Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: GMImage.GetEXIFOrientation

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GMImage.GetEXIFOrientation

Queries orientation from EXIF.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Server	iOS SDK
GraphicsMagick	6.5	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes

MBS( "GMImage.GetEXIFOrientation"; ImageRef ) More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example

ImageRef The image reference number. 1

Parameter	Description	Example
ImageRef	The image reference number.	1

Result

Returns value or error.

Description

Queries orientation from EXIF.
Returns number from 0 to 8 depending on rotation.
This function can only read orientation, if there is an EXIF block in image.

Name	Value	Description
UndefinedOrientation	0	Unknown
TopLeftOrientation	1	Line direction: Left to right, Frame Direction: Top to bottom
TopRightOrientation	2	Line direction: Right to left, Frame Direction: Top to bottom
BottomRightOrientation	3	Line direction: Right to left, Frame Direction: Bottom to top
BottomLeftOrientation	4	Line direction: Left to right, Frame Direction: Bottom to top
LeftTopOrientation	5	Line direction: Top to bottom, Frame Direction: Left to right
RightTopOrientation	6	Line direction: Top to bottom, Frame Direction: Right to left
RightBottomOrientation	7	Line direction: Bottom to top, Frame Direction: Right to left
LeftBottomOrientation	8	Line direction: Bottom to top, Frame Direction: Left to right

Examples

Shows EXIF orientation:

Set Variable [ $image ; Value: MBS("GMImage.NewFromFile"; "/Users/cs/Desktop/image4.png") ]
Set Variable [ $value ; Value: MBS("GMImage.GetEXIFOrientation"; $image) ]
Show Custom Dialog [ "Orientation in EXIF" ; $value ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS("GMImage.Release"; $image) ]

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<fmxmlsnippet type="FMObjectList">
  <Step enable="True" id="141" name="Set Variable">
    <Value>
      <Calculation>MBS("GMImage.NewFromFile"; "/Users/cs/Desktop/image4.png") </Calculation>
    </Value>
    <Repetition>
      <Calculation>1</Calculation>
    </Repetition>
    <Name>$image</Name>
  </Step>
  <Step enable="True" id="141" name="Set Variable">
    <Value>
      <Calculation>MBS("GMImage.GetEXIFOrientation"; $image) </Calculation>
    </Value>
    <Repetition>
      <Calculation>1</Calculation>
    </Repetition>
    <Name>$value</Name>
  </Step>
  <Step enable="True" id="87" name="Show Custom Dialog">
    <Title>
      <Calculation> "Orientation in EXIF" </Calculation>
    </Title>
    <Message>
      <Calculation>$value </Calculation>
    </Message>
    <Buttons>
      <Button CommitState="True">
        <Calculation>"OK"</Calculation>
      </Button>
      <Button CommitState="False">
        <Calculation>"Cancel"</Calculation>
      </Button>
      <Button CommitState="False"/>
    </Buttons>
  </Step>
  <Step enable="True" id="141" name="Set Variable">
    <Value>
      <Calculation>MBS("GMImage.Release"; $image) </Calculation>
    </Value>
    <Repetition>
      <Calculation>1</Calculation>
    </Repetition>
    <Name>$r</Name>
  </Step>
</fmxmlsnippet>

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MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 6.5pr9

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Created 30th November 2016, last changed 17th September 2020

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