[digiKam-users] Status on "No support to resync GPS data from digikams database into into jpg files" ?

[r8hbbm119eyum]

Hi,

I'm running Digikam 6.1.0 on linux.

I consolidated a bunch of photos from numerous locations and used ExifTool to clean up their metadata.

I specifically removed 'all' the GPS/Geo-location data.

When I open the collection in Digikam, many photos still display the 'has Geo location data' globe icon.

Nothing I've tried so far -- including writing from Files to metadata, and Tools->Maintenance sync TO db -- gets rid of that icon.

Talking over on the ExifTool forums,

  Topic: after exiftool removal of 'all' Geo/GPS, still appearing in Digikam afterwards?
    http://u88.n24.queensu.ca/exiftool/forum/index.php/topic,10269.0.html

it's mentioned this be due to this Digikam bug

  Bug 229010 - No support to resync GPS data from digikams database into into jpg files
   https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=229010

That bug was opened in 2010, and last commented in 2016.  I don't know what happened since.  Only that I'm seeing this problem.

I'd ask there, but can't seem to get an account on Forums or KDE Bugs.

Is what I'm seeing still due to this open issue? Or something new?

Rob

[Maik Qualmann]

In metadata settings, enable the option "Clean up metadata from the database
when rescan files". Perform a reread of the metadata (Item menu) for the
images in question. Then the "Clean up" option should be deactivated again.

Maik

Am Mittwoch, 10. Juli 2019, 23:32:32 CEST schrieb [hidden email]:

> Hi,
>
> I'm running Digikam 6.1.0 on linux.
>
> I consolidated a bunch of photos from numerous locations and used ExifTool
> to clean up their metadata.
>
> I specifically removed 'all' the GPS/Geo-location data.
>
> When I open the collection in Digikam, many photos still display the 'has
> Geo location data' globe icon.
>
> Nothing I've tried so far -- including writing from Files to metadata, and
> Tools->Maintenance sync TO db -- gets rid of that icon.
>
> Talking over on the ExifTool forums,
>
>   Topic: after exiftool removal of 'all' Geo/GPS, still appearing in Digikam
> afterwards?
> http://u88.n24.queensu.ca/exiftool/forum/index.php/topic,10269.0.html
>
> it's mentioned this be due to this Digikam bug
>
>   Bug 229010 - No support to resync GPS data from digikams database into
> into jpg files https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=229010
>
> That bug was opened in 2010, and last commented in 2016.  I don't know what
> happened since.  Only that I'm seeing this problem.
>
> I'd ask there, but can't seem to get an account on Forums or KDE Bugs.
>
> Is what I'm seeing still due to this open issue? Or something new?
>
> Rob

[r8hbbm119eyum]

Hi

On Wed, Jul 10, 2019, at 10:53 PM, Maik Qualmann wrote:
> In metadata settings, enable the option "Clean up metadata from the database
> when rescan files". Perform a reread of the metadata (Item menu) for the
> images in question. Then the "Clean up" option should be deactivated again.

Ok, I just did that.

After executing it the "Clean up" option *was* deactivated again.

But, the GPS/Geo icon is *still* shown for the selected images.

Rob

[r8hbbm119eyum]

On Thu, Jul 11, 2019, at 6:34 AM, [hidden email] wrote:

> Hi
>
> On Wed, Jul 10, 2019, at 10:53 PM, Maik Qualmann wrote:
> > In metadata settings, enable the option "Clean up metadata from the database
> > when rescan files". Perform a reread of the metadata (Item menu) for the
> > images in question. Then the "Clean up" option should be deactivated again.
>
> Ok, I just did that.
>
> After executing it the "Clean up" option *was* deactivated again.
>
> But, the GPS/Geo icon is *still* shown for the selected images.
>
> Rob

Fwiw, I found and enabled the display of all Digikam's Geo/Gps-related fields in the metadata View.

You can see (just) the tags, and the Geo data -- all of it is ID's as "unavailable",

  https://i.imgur.com/bAz58fh.png

Still, Digikam says it's got Geo-location data for the image.

Rob

[Manuel Bock]

Hi Rob,

did you try to remove and reimport the pictures? Deleting them from the collection of digikam should remove all corresponding database entries. Digikam will scan the metadata while reimporting the pictures an generate new entries in the internal database. Hope, that helps.

Regards
Manuel

Von meinem iPad gesendet

> Am 11.07.2019 um 16:13 schrieb [hidden email]:
>
>
>
>> On Thu, Jul 11, 2019, at 6:34 AM, [hidden email] wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>>> On Wed, Jul 10, 2019, at 10:53 PM, Maik Qualmann wrote:
>>> In metadata settings, enable the option "Clean up metadata from the database
>>> when rescan files". Perform a reread of the metadata (Item menu) for the
>>> images in question. Then the "Clean up" option should be deactivated again.
>>
>> Ok, I just did that.
>>
>> After executing it the "Clean up" option *was* deactivated again.
>>
>> But, the GPS/Geo icon is *still* shown for the selected images.
>>
>> Rob
>
>
> Fwiw, I found and enabled the display of all Digikam's Geo/Gps-related fields in the metadata View.
>
> You can see (just) the tags, and the Geo data -- all of it is ID's as "unavailable",
>
>  https://i.imgur.com/bAz58fh.png
>
> Still, Digikam says it's got Geo-location data for the image.
>
> Rob

[r8hbbm119eyum]

Hi Manuel,

On Thu, Jul 11, 2019, at 8:10 AM, Manuel Bock wrote:

> Hi Rob,
>
> did you try to remove and reimport the pictures? Deleting them from the
> collection of digikam should remove all corresponding database entries.
> Digikam will scan the metadata while reimporting the pictures an
> generate new entries in the internal database. Hope, that helps.
>
> Regards
> Manuel
>

Removing/reimporting just those pictures changed nothing.  Still saw the flag.

BUT, removing the ENTIRE collection, closing/reopening Digikam, then re-attaching the entire collection and waiting for Digikam to re-init everything finally fixed it.

Those images no longer have those Geo flags displayed.

So it sounds like the problem was in the Digikam database?

Shouldn't the reread/rewrite/Maintenance steps have taken care of that?  Is that a bug?

Rob

[Remco Viëtor]

On jeudi 11 juillet 2019 16:13:35 CEST [hidden email] wrote:

> On Thu, Jul 11, 2019, at 6:34 AM, [hidden email] wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > On Wed, Jul 10, 2019, at 10:53 PM, Maik Qualmann wrote:
> > > In metadata settings, enable the option "Clean up metadata from the
> > > database when rescan files". Perform a reread of the metadata (Item
> > > menu) for the images in question. Then the "Clean up" option should be
> > > deactivated again.>
> > Ok, I just did that.
> >
> > After executing it the "Clean up" option *was* deactivated again.
> >
> > But, the GPS/Geo icon is *still* shown for the selected images.
> >
> > Rob
>
> Fwiw, I found and enabled the display of all Digikam's Geo/Gps-related
> fields in the metadata View.
>
> You can see (just) the tags, and the Geo data -- all of it is ID's as
> "unavailable",
>
>   https://i.imgur.com/bAz58fh.png
>
> Still, Digikam says it's got Geo-location data for the image.
>
> Rob

But what you show in that screenshot is only the EXIF data. IF sidecars are
involved, you also have a good number of items in the XMP tab...

Remco

[Maik Qualmann]

Again step by step:

1. [x] Clean up metadata from the database when rescan files
2. select the images
3. Menu-> Item-> Reread Metdata From File
4. (later) [ ] Clean up metadata from the database when rescan files

Do not restart digiKam, or remove and re-add the collection. If digiKam still
finds geolocation information, check XMP and sidecar, send me a test image.

Maik

Am Donnerstag, 11. Juli 2019, 17:29:59 CEST schrieb
[hidden email]:

> Hi Manuel,
>
> On Thu, Jul 11, 2019, at 8:10 AM, Manuel Bock wrote:
> > Hi Rob,
> >
> > did you try to remove and reimport the pictures? Deleting them from the
> > collection of digikam should remove all corresponding database entries.
> > Digikam will scan the metadata while reimporting the pictures an
> > generate new entries in the internal database. Hope, that helps.
> >
> > Regards
> > Manuel
>
> Removing/reimporting just those pictures changed nothing.  Still saw the
> flag.
>
> BUT, removing the ENTIRE collection, closing/reopening Digikam, then
> re-attaching the entire collection and waiting for Digikam to re-init
> everything finally fixed it.
>
> Those images no longer have those Geo flags displayed.
>
> So it sounds like the problem was in the Digikam database?
>
> Shouldn't the reread/rewrite/Maintenance steps have taken care of that?  Is
> that a bug?
>
> Rob