JacobDev1/xl-converter

Using ExifTool - Safe Wipe produces faded image output.

Lark8037 opened this issue · 3 comments

Lark8037 commented

Using ExifTool - Safe Wipe produces faded image output.

JacobDev1 commented

Use Encoder metadata modes to ensure the color profile gets handled properly. In this case, use Encoder - Wipe.

By using ExifTool, you handle metadata more thoroughly, but you also run the risk of unexpected behavior.

The ExifTool command used by ExifTool - Safe Wipe mode is

exiftool -all= -tagsFromFile @ --icc_profile:all --ColorSpace:all -overwrite_original <dst>

For more details, refer to this page in the docs

If you think a newer version of ExifTool will handle your images better, feel free to replace it in xl-converter/_internal/bin/win.

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Lark8037 commented

I think you should change this description of docs.
Safe Wipe - deletes all metadata except the one affecting the final image.

JacobDev1 commented

The commands used by ExifTool - Preserve and ExifTool - Safe Wipe are set to preserve all color-related information. Unfortunately, this doesn't work 100% of the time.

I'll try to reword some sections of the docs to reflect this better.

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