Digital booths
Check orientation metadata when a booth portrait rotates after export
A viewer can rotate pixels from a metadata tag without changing the stored image grid.
A portrait may appear upright in one app and sideways in another if orientation is stored as metadata. Check the pixels and the tag before rotating the strip repeatedly.
Understand the two orientations
Some image workflows store pixels in one orientation and use metadata to tell a viewer how to display them. Other exports physically rotate the pixel grid. Mixing those approaches can create a double rotation or inconsistent thumbnail.
Evidence: Imaging software documentation
Inspect the saved file
Open the export in a second viewer and check its orientation metadata with a trusted image-information tool. Compare the original and the editor’s output. If the file is correct in one app but not another, the receiving app may handle the tag differently.
Normalize a delivery copy
For a fixed strip template, export pixels in the intended orientation and verify the metadata agrees. Keep the source unchanged. Reopen the final file after transfer because a service may alter metadata while recompressing the image. A thumbnail may be cached, so reopen the actual file in another viewer after normalising its orientation.
Sources & further reading
Sources for the specific facts and product descriptions above. Our worked examples, interpretations and practical suggestions are original editorial guidance.
- Adobe, Introduction to Camera RawImaging software documentation