exif comment after a convert -resize

[calmar]

Hi all, is it possible to keep the exif 'Comment' on the target file of a convert statement?

(If not, I will have to manually readd it to the newly created file, but when it would be possible in one go, it would be nice).

thanks a lot
calmar

( http://www.calmar.ws/resize/ )

[anthony]

It is kept by default unless you use -strip or -thumbnail (resize with strip)

[calmar]

Hi,

then something is wrong with jhead, or anyway convert on those particular pics:

http://www.calmar.ws/tmp/123-Sat-screen.png

that's the pic I tried it ( http://www.calmar.ws/tmp/Wallis_2008_227.jpg )

In fact, with my cam, it about always worked - not with the pics of my friends one.

When I find 'where' and nothing else it told here, I guess I will open a bug report - may won't hurt.

cheers
marco

[anthony]

From what I can see all the EXIF information abotu the image is still present after being resized. The only information that has been modified was the resolution, and for some reason the comment, which is NOT part of the EXIF data.

I have no idea why the comment is missing, it should be present from what I can see from your screen shot. I would consider this a bug, which should be reported in the bugs forum.

Hmmm...

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convert http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/photo_store/hatching_orig.jpg -format %c info:

returned

Hatching of Linux

Now resize...

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convert http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/photo_store/hatching_orig.jpg -resize 50% -format %c info:

also returned the same comment. So far so good, lets try a save to jpg (in a pipeline)

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convert http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/photo_store/hatching_orig.jpg -resize 50% jpg:- | identify -format %c

NO COMMENT!!!!!

Removing the resize...

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convert http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/photo_store/hatching_orig.jpg jpg:- | identify -format %c

Same result!!! It is NOT resize, but the save to jpeg that is failing to save the comment!!! Definate bug

[calmar]

Hi Anthony,

I just posted a link to this thread here to the 'bug-mailing-list'.

Thanks again for helping and pointing out!

cheers
marco