Bug 417797

Summary: Batch video timestamp changing fails
Product: [Applications] digikam Reporter: Jan van Bekkum <Jan.vanBekkum>
Component: Plugin-Bqm-TimeAdjustAssignee: Digikam Developers <digikam-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME    
Severity: normal CC: caulier.gilles, metzpinguin
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 7.0.0   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Microsoft Windows   
OS: Microsoft Windows   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In: 7.0.0
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments: Screenshot of the error

Description Jan van Bekkum 2020-02-17 17:41:37 UTC
Created attachment 126105 [details]
Screenshot of the error

SUMMARY (beta 3)
Attempts to change the timestamp result in an error message

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Configure timestamp change tool (see attachment)
2. Run batch
3. 

OBSERVED RESULT
Error messages

EXPECTED RESULT
Changed timestamp

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 10
macOS: 
Linux/KDE Plasma: 
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 
KDE Frameworks Version: 
Qt Version: 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
I tried different combinations of the timestamps to be changed, but the result was the same. Only if I unticked all of them I got no error.
Comment 1 Maik Qualmann 2020-02-17 17:54:58 UTC
It is not possible to change the date in video files. DigiKam can only read the metadata from video files. To enable writing metadata, you have to activate sidecars.

Maik
Comment 2 Jan van Bekkum 2020-02-18 05:06:55 UTC
Thanks, I'll do that.
Comment 3 caulier.gilles 2020-02-18 06:02:05 UTC
And please report if this will fix your workflow, to be able to close this file.

Thanks in advance

Gilles Caulier
Comment 4 caulier.gilles 2020-02-20 08:02:20 UTC
I close this file now. If problem remain with sidecar, please re-open.

Gilles Caulier
Comment 5 Jan van Bekkum 2020-02-23 13:44:54 UTC
Writing with sidecars is succesful.