Bug 490496

Summary:	Exiftool not found
Product:	[Applications] digikam	Reporter:	Aaron Sherber <aaron>
Component:	Metadata-ExifTool	Assignee:	Digikam Developers <digikam-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	caulier.gilles
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	8.4.0
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Microsoft Windows
OS:	Microsoft Windows
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:	8.5.0
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Description Aaron Sherber 2024-07-19 13:48:24 UTC

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SUMMARY

After installing 8.4.0, digiKam complains that it can't find exiftool. The exe is right there in c:\Program Files\digiKam, but even after I point digiKam to the app, it fails to recognize it. If I install exiftool externally and point digiKam to it, everything is fine.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Comment 1 Aaron Sherber 2024-07-19 13:50:12 UTC

Similar to https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=488222, except that installing an external exiftool worked for me.

Comment 2 caulier.gilles 2024-07-19 13:51:32 UTC

This is already fixed in next 8.5.0 release.

You can download 8.5.0 pre-release installer here :

https://files.kde.org/digikam/

Gilles Caulier