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re-compression after metadata-changes?

Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 5:16 pm
by zips
Does XnView actually save/recompress the whole image-file while saving changed meta-data (IPTC/EXIF etc.) ???

Or does it write/edit metadata without opening/resaving the jpg-files?

Thank you for your answer. I could not find this information in any corner of help or by searching this forum.

z.

Re: re-compression after metadata-changes?

Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 5:19 pm
by xnview
zips wrote:Does XnView actually save/recompress the whole image-file while saving changed meta-data (IPTC/EXIF etc.) ???

Or does it write/edit metadata without opening/resaving the jpg-files?
If you are in browser mode, it's lossless

Thank you/Merci! - Why not display this in big letters?

Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 5:28 pm
by zips
Une info qu'il faudrait publier partout !- Comme c'est ce que mes collegues-fotographes m'ont demandé en premier, je l'ai ajouté ds les FAQ!
Un critère décisif pour le choix d'un programme.

merci beaucoup!
je n'aurais jamais cru que vous répondiez aussi vite!
j'avais tellement recherché cette information partout!
Milles merci(s).

z.

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An information worth advertising!!!
As my colleagues asked for this criteria as well, it put it in the FAQ.
It's such a decisif criteria for chosing a photo-management-tool.

Thank you so much!
I wouldn't have expected you to answer THAT quickly!
And I have been looking really hard for this info everywhere!
Thanks again!

z.