When I run Digikam in a terminal window there is a lot of output to the window. Is that the debug info that you mean? I'm not too familiar with this kind of stuff.<br><br>I have been trying to isolate conditions where the problem is occurring and I am getting bogged down in too many possibilities.<br>
<br>I have converted to ppm and png and dng and get different results. I have used the Digikam converters and stand alone and seem to get different results.<br><br>I am going to try to build a matrix of conversions x results and I will post them when I can.<br>
<br>Max Bedacht<br><br><br> <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 9:28 AM, Gilles Caulier <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:caulier.gilles@gmail.com">caulier.gilles@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">Any debug trace if you run digiKam on a console ?<br>
<br>
Gilles Caulier<br>
<br>
2010/7/26 Max Bedacht <<a href="mailto:bedachtm@gmail.com">bedachtm@gmail.com</a>>:<br>
<div><div></div><div class="h5">> I'm not sure what code bases are being used (I am using a standard Ubuntu<br>
> 10.4 installation (32 bit) with DigiKam installed with the Synaptic Package<br>
> Manager).<br>
><br>
> There seems to be some irregularity with the problem - not occurring the<br>
> same way all the time - but since I have been verifying step by step I have<br>
> not isolated anything other than I described in the first message.<br>
><br>
> I did discover that if I save as .jpg after doing the edits that the<br>
> metadata is preserved. I have been using this as a workaround and it has<br>
> been stable.<br>
><br>
> I'm going to try other formats and look into filing a report in bugzilla.<br>
><br>
> Max Bedacht<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 3:56 AM, Gilles Caulier <<a href="mailto:caulier.gilles@gmail.com">caulier.gilles@gmail.com</a>><br>
> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> 2010/7/25 Max Bedacht <<a href="mailto:bedachtm@gmail.com">bedachtm@gmail.com</a>>:<br>
>> > I am loosing all metadata when I edit an image with the built-in editor<br>
>> > or<br>
>> > Showfoto and do a save-as.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > I have processed the images as follows:<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Convert from .cr2 to .png using the Batch Raw Converter tool (after this<br>
>> > the<br>
>> > metadata is still there);<br>
>> > Geotag (after this the metadata is still there);<br>
>> > Edit using F4 or Showfoto - I have done free-rotate and color adjust,<br>
>> > and<br>
>> > just color adjust)<br>
>> > Save as .png with a new name.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > After the save all the metadata is gone.<br>
>> > I get an error if I try to import the metadata from the original<br>
>> > converted<br>
>> > .png<br>
>> ><br>
>> > I have done the editing sequence using Photoshop Elements 4.0 Editor<br>
>> > (installed with WINE) and with this the metadata is preserved.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Has anybody run into this?<br>
>><br>
>> Yes, me too. I processed around 130 RAW photo in editor (ARW to PNG),<br>
>> and sometimes, metadata are lost.<br>
>><br>
>> It's not reproducible each time.<br>
>><br>
>> I take a look in source code and PNG writter has the right code to<br>
>> backup metadata with Exiv2.<br>
>><br>
>> I suspect something like this : i use a tool in editor and metadata<br>
>> are lost at this time, but still displayed in right side bar. You see<br>
>> the lossy action after to save and take a look back in target file.<br>
>><br>
>> I process my RAW files like this : Raw import tool, ratio crop, free<br>
>> rotation, and sometimes some color correction tools, as<br>
>> B&W. I don't use CM there.<br>
>><br>
>> As developer, i use all code from trunk, kdegraphics/libs, digiKam and<br>
>> exiv2. kipi-plugins is not used there.<br>
>><br>
>> Can you confirm this ?<br>
>><br>
>> Another point : can you reproduce this dysfunction if you save your<br>
>> RAW image in TIFF or JPEG ?<br>
>><br>
>> It can be interresting to see all debug messages from a console, when<br>
>> you process a raw image.<br>
>><br>
>> I recommend to open a new file in bugzilla about.<br>
>><br>
>> Gilles Caulier<br>
>> ><br>
>> > DigiKam 1.2.0<br>
>> > Showfoto 1.2.0<br>
>> > Ubuntu 10.4<br>
>> ><br>
>> ><br>
>> ><br>
>> ><br>
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