Picture Information Extractor
Transfer - Rename - View - Organize * incl. EXIF, RAW, Video
The ultimate tool for digital cameras - now with EXIFcare™
PIE is an unique picture browser and viewer with perfectly integrated photo metadata and file renaming features. It extracts EXIF from JPG and RAW files and makes it available in a convenient and welcoming interface.
Part of the EXIF header is standardized and contains information such as date and time the picture was taken, shutter speed and aperture or wether the flash was used. A lot of information however, is put into the Makernote block, which is proprietary and normally forces you to use the software supplied with the camera. PIE, however, contains the most extensive Makernote support on the market. With one single tool, you can review pictures with all the metadata from almost any camera.
Furthermore, the EXIFcare™ technology of PIE allows to edit EXIF data in JPG files, add and delete tags, change capture date/time in JPG and RAW, lossless rotate and update embedded thumbnails, without destroying the Makernote block. For example, just adding a copyright tag or an image description using other programs including the Windows Explorer, leads to the loss of all Makernote data.
PIE displays the exposure information of each picture. Improve your photographic abilities and understanding for the function of your digital camera by analyzing shutter, aperture, flash use, zoom position, quality settings and many more.
To prevent loss of picture information, which may occur by editing in other programs, PIE allows to backup and restore complete metadata headers. You can also remove this data for clean, privacy protected pictures.
PIE is also a file renaming utility that uses the extracted metadata to rename picture files keyed to the date and time as well as other photo information. This is handled by a filename mask which can be customized easily.
No more hassle with all the DSC00xyz.jpg and IMG00xyz.jpg on your computer. Define one filename format and apply it to all photos, inclusive the ones that you get from others with different cameras. With almost no effort, your photo archive will be as tidy as never before and you will be amazed how easy it can be to search for a certain picture.
PIE is a file manager. Browse through folders, sort, move, copy, delete and rename picture files. You can also open any other imaging application from there.
PIE has a fast integrated picture viewer. Use the mouse wheel to zoom into or toggle between pictures, cursor keys or mouse for panning, function keys to display or hide information. One single key or click starts the slideshow or switches to the browser window. No other tool lets you fly through your pictures so pleasingly.
Besides, the viewer supports RAW files from almost any digital camera.
A life saver in digital photography is the ability to adjust the date/time picture taken (EXIF date/time). You can either set a fixed date or increase/decrease the time parameters by any number. This can be done in batch mode with any number of selected files. It is also possible to set the file timestamp (date created or modified) according to the EXIF date/time, which is helpful for correct sorting or indexing in other applications, e.g. iTunes for iPod photos.
New: Change EXIF date/time works on JPG and RAW (.crw, .cr2, .nef, .orf, .arw, .pef, .mrw, .dcs, ...) files!
PIE allows you to rotate JPG pictures without any loss of quality. Rotation is done without decompression/compression. This »lossless rotation« gets your portrait format photos right, with just a single button click, automatically and in batch mode.
PIE is the most comfortable way to transfer your images from digital camera memory cards to your computer. It moves or copies photos and videos, renames them as defined in the filename mask and rotates photos taken in portrait mode automatically.
Supported RAW formats
- Sony .ARW .SR2
- Canon .CRW .CR2
- Adobe Digital Negative .DNG
- Epson .ERF
- Kodak .DCR .KDC
- Mamiya .MEF
- Minolta .MRW
- Nikon .NEF
- Olympus .ORF
- Pentax .PEF
- Fuji .RAF
- Generic .RAW