Bug 492412

Summary: In the installation I noticed there is Exiftool.exe embedded in the digiKam install, but not the libraries.
Product: [Applications] digikam Reporter: ratounade <rcasa>
Component: Metadata-ExifToolAssignee: Digikam Developers <digikam-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: normal CC: metzpinguin
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 ratounade 2024-08-30 15:29:00 UTC 
I wanted to report another bug where personnally I found a workaround to fix, see below. thank you again for your great work ! 
In  some cases the faces (including the position of the faces) are not able to be written in the MetaData (without notification by the way).
To me I strongly recommend to use by default the fantastic option using Exiftool.

In the installation I noticed there is Exiftool.exe embedded in the DigiKam install (in C:\Program Files\digiKam\Exiftool.exe) BUT not the libraries. When I copy/paste libraries (meaning C:\Program Files\digiKam\exiftool_files), it is successful.

Surprising DigiKam natively uses ExifTool while it invites to download it in the settings
Hope it helps to fix it definitely and for other people
Comment 1 Maik Qualmann 2024-08-30 15:36:06 UTC 
The problem has been reported before and is fixed in the pre-release version of digiKam-8.5.0, download here:

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

Maik