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Copy EXIF Scripts -- TIFF Metadata Restoration

Copy EXIF metadata from JPEG to TIFF. Used in Fuji S3/S5 Pro workflows where Hyper Utility exports TIFFs without camera metadata.

Status: Scripts implemented. The convert_tiff.py wizard integrates with copy_exif_to_TIFF_ps7.ps1 (PowerShell 7, parallel) and copy_exif_to_TIFF_ps5.ps1 (PowerShell 5.1, sequential).

Scripts

Two versions are provided:

  • copy_exif_to_TIFF_ps7.ps1 -- PowerShell 7, parallel processing with ForEach-Object -Parallel
  • copy_exif_to_TIFF_ps5.ps1 -- PowerShell 5.1, sequential processing (no -Parallel support)

Both will be callable directly or via the convert_tiff.py wizard.

Use Case

Fuji S3 Pro / S5 Pro workflow with Hyper Utility:

  1. Shoot RAW + JPEG simultaneously (JPEG contains full EXIF: camera model, lens, date, GPS, etc.)
  2. Export TIFF from Hyper Utility (TIFFs come without EXIF metadata)
  3. Run Copy EXIF script -- JPEG EXIF is extracted and written to matching TIFF
  4. TIFFs now have proper metadata for Lightroom, Capture One, exiftool, etc.

Input Requirements

  • Folder with both .tif/.tiff files AND .jpg/.jpeg files
  • Filenames should match between JPEG and TIFF (e.g. DSC_0001.jpg and DSC_0001.tif)
  • EXIF data must be present in the JPEG files

CLI Parameters

# Basic usage (PowerShell 7, parallel)
powershell -NoProfile -File copy_exif_to_TIFF_ps7.ps1 -InputDir .

# With worker count
powershell -NoProfile -File copy_exif_to_TIFF_ps7.ps1 -InputDir . -Workers 12

# Dry-run
powershell -NoProfile -File copy_exif_to_TIFF_ps7.ps1 -InputDir . -DryRun

# Skip if TIFF already has EXIF (default: overwrite existing EXIF)
powershell -NoProfile -File copy_exif_to_TIFF_ps7.ps1 -InputDir . -SkipIfTiffHasExif

# Compress TIFF to ZIP after copying EXIF
powershell -NoProfile -File copy_exif_to_TIFF_ps7.ps1 -InputDir . -CompressZip

# Overwrite existing output
powershell -NoProfile -File copy_exif_to_TIFF_ps7.ps1 -InputDir . -Overwrite

Parameters

Parameter Type Default Description
-InputDir string . Folder containing JPEG and TIFF pairs
-OutputDir string "" Output folder for processed TIFFs. If set and different from source folder, the original TIFF is preserved — a copy is created in OutputDir and EXIF is applied to the copy
-Workers int 8 Parallel jobs (PS7 only)
-DryRun switch off Show what would be copied, don't modify anything
-SkipIfTiffHasExif switch off Skip TIFFs that already have EXIF data
-CompressZip switch off Compress TIFF to ZIP after copying EXIF
-Overwrite switch off Overwrite existing TIFFs

How It Works

  1. Scan input folder for TIFF files
  2. For each TIFF, find matching JPEG (same filename stem)
  3. Extract EXIF from JPEG using exiftool
  4. If -OutputDir is specified and different from source folder: copy TIFF to OutputDir first, then write EXIF to the copy (original is preserved)
  5. Otherwise: write EXIF directly to the original TIFF
  6. If -CompressZip is set, compress the TIFF (with EXIF) to ZIP format
  7. Verify EXIF was written

Multi-Session Processing

The wizard's AutoFind feature scans recursively for folders matching S5pro or S3pro (or custom patterns) and passes multiple folders as a semicolon-separated list:

-InputDir "E:\photos\S5pro\session1;E:\photos\S5pro\session2;E:\photos\S3pro\session3"

Each session folder is processed independently.

Requirements

ImageMagick 7    https://imagemagick.org/script/download.php
exiftool         https://exiftool.org
PowerShell 5.1+  (PS7 recommended for parallel processing)

Both magick.exe and exiftool.exe must be on your PATH.

Verify

magick --version    # ImageMagick 7.x.x
exiftool -ver       # 13.xx