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EXIF orientation info in PNGs isn't used for image-orientation: from-image

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94 points justin-reeves | 2 comments | 21 Nov 25 13:29 UTC | HN request time: 0.416s | source
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postalcoder ◴[21 Nov 25 14:50 UTC] No.46005113[source]▶
As a former metadata completionist, my mind starts to dissociate when I think about my battles with EXIF metadata, vendor-specific metadata, and the way different software supports, or refuses to support, any of it.

It gets even worse when ingesting images into Apple Photos, where you have to confront papercut bugs that you know will never be fixed.

I love ExifTool. It’s one of the great utilities. It works for almost every file I throw at it. But reading its output can be unsettling. It’s like getting a glimpse of eudaimonia, only to have it rudely interrupted by the reality of Apple Photos misreading every lens in your collection.

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concinds ◴[21 Nov 25 17:20 UTC] No.46006517[source]▶
> It gets even worse when ingesting images into Apple Photos, where you have to confront papercut bugs that you know will never be fixed.

I wish they open-sourced their built-in macOS apps.

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1. pstuart ◴[21 Nov 25 17:29 UTC] No.46006605[source]▶
A nice compromise would be to open source the libraries that consume and emit data as well as core processing. Then they can add their own secret sauce UX and integration.

Likewise, that will never happen either.

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2. AlanYx ◴[21 Nov 25 21:01 UTC] No.46008953[source]▶
Yes, they used to compromise more along these lines in the past. e.g., Samba's vfs_fruit would never have gotten as good as it is without Apple open sourcing their SMBClient. Everyone benefits, even Apple (I'm sure they're running vfs_fruit on their server storage arrays internally). Wish they'd do it more.