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ExifTool => Bug Reports / Feature Requests => Topic started by: nms on October 06, 2011, 09:04:05 AM

Title: Warning: Error rebuilding maker notes (may be corrupt) -- confusion
Post by: nms on October 06, 2011, 09:04:05 AM
Windows XP SP3, exiftool 8.64

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Warning: [minor] Unrecognized MakerNotes - w:/rimages/by-date/200x/2003/06/20030616122921-02620.jpg
Warning: Error rebuilding maker notes (may be corrupt) - w:/rimages/by-date/200x/2003/06/20030616122921-02620.jpg


Is the rebuid really happens? May be the message can be

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Warning: Problems parsing maker notes ...
Title: Re: Warning: Error rebuilding maker notes (may be corrupt) -- confusion
Post by: Phil Harvey on October 06, 2011, 09:17:17 AM
If you send me the image I can tell for sure (my email is philharvey66 at gmail.com), but this is likely just because it contains maker notes that are not recognized, hence exiftool can not guarantee that they are rewritten without corruption.

- Phil
Title: Re: Warning: Error rebuilding maker notes (may be corrupt) -- confusion
Post by: nms on October 06, 2011, 09:20:19 AM
Strictly speaking the first message
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Warning: [minor] Unrecognized MakerNotes - w:/rimages/by-date/200x/2003/06/20030616122921-02620.jpg

already claim that.
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