Rotate using EXIF & corrected rotation

[Finney]

Hi, quick question...

Say I have the "Rotate pictures using EXIF data" option checked and a picture comes up sideways. I jump on it and rotate using R or L. Does the EXIF data get updated to reflect the true orientation?

I'd guess yes or it would just come up sideways the next time, but there are so many pictures I can never remember..

Thanks

[Maksym]

No, it doesn't update the EXIF, but it does remember what pictures you rotated and to what angle.

[Finney]

Ah--is there any way to get to the list? I'd like to fix the photos themselves.

[Maksym]

Technically, there is. But it's far from easy. All this stuff is stored in the SQLite database file, so you'll need a tool to view SQLite databases. Plus, you'll need to execute SQL query inside that database to get the list of rotated files. Are you sure you want to dive that deep?

[Finney]

I think that's all I need to know. I can do SQLite. :)

The fun part will be figuring out how what the rotations mean. I looked at the EXIF flags and those alone are confusing enough. I'll poke around.

Thanks!