[Digikam-users] Wrong aspect ratio for videos / Maintenance usability

[Andreas Mair]

Hello Gilles,

2014-06-23 13:31 GMT+02:00 Gilles Caulier <caulier.gilles at gmail.com>:
> 2014-06-23 12:28 GMT+02:00 Andreas Mair <amair.sob at gmail.com>:
>> Hello Gilles,
>>
>> 2014-06-20 10:29 GMT+02:00 Gilles Caulier <caulier.gilles at gmail.com>:
>>> 2014-06-20 9:58 GMT+02:00 Andreas Mair <amair.sob at gmail.com>:
>>>> Nobody?
>>>>
>>>> 2014-06-16 7:50 GMT+02:00 Andreas Mair <amair.sob at gmail.com>:
>>>>> Hello Gilles,
>>>>>
>>>>> meanwhile Gentoo put exiv2 0.24 into its portage tree and so I
>>>>> installed it. This also required libkexiv2 to be rebuilt. digiKam now
>>>>> displays that it's using exiv2 0.24. DigiKam is still v3.5.0.

>>>>> So I tried a DB update. But I have problems using it:
>>>>> 1) I wanted to reread metadata from a single directory recursive,
>>>>> where all my videos are located. But how do I do that?
>>>
>>> From an album, select all item and go to Caption and Tags right
>>> sidebar. On the bottom there is a drop down menu with option to
>>> re-read metadata
>>
>> thanks for that hint. I didn't know that.
>>
>>>>> I selected the directory in the "Process items from" section of the
>>>>> maintenance window.
>>>>> But what do I have to set for tags?
>>>
>>> nothing. It's to process items from virtual albums.
>>>
>>>>> I tried with a single tag but then digiKam also updated pictures that
>>>>> are not located in the directory I've set above. That's not what I
>>>>> want.
>>
>> I don't think that it works as expected or at least not as I expect
>> it. Or I simply don't get it right.
>> a) If I set a folder (=album) *and* a tag then the maintenance tool
>> uses every file it finds in that album. I expected that only files
>> tagged with the given tag are processed.
>> b) If I set "any albums" and a single tag I expect that all files that
>> are tagged with that tag are processed. But they aren't.
>> Also tried using DK4.0.
>>
>
> I will take a look. Sound like a wrong binary operator beween P an T
> albums selection...

Thanks!

>>>>> 2) Video metadata was not refreshed if the files had an XMP sidecar.
>>>>>
>>>
>>> Perhaps it's already reported to bugzilla. not sure...
>>>
>>> Gilles Caulier
>>>
>>>>> 3) Video is still displayed using the wrong aspect ratio even if
>>>>> digiKam now reports the correct aspect ratio of "16:9", width=1024 and
>>>>> height=756.
>>
>> Any ideas what's wrong here?
>
> By displayed, you want mean preview using embeded video player ?
>
> If yes, preview is delegate to KDE phonon component which use backend
> in background to play video content (as GStreamer for ex).
>
> Phonon is just a software component that we use in digiKam. There is
> no phonon code in digiKam. We embeded widget, and pass video file url
> when it's need (+ some control feedback). That all.

Yes, I mean displaying using the embedded video player. I'll try an
external phonon based video player, maybe DragonPlayer?
I have no idea which one is suitable as I prefer using mplayer or vlc.

Best regards,
Andreas


> Gilles Caulier
>
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Andreas
>>
>>
>>>>> Any ideas?
>>>>>
>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>> Andreas
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 2014-05-10 11:22 GMT+02:00 Gilles Caulier <caulier.gilles at gmail.com>:
>>>>>> 2014-05-10 11:10 GMT+02:00 Andreas Mair <amair.sob at gmail.com>:
>>>>>>> Hello Gilles,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> thanks for your answer.
>>>>>>> I'm quite surprised that it's because of exiv2, I never thought of
>>>>>>> searching in that direction.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Seems I have to wait until exiv2 v0.24 hits Gentoo's portage.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ah, you don't use yet Exiv2 0.24 ? this is why ratio look weird...
>>>>>> only 0.24 support video files.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Warning : as digikam register item width and height in database to
>>>>>> compute ratio, you need to force DB to be updated with items metadata.
>>>>>> There is a Maintenance tool for that. Else, ratio will not change in
>>>>>> digiKam after a simple Exiv2 update...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Gilles Caulier
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