*** I use the IPTC functions very intensively. It worked perfectly until now. For a few weeks now, I haven't been able to create IPTC entries for JPEG files. I tried activating the entries "Use ExifTools Backend ...." and "Delegate to Exiftool backend ..." in Settings/Configure digikam/Metadata --> Behavior. That doesn't work. The activation keeps getting reset. What can I do? *** SUMMARY Writing something in Captions/Description --> Captions works incorrectly STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. First, I write a note in Captions/Description --> Captions 2. Then I click Apply 3. After that, I click "1 file awaits synchronization" OBSERVED RESULT after a few seconds, my entry disappears. EXPECTED RESULT An entry in IPTC/Caprions with an image description and technical information SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Linux/KDE Plasma: Kubuntu 25.04 KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.4 KDE Frameworks Version: 6.12.0 Qt Version: 6.8.3 DigiKam 8.7.0 with build 11.11.11 11:11 Datenbank QSQLITE Database locale: UTF-8 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION I've been using Digikam for years and I'm pretty impressed. Everything has worked perfectly and reliably so far. My collection of photos and reproductions has now grown to over 220,000 photos. I don't use facial recognition or the "Image Quality Scanner." Could the database be corrupted?
A quick test here with digiKam-8.8.0 shows no problems. It could be related to a bug in digikam-8.7.0 that causes us to read an empty JPEG comment. However, it could also be related to an Exif size limit of 65,535 bytes; some new cameras reach this size. Please upload a sample image with which the issue occurs. Maik
Created attachment 185618 [details] Bug 510403 The entry in Captions/Descriptions/Title is OK. (Sun, Beach and Pyrenees) The entry in Captions/Descriptions/Captions disappears after metadata synchronization. Here is the corresponding text: four faces picture Dieses Bild kann von allen Seiten aus betrachtet werden und erhält jedesmal eine neue Bedeutung. Die Untertitel im Uhrzeigersinn: Liebesakt (nicht jugendfrei) - Saxophonspieler - Blick in einen Canyon; die vordersten Felsen sind überstrahlt - weiße Felsen im Vordergrund die immer dunkeler werden Herstellung: Déalcomanie, Gouache Bildträger: Zeichenkarton 200g, ca 25x28cm (optional mit Schmutzrand) Grund: Gesso 20.9.2025, Pia, France
I can also add a caption to the image with digiKam-8.7.0 without any problems. Are you using the digiKam Snap package on Kubuntu? Snap uses Sansbox and is unsuitable for digiKam. Alternatively, you could also test our digiKam AppImage to see if the issue occurs for you. To help further, we need a log of the process when you try to add a caption. Please start a terminal: and execute the following commands: export QT_LOGGING_RULES="digikam*=true" digikam After you try to add a caption, send us the complete text output in the terminal. Maik
Oh, I installed Digikam from flathub: digiKam: 8.7.0 KDE Frameworks: 6.18.0 Qt: Using 6.9.3 and built against 6.9.3 Flatpak KDE Flatpak runtime (Wayland) Build ABI: x86_64-little_endian-lp64 Kernel: linux 6.14.0-33-generic I tried running the terminal command. I installed "qtcreator" for this purpose. I ran the command before and immediately after the execution. Unfortunately, no log is displayed in the terminal. Francois
Following instructions here: https://www.digikam.org/contribute/#linux-host
I tried it and entered the following into the terminal: "export QT_LOGGING_RULES="digikam*=true" digikam" However, the answer was that I should install Digikam from Snap "Der Befehl 'digikam' wurde nicht gefunden, kann aber installiert werden mit: sudo snap install digikam" I did not install Digikam with Snap but with Flathub Maybe it makes more sense for me to wait for Digikam 5.8.0, as Maik initially recommended???
So you're using digiKam as a Flatpak. Like Snap packages, Flatpak has a sandbox. While you can drill holes in the Flatpak box, you have to configure this; otherwise, you only have permissions to modify the images in your home directory. Please download digiKam as an AppImage for testing purposes. You just need to make it executable, and you can simply launch it; nothing will be installed or changed on your system. Current pre-release digiKam-8.8.0 from here (download the AppImage without the debug in the file name): https://files.kde.org/digikam/ Maik
Hallo Maik! Great! I tried 8.8 as an appimage. I inserted several long texts as captions – and it worked! No more text disappeared! By the way: the database was transferred without any problems! It looks like the problem is solved! Thank you very much Francois