exif.el does not correctly read the Exif data from some JPEG files, which means that for example image rotation does not work properly in image-mode.
* Issue 1: Unable to retrieve values such as orientation from Exif data written in Big-endian format. Reproduction steps 1: (The following command line creates test images using exiftool) wget https://www.gnu.org/graphics/gnu-head.jpg exiftool -Orientation#=6 -ExifByteOrder=Little-endian gnu-head.jpg -o gnu-head-le.jpg exiftool -Orientation#=6 -ExifByteOrder=Big-endian gnu-head.jpg -o gnu-head-be.jpg emacs --batch --eval "(progn (require 'exif) (princ (exif-orientation (exif-parse-file \"gnu-head-le.jpg\"))))" # => 90 emacs --batch --eval "(progn (require 'exif) (princ (exif-orientation (exif-parse-file \"gnu-head-be.jpg\"))))" # => nil (expected: 90) Alternatively, the following expressions can be evaluated within Emacs: (exif-orientation (exif-parse-file "gnu-head-le.jpg")) ;; => 90 (exif-orientation (exif-parse-file "gnu-head-be.jpg")) ;; => nil (expected: 90) If you view gnu-head-be.jpg in image-mode, the image will not be rotated. If you view it in an image viewer app or web browser, it will be rotated correctly. Related source code location 1: (In exif.el) (defun exif--parse-directory (le) ... for value = (exif--read-number 4 le) For small field types, 4 bytes is too large. (This is unrelated to the current issue, but if this part could read triplet rational numbers such as latitude and longitude information, the range of applications would be expanded. Currently, it can read rational numbers, but it cannot read multiple values.) * Issue 2: An error may occur depending on the order when non-Exif APP1 segments exist in the file. Reproduction steps 2-1: (When there is no Exif data and only XMP is embedded) exiftool -xmp:creator="Etienne Suvasa" gnu-head.jpg -o gnu-head-xmp.jpg emacs --batch --eval "(progn (require 'exif) (princ (exif-orientation (exif-parse-file \"gnu-head-xmp.jpg\"))))" # => Invalid Exif data (expected: 0) Reproduction steps 2-2: (When XMP appears before Exif) wget https://misohena.jp/work/emacs-exif-test/20220629_072635771_cw.jpg emacs --batch --eval "(progn (require 'exif) (princ (exif-orientation (exif-parse-file \"20220629_072635771_cw.jpg\"))))" # => Invalid Exif data (expected: 90) I'm not sure if JPEG files with XMP preceding Exif data conform to the standard, but such files do exist in practice. Currently, I have not found a way to generate such a JPEG file in my environment. It may be a problem with the image conversion software I used in the past. Related source code location 2: (In exif.el) (defun exif-parse-buffer (&optional buffer) ... (when-let ((app1 (cdr (assq #xffe1 (exif--parse-jpeg))))) (exif--parse-exif-chunk app1)) Only the first APP1 segment found will be used, any subsequent APP1 segments (including Exif) will be ignored. ------ In GNU Emacs 29.4 (build 2, x86_64-w64-mingw32) of 2024-07-05 built on AVALON Windowing system distributor 'Microsoft Corp.', version 10.0.19045 System Description: Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise (v10.0.2009.19045.4780) Configured using: 'configure --with-modules --without-dbus --with-native-compilation=aot --without-compress-install --with-sqlite3 --with-tree-sitter CFLAGS=-O2' Configured features: ACL GIF GMP GNUTLS HARFBUZZ JPEG JSON LCMS2 LIBXML2 MODULES NATIVE_COMP NOTIFY W32NOTIFY PDUMPER PNG RSVG SOUND SQLITE3 THREADS TIFF TOOLKIT_SCROLL_BARS TREE_SITTER WEBP XPM ZLIB Important settings: value of $LANG: ja_JP.CP932 locale-coding-system: cp932 Major mode: Lisp Interaction Minor modes in effect: tooltip-mode: t global-eldoc-mode: t eldoc-mode: t show-paren-mode: t electric-indent-mode: t mouse-wheel-mode: t tool-bar-mode: t menu-bar-mode: t file-name-shadow-mode: t global-font-lock-mode: t font-lock-mode: t blink-cursor-mode: t line-number-mode: t indent-tabs-mode: t transient-mark-mode: t auto-composition-mode: t auto-encryption-mode: t auto-compression-mode: t Load-path shadows: None found. 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