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‎Installing ExifTool on OS X

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WikiSysop: /* Installing ExifTool on OS X */

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‎Installing ExifTool on OS X

WikiSysop at 04:29, 28 November 2016

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WikiSysop at 03:41, 27 November 2016

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WikiSysop at 03:38, 27 November 2016

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 * If your image is on your desktop, in order to go from the default home folder to desktop, you usually just type <code>cd desktop</code>. Note how the line on screen now looks something like "dbbd:desktop debbieding$" instead of "dbbd:~ debbieding$" (the tilda ~ is now replaced by the word "desktop")
 * list out the items using <code>ls</code> and confirm that your image is within the folder.
-* run exiftool with this line to change your photo's exif data:
+* run exiftool with this line to change your photo's exif data (replace "blenderrender" with your own file name)
 <pre>exiftool -ProjectionType="equirectangular" blenderrender.jpg</pre>

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 <pre>exiftool -ProjectionType="equirectangular" blenderrender.jpg</pre>
-Your image is now ready for upload to facebook! It should be rendered as a 360 photo.
+Your panoramic image is now ready for upload to Facebook! It should be automatically detected as and then rendered as a 360 photo when you upload it.
 * Useful tip: to cancel a command line process in Terminal press {{key press|Ctrl}}{{key press|C}} or {{key press|Ctrl}}{{key press|D}}

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 Your image is now ready for upload to facebook! It should be rendered as a 360 photo.
-* Useful tip: to cancel a command line process in Terminal press {{keypress|Ctrl}}{{keypress|C}} or {{keypress|Ctrl}}{{keypress|D}}
+* Useful tip: to cancel a command line process in Terminal press {{key press|Ctrl}}{{key press|C}} or {{key press|Ctrl}}{{key press|D}}
 == Requirements for creating Facebook 360 Images ==

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 By default when you open Terminal you'll be in the home folder and it will look something like this:
-<pre>Last login: Mon Nov 28 11:31:11 on ttys000
+<pre>Last login: Mon Nov 28 12:21:11 on ttys000
 dbbd:~ debbieding$</pre>

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 * When exporting a Blender scene, remember that your camera should be in the very position of the intended viewer within the virtual "room" or space.
 * Camera setting should be Panoramic > Equirectangular
-* Render setting should be generating a rendered image in a 2:1 ratio
+* Render setting should be for an image in a 2:1 ratio (not exceeding 6000 x 3000px)
 * Save the image in JPG format
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 == Installing ExifTool on OS X ==
-"ExifTool is a platform-independent Perl library plus a command-line application for reading, writing and editing meta information"
+From Exiftool's website: "ExifTool is a platform-independent Perl library plus a command-line application for reading, writing and editing meta information"
 * Download the ExifTool OS X Package from the ExifTool home page - http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/
 * Install as a normal OS X package. (Open the disk image, double-click on the install package, and follow the instructions.)
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 By default when you open Terminal you'll be in the home folder and it will look something like this:
-<code>Last login: Mon Nov 28 11:31:11 on ttys000
+<pre>Last login: Mon Nov 28 11:31:11 on ttys000
-dbbd:~ debbieding$</code>
+dbbd:~ debbieding$</pre>
 To look at what files/directories are inside your Home Folder (a folder is also known as a directory), you can use <code>ls</code> to list out the items in your Home folder. You can also use <code>ls -l</code> to see it in more detailed list form.
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 * run exiftool with this line to change your photo's exif data:
-<code>exiftool -ProjectionType="equirectangular" blenderrender.jpg</code>
+<pre>exiftool -ProjectionType="equirectangular" blenderrender.jpg</pre>
 Your image is now ready for upload to facebook! It should be rendered as a 360 photo.
-Useful tip:
+* Useful tip: to cancel a command line process in Terminal press {{keypress|Ctrl}}{{keypress|C}} or {{keypress|Ctrl}}{{keypress|D}}
 == Requirements for creating Facebook 360 Images ==

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 You can now run exiftool by typing "exiftool" in a Terminal window.
-Open Terminal.
+By default when you open Terminal you'll be in the home folder and it will look something like this:
-To cancel a process in Terminal press {{keypress|Ctrl}}{{keypress|C}} or {{keypress|Ctrl}}{{keypress|D}}
+<code>Last login: Mon Nov 28 11:31:11 on ttys000
 == Requirements for creating Facebook 360 Images ==
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 * Maximum file dimensions of 6000 by 3000 px
 * Exif XMP tag, "ProjectionType=equirectangular"
 == Tricks ==

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 "ExifTool is a platform-independent Perl library plus a command-line application for reading, writing and editing meta information"
-Download Exiftool here: http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/
+Installation information: http://owl.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/install.html
-'''Requirements for creating Facebook 360 Images'''
+* Download the ExifTool OS X Package from the ExifTool home page - http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/
 * Photo should have 2:1 aspect ratio
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 * Exif XMP tag, "ProjectionType=equirectangular"
-<code>exiftool -ProjectionType="equirectangular" image.jpg</code>
 == Tricks ==

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	<code>exiftool -ProjectionType="equirectangular" image.jpg</code>		<code>exiftool -ProjectionType="equirectangular" image.jpg</code>
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		+	== Tricks ==
		+
		+	It was found that setting the Make to "RICOH" and Model to "RICOH THETA S" will also create images that get 360 treatment in Facebook - once the image is in a 2:1 aspect ratio. This is because its a popular pano camera.

	== See also ==		== See also ==

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	<code>exiftool -ProjectionType="equirectangular" image.jpg</code>		<code>exiftool -ProjectionType="equirectangular" image.jpg</code>
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		+	== See also ==
		+	* [[Introduction to Blender]]

	[[Category:Design Patterns]]		[[Category:Design Patterns]]