EXIF aware image and video viewers for PC

[alexh110]

Hi all,
I was wondering where I can find an EXIF-aware image and video viewer for Windows XP: so my iPad photos and videos will be displayed with the correct orientation.
My current media-players and photo sideshow software display many of these media upside down or sideways!

[vivan]

IrfanView (http://irfanview.com/) has such option: http://3.firepic.org/3/images/2012-07/17/p70vkoayd6me.png

[alexh110]

Thanks! That's one of the few I've never tried!
I wonder if it works on videos too?

[vivan]

It's image viewer. Although it can play video, but really badly.

I don't know any video player that respect orientation tag, I'm not even sure that such tag exists... And also http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bt9zSfinwFA :)

[alexh110]

There's definitely EXIF data with iPad videos, and it must include orientation; otherwise the iPad wouldn't know which orientation to use!
It also includes geo-tags and all the other data you get with iPad photos.

[alexh110]

N.B. The You Tube thing is amusing; but I'm more concerned with upside-down video than vertical video!

IrfanView solves my photo problem; but I still need a video player that will automatically flip upside-down clips (just as the iPad does).
I can do it manually ofcourse; but it's a pain given that only half my clips are upside-down. Means I have to constantly tweak the settings, which isn't practical when I'm trying to show a sequence of clips to people.

Shooting upside-down is very easy to do by accident on the iPad, and in practice it's almost unavoidable.