Hadn't done it for a bit, so I decided to test. I made four exposures
with the DS, two set to JPEG *** and two set to RAW format storage,
one of each in portrait orientation.
- After making the exposures, I reviewed them on the DS' LCD and set
the two portrait
shots to the correct orientation.
- The SD card was put into a reader and the files dragged to a folder
on my desktop.
- iView Media Pro was used to view the files. All were the correct
orientation.
- Adobe Bridge was used to view the files, again all were the correct
orientation.
- Photoshop CS2 opens the JPEG files in the correct orientation.
- Camera Raw v3.1 opens the RAW files in the correct orientation.
So, it appears that the DS will properly assign orientation to the
image files, whether JPEG or RAW, presumably by changing a value in
the metadata, and the four image management/processing applications I
use are both aware and know of that setting.
The key is that I reviewed the images on the camera LCD, set them to
the correct orientation, and clicked the OK button before moving to
the next one. The camera writes to the image file and tells you that.
I imagine that if we could figure out what was being set in the
metadata specifically, we could get a batch processing application to
do this correctly and very quickly ... just show all the thumbnails,
aggregate-select all the ones that need to be rotated, and write the
correct value to the metadata.
But it's not a big enough problem for me to go do the work for all
that...
Godfrey
On Aug 5, 2005, at 7:54 AM, John Forbes wrote:
Are you sure? I'm sure it isn't possible with the D, and I haven't
heard that you can do it with the DS.
Also, why make it possible with JPEGs, but not with RAW?
John
On Fri, 05 Aug 2005 15:02:04 +0100, Godfrey DiGiorgi
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I believe that if I review my shots in-camera with the DS and set
the orientation correctly for each one, they transfer to iView
Media Pro and Photoshop correctly oriented... the JPEG files and
previews, but not the RAW files.
Godfrey
On Aug 5, 2005, at 5:45 AM, Mark Roberts wrote:
"John Forbes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
You HAVE to select each one individually at some point
Unless your camera automatically records camera orientation in EXIF.
Next Pentax DSLR? Probably.
--Mark Roberts
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