XnView Software

Helmut,
Sorry for the delayed response. I was away.

I do have the 'Reset EXIF orientation value' checked. Also, I do not have "Rotate images based on EXIF orientation" selected in the general section of options.

Here is a step by step example (using 1.96.2):
- The original image needs to be ...

version 1.92.2
Clicking on the lossless transformation down arrow or in the dialog box for a 90 degree rotation (left or right) does a 180 degree rotation. When doing it again in the oppisite (to correct the over rotation) works fine.

xnview wrote:Could you send me the file?

I have sent you the file using email.

If you mean, "Did I try changing it in XnView after I added the tag using metaeditor?", then the answer is yes.

I did try to change the orientation tag setting with XnView after I added the tag to the file with metaeditor. It would not hold. XnView accepts the change than asks me to save the change ...

I tried adding an orientation tag to some old kodak picture disk jpegs that have no existing EXIF data.

I used metaeditor because while I can change existing EXIF tags using XnView, I don't see how I can add EXIF tags to image files that don't have them.

The problem I have with using metaeditor to ...

Dreamer,
Thanks for the very quick response. I will review the links on lossless rotation.

In my case, I would prefer not to rotate the image. I only want to change the EXIF orientation information so that EXIF-aware display software and devices (smart enough to know the proper orientation based ...

XnView is a great tool for photos. I'm amazed at all it can do and how quickly suggestions are implemented.

Now my question. I started using XnView to change or add EXIF orientation information without changing any of the image data.

It seems to me that, in the browser view, clicking the "Rotate ...