[Digikam-users] command line tool to normalize exif orientation flag

jdd jdd at dodin.org
Sat Jun 2 07:55:54 BST 2012


Le 01/06/2012 19:21, Jean-François Rabasse a écrit :

> convert -auto-orient -resize ... -strip <source> <destination>

yes, it's a good idea, at least as long as no better solution is found

> If your images shows correctly oriented, that means the whole raster is
> correct.

hope so :-)

> PS: I personaly always use that -strip option to build images sets for
> web albums, because I don't see the need for EXIF sections in my online
> images. Should probably be a matter of personal taste.
> (At least for thumbnail images, removing the EXIF section decreases the
> file size by over 60%).

I prefere to have all data online, as an other backup in case all my 
other copies are lost :-). And the spent size is unsignificant, but 
for our present goal...

>
> PPS: another useful convert option, for web images, is to produce
> progressive JPEGs.
> Option to add is: -interlace plane
> For large images, and/or visitors having a slow internet connexion, the
> visual effect is more pleasant. IMHO

I will try this, thanks

jdd



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