How to get nordic alphabets working in Exiftool?

Started by Masa, January 06, 2024, 12:13:22 PM

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Masa

When I use "exiftool view" command then nordic characters "å, ä, ö" are not show correctly:
Artist                          : Matti Meikõlõinen
City                            : ─õnekoski
Location                        : ?ja
It should be look like this:
Artist                          : Matti Meikäläinen
City                            : Äänekoski
Location                        : Öja

Is there anyway that Exiftool can automatically show those characters correctly when using "exiftool view" command?

Phil Harvey

First, there is no such thing as an "exiftool view" command.

Second, the problem is entirely shell dependent.  Assuming you are using some type of Windows shell, FAQ 18 may help.

- Phil
...where DIR is the name of a directory/folder containing the images.  On Mac/Linux/PowerShell, use single quotes (') instead of double quotes (") around arguments containing a dollar sign ($).

Masa

Quote from: Phil Harvey on January 06, 2024, 02:21:38 PMSecond, the problem is entirely shell dependent. Assuming you are using some type of Windows shell, FAQ 18 may help.
Thanks that helped me to understand. Im Windows 10 user.

After this CMD will show nordic alphabets correctly automatically:
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  • Start -> Run -> regedit
  • Go to
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor\Autorun]
  • Change the value to
    @chcp 65001>nul
  • If Autorun is not present, you can add a New String