Bug 241782

Summary: Tags, comments, author, etc. not written to metadata
Product: [Applications] digikam Reporter: alyosha.be
Component: Metadata-HubAssignee: Digikam Developers <digikam-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED NOT A BUG    
Severity: normal CC: caulier.gilles
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 1.2.0   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Ubuntu   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In: 1.4.0
Sentry Crash Report:

Description alyosha.be 2010-06-15 01:07:00 UTC 
Version:           1.2.0
OS:                Linux

It appears that tags, comments, and authors (basically everything in the "Captions/Tags" sidebar) are not saved as EXIF or whatever metadata but rather written to the databases.

I tested this by setting the fields to a certain image, then moving the databases to

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Find a picture and set some "Captions/Tags" fields (set a tag and a comment).
2. Close digikam and move the digikam database files one directory level higher.
3. Open digikam and find that the metadata is lost.
4. Move the database files back to where they were.
5. Open digikam and find that the metadata is back.

Actual Results:  
It is demonstrated that metadata such as comments and authors of the the comment (and tags too) is stored in digikam database files.

Expected Results:  
Digikam should have stored metadata such as comments and authors of the comment (and tags too) in the file's metadata.
Comment 1 caulier.gilles 2010-06-15 07:09:36 UTC 
Turn on the right settings in digiKam setup/Metadata panel 

Gilles Caulier
Comment 2 alyosha.be 2010-06-15 22:53:10 UTC 
Yes, I seemed to have the wrong settings there...