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Exif (Exchangeable image file format) is a way of string information from the camera in a photo file.  When recording video the Canon DSLR's record the exif data in a .thm file.  Every video on the camera will have a corresponding .thm file.  The .thm files are really .jpg files
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Exif (Exchangeable image file format) is a way of storing information from the camera in a photo file.  When recording video the Canon DSLR's record the exif data in a .thm file.  Every video on the camera will have a corresponding .thm file.  Since the .thm files are really .jpg files the data can be read with Photoshop or Preview
  
 
'''Reading the Exif data'''
 
'''Reading the Exif data'''

Revision as of 14:45, 8 February 2012

Exif (Exchangeable image file format) is a way of storing information from the camera in a photo file. When recording video the Canon DSLR's record the exif data in a .thm file. Every video on the camera will have a corresponding .thm file. Since the .thm files are really .jpg files the data can be read with Photoshop or Preview

Reading the Exif data

  1. Make a copy of the .thm file.
  2. Change the extension from.thm to .jpg. A warning dialog will appear. Click Use.jpg.
  3. Open the file in Preview.
  4. Go to Tools > Show Inspector (Command-I).
  5. Click the More Info Inspector tab.
  6. Click the Exif tab.