XnView Software

why do have this step (PNG)?


The original images have the subject in a fixed place. They have a known shape.

But the background is bad. i need to replace it with white.

I apply a mask in the first step - this replaces the background with black & leaves the object as desired.

But I want a ...

PNG format doesn't support EXIF metadata


Sigh, I missed that. Can you recommend another format that does (and that also supports the alpha channel, which is how I remove background)? I don't really care about the intermediate file - it's just a way to let me get rid of themasked backgroun. Or ...

XnConvert 1.76

I use this flow:
.JPG from camera => IPTC (add copyright), Add mask (fixes background, makes background Alpha channel), crop, canvas resize => png
"Keep and add new value" is checked on the IPTC action.
"Keep original date/time attributes" and "Preserve Metadata" are checked ...