[Digikam-devel] [Bug 285052] Moving an Album Folder from one Collection to another doesn't update Information & Tags

[bbroek01 at vcn.com]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=285052





--- Comment #7 from  <bbroek01 vcn com>  2011-11-20 19:19:09 ---
Marcel,
To answer the first question:
 From my configuration settings, I am saving Metadata in the image files.

To verify that I have the correct digiKam settings, the following boxes 
are checked in my configuration settings:

Save image tags as "Keywords" tags in metadata embedded in files
Save metadata template as metadata embedded in files
Save image captions & title in metadata embedded in files
Save timestamps embedded in files
Save image rating in metadata embedded in files

All remaining boxes are unchecked.
The Metadata Writing Mode drop-down box shows "Write to image only".

 From what I can remember, I have not changed these settings since the 
initial digiKam installation.

To answer the second question:
1. On my laptop and within digiKam, I created two new collections named 
TestCollection1 & TestCollection2 in my home directory.

2. In TestCollection1, I created a new folder (using digiKam) called 
TransferTest. I then copied & pasted 12 photos (NEF format) from an 
existing folder in my Pictures collection. All tags & user information 
were transferred correctly.

3. Using digiKam, I left-click & moved the TransferTest folder from 
Collection1 to Collection2. The 12 photos moved and all tags & user 
information transferred correctly. No loss of data.

4. I then moved the same folder back to Collection1. All photos moved 
and no information was lost.

5. I then moved the TransferTest folder to the external USB drive 
collection (named Ext_Photo_01). All photos were transferred but only 
two of the 12 photos showed tags and user information.

6. I then moved the TransferTest folder back to Collection1. The photos 
transferred and all 12 showed correct tags and user information.

7. I then moved the folder TransferTest back to the external USB drive. 
The photos transferred and none of the 12 photos showed tags or user 
information.

8. I then moved folder TransferTest from the external USB drive to 
Collection2. The photos transferred correctly and all 12 photos showed 
correct tags & user information.

9. I then selected all 12 photos and selected digiKam to "Read metadata 
from file to database", in the "More" dropdown box in the lower right 
corner, next to "Apply to all versions".

10. I then moved folder TransferTest to the external USB drive. The 
photos transferred and none of the 12 photos showed tags or user 
information.

Let me know if you would like additional tests run.
Bert


On 11/20/2011 4:30 AM, Marcel Wiesweg wrote:
> https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=285052
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> --- Comment #5 from Marcel Wiesweg<marcel wiesweg gmx de>   2011-11-20 11:30:26 ---
> Thanks for your information. What you tell me is some sort of undeterministic
> behavior, pretty strange. No idea at the  moment.
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> Are your writing tags to metadata or do you store them only in the database? If
> the former, do you use XMP sidecars?
> If you move pictures between to local collections, does the bug happen as well?
> (Create to folders outside your local pictures folder, TestCollection1 and
> TestCollection2. In setup, add two new local collections with these names. Move
> files from TestCollection1 to TestCollection2)
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