[digiKam-users] Change Raw file orientation using metadata

[Maik Qualmann]

This is the comment in the code that we do not apply the orientation metadata 
after rotation to a RAW file:

// Setting the rotation flag on Raws with embedded JPEG is a mess
// Can apply to the RAW data, or to the embedded JPEG, or to both.

Maik

Am Sonntag, 4. August 2019, 12:46:48 CEST schrieb Nicolas Boulesteix:
> Hi,
> 
> I just notice a matter when I rotate my RAW (fuji RAF) file in the album
> view with DK 6.2 (but 6.1 too).
> 
> In deed, I use shortcut  shift+ctrl+left or right to change orientation to
> the right or to the left. But if I change orientation this way, it seems
> nothing is written in metadata (in the sidecar) and if I change another
> metadata on the same file, for example if I just rate it, the orientation
> is reset and not as modified before rating.
> 
> If I use instead "ajust exif orientation tag", the problem doesn't occur,
> rating the picture doesn't  reset orientation and the orientation tag is
> changed in metadata (in the sidecar file).
> 
> The matter doesn't occur with jpeg.
> 
> I don't know if there's some change, because I think, before, this
> behaviour didn't occur, 6.1 seems to have the same behaviour but I didn't
> notice it yet. I try on my previous workstation which still have DK 5.9,
> and there's not this matter.
> 
> Digikam is set as follow in the metadata setting rotate tab :
> 
> X Rotate by oinly setting a flag
> X Write flag to metadata if possible
> X Show image/thumbnail rotated according to orientation tag
> X Set orientation tag to normal after rotate/flip
> 
> Sidecar file are activated for readonly file.
> 
> I try to check/unckeck "set orientation tag to normal after rotate/flip",
> but it doesn't seem to change anything.
> 
> Any help is welcome
> 
> Nicolas