embed tiff compression type as exif tag

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[Originally posted by michel on 2009-05-19 11:53:27-07]

Hello,

I would like to embed the tiff compression type (g4, g3, uncompressed, jpg, lzw etc) into an exif tag, so I can later find them with an other application (irfanview or imagemagick) and convert them accordingly.

Is there anyone who knows if this is possibile with exiftool?

thanks a bundle,

Michel

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[Originally posted by exiftool on 2009-05-19 12:05:40-07]

Hi Michel,

Yes, this can be done (as long as the compression type is in the
list of possibilities.  See the "Compression" tag in the
EXIF
tag name documentation for a complete list.

But you should be careful when playing with protected tags
such as this since they may affect the way an image is
rendered.

- Phil