Image Editor losing metadata

[Maik Qualmann]

Bug fixes for metadata in new TIFF files are not included in the last rolling 
release version. Version must be greater than 07/02/2023.

Maik

Am Dienstag, 4. Juli 2023, 16:38:47 CEST schrieb Gilles Caulier:
> Hi Nadine,
> 
> Which digiKam version did you install ? 8.1.0 is a test rolling
> release updated each week.
> 
> This is important as this kind of bug has been fixed recently.
> 
> Best regards
> 
> Gilles Caulier
> 
> Le dim. 2 juil. 2023 à 03:03, Nadine Helkenn <cnhelkenn at comcast.net> a écrit 
:
> > I've encountered a situation with DigiKam 8.1.0 on my Windows 10 desktop
> > system that I suspect is a bug. On photos that were taken with my iPhone
> > as .jpg files that I transferred to the computer & wish to convert to
> > .tiff files, I am losing the metadata.
> > 
> > 
> > My process in DigiKam is:
> > 
> > add the missing metadata (artist, description, some device details,
> > lighting, etc.)
> > 
> > save the changes
> > 
> > open the file in the image editor
> > 
> > select the entire image, crop to selection
> > 
> > save the changes as a .tiff file
> > 
> > Close the editor
> > 
> > 
> > I've included screenshots that show the metadata from the original .jpg
> > file & the .tiff file created by the image editor for two images. It is
> > interesting that the first image I did this procedure with did NOT lose
> > the metadata. Only the second & third. The first 2 screenshots are for
> > the first image; the last 2 are for the second image.
> > 
> > 
> > Is this a bug? Is there a different way for me to accomplish my objective?
> > Has anyone else encountered the same thing?
> > 
> > 
> > As always, thank you for all of your help,
> > 
> > 
> > Nadine