Tiff metadata

[sumit07]

Hi Phil,

While trying to add title to a particular tiff file, I get an error mentioned below.

C:\>exiftool.exe -title=test XING_T24.TIFF
Error: No size tag for IFD0:StripOffsets - XING_T24.TIFF
    0 image files updated
    1 files weren't updated due to errors


Could you please help me with this. I have attached the file.

thanks
sumit

[Phil Harvey]

This image is missing the StripByteCounts information so ExifTool will not write it.  This tag is required by the TIFF specification, and ExifTool needs this information to determine the number of bytes in the image data.

- Phil

[sumit07]

Hi Phil,

Can't exiftool correct this file and write the metadata.

-sumit

[Phil Harvey]

Hi Sumit,

No, sorry.  In general, ExifTool doesn't fool around with the image data, and this is a problem with the way the image is stored.

- Phil

[sumit07]

thanks for the reply Phil

[sumit07]

Hi Phil,

I got another tiff sample file. When I try to change the title of this particular file (sample attached), I am able to do it but for some unknown reasons I am not able to change the software tag. Even when i try change software, it does not show any error instead it says image updated successfully. But when i check the software field using exiftool.exe -software A0_200_T.TIFF, it shows me the previos value.

Please help

[Phil Harvey]

This is FAQ 3

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> exiftool ~/Desktop/A0_200_T.TIFF -a -G1 -software
[IFD0]          Software                        : test
[IFD1]          Software                        : PixEdit Version 3.72, Not licensed - for internal TechSoft use only

- Phil

[sumit07]

Thanks Phil