Skip to main content
G
garyc78841338
Known Participant
April 13, 2018
Answered

Keep EXIF when exporting?

  • April 13, 2018
  • 1 reply
  • 21054 views

How can I keep the EXIF data of a photo using the export feature?

I can use the save for web legacy option and that has a dropdown menu that allows me to choose to retain the exif data but given that it's labelled as the legacy option I assume adobe want the newer export as or quick export options to be used (and I prefer the speed of the quick export too).

The silly part is there is an export preferences menu yet it gives only 2 options, none of which preserve the full exif.

is the legacy 'save for web' function actually better than the newer options they added?

      Correct answer gary_sc

      OK, now that I know what you're doing, several things:

      First off iF you can use "Save for Web..." you can do a resize but you cannot see the EXIF data there either because the goal of S4W is to get the image as small as possible for web view. But that is not your goal.

      You could resize using Image (menu) -> Image resize... and then do the Save As... but I agree that would/could be tedious.

      The best/fastest way to do this is with Bridge. If you do not already have it you can download it here:

      Download Bridge - Adobe

      SOMETIMES when you install Bridge after installing PS, what I'm about to say may not be there and if so you "may" need to reinstall PS. But first try quitting and restarting both Bridge and Photoshop.

      So, if all is good, open up a folder of the images you want to work with in Bridge. Select the images you want to resize and save as JPEGS. Then, in Bridge, go to Tools (menu) -> Photoshop -> Image Processor. Within this you can see you can save the image into a variety of types, select the JPG option. Then type in the max height and width (this will do one or the other, it will not make square images), type in the amount compression you want (I use "7") and click OK. If you wanted the completed images in the same folder, they will be saved in that folder in a new folder titled JPEG.

      If you select any number of images and let this run, they will be the size you want at the compression you want with all of the EXIF data you want.

      For more information on Bridge, check out this 3-part article on Bridge

      Bridge Part 1: Making Bridge Work for You - Customizing the Interface

      Let us know if this solves your problem

      1 reply

      gary_sc
      Community Expert
      gary_scCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      April 13, 2018

      What is your actual objective?

      The reason I ask that is because "Export" is generally used when you want to save the image for a website or something like that. Generally there is no need for exif data in an image within a website. (Export is particularly important when you need a variety of sizes or types of an image that will be used in a website where the image may end up being a variety of sizes o you may need both a jpeg and a png version.)

      If you want to keep your EXIF data, just do a "Save As..." (Shift-command/control-s) and any of the image formats that you save into that has EXIF data will maintain your EXIF data.

      Please let us know if this helps you

      G
      garyc78841338Author
      Known Participant
      April 13, 2018

      Thanks for the help,

      The main reason is that I put my images on photo sharing sites that display the exif data next to the images but I'm always left with no data on lens/camera to help anybody else that wanted to know what I used and also to help myself when looking back through the images so that I can quickly see what focal lengths worked well and so on.

      I can of course go back and find that image in lightroom and see the data there but to be honest my lightroom is really badly organised and I usually struggle to find my older images and the easier way for me to do that is through the galleries I have set up on the photo sharing sites.

      I could use the 'save as' method instead but that's a little lacking in options for resizing and compressing... well I say lacking - there are no options. I suppose using the legacy save for web function would be my best choice by the sound of it.

        gary_sc
        Community Expert
        gary_scCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
        Community Expert
        April 13, 2018

        OK, now that I know what you're doing, several things:

        First off iF you can use "Save for Web..." you can do a resize but you cannot see the EXIF data there either because the goal of S4W is to get the image as small as possible for web view. But that is not your goal.

        You could resize using Image (menu) -> Image resize... and then do the Save As... but I agree that would/could be tedious.

        The best/fastest way to do this is with Bridge. If you do not already have it you can download it here:

        Download Bridge - Adobe

        SOMETIMES when you install Bridge after installing PS, what I'm about to say may not be there and if so you "may" need to reinstall PS. But first try quitting and restarting both Bridge and Photoshop.

        So, if all is good, open up a folder of the images you want to work with in Bridge. Select the images you want to resize and save as JPEGS. Then, in Bridge, go to Tools (menu) -> Photoshop -> Image Processor. Within this you can see you can save the image into a variety of types, select the JPG option. Then type in the max height and width (this will do one or the other, it will not make square images), type in the amount compression you want (I use "7") and click OK. If you wanted the completed images in the same folder, they will be saved in that folder in a new folder titled JPEG.

        If you select any number of images and let this run, they will be the size you want at the compression you want with all of the EXIF data you want.

        For more information on Bridge, check out this 3-part article on Bridge

        Bridge Part 1: Making Bridge Work for You - Customizing the Interface

        Let us know if this solves your problem

          Terms & ConditionsAccessibility statement
          Using the community Terms of use Privacy Cookie preferences Do not sell or share my personal information ad choicesAdChoices