With that said, we are considering implementing support for writing to
certain well-documented RAW file formats including DNG and perhaps
others. This would be strictly optional for the user (and off by
default). This is http://redmine.yorba.org/issues/2622 .
adam
On 11/18/2011 12:45 PM, Lucas Beeler wrote:
Hi Ben,
Shotwell can't write metadata back to any kind of RAW file -- CR2,
NEF, whatever. The reason for this is that RAW files are very fragile,
and even something as seemingly innocuous as writing metadata to them
can hose them. The good news is, it's standard practice in the RAW
world to write metadata to XMP sidecar files, and we hope to be able
to do this in an upcoming release of Shotwell. See this feature
request (http://redmine.yorba.org/issues/1879) for more information.
Lucas
On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 12:34 PM, Ben Waugh<[email protected]> wrote:
Hello,
The support for RAW+JPEG pairing when importing from a folder in version
0.11.x is very welcome. This has always been a nuisance when I have
evaluated open-source photo managers in the past.
Unfortunately I still can't quite use the current Shotwell version (0.11.6)
for everything I need. I have a large number of photos from my Nikon D70,
all shot in raw+JPEG mode, but in some cases the date or time was not set
correctly on the camera. With Shotwell I can adjust the EXIF data in the
original files for JPEG but not for the raw (NEF) versions.
What I did:
- Import some photos from a directory:
Have tried just JPEG, just NEF, and matching NEF+JPEG files.
Behaviour is the same whether I copy them or import in place.
- Select the photos, go to Photos -> Adjust Date and Time...
- Adjust the date and time, select "Modify original files", click "OK".
What I expect:
- The EXIF data in the files on disk (as checked with exiftool) should
be updated with the adjusted date and time.
What I observe:
- If only JPEG files are imported, the EXIF data is adjusted correctly
- If only NEF files are imported, the EXIF data is not adjusted
- If NEF+JPEG matching files are imported, and the Developer is
"Shotwell", the EXIF data is not adjusted in either file type.
- If NEF+JPEG matching files are imported, and the Developer is
changed to "Camera" before the date and time are adjusted, the
EXIF data is changed in the JPEG files but not in the NEF files.
Is this a known problem? I can't see it in the tracker. What are the chances
of a fix in the near future?
Cheers,
Ben
--
Dr Ben Waugh Tel. +44 (0)20 7679 7223
Dept of Physics and Astronomy Internal: 37223
University College London
London WC1E 6BT
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