From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Tue, 3 Feb 2026 02:23:19 -0000 (UTC), Eli the Bearded wrote:   
      
   > Increasingly looking like this just doesn't work.   
      
   You seem to think it worked at some point, when it was doubtful it   
   ever did.   
      
   There are other tools better suited to dealing with metadata   
   specifically. E.g.   
      
       ldo@theon:~> exiv2 -PEX phonebag.jpg   
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       Exif.Image.YResolution                       Rational    1  72   
       Exif.Image.ResolutionUnit                    Short       1  inch   
       Exif.Image.Software                          Ascii      28  MediaTek   
   Camera Application   
       Exif.Image.DateTime                          Ascii      20  2026:02:01   
   12:13:51   
       Exif.Image.YCbCrPositioning                  Short       1  Centered   
       Exif.Image.ExifTag                           Long        1  242   
       Exif.Photo.ExposureTime                      Rational    1  1/50 s   
       Exif.Photo.FNumber                           Rational    1  F1.7   
       Exif.Photo.ExposureProgram                   Short       1  Auto   
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       Exif.Photo.SensitivityType                   Short       1  3   
       Exif.Photo.RecommendedExposureIndex          Long        1  0   
       Exif.Photo.ExifVersion                       Undefined   4  2.20   
       Exif.Photo.DateTimeOriginal                  Ascii      20  2026:01:26   
   21:22:42   
       Exif.Photo.DateTimeDigitized                 Ascii      20  2026:01:26   
   21:22:42   
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       Exif.Photo.ApertureValue                     Rational    1  F1.7   
       Exif.Photo.BrightnessValue                   SRational   1  0.8   
       Exif.Photo.ExposureBiasValue                 SRational   1  -1/2 EV   
       Exif.Photo.MaxApertureValue                  Rational    1  F1.7   
       Exif.Photo.MeteringMode                      Short       1  Center   
   weighted average   
       Exif.Photo.LightSource                       Short       1  Other light   
   source   
       Exif.Photo.FocalLength                       Rational    1  5.2 mm   
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       Exif.Photo.SubSecTimeOriginal                Ascii       4  307   
       Exif.Photo.SubSecTimeDigitized               Ascii       4  307   
       Exif.Photo.FlashpixVersion                   Undefined   4  1.00   
       Exif.Photo.ColorSpace                        Short       1  sRGB   
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       Exif.Photo.PixelYDimension                   Short       1  3072   
       Exif.Photo.ExposureMode                      Short       1  Auto   
       Exif.Photo.WhiteBalance                      Short       1  Auto   
       Exif.Photo.DigitalZoomRatio                  Rational    1  1.0   
       Exif.Photo.FocalLengthIn35mmFilm             Short       1  Unknown   
       Exif.Photo.SceneCaptureType                  Short       1  Standard   
       Exif.Image.GPSTag                            Long        1  804   
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   direction   
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       Xmp.dc.description                           LangAlt     1     
   ang="x-default" Purse in a store window with an appliqué phone dial and   
   telephone handset as handle.   
       Xmp.dc.subject                               XmpBag      4  handbag, faux,   
   phone, store window   
       Xmp.dc.title                                 LangAlt     1     
   ang="x-default" Hand Bag Set   
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       Xmp.exif.Flash                               XmpText     0  type="Struct"   
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       Xmp.tiff.YCbCrSubSampling                    XmpSeq      2  2, 2   
      
   (Note this one couldn’t download the URL directly.)   
      
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