Add geolocation data to .afphoto file.

[Xzenor]

Hey,

So I have an older camera but the quality is still better than my phone (not in megapixels but in actual quality) so I shot a bit here and there with that old thing.

However, there's no GPS in that thing so I'd like to add it afterwards.. but is this possible to add in Affinity Photo? I have the longitude and latitude but it seems that I can't add it anywhere. Is this true?

[walt.farrell]

37 minutes ago, Xzenor said:

but is this possible to add in Affinity Photo?

No, you can't add it in Affinity Photo.

You could install ExifTool and use it to add the data, though. There's a specific documentation page for geotagging in ExifTool: https://exiftool.org/geotag.html

 

[Xzenor]

1 hour ago, walt.farrell said:

No, you can't add it in Affinity Photo.

You could install ExifTool and use it to add the data, though. There's a specific documentation page for geotagging in ExifTool: https://exiftool.org/geotag.html

 

Thanks Walt.

Can it add the geo-data to the .afphoto file? That's be cool.

[walt.farrell]

1 minute ago, Xzenor said:

Can it add the geo-data to the .afphoto file?

No. The format of a .afphoto file is known only to Serif.

[Xzenor]

OK, thanks.. I'll use DigiKam then

I already use that and know how it works. Thanks though for helping me end my search on how to edit it in Affinity Photo.

[walt.farrell]

You're welcome.

[Pšenda]

2 hours ago, walt.farrell said:

No. The format of a .afphoto file is known only to Serif.

So why do you recommend ExifTool to the question "Add geolocation data to .afphoto file."?

 

2 hours ago, Xzenor said:

Can it add the geo-data to the .afphoto file? That's be cool.

Unfortunately not, but it would be cool :-)

 

[walt.farrell]

Due to misreading or misunderstanding the question, I suppose. Or being imprecise in my response.

I would probably use ExifTool, but it must be done to the image file, not to the .afphoto file. Then after that one can use Photo to create the .afphoto file.

 

[Pšenda]

1 hour ago, walt.farrell said:

I would probably use ExifTool, but it must be done to the image file, not to the .afphoto file. Then after that one can use Photo to create the .afphoto file.

Yes, Location description/GPS can be inserted into a JPEG file, and then loaded into APhoto, where they will be preserved and possibly exported from it. Just keep in mind that this loaded EXIF information will be preserved permanently, ie even if the image is completely changed/replaced with Place/Paste, so that they may be irrelevant. The ability to edit/delete EXIF information would therefore be really useful.

[Xzenor]

On 2/25/2021 at 12:35 AM, Pšenda said:

Yes, Location description/GPS can be inserted into a JPEG file, and then loaded into APhoto, where they will be preserved and possibly exported from it. Just keep in mind that this loaded EXIF information will be preserved permanently, ie even if the image is completely changed/replaced with Place/Paste, so that they may be irrelevant. The ability to edit/delete EXIF information would therefore be really useful.

 

Hey Thanks! While you meant it is a warning this may actually be a helpful fix!
I thought, crap, can't add the geolocation anymore so I have to do it afterwards on the export because I don't want to do all the edits again. But if what you say is true I can just add the geo on the export. load the export in Affinity Photo. Delete the layers and copy the layers from edit in to that new geo-tagged document.

[Pšenda]

Yes, you can use an empty/template JPEG, in which you can enter the necessary information using ExifTool (I recommend trying it with ExifToolGUI), load it into APhoto, exchange/insert the relevant image information, and save/export. A little clumsy, but it works :-)

[Xzenor]

1 hour ago, Pšenda said:

Yes, you can use an empty/template JPEG, in which you can enter the necessary information using ExifTool (I recommend trying it with ExifToolGUI), load it into APhoto, exchange/insert the relevant image information, and save/export. A little clumsy, but it works 🙂

Clumsy, yes. But having to do it every time after I make an export is worse.. I want that info in the .afphoto file and it's a way to do it. It's only a few files that I need to fix. and I've learned to make sure I do it before loading them into Affinity the next time