since a long time i am bag here, while gemini told me, that digikam is able to export face-tags to heic files. But nevertheless, it did not. I know you give the control to exif, but listen: at cmd i wrote: P:\..\exiftool -XMP-mwg-rs:RegionInfo="{RegionList=[{Area={H=0.1,X=0.5,Y=0.5},Name=bernd}]}" 20240517_105133.heic Windows answer: 1 image files updated looking, if it is true: P:\Bilder\2024\05_Foehr>C:\Users\Bernd\Lokal\Programme\DigiKam\exiftool -G1 -a -s -XMP-mwg-rs:all 20240517_105133.heic Windows answer: [XMP-mwg-rs] RegionAreaH : 0.1 [XMP-mwg-rs] RegionAreaX : 0.5 [XMP-mwg-rs] RegionAreaY : 0.5 [XMP-mwg-rs] RegionName : bernd perfekt, it works. now lets try digikam. Configuration in settings is: Setup-Metadata-behavior: check-yes : use exiftool to read metadata from files check-yes: all writing operations are delegated to exiftool check-yes: if possible write metadata to raw-files Setup-Metadata-Exiftool: exiftool.exe version 13.36 is checked But digikam did not show the written facetag and digikam did not write facetag to heic-files And it should this Information also write to XMP . gemini is wrong but shoes, what to do. can you help or is this in the pipe? Thank you for help
Can you try to reproduce the dysfunction with last 9.0.0 pre-release ? https://files.kde.org/digikam/
digiKam can write face rectangles to HEIC files. For this to work, the writing of tags and face tags must be enabled in the digiKam settings under Metadata, AND writing with ExifTool MUST be enabled. Otherwise, please provide a sample HEIC file with which the problem occurs. Maik
This command is incorrect; you haven't specified a width, it's not a valid rectangle, therefore digiKam rightly ignores it. exiftool -XMP-mwg-rs:RegionInfo="{RegionList=[{Area={H=0.1,X=0.5,Y=0.5},Name=bernd}]}" 20240517_105133.heic [XMP-mwg-rs] RegionAreaH : 0.1 [XMP-mwg-rs] RegionAreaX : 0.5 [XMP-mwg-rs] RegionAreaY : 0.5 [XMP-mwg-rs] RegionName : bernd Maik
Hi Maik, what a fast resonse. many thanks. I just would donate you, otherwise to digikam. And its magic! with 9.0.0 it works an I am so happy! many, many thanks. its a great work! you can close this case
Thank you for the feedback. Maik
Git commit 990f32ec8526d48db79960a355adec140e3a0447 by Maik Qualmann. Committed on 23/02/2026 at 20:05. Pushed by mqualmann into branch 'master'. use ExifTool if Exiv2 doesn't support the file type Even if ExifTool isn't enabled, an attempt will be made with ExifTool in case of an error with Exiv2. For example, with HEIC or JXL files. Related: bug 516574 FIXED-IN: 9.0.0 M +1 -1 NEWS M +5 -3 core/libs/metadataengine/engine/metaengine_p.cpp https://invent.kde.org/graphics/digikam/-/commit/990f32ec8526d48db79960a355adec140e3a0447