Bug 488222 - exiftool not recognized
Summary: exiftool not recognized
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: digikam
Classification: Applications
Component: Metadata-ExifTool (show other bugs)
Version: 8.4.0
Platform: Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Digikam Developers
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Reported: 2024-06-08 18:48 UTC by Evstratios Moraites
Modified: 2024-07-23 10:48 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Version Fixed In: 8.5.0
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Description Evstratios Moraites 2024-06-08 18:48:39 UTC
I get the latest (near-nightly) versions of digikam.
The last few version are not recognizing exiftool.
The program complains about it in an expiring yellow stripe at the top of the window.
Pointing the program to the one in your installation folder does nothing.
Downloading another copy of exiftool and pointing the program to it doesn't help.
Now what?


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Comment 1 Evstratios Moraites 2024-06-08 18:50:54 UTC
digiKam-8.4.0-20240606T153013-Qt6-Win64.exe is the one I'm using now.
This one fails to recognize exiftool as I described.
The last three versions also reject exiftool.
Comment 2 Evstratios Moraites 2024-06-08 18:54:33 UTC
I use digiKam-8.4.0-20240608T071222-Qt6-Win64
same thing
Comment 3 Maik Qualmann 2024-06-08 19:10:53 UTC
Current digikam-8.4.0 Windows just tested again, no problem with ExifTool. I suspect a problem with the antivirus program you are using. Problems with antivirus programs are also known in the ExifTool forum. Add digiKam and Exiftool as exceptions in the antivirus program.
Otherwise, activate internal debugging in the digiKam settings and create a DebugView log from the start of digiKam, as described here:

https://www.digikam.org/contribute/

Maik
Comment 4 caulier.gilles 2024-07-18 20:37:04 UTC
Please test with the last 8?5?0 prerelease installer available here :

https://files.kde.org/digikam/
Comment 5 nonobio 2024-07-23 10:20:57 UTC
Hi,

I had the same problem following the installation of digiKam-8.4.0-Qt6-Win64

I installed digiKam-8.5.0-20240723T043438-Qt6-Win64: the problem is solved

Thanks :)