Bug 515679 - Not all photos have their metadata updated.
Summary: Not all photos have their metadata updated.
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: digikam
Classification: Applications
Component: Plugin-Generic-TimeAdjust (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 9.0.0
Platform: Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Digikam Developers
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Reported: 2026-02-07 13:57 UTC by Andy
Modified: 2026-02-08 07:19 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Latest Commit:
Version Fixed/Implemented In: 9.0.0
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DateTime1 (673.44 KB, image/png)
2026-02-07 13:57 UTC, Andy
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DateTime2 (72.89 KB, image/png)
2026-02-07 19:07 UTC, Andy
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Description Andy 2026-02-07 13:57:02 UTC
Created attachment 189325 [details]
DateTime1

Hi!

Something's wrong. I've seen this problem several times before. After scanning the slides, I add the capture date using "Set date and time." However, after the scan, some photos don't have an updated date.

In my example, the time should be 14:00:10, incrementing by 10 seconds each time. But it's still showing the old 18:xx:xx.

Interestingly, the next photos, also showing 14:xx:xx PM, have the correct 10-second increments.

In the edit window, the metadata seems to be written in a jumbled way during the scan. Sometimes it's at the top, sometimes at the bottom, and then randomly in between. Batch processing does this too. But it works. 
It just seemed like the edit window for date and time closed before all the changes were written.

Andy
Comment 1 Andy 2026-02-07 14:02:15 UTC
PS: The subsequent run with the same data worked successfully.
Comment 2 caulier.gilles 2026-02-07 15:34:00 UTC
So you have used the import tool to tune the time stamp. Right ?
Comment 3 Andy 2026-02-07 16:39:38 UTC
No. From the toolbar at the top, select "Set date and time" (Ctrl+Shift+D).
Comment 4 caulier.gilles 2026-02-07 16:46:10 UTC
Ok, it's the time adjust plugin.

Can you take a screenshot of the plugin dialog to show all settings used?

Gilles Caulier
Comment 5 Andy 2026-02-07 19:07:01 UTC
Created attachment 189341 [details]
DateTime2

Here's the screenshot.

Unfortunately, I can't yet say what the cause is. Only that it happens sometimes.
Perhaps it's related to the order of the photos? I've moved them around a lot and renamed the files several times.

The third column, "Used Timestamp," is confusing me. Shouldn't it show an existing timestamp from the file?
Comment 6 Maik Qualmann 2026-02-08 07:19:06 UTC
Git commit 7db6850c6ccc2125a6b46a2ea306c68c7fb29607 by Maik Qualmann.
Committed on 08/02/2026 at 07:18.
Pushed by mqualmann into branch 'master'.

fix early finish when using "ok" in the Time Adjust Tool
FIXED-IN: 9.0.0

M  +1    -1    NEWS
M  +6    -6    core/dplugins/generic/metadata/timeadjust/timeadjustdialog.cpp

https://invent.kde.org/graphics/digikam/-/commit/7db6850c6ccc2125a6b46a2ea306c68c7fb29607