Mac OS 9 Lives
Mac OS 9 Discussion => Software => Topic started by: IIO on February 15, 2026, 05:29:54 PM
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i have a workflow like this:
iphone -> transfer to intel mac -> transfer to OS9 -> turn canvas for 90 degress using photoshop -> upload to ftp -> browse in a webbrowsers using windows.
unfortunately under windows, the images are not turned and still come up with their original orientation.
i know that i could fix it by using "save as" in photoshop.
but for now i first want to learn where that info in the iPhone picture files actually is, and if it comes from the phone or from 10.13´s picture viewer. (?)
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Should be the EXIF "Orientation" attribute
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thanks, will look into it.
highly impractical this stuff.
or did i miss a relevant feature in PS which can do it?
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It comes from the camera, i.e phone.
EXIF tags: https://exiftool.org/TagNames/EXIF.html
Use exiftool to solve your problems:
https://leancrew.com/all-this/2009/04/derotating-jpegs-with-exiftool/
Or iView MediaPro on OS9 or 10.13. It is THE tool for all sorts of (batch) processing, including rotating, re-sizing and so on. Very decent algorithm. No need to go to PS, if you're not using layers, plug-ins and all that stuff.
P.S. You can also use exiftool to delete all metadata (EXIF) from your images and then rotate them with the software of your choice.
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/66192531/exiftool-how-to-remove-all-metadata-from-all-files-possible-inside-a-folder-an
The only problem with this approach is that it also deletes all ICC color profiles, but there's always a ColorSync script 'Embed.app' to add them back. It works in batch mode too, if dragged and dropped.