#Clean exif tags from video windows#

The use of this function is illustrated here. It gives a much nicer list of properties, and it also did the GPS coordinates conversion-the work I did not want to do again myself. With further research aimed at a more complete solution, I found the information I was looking for-again on JamesвЂ™ blog, and there seemed to be a newer version of the image module available on MSDN.ДЄfter downloading and installing the module, I found Get-Exifdata, which did what I needed. The byte arrays are converted, but a lot of data is still not in a readable format, and it needs more conversion to be usable. The problem is not getting the values, but rather because they are byte arrays, converting the values to usable data.ДЄnd the Get-ImagePropery function only got me part of the way. The Get-ImageProperty function was a bit too basic, and it did not do the job for me. However, when I got started, I missed some of the functionality that I needed and expected in the library from James. I was making a dependency on the PowerShellPack anyway, so I figured I could use WPK as well for the interface part, knowing that I could вЂњstealвЂќ the basic interface fromВ an article by DougВ Finke. I knew that JamesвЂ™s library was included in the PowerShellPack module, and I decided to use that module in my solution after all.

But whilst searching for info, I was reminded of the fact that a lot of refactoring has to be done to extract the interesting data, because a lot of properties need their own custom conversion (a good example is the GPS information that I really wanted to have in). I knew it was possible to get the EXIF data by using. When I started looking at Advanced Event 8, my first thought was to use no external dependencies. This is not a production ready script, it just does enough to fulfill the requirements, but with some work, I think it would make a cool and handy tool and a good addition to the Imaging library.

#Clean exif tags from video windows#

He is from the Netherlands, but he has been living in Switzerland for two years, and he is working as a technical consultant at WinWorkers Schweiz GmbH, mostly in the Microsoft System Center areaвЂ¦and of course, he is using automation and Windows PowerShell wherever feasible. He was among the very early adapters of Windows PowerShell, has lots of hands-on experience, has spoken about Windows PowerShell at diverse events, and he is running the PowerShell Script Club in Zurich for the Swiss IT user group. He is best known for his blog, and for his utilities for Windows PowerShell, such as PowerTab and the PowerShell WMI explorer. Marc has been a Windows PowerShell MVP for the last six years. Marc van Orsouw (MoW) is our expert commentator for Advanced Event 8. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, here. Summary: Microsoft PowerShell MVP, Marc van Orsouw, resizes images and removes EXIF metadata while solving 2011 Scripting Games Advanced Event 8.