Bug 516929

Summary: Batch Queue Manger Adjust Time isn't able to use ExifTool
Product: [Applications] digikam Reporter: Andy <legandy.vo>
Component: BatchQueueManager-PluginsAssignee: Digikam Developers <digikam-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: minor CC: metzpinguin
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 8.8.0   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Microsoft Windows   
OS: Microsoft Windows   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In: 9.0.0
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments: Adjust Time Standalone ExifTool use

Description Andy 2026-03-01 18:27:03 UTC
Created attachment 190247 [details]
Adjust Time Standalone ExifTool use

OBSERVED RESULT
The standalone version of Adjust Time is able to use ExifTool.
The QBM Adjust Time can't use it or doesn't
The standalone version does write Exif: Original.
The QBM version does not write Exif: Original but reports it successfully edited the file.

EXPECTED RESULT
The QBM does write Exif: Original.

SUMMARY
I checked with ExifToolGUI separately with the same file to make sure if the metadata was updated and exclude a filename parsing issue.
Comment 1 Maik Qualmann 2026-03-01 19:08:42 UTC
BQM also writes Exif:Original here. There are limitations to the BQM Time Adjustment Tool, which is related to the complex editing process; in addition to the ExifTool, the interval mode is also unavailable.

Maik
Comment 2 Maik Qualmann 2026-03-01 19:14:22 UTC
We also need to disable timestamps from filenames, as BQM internally uses temporary filenames.

Maik
Comment 3 Maik Qualmann 2026-03-01 20:41:44 UTC
Git commit 38057e1bfa7ca5558eb39270f561383861e381ab by Maik Qualmann.
Committed on 01/03/2026 at 20:41.
Pushed by mqualmann into branch 'master'.

fix Time Adjust Tool in BQM
FIXED-IN: 9.0.0

M  +1    -1    NEWS
M  +1    -4    core/utilities/queuemanager/manager/actiontask.cpp

https://invent.kde.org/graphics/digikam/-/commit/38057e1bfa7ca5558eb39270f561383861e381ab