Photographer, HELP PLEASE.!

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[Originally posted by foybles on 2008-12-19 16:42:42-08]

Hi,

I use DXO lens correction software which uses EXIF camera data to identify camera body and lenses used and then makes image corrections with DXO lens profiles that are specifically matched to camera bodies.

My problem is I want to use professional prime lenses with a small Nikon D60 consumer body, and a small 18-55mm consumer zoom lens with a professional D200 body. I need to "fool" DXO software to think the D60 with prime lenses attached is the D200, and the D200 with the consumer zoom attached is the D60 as DXO has modules for those combinations. DXO will then give me the desired image corrections. These camera bodies have virtually the same sensors, the difference is negligible.

I understand nothing of ExifTool.

Is it possible to somehow create a droplet or something of that nature that I can simply drop the file onto and it will automatically change the EXIF camera name from D60 to D200 or visa versa?

Is this complicated? How can I do this?

Big thanks for anyone you can help, explain or point me in the right direction. I'm absolutely baffled by the ExifTool website and clueless about how to go about doing this.

Regards
Kevin

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[Originally posted by exiftool on 2008-12-20 20:02:36-08]

This is easy to do in Windows.  Just make a shortcut to exiftool.exe
and change the Target properties to include "-model=NIKON D200"
(including the quotes) in the command line.  See the "Running in Windows"
section of the exiftool home page for help with this.

- Phil

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[Originally posted by foybles on 2009-01-06 19:59:17-08]

Thanks Phil for the reply,

I'm running Mac OS X 10.5.6 and I'm a complete ignoramus concerning all this jargon and programming stuff. Can you point me in the right direction for simple instructions I can understand for using with a Mac?

Just need to make a droplet of some kind to automate changing those things I mentioned in my first post.

Regards, Kevin

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[Originally posted by exiftool on 2009-01-07 00:29:25-08]

Hi Kevin,

This is a bit more complicated on the Mac, and is best done by
writing an AppleScript to do what you want.  Doing this is
possible, but probably more difficult for you than doing it
from the command line in the Terminal application.  If you
want to do this, start from one of the OS X droplet samples
linked from the exiftool home page.

But this seems like a lot of effort for something that we're
not even sure will do what you want.  I'd try it from the
Terminal first to see what it does for you:

1) Start by placing a test image in a folder called "Test" on
your Desktop.

2) Install the OS X version of ExifTool.

3) Open the Terminal application (in the Applications/Utilities
folder).

4) In the Terminal Window type the following, then press "return":

Code:

exiftool "-model=NIKON D200" ~/Desktop/Test

After this, all images in the "Test" folder should be updated with
the new Model information, and there should be a file with a
name ending in "_original" for each image processed.  (The
"_original" files are the backups of the original images.)

- Phil

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[Originally posted by foybles on 2009-01-08 15:09:26-08]

Hi Phil,

Thanks again for your reply.

The way you you've just explained was easy to understand (not sure why I didn't understand before), but unfortunately the file created with exiftool isn't recognised and cannot be opened either by the DXO app or Photoshop.

Any ideas why?

Thanks
Kevin

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[Originally posted by exiftool on 2009-01-08 15:58:40-08]

Hi Kevin,

Which file did you try to open?  These apps may have trouble trying
to open the "_original" file since the extension won't be recognized.
Otherwise, if they can't open the edited file, please email me a copy
and I'll take a look at it (philharvey66 at gmail.com).

- Phil

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[Originally posted by foybles on 2009-01-08 16:36:36-08]

WHOOOPS...!

I was correct first time around about not understanding anything.

In the test folder I have two files, the duplicated original I first put in (_DSC0160.NEF) and the file created after using exiftool (_DSC0160.NEF_original). I could not open the created file but now I just tried the "duplicated original" file and this opens up in DXO.

Hooray..!

The DXO software is fooled and makes the lens distortion corrections. Thank you so much Phil...!! I can easily put that into my workflow. All I need to know now is if exiftool needs donations?

Kind Regards
Kevin Foy

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[Originally posted by exiftool on 2009-01-08 16:48:24-08]

Hi Kevin,

Great.  You were confused because exiftool renames the
original file (by adding "_original" to the file name), and
writes the edited file using the name that the original
image had before it was renamed.

Confusing, but hopefully you understand now.  The
"_original" file is preserved as a backup in case there
is a problem with the edited file.

There is a https://exiftool.org/index.html#donate" target="_blank">Donate
button that can be accessed from the exiftool home page.

- Phil