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ExifTool => The "exiftool" Application => Topic started by: rplis on April 07, 2017, 06:48:23 AM

Title: Reading GPS location from MOV file created by iPhone
Post by: rplis on April 07, 2017, 06:48:23 AM
Hi,

I wonder if you could help me. I would like to read location data from movies created in iPhone. However using ExifTool I can't see any GPS meta tags.
I know that location data should be stored there, because it is by default in that mobile + I can see a correct position in Google Maps once uploaded to Google Photos.
p.s. I can read easily location data from jpg files created in the phone.

I would really appreciate your help.
Regards,
Rafael
Title: Re: Reading GPS location from MOV file created by iPhone
Post by: Phil Harvey on April 07, 2017, 07:38:27 AM
Hi Rafael,

I thought that the iPhone stored GPS metadata that ExifTool would extract from videos.  Are you using a recent version of ExifTool?  If so, then I guess iPhone changed something.  ExifTool doesn't yet process the video stream in MP4 videos, so if the GPS is there then ExifTool won't extract it.

- Phil
Title: Re: Reading GPS location from MOV file created by iPhone
Post by: rplis on April 07, 2017, 08:43:14 AM
Hi Phil,

thanks for prompt response.

I thought so. Likely I am doing something wrong.
If you could check my file:
https://goo.gl/photos/ZSZndKgDJMkbrwyH8

Google photos service shows exact location. See attached.

Regards,
Rafal
Title: Re: Reading GPS location from MOV file created by iPhone
Post by: Phil Harvey on April 07, 2017, 09:32:06 AM
Hi Rafal,

Yes, the GPS seems to be embedded in the video data.  It is only my list to add support for decoding this information, but it will take some work.

- Phil
Title: Re: Reading GPS location from MOV file created by iPhone
Post by: rplis on April 07, 2017, 10:20:53 AM
Hi Phil,

understand. Could you advise what is the best solution right now to take out GPS data from that file?

Regards,
Rafal
Title: Re: Reading GPS location from MOV file created by iPhone
Post by: Phil Harvey on April 07, 2017, 10:24:46 AM
Sorry, I don't know of a solution.

- Phil