GPS Information Lost, probably when project exported

Anonymous

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Aug 13, 2021 23:04

Good morning,

When I was first setting up PhotoDirector I checked if the GPS information stored in my photos was coming through to PhotoDirector (it was).

I then had a need to move my project, so exported the project to a new location on my PC. When exporting, I checked the second two boxes, but did not include the original source files.

I have now found that PhotoDirector has lost all my GPS information, see the two attachments showing photo IMG_1172.jpg. I have added a photo to the project since the export, which displays the GPS information correctly (attachment showing photo IMG_1302.jpg). So it looks like all the GPS information was lost during the export.

Is this a bug?

Is there any way that I can "refresh" the new project to re-read the GPS information?

Many thanks


Filename	SourceFileShowingGPSinWindowsProperties.png	Download
Description	Source Photo
Filesize	120 Kbytes
Downloaded:	3 time(s)


Filename	PhotoExported-NoGPS.png	Download
Description	No GPS in PhotoDirector (Exported project)
Filesize	789 Kbytes
Downloaded:	3 time(s)

PIX

Senior Contributor Joined: Sep 21, 2011 00:02 Messages: 2910 Offline

Aug 14, 2021 04:39

Hello MG365,

Welcome to the PhotoDirector forum

Before investigating fully, could you clarify. Did you export the project or export the photo?

Ah. I've just replicated what you've reported when exporting a project. It's odd because when you right click on the photo in PhD & select "Locate on Disk", then check the properties, the GPS data is still embedded. YET it doesn't show up in the exported project as it had done prior to export.

I'll check further with a variety of photos containing GPS data then report this to CL.

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Anonymous

Aug 14, 2021 23:51

Thanks for that.

I don't suppose you would have any suggestions about how I can get the GPS data back onto my photos in Photodirector? I have done a few tests, and so far the only option I can see is deleting everything from Photodirector and reimporting. But I will then lose some of the work I have done in PhotoDirector.

optodata

Senior Contributor Location: California, USA Joined: Sep 16, 2011 16:04 Messages: 8630 Offline

Aug 14, 2021 23:57

If you still have the original project, try exporting it again but this time check the option to include the original photos. You'll have duplicates in the new location but they should retain the GPS EXIF data.

PIX

Senior Contributor Joined: Sep 21, 2011 00:02 Messages: 2910 Offline

Aug 15, 2021 02:41

Hello again MG365 & hi to optodata,

Your suggestion sounds perfectly sensible, optodata, but that's exactly what I did when I was first (& subsequently) checking MG365's issue.

Yes, duplicate copies of each photo were exported to the new project folder.
Yes, the photos retained their GPS data (viewed in Properties),
but NO, the exported project did NOT display the GPS data in PhD.

For testing, I've uploaded two small projects to illustrate. Here's the original project (zipped) & here's the exported project (which is also zipped). Yes, all options were check in the project export window.

It's quite a perplexing issue to me, particularly as the GPS data is present in the exported photos.

PIX

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Anonymous

Aug 15, 2021 04:37

Thanks for your help PIX. It sure looks like a bug to me.

Presumably during an export there are lines of programming code that describe the data that should be exported. My understanding is that the GPS functionally is fairly new, and maybe someone neglected to add this new GPS data to the export program?