Resize image in Python without losing EXIF data

Question

I need to resize jpg images with Python without losing the original image\'s EXIF data (metadata about date taken, camera model etc.). All google searches about python and i

Answer 1

You can use pyexiv2 to copy EXIF data from source image. In the following example image is resized using PIL library, EXIF data copied with pyexiv2 and image size EXIF fields are set with new size.

def resize_image(source_path, dest_path, size):
    # resize image
    image = Image.open(source_path)
    image.thumbnail(size, Image.ANTIALIAS)
    image.save(dest_path, "JPEG")

    # copy EXIF data
    source_image = pyexiv2.Image(source_path)
    source_image.readMetadata()
    dest_image = pyexiv2.Image(dest_path)
    dest_image.readMetadata()
    source_image.copyMetadataTo(dest_image)

    # set EXIF image size info to resized size
    dest_image["Exif.Photo.PixelXDimension"] = image.size[0]
    dest_image["Exif.Photo.PixelYDimension"] = image.size[1]
    dest_image.writeMetadata()

# resizing local file
resize_image("41965749.jpg", "resized.jpg", (600,400))