--- nemo-media-columns.orig/nemo-media-columns.py
+++ nemo-media-columns/nemo-media-columns.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ from gi.repository import Nemo, GObject,
 from mutagen.easyid3 import EasyID3
 from mutagen.mp3 import MPEGInfo
 # for exif support
-import pyexiv2
+import json, subprocess
 # for reading videos. for future improvement, this can also read mp3!
 import kaa.metadata
 # for reading image dimensions
@@ -141,32 +141,32 @@ class ColumnExtension(GObject.GObject, N
 		if file.is_mime_type('image/jpeg') or file.is_mime_type('image/png') or file.is_mime_type('image/gif') or file.is_mime_type('image/bmp'):
 			# EXIF handling routines
 			try:
-				metadata = pyexiv2.ImageMetadata(filename)
-				metadata.read()
+				metadata = json.loads(subprocess.check_output(['exiftool', '-j', filename]))[0]
+
 				try:
-					exif_datetimeoriginal = metadata['Exif.Photo.DateTimeOriginal']
-					file.add_string_attribute('exif_datetime_original',str(exif_datetimeoriginal.raw_value))
+					exif_datetimeoriginal = metadata['DateTimeOriginal']
+					file.add_string_attribute('exif_datetime_original',str(exif_datetimeoriginal))
 				except:
 					file.add_string_attribute('exif_datetime_original',"")
 				try:
-					exif_imagesoftware = metadata['Exif.Image.Software']
-					file.add_string_attribute('exif_software',str(exif_imagesoftware.raw_value))
+					exif_imagesoftware = metadata['Software']
+					file.add_string_attribute('exif_software',str(exif_imagesoftware))
 				except:
 					file.add_string_attribute('exif_software',"")
 				try:
-					exif_photoflash = metadata['Exif.Photo.Flash']
-					file.add_string_attribute('exif_flash',str(exif_photoflash.raw_value))
+					exif_photoflash = metadata['Flash']
+					file.add_string_attribute('exif_flash',str(exif_photoflash))
 				except:
 					file.add_string_attribute('exif_flash',"")
 				try:
-					exif_pixelydimension = metadata['Exif.Photo.PixelYDimension']
+					exif_pixelydimension = metadata['PixelYDimension']
 					exif_pixelxdimension = metadata['Exif.Photo.PixelXDimension']
-					file.add_string_attribute('exif_pixeldimensions',str(exif_pixelydimension.raw_value)+'x'+str(exif_pixelxdimension.raw_value))
+					file.add_string_attribute('exif_pixeldimensions',str(exif_pixelydimension)+'x'+str(exif_pixelxdimension))
 				except:
 					file.add_string_attribute('exif_pixeldimensions',"")
 				try:
-					exif_rating = metadata['Xmp.xmp.Rating']
-					file.add_string_attribute('exif_rating',str(exif_rating.raw_value))
+					exif_rating = metadata['Rating']
+					file.add_string_attribute('exif_rating',str(exif_rating))
 				except:
 					file.add_string_attribute('exif_rating',"")
 			except: