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any plugin that helps remove EXIF data
#1
Yes I know there are other standalone freeware that will remove EXIF data quickly 
but I will work intensively with GIMP so I want to save up the effort of starting
another application. 

Are there any GIMP plugins that will remove EXIF data completely?
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#2
This is an option when you export the JPEG (that you can make a default), is the removal incomplete?
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#3
(01-19-2018, 12:36 AM)Ofnuts Wrote: This is an option when you export the JPEG (that you can make a default), is the removal incomplete?


I am not going to "export"

I have a large number of Jpeg files that are with EXIF data (especially GPS location)
that I want to remove them in a bulk way within GIMP.

Yes I know I can do it with other third party program but it's not that inconvenient 
to
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#4
Gimp is a picture editor, not a photo manager.

To remove the Exif with Gimp you have to load them with Gimp, and reexport them as JPEG. Or you use File>Properties and import EXIF from an empty/dummy file to overwrite existing data. How is that more convenient than even running ExifTool tor remove just the GPS data, or remove everything but a few useful tags? See for example https://superuser.com/questions/450838/e...ags#450853

Rich will likely show up showing you how it can be done with XnView or IrfanView Smile
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#5
(01-30-2018, 06:02 PM)Ofnuts Wrote: Gimp is a picture editor, not a photo manager.
..snip..
Rich will likely show up showing you how it can be done with XnView or IrfanView Smile

Nothing that suits the OP's requirements.

I was thinking more of something like shellout script and jhead -mkexif
see:http://www.sentex.net/~mwandel/jhead/
Writes a tiny 'vanilla' exif header effectivly removes everything. Unfortunately that still needs a file that has already been saved, so might as well run jhead -mkexif *.jpg on a folder full of images.

Using XnView. Again works on saved files, as many as selected. Only advantage - it is GUI

screenshot: https://i.imgur.com/COqiiPK.jpg
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#6
I would advise OP to try
imagemagick/mogrify

mogrify -strip *.jpg

can do the trick. I understand the desire to use certain tools, but sometimes in my experience some jobs can be done better with a different tool.
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