[SOLVED] Camera says File contains no image data after I edited a photo in Gimp.

bscho · 06-24-2017, 11:31 AM

Any way of restoring the image data. Picture appears normal on the PC but not the camera.

Any ideas please?

michaelk · 06-24-2017, 11:55 AM

I can only guess. If the metadata format is not the same version as the camera or you changed the resolution etc to something not native to the camera. I assume that you did not create a backup copy of the picture. Unless you can determine why the camera does not like the file then it will be difficult to restore.

wpeckham · 06-24-2017, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by bscho

Any way of restoring the image data. Picture appears normal on the PC but not the camera.

Any ideas please?

Only one: always ALWAYS work on a COPY of your camera image file. Keep the original as a backup/archive.

BTW: I have heard of doing many things with image files after pulling it from the camera. Sending it BACK to the camera is a new one on me. Why do you want to DO that?

bscho · 06-24-2017, 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wpeckham

Only one: always ALWAYS work on a COPY of your camera image file. Keep the original as a backup/archive.

BTW: I have heard of doing many things with image files after pulling it from the camera. Sending it BACK to the camera is a new one on me. Why do you want to DO that?

I made the image in Gimp and want to make my printer see it on the card it comes up with a question mark. Putting it in the camera is my way of testing it. Unfortunately it says file no image data. Still trying to figure this out.

I copied the exif file from a picture to the image still no joy.

Thanks for your good advice.

bscho · 06-24-2017, 07:54 PM

Solved it myself. I made an image in Gimp and exported it as a png to the card.
I then went to the card and renamed the files to jpg. (jpeg doesn't work)

I don't know why it works but it does.