How to first erase tags and then write into a JPEG file

[PersaBoy]

> I've got Image.JPG
> I edit it in Photoshop and save it as Image_Edited.JPG

Now, I'd like to read the EXIF from the Image.JPG and write it into the Image_Edited.JPG?
Here is what I did:

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exiftool -json /Users/dani/Desktop/Image.JPG  > outp.json
exiftool -json=outp.json Image_Edited.jpg
The problem is that it doesn't first remove all tags from Image_Edited.JPG and then write outp.json into it. Looks like it just edits the existing tags since the PhotoShop tags still remain in it!

So, how can I completely remove all the Image_Edited.JPG tags first and then write outp.json into it?

[StarGeek]

Why not copy directly instead of taking the extra step of  saving to a json file?

You could use
exiftool -all= -TagsFromFile /Users/dani/Desktop/Image.JPG -All:All Image_Edited.jpg

This will remove all tags from Image_Edited.jpg, then copy all tags from the original.

Otherwise, just add -All= to your command that reads from the json.

[PersaBoy]

Thanks, it works but there are two issues here:

1. It also transfers the original thumbnail to the second file
2. it changes orientation of some photos.

Any advice?

Why not copy directly instead of taking the extra step of  saving to a json file?

You could use
exiftool -all= -TagsFromFile /Users/dani/Desktop/Image.JPG -All:All Image_Edited.jpg

This will remove all tags from Image_Edited.jpg, then copy all tags from the original.

Otherwise, just add -All= to your command that reads from the json.

[StarGeek]

Try this, I think it will work
exiftool -all= -TagsFromFile /Users/dani/Desktop/Image.JPG -All:All -thumbnailimage= -Orientation= Image_Edited.jpg