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Title: Fix Marker Notes Error
Post by: Quant007 on July 05, 2020, 08:01:59 AM
Hallo,
When I write EXIF data I get the following error messages:
Warning: [minor] Unrecognized MakerNotes - File
Warning: [minor] Maker notes could not be parsed - File
Warning: [minor] Ignored 4 invalid entries from MakerNotes - File
I know the -m option but is there a way to fix the error permanently?
I have searched the forum and internet for it, but found nothing useful or not recognized it.
Thanks
Title: Re: Fix Marker Notes Error
Post by: StarGeek on July 05, 2020, 11:34:27 AM
When you check the output, is there any MakerNotes data at all?  Check with
exiftool -g1 -a -s -MakerNotes:all /path/to/file/

You could try FAQ #20 (https://exiftool.org/faq.html#Q20) first, otherwise, maybe just remove the MakerNotes if the data can't be read
exiftool -MakerNotes= /path/to/file/

Though if it's a RAW file, you might want to test it first to see if it can be loaded before applying the command to all the problem files.
Title: Re: Fix Marker Notes Error
Post by: Quant007 on July 08, 2020, 05:56:42 AM
exiftool -g1 -a -s -MakerNotes:all /path/to/file/ gives only the result:
Warning: [minor] Unrecognized MakerNotes - /path/to/file/
I tried all the things form FAQ #20, but I get allways
Warning: [minor] Unrecognized MakerNotes - /path/to/file/

Any ideas?
Title: Re: Fix Marker Notes Error
Post by: Phil Harvey on July 08, 2020, 06:07:45 AM
ExifTool doesn't recognize all types of maker notes.  The only way to remove this warning is to delete the maker notes:

exiftool -makernotes:all= FILE

- Phil
Title: Re: Fix Marker Notes Error
Post by: Quant007 on July 08, 2020, 07:57:13 AM
OK, thanks...
That works for me.