For the record, recent versions of Adobe
Photoshop and Paint Shop Pro, and even Vista??™s measly little
Paint program, retain all EXIF data in most circumstances,
but many older programs and image converters do
not. If in doubt, run a little test before you modify any precious
photos: open a photo in your program and save it to a
new filename. If the information shows up in Windows
Explorer when you highlight the new file, then your software
is safe to use.
If you select more than one file, Explorer will only show the data the
selected files have in common in the Details pane. To view selective EXIF
data for a bunch of photos at once, right-click the column header bar in
Windows Explorer and select More. Place a checkmark next to any new
details you??™d like to display, and click OK. Unfortunately, the details aren??™t
organized at all here; the EXIF data is mixed in with MP3 tags, and other
things like Search ranking and Parental rating reason. But with a little digging,
you should be able to find the relevant bits, like Dimensions, Camera
model, and, thankfully, Date Picture Taken.
Figure 4-18. Windows Explorer shows all the EXIF information embedded in your digital
photos, if you know where to look
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Now, sort the photos chronologically by clicking the Date Picture Taken
column header. Voil? !
But what if you want to make this sorting more permanent? Use the free
Stamp utility (http://www.
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