What OS are you on? There must be RAW converters that do not strip out the EXIF data and will output direct to JPEG format. I think the free version of Silkypix outputs only to JPEG, you might try that. (Even though I think the UI is abysmal.)
It's just a few days to Lightroom v1.0 release anyway ... ;-) Godfrey On Feb 15, 2007, at 12:14 PM, Doug Brewer wrote: > For some reason, the people who control the money for the City don't > think I necessarily have to have the absolute latest Photoshop on my > work computer so I can work on my personal photography. > > hmpf. > > So anyway, I'm still at PS7 here, and so I have to convert my PEF > or DNG > shots using a 3rd party converter (IrfanView) to TIFFs before I can PS > them into the normal messes I post links to now and again. I have > found, > during recent searching for material for an upcoming gallery, that the > EXIF info for these converted shots are not surviving the conversion. > Since the gallery needs the EXIF info, I'm kinda stuck. > > So, what I need to know, if you don't mind, is if there is a converter > that I can use that will not strip this info out, or can I just use > IrfanView to re-convert the RAW images into JPGs straightaway, which > will preserve the info, but leave me working to get top quality > from JPG > files, something I'd rather not do? > > Any guidance is appreciated. > > I have the Lightroom beta installed on this machine, but it's so slow > and resource-eating as to be unusable. > > Thanks, > Doug -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
