[Digikam-users] IPTC editing

[Gilles Caulier]

On Friday 22 December 2006 14:36, Gerhard Kulzer wrote:
> Am Freitag, 22. Dezember 2006 10:39 schrieb Franck Collineau:
> > Gilles Caulier a écrit :
> > > On Friday 22 December 2006 09:21, Franck Collineau wrote:
> > >> Franck Collineau a écrit :
> > >>> Mikolaj Machowski a écrit :
> > >>>> Dnia czw gru 21 2006, Franck Collineau napisa³:
> > >>>>> I use 0.9 release.
> > >>>>> I use kipi-plugin 1.5
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> But in Image menu I have :
> > >>>>> View
> > >>>>> Edit
> > >>>>> Exif
> > >>>>> Rename
> > >>>>> Delete
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> But nothing about IPTC ??
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Looks like you didn't enable kipi-plugins. Check in
> > >>>> Settings->configure: Digikam->Kipi plugins if all boxes are checked.
> > >>>
> > >>> In Main Interface Plug in settings i have :
> > >>> 1 external kipi module found: KIPI version : 0.1.5 but no chekbox
> > >>>
> > >>> and i have:
> > >>> rpm -qa | grep kipi
> > >>> libkipi0-0.1.5-2mdv2007.0
> > >>> libkipi0-devel-0.1.5-2mdv2007.0
> > >
> > > Franck : libkipi is just the interface to talk between digiKAm and
> > > plugins. There is no plugins here.
> > >
> > >>> FRanck
> > >>
> > >> Digikam in gdb mode:
> > >>> gdb digikam
> > >>> GNU gdb 6.3-8mdv2007.0 (Mandriva Linux release 2007.0)
> > >>> Copyright 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> > >>> GDB is free software, covered by the GNU General Public License, and
> > >>> you are welcome to change it and/or distribute copies of it under
> > >>> certain conditions. Type "show copying" to see the conditions.
> > >>> There is absolutely no warranty for GDB.  Type "show warranty" for
> > >>> details. This GDB was configured as "i586-mandriva-linux-gnu"...Using
> > >>> host libthread_db library "/lib/i686/libthread_db.so.1".
> > >>>
> > >>> (gdb) run
> > >>> Starting program: /usr/bin/digikam
> > >>> Reading symbols from shared object read from target memory...done.
> > >>> Loaded system supplied DSO at 0xbfffe000
> > >>> [Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
> > >>> [New Thread -1242358912 (LWP 5968)]
> > >>> digikam: ScanLib: Finding non-existing Albums: 49 ms
> > >>> digikam: ScanLib: Finding items not in the database or disk: 6738 ms
> > >>> digikam: ScanLib: Updating items without date: 5 ms
> > >>> Detaching after fork from child process 5971.
> > >>> digikam: Found dcraw version: 8.41
> > >>> digikam: ImagePlugin_Core plugin loaded
> > >>> digikam: ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin ImagePlugin_Core
> > >>> digikam: ImagePlugin_RainDrop plugin loaded
> > >>> digikam: ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin ImagePlugin_RainDrop
> > >>> digikam: ImagePlugin_InPainting plugin loaded
> > >>> digikam: ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin ImagePlugin_InPainting
> > >>> digikam: ImagePlugin_Infrared plugin loaded
> > >>> digikam: ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin ImagePlugin_Infrared
> > >>> digikam: ImagePlugin_Texture plugin loaded
> > >>> digikam: ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin ImagePlugin_Texture
> > >>> digikam: ImagePlugin_Border plugin loaded
> > >>> digikam: ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin ImagePlugin_Border
> > >>> digikam: ImagePlugin_OilPaint plugin loaded
> > >>> digikam: ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin ImagePlugin_OilPaint
> > >>> digikam: ImagePlugin_InsertText plugin loaded
> > >>> digikam: ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin ImagePlugin_InsertText
> > >>> digikam: ImagePlugin_Emboss plugin loaded
> > >>> digikam: ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin ImagePlugin_Emboss
> > >>> digikam: ImagePlugin_NoiseReduction plugin loaded
> > >>> digikam: ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin ImagePlugin_NoiseReduction
> > >>> digikam: ImagePlugin_Unsharp plugin loaded
> > >>> digikam: ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin ImagePlugin_Unsharp
> > >>> digikam: ImagePlugin_HotPixels plugin loaded
> > >>> digikam: ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin ImagePlugin_HotPixels
> > >>> digikam: ImagePlugin_AdjustLevels plugin loaded
> > >>> digikam: ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin ImagePlugin_AdjustLevels
> > >>> digikam: ImagePlugin_ShearTool plugin loaded
> > >>> digikam: ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin ImagePlugin_ShearTool
> > >>> digikam: ImagePlugin_Solarize plugin loaded
> > >>> digikam: ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin ImagePlugin_Solarize
> > >>> digikam: ImagePlugin_DistortionFX plugin loaded
> > >>> digikam: ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin ImagePlugin_DistortionFX
> > >>> digikam: ImagePlugin_LensDistortion plugin loaded
> > >>> digikam: ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin ImagePlugin_LensDistortion
> > >>> digikam: ImagePlugin_FilmGrain plugin loaded
> > >>> digikam: ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin ImagePlugin_FilmGrain
> > >>> digikam: ImagePlugin_BlowUp plugin loaded
> > >>> digikam: ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin ImagePlugin_BlowUp
> > >>> digikam: ImagePlugin_Restoration plugin loaded
> > >>> digikam: ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin ImagePlugin_Restoration
> > >>> digikam: ImagePlugin_SuperImpose plugin loaded
> > >>> digikam: ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin ImagePlugin_SuperImpose
> > >>> digikam: ImagePlugin_Refocus plugin loaded
> > >>> digikam: ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin ImagePlugin_Refocus
> > >>> digikam: ImagePlugin_WhiteBalance plugin loaded
> > >>> digikam: ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin ImagePlugin_WhiteBalance
> > >>> digikam: ImagePlugin_BlurFX plugin loaded
> > >>> digikam: ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin ImagePlugin_BlurFX
> > >>> digikam: ImagePlugin_AntiVignetting plugin loaded
> > >>> digikam: ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin ImagePlugin_AntiVignetting
> > >>> digikam: ImagePlugin_AdjustCurves plugin loaded
> > >>> digikam: ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin ImagePlugin_AdjustCurves
> > >>> digikam: ImagePlugin_FreeRotation plugin loaded
> > >>> digikam: ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin ImagePlugin_FreeRotation
> > >>> digikam: ImagePlugin_Perspective plugin loaded
> > >>> digikam: ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin ImagePlugin_Perspective
> > >>> digikam: ImagePlugin_ChannelMixer plugin loaded
> > >>> digikam: ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin ImagePlugin_ChannelMixer
> > >>> digikam: ImagePlugin_Charcoal plugin loaded
> > >>> digikam: ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin ImagePlugin_Charcoal
> > >
> > > There is no kipi-plugins installed on your computer. Here you see
> > > DigikamImagePlugins tools only (witch are dedicaced to image editor not
> > > main interface).
> > >
> > > Please compile and install kipi-plugins from svn or the first
> > > 0.1.3-beta1 tarball :
> > >
> > > http://kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=16061
> >
> > OK thanks.
> >
> > I have installed kipi-plugins.
> >
> > If i fill a caption "emma" for example, the modification is not saved
> > when i look at IPTC metadata.
>
> Did you push the 'Apply Changes' button after writing the comment, or did
> you go to the next image and come back? Because those two actions save the
> comment into the IPTC fields.
>

Is digiKam Metadata setup is set properlly ?

Gilles