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Posted: **Thu May 31, 2007 4:06 am**

I try use TagsWriteTypeASCII to create GPS tags, some is ok,
but some is confuse.

for example, I try:

oGdPicture.TagsWriteTypeASCII PropertyTagGpsLongitude, "33°24'51.8"""

The code is work, but when I read the Longtiude value , the value is mistake.

I also try "33/1,24/1,518/10" , still mistake, "33 24 518" also mistake..

What's the correct format of this?

The same question in "PropertyTagGpsGpsTime" tag, what's the correct format?

I tryed "12:12:12", got "00:00:00",, tryed "12:12:12 UTC:, got "00:00:00 UTC".. tryed "2006/05/30 12:12:12" ..... still mistake...

And, I found there are no "PropertyTagGpsGpsDate" tag, so, how do I set the GPS tag "GPSDateStamp"

Please help.. many Thanks!

Posted: **Thu May 31, 2007 10:01 am**

Hi,

1:

This syntax oGdPicture.TagsWriteTypeASCII PropertyTagGpsLongitude, "33°24'51.8" is working for me.

Which software are you using to view the Gps tags ?

2:

I never heard about the GPSDateStamp TAGS ? Do you get any information about it ?

Regards,

Loïc

Posted: **Thu May 31, 2007 10:17 am**

OK I've foud the description of the PropertyTagDateStamp TAG:

http://www.awaresystems.be/imaging/tiff ... stamp.html

I will add aditional tags for the next release.

For the moment you can do like this:

(vb6 sample)

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Const PropertyTagDateStamp = &H1D

oGdPicture.TagsWriteTypeASCII PropertyTagDateStamp , "2007:05:31"

For the description of all the tags:

http://www.awaresystems.be/imaging/tiff ... d/gps.html

Posted: **Thu May 31, 2007 3:55 pm**

All of my code is here:

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Dim ii As Long
Dim oGdPicture As GdpicturePro.cGdPicture
Set oGdPicture = New GdpicturePro.cGdPicture
oGdPicture.SetLicenceNumber ("0012345678910111213141516") 'Demo code version
ii = oGdPicture.LoadFromFile("c:\test.jpg")
oGdPicture.TagsWriteTypeASCII PropertyTagGpsVer, "2.1"
oGdPicture.TagsWriteTypeASCII PropertyTagGpsLongitude, "130°33'31.4"""
oGdPicture.TagsWriteTypeASCII PropertyTagGpsGpsTime, "12:05:06"
oGdPicture.TagsWriteTypeASCII &H1D, "2007:11:22"
oGdPicture.SaveAsJpeg "c:\test1.jpg"
oGdPicture.CloseImage ii

the test photo file test.jpg already contain GPS Tags, you can download the test.jpg file here:

http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id ... 539&size=o

I use "Opanda IExif 2.26" to read the GPS Tags, the result is follow:

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[GPS]
GPS Version ID = Version 2.2
GPS Latitude Ref = North latitude
GPS Latitude = 33°24'51.8"
GPS Longitude Ref = East longitude
GPS Longitude = 130°33'31.4"
GPS Time Stamp = 22:14:39 UTC
GPS Status = Measurement in progress
GPS Map Datum = WGS-84
GPS Date Stamp = 2006-11-02 UTC

If I use ExifTag.exe which come from GDPicture sample code folder, the result is:

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GpsVer: 1 4
GpsLatitudeRef: N 
GpsLatitude: 33/1, 24/1, 518/10
GpsLongitudeRef: E 
GpsLongitude: 130/1, 33/1, 314/10
GpsGpsTime: 22/1, 14/1, 39/1
GpsGpsStatus: A 
GpsMapDatum: WGS-84 
Unknown TAG: 2006:11:02

Remember all above data is come from test.jpg,, Now we run my vb code to create test1.jpg, you can download the test1.jpg here:

http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id ... 719&size=o

Ok, let's check test1.jpg with "Opanda IExif 2.26", the result is:

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[GPS]
GPS Version ID = 2.1
GPS Latitude Ref = North latitude
GPS Latitude = 33°24'51.8"
GPS Longitude Ref = East longitude
GPS Longitude = 559509°50'19.6746"
GPS Time Stamp = 00:00:00 UTC
GPS Status = Measurement in progress
GPS Map Datum = WGS-84

The Longitude/time stamp is all mistake, and the "date" field is lose.
then, let us check the test1.jpg with ExifTag.exe, the result is:

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GpsVer: 2.1 
GpsLatitudeRef: N 
GpsLatitude: 33/1, 24/1, 518/10
GpsLongitudeRef: E 
GpsLongitude: 130°33'31.4" 
GpsGpsTime: 12:05:06
GpsGpsStatus: A 
GpsMapDatum: WGS-84

Looks like the Longitude and time is ok,, but, it's incorrect. and the
GPSdate are lose too.

Opanda IExif is freeware, you can download it here:

http://www.opanda.com/en/iexif/download.htm

My Platform is Windows Server 2003 BIG5 Taiwan edition, VB6 Sp6 english version.

Thanks!

Posted: **Thu May 31, 2007 4:55 pm**

After few hours study, I am very sure it's a bug of gdpicture. you may check this document:

http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exi ... s/GPS.html

The data format of GPSLatitude is rational64u[3], it's mean is 24 bytes
of binary data. ok, let check the test.jpg file:

the longitude is 33°24'51.8"

In test.jpg file base 0x566 contain binary data:

21 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 --> 33/1
18 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 --> 24/1
06 02 00 00 0A 00 00 00 --> 518/10

Yes, it's 33/1°, 24/1', 518/10", first 4 bytes div last 4 bytes

And , after run TagsWriteTypeASCII PropertyTagGpsLongitude, "33°24'51.8"""

, the Longitude data in test1.jpg is a ASCII string 33°24'51.8"

It's totally mistake. because Longitude is binary format (rational64u) not ascii string.

Posted: **Thu May 31, 2007 5:43 pm**

Yes you are right.

The TagsWriteTypeASCII() stores always the tag value as ASCII.

I will try to add a TagsWriteTypeRational() method (for this end of week) using a string mask like this one: #/#,#/#,#/#....#/#

Best regards,

Loïc Carrère

Posted: **Fri Jun 01, 2007 2:37 pm**

Hi,

I've added new methods into the gdpicture pro 3.7 (beta):

TagsGetType
https://www.gdpicture.com/references/gdp ... tType.html

TagsWriteTypeRational
https://www.gdpicture.com/references/gdp ... ional.html

TagsWriteTypeLong
https://www.gdpicture.com/references/gdp ... eLong.html

TagsWriteTypeShort
https://www.gdpicture.com/references/gdp ... Short.html

TagsWriteTypeByte
https://www.gdpicture.com/references/gdp ... eByte.html

Now you can use this syntax for the GPSLatitude:

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 TagsWriteTypeRational PropertyTagGpsLongitude, "33/1,24/1,518/10"

You can download the beta release here:

https://www.gdpicture.com/ressources/betas/

Best regards,

Loïc Carrère

Posted: **Fri Jun 01, 2007 6:48 pm**

Hi~ Thanks for your quck help. I tryed the new version, my code is here:

.TagsWriteTypeByte PropertyTagGpsVer, "2,2,0,0"
.TagsWriteTypeASCII PropertyTagGpsLongitudeRef, "E"
.TagsWriteTypeASCII PropertyTagGpsLatitudeRef, "N"
.TagsWriteTypeRational PropertyTagGpsLongitude, "131/1,33/1,314/10"""
.TagsWriteTypeRational PropertyTagGpsLatitude, "32/1,24/1,518/10"
.TagsWriteTypeASCII PropertyTagGpsMapDatum, "WGS-84"
.TagsWriteTypeRational PropertyTagGpsGpsTime, "12/1,05/1,06/1"
.TagsWriteTypeASCII &H1D, "2007:11:22"
.TagsWriteTypeASCII PropertyTagGpsGpsStatus, "A"

Every thing is ok but GPSDateStamp (&H1D) not work...

Thanks again!

Posted: **Sun Jun 03, 2007 8:25 pm**

I think this problem come from Opanda IExif now.

This is the GPSDateStamp Tag STD:

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TIFF Tag GPSDateStamp
IFD		GPS
Code		29 (hex 0x001D)
Name		GPSDateStamp
Type		ASCII
Count		11
Default		None

If you use this code:

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.TagsWriteTypeASCII PropertyTagGpsDateStamp, "2007:11:22."

It is working.

The only thing is that the Opanda IExif does not seems to recognise this tag as GPSDateStamp Tag. It returns only Entry 001D.

And the entry 001D is the hex code of the GPSDateStamp Tag.

Best regards,

Loïc

Posted: **Mon Jun 04, 2007 5:19 pm**

hi~

I tryed this code:

.LoadFromFile("c:\test.jpg")
.TagsWriteTypeASCII PropertyTagGpsDateStamp, "2007:11:22"
.SaveAsJpeg "c:\test2.jpg"

it's not work, the GPSDateStamp Tag just erased. and I think it's not Opanda IExif's bug.

Because I also try other 3 programs:

1.ExifTool by Phil Harvey
2.Photo Explorer 8.5 from ULead Systems
3.ExifTag.exe from GDPicture samle code area.

These 3 programs all can get correct GPSDateStamp from origional jpeg file (test.jpg)
, and all can't get GPSDateStamp from target jpeg file (test2.jpg)

And, we know GPSDateStamp is ascii string format, I use binary search program to search the test2.jpg file, also can't find string "2007:11:22"

Posted: **Tue Jun 05, 2007 10:06 am**

Hi,

Ok I've understood what's append.

In fact the GPSDateStamp is unknown by the gdiplus.dll version < 6.

You need to use the last gdiplus.dll edition.

With windows Vista, you have nothing to do. It will works!

With Windows XP you have to use one of the solution described here:

[Link to the old forum deleted]

I suggest this one:

- Creates an empty ApplicationName.exe.local file in the same directory as your application. (Use your applicaiton name instead ApplicationName).
- Copy to the gdiplus.dll of the redist forder into this same directory.

Best regards,

Loïc Carrère

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