Auto Tag Feature [Re: digiKam 8.3.0 is released]

[Maik Qualmann]

Hi Gilles,

Only in case of an error/warning while reading metadata we automatically
switch to ExifTool. Writing metadata with ExifTool is currently an explicit
option in the metadata settings.

Maik

Am Mi., 20. März 2024 um 11:46 Uhr schrieb Gilles Caulier <
caulier.gilles at gmail.com>:

> Hi Maik,
>
> I figured that a switch from Exiv2 to Exiftool will be done automatically
> in case of error. Or do I miss something ?
>
> Best
>
> Gilles
>
> Le mer. 20 mars 2024 à 11:26, Maik Qualmann <metzpinguin at gmail.com> a
> écrit :
>
>> The behavior is actually not a bug. In BQM, the metadata is written
>> directly into the image and not to the DB and metadata as in the
>> maintenance tool. In BQM, the metadata is then synchronized to the DB after
>> processing. Since Exiv2 cannot write to HEIF files, an error message
>> occurs. Writing with ExifTool must be activated in order to be able to add
>> tags to HEIF images in BQM.
>>
>> Maik
>>
>> Am Mi., 20. März 2024 um 09:57 Uhr schrieb Sebastian Beer <
>> sebastian.beer66 at icloud.com>:
>>
>>> I will register the bug in bugzilla later today.
>>> Meanwhile I discovered that the bug only occurs in the batch tool. When
>>> I do the automatic tagging in the maintenance tool it works perfectly.
>>>
>>> Due to the fact that several automatic detections are wrong I like to
>>> train the algorithm. How can this be done? Where can I refuse wrong tags?
>>>
>>> Best regards Sebastian Beer
>>>
>>> Gilles Caulier <caulier.gilles at gmail.com> schrieb am 20. März 2024 um
>>> 9:19:
>>>
>>>
>>> I can confirm the bug on my MacBook Pro M1.
>>>
>>> https://imgur.com/a/z0FLRn5
>>>
>>> I cannot yet understand why, as your HEIC files can be open properly in
>>> preview and Image Editor.
>>>
>>> Please open a new entry in bugzilla (Tags-AutoAssignement section) with
>>> the link to your samples and all details previously given in this thread.
>>> We will take a look asap.
>>>
>>> https://bugs.kde.org/enter_bug.cgi?format=guided&product=digikam
>>>
>>> Best
>>>
>>> Gilles Caulier
>>>
>>>
>>> Le mer. 20 mars 2024 à 08:45, Sebastian Beer <
>>> sebastian.beer66 at icloud.com> a écrit :
>>>
>>>> Dear Gilles,
>>>>
>>>> Please use this link:
>>>> Car
>>>> <https://andritz-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/p/sebastian_beer/EgW3tfHap9xOkaDdiiGfhX0BYBX6dY1br-CbiijHYDj-5Q?e=gbGCW8>
>>>>
>>>> Best regards, Sebastian Beer
>>>>
>>>> Gilles Caulier <caulier.gilles at gmail.com> schrieb am 20. März 2024 um
>>>> 5:21:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> To download the files, it's required to have an icloud account...
>>>>
>>>> Please share the file without icloud.
>>>>
>>>> Best
>>>>
>>>> Gilles Caulier
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Le mar. 19 mars 2024 à 21:03, Sebastian Beer <
>>>> sebastian.beer66 at icloud.com> a écrit :
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Gilles,
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you for your reply.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have copied two pictures to this folder:
>>>>>
>>>>> <https://www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/0808o31CD6tNhz9uydqnzfbJQ#share>
>>>>> share
>>>>> <https://www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/0808o31CD6tNhz9uydqnzfbJQ#share>
>>>>> iCloud Drive
>>>>> <https://www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/0808o31CD6tNhz9uydqnzfbJQ#share>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hopefully you can re-produce the problem.
>>>>>
>>>>> I’m working on MacOS 14.4.
>>>>>
>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>>
>>>>> Sebastian
>>>>>
>>>>> Am 19.03.2024 um 20:47 schrieb Gilles Caulier <
>>>>> caulier.gilles at gmail.com>:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> Not at all, typically HEIC must be decoded as jpeg and processed.
>>>>>
>>>>> Perhaps your HEIC is not decoded properly. Please share samples using
>>>>> a web service.
>>>>>
>>>>> Also please precise which OS you use exactly.
>>>>>
>>>>> Best
>>>>>
>>>>> Gilles Caulier
>>>>>
>>>>> Le mar. 19 mars 2024 à 20:14, Sebastian Beer
>>>>> <sebastian.beer66 at icloud.com> a écrit :
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> It took me rather a while to find out why the auto tagging tool did
>>>>> not work for me: the reason is, that the files are imported from my iPhone
>>>>> in .HEIC format. That was the show-stopper.
>>>>> After having converted the .HEIC files into .JPG the tool worked as
>>>>> expected.
>>>>>
>>>>> Is there anything I did not configure correctly for processing .HEIC
>>>>> files?
>>>>>
>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>>
>>>>> Sebastian
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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