Well, here's a really useful addition to one's Git config that will tell Git to use exiftool to create diffs of changes made to images:
cd /path_to_project echo '*.png diff=exif' >> .gitattributes echo '*.jpg diff=exif' >> .gitattributes echo '*.gif diff=exif' >> .gitattributes git config diff.exif.textconv exiftoolFrom now on, diffs for images will look something like this:
--- a/img.png +++ b/img.png @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ ExifTool Version Number : 7.89 -File Size : 8.9 kB +File Size : 8.3 kB File Modification Date/Time : 2010:09:20 16:55:41+02:00 File Type : PNG MIME Type : image/png -Image Width : 58 -Image Height : 80 +Image Width : 60 +Image Height : 87Nothing spectacular but much more useful than the default.
Originally, I found this in some slides I read many moons ago. I tried to find those slides again, unsuccessfully.
Luckily, I've found another source explaining how to do it:
Chapter 7 of "Pro Git"
Thanks, Scott Chacon!