[Digikam-users] Digikam Crash when changing metadata (rotating, assigning flags or keywords)
styx at ewetel.net
styx at ewetel.net
Sat Sep 12 11:19:50 BST 2015
Wow! You guys are amazing! Don’t know what else to say – Thank you so
much for all your work!!! :-)
After I updated to this version everything works smoothly and
flawlessly. I can edit all the pictures without crashes.
I’m massively impressed of this community! Keep it up! Thanks!
Zitat von Alan Pater <alan.pater at gmail.com>:
> Thank you Philip!
>
> On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 8:56 AM, Philip Johnsson
> <philip.johnsson at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Styx,
>>
>> Can you test the updated exiv2 0.25 package on my PPA now and see if it
>> fixes your crashes with casio images in digikam? I downloaded a sample Casio
>> image from one of your problematic cameras and can now rotate them without
>> crashes on my system.
>>
>> Alan,
>>
>> Thank you for your kind words. :)
>>
>> /Philip
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 12:54 AM, Alan Pater <alan.pater at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Very cool Philip!
>>>
>>> And a big thank you for putting in all the work on your PPA's and
>>> keeping everyone up-to-date on these packages.
>>>
>>> Saludos!
>>>
>>> On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 5:48 PM, Philip Johnsson
>>> <philip.johnsson at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > Alan,
>>> >
>>> > I'll look into the requested patches you have tomorrow and hopefully get
>>> > a
>>> > patched and updated version of exiv2 this weekend. More likely on Sunday
>>> > if
>>> > I don't get the time to do it all tomorrow evening.
>>> >
>>> > /Philip
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 11:58 PM, Alan Pater <alan.pater at gmail.com>
>>> > wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> Hi Phillip
>>> >>
>>> >> Yes, understood. Might I suggest the following?
>>> >>
>>> >> These seem very safe, just adding additional lens and XMP properties.
>>> >>
>>> >> - Update Pentax lens list to match ExifTool version 9.99.
>>> >> http://dev.exiv2.org/projects/exiv2/repository/revisions/3881
>>> >>
>>> >> - Updated Nikon Lens lookup table to v4.4.483.01 of Robert
>>> >> Rottmerhusen's fmountlens list.
>>> >> http://dev.exiv2.org/projects/exiv2/repository/revisions/3882
>>> >>
>>> >> - Updated Nikon Lens lookup table to v4.4.485.01 of Robert
>>> >> Rottmerhusen's fmountlens list.
>>> >> http://dev.exiv2.org/projects/exiv2/repository/revisions/3886
>>> >>
>>> >> -Update camera and lens lists to match ExifTool version 10.00.
>>> >> http://dev.exiv2.org/projects/exiv2/repository/revisions/3887
>>> >>
>>> >> - Update Canon lens list to match ExifTool version 10.01.
>>> >> http://dev.exiv2.org/projects/exiv2/repository/revisions/3927
>>> >>
>>> >> - ExifEX for XMP namespace and properties
>>> >> http://dev.exiv2.org/projects/exiv2/repository/revisions/3884
>>> >> http://dev.exiv2.org/projects/exiv2/repository/revisions/3885
>>> >>
>>> >> These bug fixes look safe to me. The fix for Casio files are here.
>>> >>
>>> >> - Do not create a TIFF component for unexpected next IFD pointers.
>>> >> http://dev.exiv2.org/projects/exiv2/repository/revisions/3883
>>> >>
>>> >> - Fixed oversight that prevented writing Casio2 makernotes.
>>> >> http://dev.exiv2.org/projects/exiv2/repository/revisions/3889
>>> >> http://dev.exiv2.org/projects/exiv2/repository/revisions/3890
>>> >>
>>> >> - Fixed ExposureTime pretty-print function.
>>> >> http://dev.exiv2.org/projects/exiv2/repository/revisions/3893
>>> >>
>>> >> On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 4:39 PM, Philip Johnsson
>>> >> <philip.johnsson at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >> > Alan,
>>> >> >
>>> >> > I have no problem patching and updating my packages as long as they
>>> >> > are
>>> >> > binary compatible fixes for things in exiv2 0.25 that are more or
>>> >> > less
>>> >> > critical but just updating everything with svn/git pulls until 0.26
>>> >> > isn't
>>> >> > the way to go as it might introduce other bugs if not careful and
>>> >> > they
>>> >> > have
>>> >> > been tested. The patches are found as commits on the exiv2 site and
>>> >> > source
>>> >> > in svn. These patches are used on the exiv2 0.25 official tarball and
>>> >> > then
>>> >> > "just" rebuilt and packaged with updated deb-package version names
>>> >> > for
>>> >> > version control.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > /philip
>>> >> >
>>> >> > On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 9:17 PM, Alan Pater <alan.pater at gmail.com>
>>> >> > wrote:
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> Philip, I can try to build and test a patched package on my system
>>> >> >> with this and a few other cherry-picked fixes and lens updates. I'm
>>> >> >> a
>>> >> >> bit unclear on the steps to patch and rebuild your deb's. Would you
>>> >> >> be
>>> >> >> able to sent me a step-by-step guide?
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> Cheers,
>>> >> >> Alan
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 11:47 AM, Alan Pater <alan.pater at gmail.com>
>>> >> >> wrote:
>>> >> >> > The fix is simply to add a couple of overlooked lines to
>>> >> >> > makernote.cpp
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> > { "-", casioId, 0,
>>> >> >> > newIfdMn2
>>> >> >> > },
>>> >> >> > { "-", casio2Id, 0,
>>> >> >> > newCasio2Mn2 }
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >
>>> http://dev.exiv2.org/projects/exiv2/repository/entry/trunk/src/makernote.cpp#L73
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> > On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 10:58 AM, Philip Johnsson
>>> >> >> > <philip.johnsson at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >> >> >> Styx,
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> Most likely when it comes to your troublesome Casio pictures. Or
>>> >> >> >> that
>>> >> >> >> there
>>> >> >> >> is a relevant patch for the exiv2 0.25 source tree that makes
>>> >> >> >> exiv2
>>> >> >> >> 0.25
>>> >> >> >> binary compatible with it. Then an update of exiv2 package with
>>> >> >> >> the
>>> >> >> >> patch or
>>> >> >> >> rebuild of it buy yourself. Not sure if the Casio timestamp bug
>>> >> >> >> is
>>> >> >> >> what
>>> >> >> >> makes your crash but if it is then it's an easy patch. If you
>>> >> >> >> investigate if
>>> >> >> >> that's so and not just for test and see then get back to me and I
>>> >> >> >> can
>>> >> >> >> update
>>> >> >> >> exiv2 with that patch on my PPA.
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> /Philip
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 3:33 PM, <styx at ewetel.net> wrote:
>>> >> >> >>>
>>> >> >> >>> Hey Alan,
>>> >> >> >>>
>>> >> >> >>> thank you very much for the info! It saves me from spending even
>>> >> >> >>> more
>>> >> >> >>> time
>>> >> >> >>> investigating a problem I can’t solve. Just a quick question:
>>> >> >> >>> Does
>>> >> >> >>> this also
>>> >> >> >>> mean I have to wait until April 2016 (exiv2 0.26 release date)
>>> >> >> >>> to
>>> >> >> >>> work
>>> >> >> >>> with
>>> >> >> >>> my pictures in Digikam?
>>> >> >> >>>
>>> >> >> >>>
>>> >> >> >>> Zitat von Alan Pater <alan.pater at gmail.com>:
>>> >> >> >>>
>>> >> >> >>>
>>> >> >> >>>> There is a bug related to Casio files in the exiv2 library,
>>> >> >> >>>> which
>>> >> >> >>>> is
>>> >> >> >>>> what digikam uses to read and manipulate image metadata.
>>> >> >> >>>>
>>> >> >> >>>> http://dev.exiv2.org/issues/1106
>>> >> >> >>>>
>>> >> >> >>>> It was fixed and will be in the next version of the exiv2.
>>> >> >> >>>>
>>> >> >> >>>> On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 4:09 AM, <styx at ewetel.net> wrote:
>>> >> >> >>>>>
>>> >> >> >>>>> Hello again!
>>> >> >> >>>>>
>>> >> >> >>>>> I’m replying to my own post, because I further downtraced my
>>> >> >> >>>>> problem,
>>> >> >> >>>>> which
>>> >> >> >>>>> is becoming increasingly strange (to me at least), yet my new
>>> >> >> >>>>> observations
>>> >> >> >>>>> might shade some light on it:
>>> >> >> >>>>>
>>> >> >> >>>>> I have to correct my previous thought about the
>>> >> >> >>>>> crash/non-crash
>>> >> >> >>>>> issue
>>> >> >> >>>>> due to
>>> >> >> >>>>> internal harddisk/external usb harddisk: It seems that this is
>>> >> >> >>>>> not
>>> >> >> >>>>> the
>>> >> >> >>>>> issue
>>> >> >> >>>>> – I only thought so, because it overlapped (to huge extent)
>>> >> >> >>>>> with
>>> >> >> >>>>> another
>>> >> >> >>>>> attribute, which is the camera model used to take the picture.
>>> >> >> >>>>> A
>>> >> >> >>>>> large
>>> >> >> >>>>> portion of my pictures is shot with a Casio EX-Z80, which
>>> >> >> >>>>> causes
>>> >> >> >>>>> crashes. I
>>> >> >> >>>>> then went through my collection to find pictures sent by
>>> >> >> >>>>> friends,
>>> >> >> >>>>> who
>>> >> >> >>>>> used
>>> >> >> >>>>> different cameras, to find out which pictures cause crashes
>>> >> >> >>>>> and
>>> >> >> >>>>> which do
>>> >> >> >>>>> not. (I always tested rotating a picture) Here’s a list:
>>> >> >> >>>>>
>>> >> >> >>>>> Pictures of these cameras cause crashes:
>>> >> >> >>>>>
>>> >> >> >>>>> Casio EX-Z80
>>> >> >> >>>>> Casio EX-Z21
>>> >> >> >>>>> Casio EX-Z1
>>> >> >> >>>>> Casio EX-Z550
>>> >> >> >>>>>
>>> >> >> >>>>>
>>> >> >> >>>>> Pictures of these cameras are fine:
>>> >> >> >>>>>
>>> >> >> >>>>> Sony DSC-RX100
>>> >> >> >>>>> Canon EOS 600D
>>> >> >> >>>>> Canon EOS 400D
>>> >> >> >>>>> Canon EOS 6D
>>> >> >> >>>>> Canon Powershot A480
>>> >> >> >>>>> Canon Digital IXUS 950 IS
>>> >> >> >>>>> Nikon D90
>>> >> >> >>>>> Nikon Coolpix S3100
>>> >> >> >>>>> Nikon Coolpix S220
>>> >> >> >>>>> Olympus C300Z
>>> >> >> >>>>> Olympus E-400
>>> >> >> >>>>> Panasonic DMC-FS3
>>> >> >> >>>>> Panasonic DMC-TZ41
>>> >> >> >>>>> Rollei Powerflex 210 HD
>>> >> >> >>>>> Apple iPhone 4
>>> >> >> >>>>> Apple iPhone 5
>>> >> >> >>>>> Samsung L730
>>> >> >> >>>>> HTC One Mini
>>> >> >> >>>>>
>>> >> >> >>>>>
>>> >> >> >>>>> I have no idea, what the issue is, but it also seems that the
>>> >> >> >>>>> information in
>>> >> >> >>>>> the "Orientation Tag" does not really work for the EX-Z80,
>>> >> >> >>>>> because
>>> >> >> >>>>> it
>>> >> >> >>>>> always
>>> >> >> >>>>> shows 'top left', even for pictures that were obviously taken
>>> >> >> >>>>> upright.
>>> >> >> >>>>> And
>>> >> >> >>>>> it’s also striking, that this obviously affects only the Casio
>>> >> >> >>>>> models.
>>> >> >> >>>>> (I
>>> >> >> >>>>> tried to find other Casio models in my collection, but
>>> >> >> >>>>> couldn’t
>>> >> >> >>>>> find
>>> >> >> >>>>> any.)
>>> >> >> >>>>>
>>> >> >> >>>>> Does this information help?
>>> >> >> >>>>>
>>> >> >> >>>>> Many thanks!
>>> >> >> >>>>>
>>> >> >> >>>>>
>>> >> >> >>>>> Zitat von tobias.luebben at ewetel.net:
>>> >> >> >>>>>
>>> >> >> >>>>>
>>> >> >> >>>>>> Hi Philip,
>>> >> >> >>>>>>
>>> >> >> >>>>>> damn – I was just writing an answer to the two previous
>>> >> >> >>>>>> posts!
>>> >> >> >>>>>> But
>>> >> >> >>>>>> now,
>>> >> >> >>>>>> I
>>> >> >> >>>>>> can skip that: Thank you Gilles and Gian Paolo! Thanks to
>>> >> >> >>>>>> your
>>> >> >> >>>>>> remarks
>>> >> >> >>>>>> I
>>> >> >> >>>>>> stumpled upon this blog post and the comments:
>>> >> >> >>>>>> https://www.digikam.org/node/719
>>> >> >> >>>>>>
>>> >> >> >>>>>> I checked yesterday and Digikam used "LibExiv2: 0.25". Since
>>> >> >> >>>>>> the
>>> >> >> >>>>>> crashes
>>> >> >> >>>>>> still happened (and I was on KDE 4.13 (not using Kubuntu
>>> >> >> >>>>>> backports)
>>> >> >> >>>>>> and
>>> >> >> >>>>>> only
>>> >> >> >>>>>> using Philips "extra" ppa), I thought: Maybe by
>>> >> >> >>>>>> updating/upgrading
>>> >> >> >>>>>> 'everything', all the package issues will be solved: so I
>>> >> >> >>>>>> added
>>> >> >> >>>>>> the
>>> >> >> >>>>>> Kubuntu
>>> >> >> >>>>>> backports PPA as well as your (Philips) "kubuntu-backports"
>>> >> >> >>>>>> ppa.
>>> >> >> >>>>>> So
>>> >> >> >>>>>> I
>>> >> >> >>>>>> now
>>> >> >> >>>>>> have all three ppa’s loaded. Unfortunately, the issue still
>>> >> >> >>>>>> remains.
>>> >> >> >>>>>>
>>> >> >> >>>>>> I now have the (Philips) "kubuntu-backports" PPA version of
>>> >> >> >>>>>> DigiKam
>>> >> >> >>>>>> installed (4:4.13.0-trusty~ppa1kde414). However, I still get
>>> >> >> >>>>>> crashes
>>> >> >> >>>>>> when
>>> >> >> >>>>>> trying to rotate a picture that is on my external harddisk.
>>> >> >> >>>>>> Strangely,
>>> >> >> >>>>>> I can
>>> >> >> >>>>>> rotate pictures on my laptop’s internal harddrive. (I wonder
>>> >> >> >>>>>> why
>>> >> >> >>>>>> that
>>> >> >> >>>>>> is?)
>>> >> >> >>>>>>
>>> >> >> >>>>>> Attached is another gdb-report done with my current setup. I
>>> >> >> >>>>>> kinda
>>> >> >> >>>>>> get
>>> >> >> >>>>>> the
>>> >> >> >>>>>> impression that something with packages is now messed up due
>>> >> >> >>>>>> to
>>> >> >> >>>>>> all
>>> >> >> >>>>>> the
>>> >> >> >>>>>> different package installing in the last 2 days....
>>> >> >> >>>>>>
>>> >> >> >>>>>> Anyways, thanks so much for your help!
>>> >> >> >>>>>>
>>> >> >> >>>>>>
>>> >> >> >>>>>>
>>> >> >> >>>>>> Zitat von Philip Johnsson <philip.johnsson at gmail.com>:
>>> >> >> >>>>>>
>>> >> >> >>>>>>> Hi styx
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>
>>> >> >> >>>>>>> When you use my PPA with Digikam on Kubuntu 14.04 it's
>>> >> >> >>>>>>> important
>>> >> >> >>>>>>> that
>>> >> >> >>>>>>> you
>>> >> >> >>>>>>> check which version of KDE you are using. If you use KDE
>>> >> >> >>>>>>> 4.14
>>> >> >> >>>>>>> you
>>> >> >> >>>>>>> also
>>> >> >> >>>>>>> need
>>> >> >> >>>>>>> to add my "kubuntu-backports" PPA with rebuilds of Digikam
>>> >> >> >>>>>>> against
>>> >> >> >>>>>>> the
>>> >> >> >>>>>>> updated KDE version for Kubuntu 14.04. You will still need
>>> >> >> >>>>>>> my
>>> >> >> >>>>>>> "extra"
>>> >> >> >>>>>>> PPA
>>> >> >> >>>>>>> that have updated dependency packages that Digikam will
>>> >> >> >>>>>>> need.
>>> >> >> >>>>>>> If
>>> >> >> >>>>>>> you
>>> >> >> >>>>>>> use
>>> >> >> >>>>>>> KDE 4.13 then you only need my "extra" PPA.
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>
>>> >> >> >>>>>>> Regards,
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>
>>> >> >> >>>>>>> Philip
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>
>>> >> >> >>>>>>> On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 12:29 PM, <styx at ewetel.net> wrote:
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>> Hello!
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>>
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>> I’m new to the list, so forgive me, if this is not the
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>> right
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>> place to
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>> ask
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>> the question. ;-)
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>>
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>> I’m on Kubuntu 14.04 (DigiKam 3.5) and I have a strange
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>> behavior:
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>> I
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>> can’t
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>> do anything with the pictures, but watch them. Every time I
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>> try
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>> to
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>> rotate a
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>> picture or assign a keyword or a flag, DigiKam immediately
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>> crashes. I
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>> attached one of the KCrash reports, but KCrash says, that
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>> the
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>> collected
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>> information is useless.
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>>
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>> I had this PPA
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>> (https://launchpad.net/~philip5/+archive/ubuntu/extra)
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>> added (DigiKam 4.12), but removed it again after
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>> experiencing
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>> the
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>> problem
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>> with the crasing DigiKam. However, the crashes also occur
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>> in
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>> the
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>> Ubuntu
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>> 14.04 repository version (v 3.5). Has anybody had or still
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>> have
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>> the
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>> same
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>> problem? Could it be related to some packages that were
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>> installed
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>> due
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>> to
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>> the newer version of DigiKam in the PPA and don’t behave
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>> well
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>> with
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>> other
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>> packages in Ubuntu 14.04?
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>>
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>> Some hint would be very appreciated. Thank you very much!
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>>
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>> - styx
>>> >> >> >>>>>>>>
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