Automatic rotation of JPEG files

[Guest]

Hello,

I installed the Windows XP RAW Viewing Powertoy, and I really like it.
Now I can see all my RAW files directly in Windows Explorer, and they are
even rotated automatically if I shot them in portrait orientation. That is
really nice, my thanks to the guys who wrote that Powertoy!

What I am missing now is that normal JPEG files are not rotated
automatically. Maybe there is a way how to do that, or can we expect an
upgrade for viewing thumbnails of JPEGs, so that they also get rotated
automatically? That would really be great!

 

[John Inzer]

What I am missing now is that normal JPEG
files are not rotated automatically. Maybe there
is a way how to do that, or can we expect an
upgrade for viewing thumbnails of JPEGs, so
that they also get rotated automatically? That
would really be great!

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Some software has this capability but it's not
yet a feature of Windows Picture and Fax Viewer.

The following free viewer will auto-rotate your
..jpgs. (assuming that your camera adds the
correct info) and (you'll have to save the files
to make the rotation permanent)

FastStone Image Viewer
http://www.faststone.org/FSViewerDetail.htm

 

[Guest]

I too went after that windows XP raw viewer, I am very disappointed to learn
that not only does it not pay attention to Jpg orientation but it does not
save, remember or acknowledge if you change it manually.

I use a program called Down Loader Pro that will rotate the images after it
moves them from the CF card to a folder on my hard drive. The old windows
viewer that came with XP Pro would read this( as well as other viewers like
Compupix Pro) After installing the windows RAW viewer I restored my computer
to get the original viewer back but no, now that viewer does not read jpg
orientation.

Does anybody know how I can restore the original Windows XP viewer?
Brian