[Iceman]

When I do a direct USB transfer from my iPad to a connected PC of a load of photos / videos, why do all of the said photos / videos end up 'upside down' when then viewed on the PC ? On the PC, I would have to open each, rotate it and then save it again which is obviously a bit of a faff.

Iceman

[rikur_]

Sounds like either the exif orientation data is getting lost, or the programme that you are using to view the photos doesn't support it. Which windows version are you using and which app for openning the photos?

[Spooky]

It’s an issue with iOS when you take photos. I encountered this during a design course (lots of photos to upload/use) and figured out that to have photos upright, you need to take them with the phone/iPad tilted to the left so that the home button ends up by your right hand.

[stevelup]

The problem is with whatever you’re viewing the pictures on the PC with. It is ignoring the rotation information stored in the file.

[Flyin'Dutch']

@iceman - are you left handed?

[Iceman]

Which windows version are you using and which app for openning the photos?

Vista and just about every standard Windows App.

It’s an issue with iOS when you take photos. I encountered this during a design course (lots of photos to upload/use) and figured out that to have photos upright, you need to take them with the phone/iPad tilted to the left so that the home button ends up by your right hand.

Consistent, my home button will always be on my left when taking a video / picture.

iceman - are you left handed?

No, but when taking video / pictures, for some reason, I am using my left hand to push the button.

Iceman

[plus7g]

That is upside down for me.......

[rikur_]

Vista and just about every standard Windows App.

That explains it - I think orientation support only came in with Windows 8

https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/hel ... s-or-windo

This tool seems to get a reasonable write-up: https://savolai.net/software/JPEG-EXIF_autorotate

[stevelup]

The issue with using a tool like that is that it is lossy - it'll decode the JPEG, rotate the image and re-encode it again.

Probably not the end of the world, but you should use it on a copy of the photographs first just in case it makes a dogs dinner of them.

Iceman, whilst it is inconvenient, you'll probably find that the photos are actually fine. Even though they are being displayed the wrong way round on your PC, if you were to upload them to a photo sharing site or e-mail them to someone, they will probably be OK.

[Spooky]

Oh hold on, were you....



inverted?