Bug 477467 - digiKam 8.1 Image Editor could not interpret a Nikon Z9 NEF file.
Summary: digiKam 8.1 Image Editor could not interpret a Nikon Z9 NEF file.
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 439581
Alias: None
Product: digikam
Classification: Applications
Component: Plugin-DImg-RAW (show other bugs)
Version: 8.1.0
Platform: Ubuntu Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Digikam Developers
URL:
Keywords:
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2023-11-24 14:22 UTC by Edwin
Modified: 2023-11-25 01:40 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Attachments
The Zipped files contain only the JPEG images I stated in the bug description but not including the NEF file. (2.37 MB, application/zip)
2023-11-24 14:42 UTC, Edwin
Details
attachment-205031-0.html (1.30 KB, text/html)
2023-11-25 01:40 UTC, Edwin
Details

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Description Edwin 2023-11-24 14:22:22 UTC
SUMMARY
***
Attached are the 4 images of the Digikam 8.1.0 of where I installed Digikam in my Ubuntu 22.04 LTS OS
(Digikam_Bug_0000001.png, Digikam_Bug_0000002.png, Digikam_Bug_0000003.png, Digikam_Bug_0000004.png). 
Also attached is the NEF file captured from my Nikon Z9 camera with latest firmware of 4.1 from Nikon 
USA (_DSC0126.NEF). The Digikam software was installed using the GUI interface that detects all the 
software installed and available software to install for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. I am using a Lenovo P620
workstation running Ubuntu 22.04 LTS which was upgraded from Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. All Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 
updates are using only the Security updates and nothing else. I also have no customization of the 
Digikam 8.1.0 software installed. 

Digikam is very useful to me because it is better than the Nikon NX-D and have the same image 
reproduction of Capture One Version 20 which I use for my other Pextax K-1 II camera. I cannot use 
the Image Editor and adjust the image to my preferred adjustments.
***


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1.  Import the attached NEF file (_DSC0126.NEF). 
2.  Open the NEF file using the "Image Editor" button.
3.  "Image Editor" will display the message "Cannot decode RAW image '_DSC0126.NEF'". I am using Adobe
    RGB color space for all my NEF files in case I need to have Adobe RGB in the future. Please see attached 
    file "Digikam_Bug_0000005.png" image.
4.  I am able to export the NEF file with no compression (100%) but I cannot use the "Image Editor" to
    make lighting, color adjustments to the NEF file. I only use a NEF file and not even have any 
    in-camera JPEG file created. Also attached is that exported JPEG image (_DSC0126.jpg)     

OBSERVED RESULT
1.  Please see attached image (Digikam_Bug_0000005.png)


EXPECTED RESULT
1.  Please see attached image (Digikam_Bug_0000006.png) which is the image for a Pextax K-1 which I 
    downloaded from the Internet. 


SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: N/A 
macOS: N/A 
Linux/KDE Plasma: Ubuntu 22.04LTS
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: N/A
KDE Frameworks Version: N/A 
Qt Version: What ever was used by the Digikam Development Team to generate Digikam 8.1.
 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
1.  Please see images (Digikam_Bug_0000007.png and Digikam_Bug_0000008.png)
Comment 1 Edwin 2023-11-24 14:42:32 UTC
Created attachment 163430 [details]
The Zipped files contain only the JPEG images I stated in the bug description but not including the NEF file.

I could not attach the NEF file because it is 33.00MB and your website can only attach 4000KB or 4 MB. Kindly give me an e-mail or a physical address that I can send the attachment or CD containing the NEF file. It is the NEF file that you need to reproduce the problem. I can only attach the images captured but not the NEF File _DSC0126.NEF.
Comment 2 Maik Qualmann 2023-11-24 16:19:23 UTC
The digiKam version of Ubuntu is unusable. It is a snap package. Snap packages use a sandbox (only access to the home directory), and the digiKam version is incompletely compiled. The problem is known, use our AppImage. Make the AppImage file executable and start it.

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

Maik
Comment 3 Maik Qualmann 2023-11-24 16:21:07 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 439581 ***
Comment 4 Maik Qualmann 2023-11-24 16:25:30 UTC
I tested an NEF of the Z9 under digiKam-8.2.0 Windows. No problems.

Maik
Comment 5 Edwin 2023-11-25 01:40:43 UTC
Created attachment 163446 [details]
attachment-205031-0.html

Thank you very much for your reply. I will uninstall Digikam and install it
using the AppImage.

Edwin


On Fri, Nov 24, 2023 at 11:19 AM Maik Qualmann <bugzilla_noreply@kde.org>
wrote:

> https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=477467
>
> --- Comment #2 from Maik Qualmann <metzpinguin@gmail.com> ---
> The digiKam version of Ubuntu is unusable. It is a snap package. Snap
> packages
> use a sandbox (only access to the home directory), and the digiKam version
> is
> incompletely compiled. The problem is known, use our AppImage. Make the
> AppImage file executable and start it.
>
> https://files.kde.org/digikam/
>
> Maik
>
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