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  Reading camera settings off a video file

  Posted by Odil Ruzaliev on October 30, 2012 at 5:54 am

  Is it possible to read camera settings (aperture, shutter speed, ISO, perhaps focus) off a video file shot with a DSLR?

  Steve Crow replied 13 years, 6 months ago 3 Members · 6 Replies
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  Pete Burger

  October 30, 2012 at 12:16 pm

  From the file itself you can only read the framesize, PAR and shutterspeed. All other information can only be read from the .THM files.

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  Steve Crow

  October 30, 2012 at 4:11 pm

  Yes, for instance the Canon camera produces .THM files for each video clip that, along with the thumbnail image, includes many of the camera settings

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  Odil Ruzaliev

  October 30, 2012 at 4:37 pm

  How do you read the .THM files?
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  Steve Crow

  October 30, 2012 at 4:40 pm

  Do a Google search for EXIF Viewer

  Steve Crow
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  Odil Ruzaliev

  October 30, 2012 at 6:50 pm

  Thank you, but I just realized that Nikon D800 has no .THM files. The folder on the CIF card only has .MOV files.
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  Steve Crow

  November 13, 2012 at 4:01 pm

  One other thing occurred to me…if you are using your camera as a USB card reader instead of taking the card out fo the camera and using an external card reader I’ve heard from other posters here on this forum that you may not see the additional files the camera produces.

  Otherwise there are many programs that can display EXIF data…the Mac’s built-in Preview application is one for instance.

  Steve Crow
  Crow Digital Media
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