[Digikam-users] lost of exif data when converting from raw

[Gilles Caulier]

2008/8/11 POTTIER Michel <Michel.pottier at free.fr>:
> Le Monday 11 August 2008 20:01:39 Gilles Caulier, vous avez écrit :
>> 2008/8/11 POTTIER Michel <Michel.pottier at free.fr>:
>> > Le Monday 11 August 2008 19:14:57 Gilles Caulier, vous avez écrit :
>> >> It's abnormal of course. What are you use exactly to do it : image
>> >>
>> >> editor or raw converter kipi plugin ?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Which digiKam version ?
>> >
>> > 0.9.4 Kde 3.5.9 sur mandriva 2008.1
>> >
>> >> Which Exiv2 version ?
>> >
>> > Exiv2 0.16 et KExiv2 librairie 0.1.6
>> >
>> > KDcraw 0.1.4
>> >
>> > Dcraw 8.83
>> >
>> > PNG library 1.2.25
>> >
>> > Kipi 0.1.5
>>
>> Hum, not libkipi version.
>> I need "kipi-plugins" package version. It's  not the same
> ldd /usr/bin/digikam|grep kipi
>        libkipi.so.0 => /usr/lib/libkipi.so.0 (0xb747a000)
> ls -l /usr/lib/libkipi.so.0
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 2008-04-12 14:15 /usr/lib/libkipi.so.0 ->
> libkipi.so.0.1.1
>

No. i don't care about libkipi. Use your packages manager and look
"kipi-plugins" package version...

Or more simple. start RAW converter and go to Help button on
bottom/left, and look version from about dialog

>
>> > Cannot save metadata using Exiv2 (Size of IPTC JPEG segment is larger
>> > than 65535 bytes)
>>
>> Ok, this is the problem. I have already fixed this one into digiKam
>> core but I'm not sure about kipi-plugin raw converter.
>>
>> Just to be sure, please try to open RAW to digiKam image editor and
>> same it JPEG.
> In this case i have a correct jpeg file with exif.

ok. it's normal. perhaps you have an old kipi-plugins version on your computer.

Gilles