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Python pil example 'exif transpose'

Functions in program:

  • def load_image_file(file, mode='RGB'):
  • def exif_transpose(img):

Modules used in program:

  • import numpy as np
  • import PIL.ImageOps
  • import PIL.Image

python exif transpose

Python pil example: exif transpose

import PIL.Image
import PIL.ImageOps
import numpy as np


def exif_transpose(img):
    if not img:
        return img

    exif_orientation_tag = 274

    # Check for EXIF data (only present on some files)
    if hasattr(img, "_getexif") and isinstance(img._getexif(), dict) and exif_orientation_tag in img._getexif():
        exif_data = img._getexif()
        orientation = exif_data[exif_orientation_tag]

        # Handle EXIF Orientation
        if orientation == 1:
            # Normal image - nothing to do!
            pass
        elif orientation == 2:
            # Mirrored left to right
            img = img.transpose(PIL.Image.FLIP_LEFT_RIGHT)
        elif orientation == 3:
            # Rotated 180 degrees
            img = img.rotate(180)
        elif orientation == 4:
            # Mirrored top to bottom
            img = img.rotate(180).transpose(PIL.Image.FLIP_LEFT_RIGHT)
        elif orientation == 5:
            # Mirrored along top-left diagonal
            img = img.rotate(-90, expand=True).transpose(PIL.Image.FLIP_LEFT_RIGHT)
        elif orientation == 6:
            # Rotated 90 degrees
            img = img.rotate(-90, expand=True)
        elif orientation == 7:
            # Mirrored along top-right diagonal
            img = img.rotate(90, expand=True).transpose(PIL.Image.FLIP_LEFT_RIGHT)
        elif orientation == 8:
            # Rotated 270 degrees
            img = img.rotate(90, expand=True)

    return img


def load_image_file(file, mode='RGB'):
    # Load the image with PIL
    img = PIL.Image.open(file)

    if hasattr(PIL.ImageOps, 'exif_transpose'):
        # Very recent versions of PIL can do exit transpose internally
        img = PIL.ImageOps.exif_transpose(img)
    else:
        # Otherwise, do the exif transpose ourselves
        img = exif_transpose(img)

    img = img.convert(mode)

    return np.array(img)