[Digikam-users] Slideshow writes metadata to file - why?

[Gilles Caulier]

Can you identify what is changing in metadata before and after playing slide ?

Do you use Advanced Slideshow kipi-plugin or simple digiKam slideshow ?

Gilles Caulier




2012/7/30 Anders Kamf <digikam at kamf.se>:
> But this is what happens, metadata is written (not only read) during
> the slideshow. It is just passively watching, no rating update or
> anything else is done.
>
> Should I report it as a bug then?
>
> Regards
> Anders
>
>
> 2012/7/22 Gilles Caulier <caulier.gilles at gmail.com>:
>> During a slideshow, no file must be touch. Only metadata are read,
>> excepted if you apply rating change of image and turn on digiKam
>> metadata settings to write digiKam info to image...
>>
>> Gilles Caulier
>>
>> 2012/7/21 Anders Kamf <digikam at kamf.se>:
>>> Hi!
>>>
>>> First: thanks for a great program!
>>>
>>> I have a question about metadata embedded in files. Whenever showing a
>>> picture in the slideshow, digiKam edit the metadata of the picture. It
>>> adds information to the file:
>>>
>>> Processing Software             : digiKam-2.5.0
>>> Software                        : digiKam-2.5.0
>>> Creator Tool                    : digiKam-2.5.0
>>> Originating Program             : digiKam
>>>
>>> I like digiKam to save image rating etc. to metadata embedded in
>>> files, but that is when I change i.e. the rating. I don’t want it to
>>> change a file when simply viewing it in the slideshow.
>>>
>>> Anybody know why digiKam does this?
>>> Is it possible to turn off? (The settings are quite detailed about
>>> which metadata to save embedded in the files, but as far as I can see
>>> it doesn’t say anything about this specific behavior.)
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> Anders
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