[Digikam-users] digikam-signature in iptc and exif tags

[Gilles Caulier]

Agree,

Please make a new file in B.K.O on Metadata component. I will fix it
for 0.9.2 release. Thanks in advance

Gilles

2007/3/5, Caspar Maessen <cmaessen at casco.demon.nl>:
> I recently noticed that digiKam edits the tags Exif.Image.Software,
> Iptc.Application2.Program and Iptc.Application2.ProgramVersion by
> placing its signature in it. In doing so it is replacing information
> that was originally put there by the camera or by myself.
> I think this is not the correct way to go. Especially in the case of the
> exif-tag where the camera's firmware version is overwritten. As the
> standard states for the exif-tag; "This tag records the name and
> version of the software or firmware of the camera or image input device
> used to generate the image."
> In the case of the IPTC-tags, which are meant to "identify the program
> and programversion used to originate the object data", my personal
> information is overwritten.
>
> I would appreciate if this behavior is corrected, or made optional by
> implementing a configuration-setting.
>
> Caspar.
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