Bug 210710

Summary: digikam error when open a dng image for edit after conversion from NEF
Product: [Applications] digikam Reporter: wm6369
Component: Plugin-Bqm-DngConverterAssignee: Digikam Developers <digikam-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: normal CC: caulier.gilles, wm6369
Priority: NOR    
Version: unspecified   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: unspecified   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed In: 0.8.0
Sentry Crash Report:

Description wm6369 2009-10-15 21:29:31 UTC
Version:           0.10.0 (using 4.2.4 (KDE 4.2.4), Mandriva Linux release 2009.1 (Official) for i586)
Compiler:          gcc
OS:                Linux (i686) release 2.6.29.6-desktop-2mnb

I converted a .nef (=Nikon format) image by using the batch-processing dng-converter into the .dng format.

After that I wanted to edit this .dng image.

A message occurred: Digikam-error: Error when loading the image xxxx.dng.

I can reproduce this error.

Therefore I cannot edit the .dng image
Comment 1 caulier.gilles 2009-10-15 21:43:59 UTC
Which kipi-plugins version you use ?

Gilles Caulier
Comment 2 wm6369 2009-10-15 21:54:18 UTC
My kipi-plugin version is 0.3.0 0.2mdv2009.1

wolde
Comment 3 caulier.gilles 2009-10-15 22:25:24 UTC
Install kipi-plugins 0.7.0 and try again to convert NEF to DNG

Gilles Caulier
Comment 4 caulier.gilles 2009-10-26 13:06:33 UTC
What's news here ?

Gilles Caulier
Comment 5 wm6369 2009-10-26 20:49:08 UTC
I installed the kipĆ¼i-plugins version 0.7.0 and DigiKam 0.10.0.

After that the dng converter worked well, but only once until the next reboot.

After the next reboot the kipi plugins dont work.

Unfortunately I cannot compile any program, that's why I cannot change to KigiKam version 1.0.0.

I use only rpm files for instlling new programs, and for my distribution (Mandriva 9 Spring) a rpm for DigiKam 1.0.0 is not avalaible.

Thats why I cannot use DigiKam in the monment, I'm very unhappy. For converting my fotos (from nef end dng to jpg) I mus use a windows computer of a friend with the Nikon software, it's quite complicated.
Comment 6 caulier.gilles 2009-10-26 20:55:46 UTC
Relax...

I use Mandriva too, to develop and hack. I never needs to reboot my computer.

So the problem is outside...

Anyway, no need to digiKam 1.0.0. kipi-plugins 0.7.0 is enough at all.

And i have a solution for you. Do you know that a stand alone DNGConverter exist. It's just the plugins running alone without kipi host application. This is the solution for you.

Gilles Caulier
Comment 7 caulier.gilles 2009-10-26 21:04:31 UTC
Look there : http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2476/4047055441_c7ed53a9fb_b.jpg

Installing kipi-plugins package must be enough.

try to type "dngconverter" on the console...

Gilles Caulier
Comment 8 wm6369 2009-10-26 21:22:10 UTC
You are right in all the points of your comment, sorry, I wrote the facts not exactly:

1. I also never need to reboot my computer after installing
2. The DNG converter works very well, inside or outside of DigiKam, sorry, I was wrong in this point.
3. Therefore this bug is fixed and can be closed.
4. But I have now another problem: I want to convert my fotos either from DNG or NEF in the jpg format. For this job I want to use the "batch image converter" (in my Digikam menu in German : Stapelverarbeitung - Bilderkonvertierung).
When I perform this step, I get an error "not successful" (German: fehlgeschlagen) in the result row. And this is now my problem.
Comment 9 caulier.gilles 2009-10-26 21:26:08 UTC
Can you open DNG file to showfoto or digiKam image editor ?

Which libkdcraw version you use ? Look in Help/Components Info for details.

Send me your NEF file by private mail. I would to test here with last DNGConverter code from svn trunk.

Gilles Caulier
Comment 10 caulier.gilles 2009-10-26 21:29:26 UTC
I suspect a problem in DNGConverter 0.7.0 that i have fixed recently in 0.8.0...

Please send me a NEF file to test. thanks in advance

Gilles Caulier
Comment 11 wm6369 2009-10-26 21:38:07 UTC
I use libkdcraw version 0.4.2

I'll send you an NEF file per private mail
Comment 12 caulier.gilles 2009-10-26 21:57:35 UTC
this libkdcraw is definitively too old. Please update...

Gilles
Comment 13 caulier.gilles 2009-10-26 22:29:43 UTC
No problem here to convert your NEF to DNG and to display it in Showfoto :

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3522/4048043882_5089e2fa6a_b.jpg

All code are taken from svn trunk : digiKam, kipi-plugins, libkdcraw

Gilles Caulier