Bug 158792

Summary:	GPSsync not working with Canon RAW CR2
Product:	[Applications] digikam	Reporter:	François Tissandier <francois.tissandier>
Component:	Plugin-Generic-GeolocationEdit	Assignee:	Digikam Developers <digikam-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	ahuggel
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:	0.2.0

Description François Tissandier 2008-03-05 12:17:46 UTC

Version:            (using KDE 3.5.8)
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages
OS:                Linux

When trying to enter coordonates manually (I'm not using a GPX file) for CR2 files, it's not working. I have an error message saying that it was impossible to record the coordinates in the CR2 file.

Comment 1 François Tissandier 2008-03-05 12:21:59 UTC

Some additionnal info:
I'm using Digikam on Ubuntu 7.10 (not Kubuntu). Installed from the official repos.

Comment 2 caulier.gilles 2008-03-17 11:36:46 UTC

This is fixed with KDE4 port of kipi-plugins and digiKam. Now all read only files can be geolocalized as well. GPS info are hosted in digiKam database.

Gilles Caulier

Comment 3 François Tissandier 2008-03-17 11:57:09 UTC

Thanks for the info Gilles.
A question though, why can't exif info be modified in RAW files? I updated some dates on my RAW because my cam was set to the wrong time, so it's possible. It would be much better to store the GPS info in the raw file for me, as I use several softwares and several computers.

Comment 4 caulier.gilles 2008-04-03 07:59:29 UTC

Francois,

Because RAW file are proprietary file format in Read only (based on TIFF/EP).

Threre will be an issue when Exiv2 library will support TIFF/EP in writting mode, but it's not yet the case...

Gilles Caulier

Comment 5 François Tissandier 2008-04-03 11:37:10 UTC

Thanks for the info Gilles
Just FYI, but you maybe know it, ExifTool can write to some proprietary RAW formats. I used it successfully on my CR2. So I don't know if it could be a complementary solution to libexiv2, but at least it's possible, too bad most software can't make use of it, I think it just makes sense to put this kind of info on the RAW file directly.

Comment 6 caulier.gilles 2008-04-03 12:00:42 UTC

Yes of course, i know Exiftool, and i'm fully agree with you about to set these infos in RAW files.

Like i said in post #4, tiff/ep Exiv2 writting mode (which is under development) can be an issue.

I CC Andreas (Exiv2 author) to get more fresh news about this subject.

Gilles Caulier