What's up with added EXIF data by gThumb ? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 6 months ago by lemmyreader@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Make a screen shot of your desktop
Check with a viewer and see no EXIF data
Load it in gThumb to use its crop feature, crop and save
Check again with a viewer and see that gThumb added EXIF data including the gThumb version

In the mean time I've started to use other software to crop screen shots but I am still puzzled why gThumb always adds EXIF data ?

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[-] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I just used gThumb recently to try to post something I had inverted, but posting it to sopuli/lemmy scrubbs the exif data and it was posted as if I didn't do anything.

So, gThumb uses exif data to modify pictures which is likely what is added.

*What alternative are you using?

[-] lemmyreader@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 months ago

I just used gThumb recently to try to post something I had inverted, but posting it to sopuli/lemmy scrubbs the exif data and it was posted as if I didn’t do anything.

Yes, uploading to Mastodon and Lemmy will likely automatically wipe EXIF data by those sites.

So, gThumb uses exif data to modify pictures which is likely what is added.

*What alternative are you using?

For image cropping I've switched to Gwenview which I'm pleased with.

[-] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 2 points 6 months ago

Thanks.

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