Exiftool unable to override metadata

Started by jzleo, August 18, 2014, 12:55:59 PM

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jzleo

August 18, 2014, 12:55:59 PM
System: Win 7 and Linux
Exiftool Version: 9.65
Command Line: exiftool -profilecopyright="testing" <filename>.jpg
Console Output: Normal output "1 file updated"

After using ImageMagick to crop image from .tif to .jpg. Exiftool is unable to override the existing Profile Copyright metadata with new values.

Phil Harvey

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August 18, 2014, 12:58:59 PM
This is FAQ number 3.

- 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 ($).

StarGeek

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August 18, 2014, 03:57:18 PM
In the case of your test image, -IFD0:ProfileCopyright is being written to correctly.  The trouble is that there is also -ICC_Profile:ProfileCopyright, which apparently cannot be written to. 
"It didn't work" isn't helpful. What was the exact command used and the output.
Read FAQ #3 and use that cmd
Please use the Code button for exiftool output

Please include your OS/Exiftool version/filetype

jzleo

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August 19, 2014, 04:44:55 PM
Thank you for your responses. I see what is causing the problem now, and have devised a workaround for this. Good to know! Though, do you know why that particular set of metadata tags cannot be overwritten?

Phil Harvey

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August 20, 2014, 07:19:46 AM
ExifTool can not currently write individual ICC_Profile tags.  You can check the Tag Name documentation to see which tags are writable.

- 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 ($).

jzleo

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August 20, 2014, 08:56:30 AM
Ah I see, do you forsee it becoming writable in future releases of Exiftool?

Phil Harvey

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August 20, 2014, 10:01:41 AM
No.  There has been no need to add this feature.

- 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 ($).
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