Video EXIF on DLRS movies. How do I find it?

Help. Hopefully a quick question with a quick answer.

I shot a fair amount of test video footage with the Nikon D4 in Iceland. I didn't make any notes on what ISO's I used for each clip, assuming that they would be embedded in the file like the EXIF's in photos. But there doesn't seem to be any. Help please!

Alex

I shot a fair amount of test video footage with the Nikon D4 in Iceland. I didn't make any notes on what ISO's I used for each clip, assuming that they would be embedded in the file like the EXIF's in photos. But there doesn't seem to be any. Help please!

I know there's something on Canon DSRL. I don't know on Nikon or other camera. I had the same problem.

On Canon you should have a .thm file for every video file. You just rename in jpg and you'll find the exif data embedded in it.

Look here:

http://wikis.evergreen.edu/computing/index...ta_-_DSLR_Video

Alex, there's a .thm file with the corresponding .mov file. Just use something like EXIFviewer and all the info and much more will be there. That is, IF you copied them over! Skype me if you need more help.

Read my post down below!

Thanks - i think my problem was that I read the files in via Lightroom and it didn't bring the sidecar files. Bugger. Not a big problem - I am pretty sure I used ISO 12,800 for the test video but I wanted to double check. I'll make sure I comment the review that I am not 100% sure. Alex

Alex,

where are those files stored and what's their name?

My D7000 don't store any other files as the .mov, but maybe the D800 is diferent.

Chris

Deleted. Must have been a typo!!

Sorry brain fart. My info is old. The new DSLR imbed the EXIF info INSIDE the .mov file. I just checked and CS6,FCX,Edius 6 don't read the EXIF data from the DSLR files. I only have my 5D3 files on this computer. The D4/D800 files I can't find to test. But try using View 2 from Nikon. Should be able to get it from there. Sorry for the old info!

Chris, the D7000 is the same.

Hmmm the D4 files do not have shutter/aperture/ISO info in the EXIF. I have to find my D800 clips now. This would be a stupid omission by Nikon.

On the D7000 exposure compensation is done by the camera changing ISO instead of aperture, which can't be changed in live view. So your video was shot at different ISOs. If the D4 video is similar, which I think it is, that's the answer.

Eric

The D4 and D800 are full manual. However, it makes sense that Nikon may have left out metadata as an oversight, since full manual is new. Something to write them about. Should be an easy firmware fix.

I get very little data for movies from my D7000. In the Info window I get:

Date/Time

Nikon D7000

Lens

1280 x 720 - file size

Auto1, 0, 0

If I do "Copy File & Camera Information" I get:

File Info 1

File: DSC_6089.MOV

Date Created: 2012/04/28 22:46:16

Date Modified: 2012/04/28 22:46:16

File Size: 84.7 MB

Image Size: 1280 x 720

Duration: 01:00

File Info 2

Date Shot: 2012/04/28 18:27:33

Time Zone and Date: UTC+10, DST:OFF

Movie Quality: 25fps, High Quality

Camera Info

Device: Nikon D7000

Lens: 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5G

Focal Length:

Focus Mode:

AF-Area Mode:

VR:

AF Fine Tune:

Exposure

Aperture:

Shutter Speed:

Exposure Mode:

Exposure Comp.:

Exposure Tuning:

Metering:

ISO Sensitivity:

Image Settings

White Balance: Auto1, 0, 0

Color Space: sRGB

High ISO NR:

Long Exposure NR:

Active D-Lighting:

Image Authentication:

Vignette Control:

Auto Distortion Control:

Picture Control

Picture Control: [NL] NEUTRAL

Base: [NL] NEUTRAL

Quick Adjust: -

Sharpening: 2

Contrast: 0

Brightness: 0

Saturation: 0

Hue: 0

Filter Effects:

Toning:

GPS

Latitude:

Longitude:

Altitude:

Altitude Reference:

Heading:

UTC:

Map Datum:

Alex,

Not sure if it will work for Nikon, but with my canon 5d mark ii video files, you can load them into adobe Lightroom and see the ISO, aperture, and f stop. I would imagine the Nikon files will work. I havent tested this on Lightroom 4x. I think I am using 3.6 if memory serves me correct. With the new Lightroom they have added some video editing capabilities, so would imagine they didn't remove this functionality.

Dustin

No EXIF data when I import D800 video into Aperture

Not sure if it will work for Nikon, but with my canon 5d mark ii video files, you can load them into adobe Lightroom and see the ISO, aperture, and f stop. I would imagine the Nikon files will work.

No exposure, focal length or equipment information at all for Nikon D7000 .MOV files in Lightroom 3.6 on the Mac.

No exposure, focal length or equipment information at all for Nikon D7000 .MOV files in Lightroom 3.6 on the Mac.

You are right. I just tried a D7000 file that I downloaded off the web and it didn't work. I couldn't find a D4 sample.

This was on Lightroom 3.4.

Here is what it looks like with my canon .mov files:

Dustin

Capture by mantadude, on Flickr