Import EXIF Data

ecbuck wrote on 4/8/2015, 1:28 PM

I am creating a video slideshow from jpg files in Movie Studio 12 Platinum. The jpgs have titles in the EXIF info. Is there a way to import those titles with the pictures into the video?

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MSmart wrote on 4/9/2015, 1:59 AM

Welcome to the forum. Sorry, it can't be done.

What are you wanting to accomplish? Give an example.

Is there a program that can extract that info and place it into a text file, one line per image? If so, you may be able to use that to copy/paste into Movie Studio.

VEGASNeal1 wrote on 4/15/2015, 12:01 PM

If I were assigned to work on a project of this type, I would look at using the ImageMagick command-line tool. It can be used to extract the EXIF information into a list as MSmart suggested.

Or ImageMagick can be used to create a second set of image files with the EXIF information written onto the images, then these could be used to create the slide show.

ImageMagick is somewhat cryptic, here are some starting points if you'd like to try it.

A command to list of all JPG image files and their titles:

identify -format "%f, %[EXIF:ImageDescription]" *.jpg

A command to write the image title onto a copy of an image:

convert "my-image.jpg" -pointsize 18 -fill white -annotate +20+20 %[EXIF:ImageDescription] "my-revised-image.jpg"

Best of luck with your project.