It was 9/11/04 7:31 pm, when Martin Orpen wrote: > Brian's script is a javascript version of Tina's copy & paste routine. Both > will become difficult if you have to do this on more than a handful of > images.
Martin True the copy and paste method requires you to name the new document but Brian wrote the script so that would not be necessary. Why did I not mention the copy and paste method? Because the script does a better job. <g> If the script is used in a Batch command, you can strip all EXIF data, including the camera EXIF data, and not need to name your documents. Of course, you would need to save any EXIF data beforehand that you do want to include in your files so that you can append it afterwards. There is a slight problem with both methods: if the source color space is different to your working color space, you will get a warning about how to deal with the discrepancy. If the color space is the same, no problem. As for manufacturers forcing us to pass on sensitive data, I can't see how the camera EXIF data can be used to prove anything. AFAIK, the files have to be lodged with the Library of Congress before a lawyer will even touch a disputed case of ownership. And if a file has been lodged, then what need for sensitive data? Let the owner of the file decide whether they want to pass on the info as proof or not. This seems to be the consensus among photographers, who own the images in most cases, after all. IAC, the case for not being able to delete camera EXIF data is a ridiculous case that doesn't stand up. Why? Because there are trillions of files that were originally created in a computer or scanned that do not contain camera EXIF data. How many of those have been disputed to warrant passing on sensitive data? 1,000? 10,000? 1,000,000? Still not enough. <g> The right thing to do is to let the owners of the file decide. Either give them a menu item in the camera that lets them include/exclude camera EXIF data or applications such as Photoshop should give you the option when processing files or editing EXIF data. > If you use OS X and don't have a problem with the command line, you could > use tiffutil to copy the images: > > $ tiffutil -none /path/to/image -out /path/to/image2 Please can you expand a little... Shangara Singh. ________________________________________________ :: Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) Photoshop CS :: Photoshop CS Essential Tips || Photoshop Glossary (eBooks) :: Examaids for Adobe & Macromedia Certification :: http://www.photoshopace.com || http://www.examaids.com =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
