I am trying to write to .fff files (using Exiftool v.12.26) and it's failing.
The documentation suggests that .fff files can be written to, provided that you ignore minor errors (-m).
I'm doing that but writing is still failing.
I'm on MacOs and am trying: exiftool -overwrite_original -m -creator="some text" <file or directory>
Shouldn't this work?
Thanks,
Phil
Hi Phil,
I tried this at first with an FLIR FFF file and of course it didn't work. But with a Hasselblad FFF file I get this:
> exiftool a.fff -make -model
Make : Hasselblad
Camera Model Name : Hasselblad CFV-39
> exiftool a.fff -creator="some text"
Error: [minor] Phocus may not properly update previews of edited FFF images - a.fff
0 image files updated
1 files weren't updated due to errors
> exiftool a.fff -creator="some text" -m
Warning: Phocus may not properly update previews of edited FFF images - a.fff
1 image files updated
> exiftool a.fff -creator
Creator : some text
> exiftool -ver
12.39
- Phil
Phil,
Thanks for testing.
I am trying to update Hasselblad HD6-100D files. I also get the minor warning (but I'm suppressing it with -m.)
It doesn't appear to be updating the files.
Exact command: exiftool -overwrite_original -creator="this is a test" -m <directory>
(again, I'm using 12.26, incase that's relevant)
Quote from: philbond87 on January 29, 2022, 08:45:32 AM
It doesn't appear to be updating the files.
Please be more specific. If you get this message, then the file was updated:
1 image files updated- Phil
Sorry I wasn't clear.
I am not at my computer now but I got the same warning you showed, but then also "no files were updated due to errors."
(I also checked the files and confirmed changes weren't made.)
Quote from: philbond87 on January 29, 2022, 02:25:12 PMI also checked the files and confirmed changes weren't made.
How did you check? Using exiftool or some other program.
I checked with exiftool.
Quote from: philbond87 on January 29, 2022, 02:25:12 PM
"no files were updated due to errors."
Let us know what the error was and maybe we can help more.
- Phil
Here are details of the error messages I'm seeing:
Given the command:
exiftool -overwrite_original -creator="test creator name" -m <file>
I get the following error:
Warning: Phocus may not properly update previews of edited FFF images
Error: Error reading value for IFD0 entry 29
0 image files updated
1 files weren't updated due to errors
I really appreciate the help.
Not being able to read an IFD entry is serious. Could this file be corrupted? Does this happen with all your HD6-100d samples, or just this one?
I have an HD6-100c sample here that doesn't have a problem like this, but I don't have an HD6-100d sample. If it happens with all your files, could you send me a sample so I can take a closer look? My email is philharvey66 at gmail.com
- Phil