Greetings,
Long time user of exiftool but first post to the forums. I have encountered a problem with TIFFs from Silverfast 8 scans that prevent exiftool from working. After scanning negatives with my Nikon Coolscan IV ED, I run exiftool with these parameters:
exiftool -Make=Canon -Model="Canon EOS 3 Silvermax" -FocalLength=50 -ISO=100 -m 50mm
Here's the error message I get for every file in that folder:
Error: [minor] Maker notes could not be parsed - 50mm/silvermax 1.tif
However, if I open the files in Photoshop CS5 and Save As with the same name and as a TIFF, exiftool works just fine. Any suggestions around this problem?
Thanks!
Tony
Hi Tony,
Just add the -m option to the exiftool command to ignore this minor warning. You don't get the warning on the Photoshop image because Photoshop deletes the maker notes.
- Phil
Thank you, Phil. I do have the -m option in the line but it still generates the error.
Tony
Hi Tony,
I know of no way that Exiftool will generate a minor error when the -m option is used. Looking at the code, this would seem to be an impossibility.
- Phil
Thank you, Phil. So you suspect it's the TIFF implementation in Silverfast? If you would like a file for testing, I am happy to send you one.
Thanks,
Tony
Hi Tony,
The warning is issued whenever ExifTool encounters maker notes that it doesn't recognize. In general I support most major camera makers, but can't possibly hope to cover everything. In this case, -m is the thing to do.
- Phil