Why do my pictures sometimes post sideways on lemmy?

Example picture that I wanted to post

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17 Comments

lvxferre@lemmy.ml · 77 pts · 3y (3 replies)

Lemmy removes EXIF data from pictures, since it includes potentially private information such as phone model, where IRL the pic is from, date, time, etc. But as a side effect, it also removes a tidbit of info that says "rotate this pic when showing it".

The way that I usually solve this* is by editing the picture in Kolourpaint. Either cropping it or resizing it.

*by coincidence to post cat pictures. Yours is making such a silly face :3 love it!

baseless_discourse@mander.xyz · 13 pts · 3y

I think scramble exif will rotate the photo when removing exif data. So the photo shared through it to other service will not have this problem.

PrincessTardigrade@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y

Thank you! I saw someone else having the same issue the other day. Never really considered the rotation being in the metadata

NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y

Correct answer here.

WtfEvenIsExistence@reddthat.com · 23 pts · 3y
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Fartbutt@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 3y

Are you sure you don't just have a sideways cat?

Cameli_Hostis@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Spider-cat, Spider-cat

Doing things where the spider's at

Spins a web, lands on feet

Catches thieves, he's really neat

Look out, here comes the Spider-cat

HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y

doodoo^doodoo^doodoo^doodoo^doodoo^doodoo^doodoo^doodoo^

coco@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 3y (2 replies)
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RozhkiNozhki@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Sir that's a blep. Mlem curls upwards.

RexWrexWrecks@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y

Whaaa? I didn't know that

Arxir@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 3y

Did you hold your phone sideways while posting it?

TurnItOff_OnAgain@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 3y

What app are you using, and is it up to date? Liftoff had an issue a few weeks ago doing this, but it was fixed in an update.

oo1@kbin.social · 5 pts · 3y (1 reply)

do you live on the equator?

NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y

Then some of them would end up upside down, but never sideways.

db2@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 3y
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Epicurus0319@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 3y

Maybe you accidentally had rotation lock on when you took them. Happened to me a few times

willya@lemmyf.uk · 3 pts · 3y

You’re posting using the webUI? If you upload it elsewhere and post does the same thing happen?

dualtex@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 3y

That happens to me on Reddit as well. I only use it on my Mac so it’s usually an HEIC file from my phone I’m posting. If I convert it to a JPEG before it posts in the correct orientation. Lots of things don’t accept heic files so I have a pretty seamless workflow to do it often.

Decimit@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y

Demons.