version of Photoshop are you using? In Photoshop CS, It will auto-rotate the image when you open it (but it will not display the thumbnail rotated in the File Browser). Of course Nikon View/Capture will also rotate automatically when you open images or transfer them. also - you can use the Nikon Transfer software to transfer images from the CF card. That's what I do so I can add an IPTC comment to the batch easily (and it also rotates them). I'm using XP and whenever I put a CF card in the reader, Nikon Transfer pops up...
Can't remember how I did that, but if you're interested, I'll try to figure it out. |
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Ed J. Szalajeski, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Yarmouth | ME | USA | Posted: 10:51 AM on 12.05.03 |
->> Christopher
Does PS CS, rotate the image or just display it orientated properly?
Ed |
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Christopher Gooley, Student/Intern, Photo Editor
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Atlanta | GA | United States | Posted: 11:13 AM on 12.05.03 |
->> Well, it will display it properly, then you can save the image. If you have any sort of batch processing you do which involves opening the pic and saving it, then you'll be good. Otherwise, that utility that Stanley pointed out looks like just what you need -- or use Nikon Transfer with your card reader.
cheers!
christopher |
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Sam Cooper, Photographer, Student/Intern
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Oxford | OH | USA | Posted: 11:34 AM on 12.05.03 |
->> you can use a cf reader with the nikon software. I do that all the time and yes the auto-rotation feature does work flawlessly with it.
love that camera,
Sam |
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Andy Rogers, Photographer
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Denver | CO | USA | Posted: 11:35 AM on 12.05.03 |
| ->> The latest version of photo mechanic recognizes the D2H vertical images and rotates them automatically in the "contact sheet."I think it was updated shortly after the camera was released. -Andy |
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Stanley Hu, Photographer
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Cambridge | MA | USA | Posted: 12:02 PM on 12.05.03 |
->> Thanks. I'll try the Nikon software. I still like copying files directly using the command-line (xcopy!), but if the Nikon software integrates well with CF readers then I'll be happy to use that.
It sounds like it's just a matter of time before every program is updated to handle the orientation field in the EXIF. Photoshop 7 and FotoStation 4.5 do not. |
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Bob Ford, Photographer
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Lehighton | Pa | USA | Posted: 12:30 PM on 12.05.03 |
| ->> I just downloaded my first card of images from my D2H and viewed them in Photoshop 7. In the file browser the vertical images showed up rotated properly, and when I click the thumbnail the full size image is also oriented properly. |
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