Problem Writing Metadata.

[Maik Qualmann]

The digiKam-8.0.0 version can be used, the problem is rare but it has been 
reported by a user. In case the metadata of an image in Exiv2 throws an 
exception (warning or error) we read the metadata container with ExifTool from 
digiKam-8.0.0 onwards. Depending on the content of the metadata, there may be 
a loss of metadata here.

Regardless, if you are using one of our bundles (Windows or AppImage) I would 
currently switch to the pre-release version. We have integrated the modern 
widget style Breeze (selectable in the digiKam setup under Miscellaneous-> 
Appearance).

Maik

Am Montag, 5. Juni 2023, 00:23:03 CEST schrieb Paul A. Norman:
> Hi,
> 
> Does any of this have any effect on working with sidecars under 8.0 please?
> 
> Or should we all just use 8.1.0?
> 
> Paul
> ---
> https://PaulANorman.info
> 
> On 5 June 2023 6:58:41 am NZST, Maik Qualmann <metzpinguin at gmail.com> wrote:
> >In order to activate the writing of metadata in HEIF files, writing
> >with
> >ExifTool must be activated in the digiKam settings under metadata. Due
> >to a
> >bug, I only recommend the setting from digiKam-8.1.0.
> >
> >A pre-release version can be downloaded here:
> >
> >https://files.kde.org/digikam/
> >
> >Maik
> >
> >Am Sonntag, 4. Juni 2023, 19:30:20 CEST schrieb Bob Birenbaum:
> >> Hello,
> >> 
> >> I use Digikam for basic photo cataloging.  Typically all I do is add
> >> captions to images and videos, and sometimes change the date/time
> >
> >tag, as
> >
> >> shown here.
> >> 
> >> [cid:ae42be1f-9b88-48d4-b431-7eb329f8ee5b]
> >> In the past, when I've done this, I could also go into the file on
> >
> >Windows
> >
> >> 10, look at properties, and see the metadata reflected there.  The
> >> "caption" I entered on Digikam would be reflected in the "Title" and
> >> "Subject" fields in Windows.  An example is shown below.
> >> 
> >> [cid:7f637d50-181e-47aa-854f-ceeca4804a8f]
> >> 
> >> Today I was going through this process with some new files, and it
> >
> >isn't
> >
> >> working as it used to.  So, what changed?  It seems that this process
> >
> >works
> >
> >> OK for .jpg files, but not for HEIC files.
> >> 
> >> So, the question is, how can I configure Digikam to write the
> >
> >metadata that
> >
> >> I change to HEIC files?
> >> 
> >> Thank you.