Choose date to use for "group selected by time"

[Maik Qualmann]

No, the file date is not used. The database creation date is used and this 
comes from the metadata of the images.

So check the creation date of the images in the digiKam properties sidebar or 
in the thumbnail.

Due to an annoying bug in digiKam-8.4.0, in addition to non-imported rating 
values, the creation and modification dates can also be affected. Read the 
metadata of the images again manually, this will fix the problem. Fixed 
digiKam-8.5.0 bundles will not be available until the end of August.

Maik

Am Sonntag, 4. August 2024, 19:31:35 MESZ schrieb George Koulomzin:
> Hello
> 
> I have been using "group selected by time" to group CR2 with its JPG
> (because I change the jpg name to indicate the color space, e.g.
> *_srgb,jpg or *_argb.jpg, etc.).  This works well except in one case: 
> If I change metadata (e.g. rating) the date/time no longer matches and
> the grouping fails.  I suspect this is because the file dates are used
> for grouping, instead of Exif "date/time original", for example.
> 
> Is is possible to specify which date to use for grouping?
> 
> If not, may I recommend this as a feature?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> George