Hi Tona, Thanks to your example photo, we've been able to pinpoint the problem and clarify the language of the ticket we opened here (http://redmine.yorba.org/issues/5257). One quick question though: are you sure you used only iPhoto to manipulate the image? Did you use any plugins or utilities?
Lucas On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 10:20 PM, Tonatiuh Medina <[email protected]> wrote: > Hmm... maybe that was not a good example. > > Please try again with the new pic attached. I just confirmed it with the > attached pic that the tag gets created. > > I have Shotwell 0.12.2. It came with my Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. > > > > On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 4:57 PM, Lucas Beeler <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi Tona, >> >> I just tried to reproduce the problem you described with the >> DSC_0240.jpg file attached to your previous message and I couldn't. >> When I imported DSC_0240.jpg, only two tags -- "Photography Class" and >> "Flowers" -- were created by Shotwell during import, as you can see in >> the attached screenshot. >> >> That said, there's a lot of variability over Linux installations as >> regards what operating systems, libraries, etc., are installed. So to >> help us figure out why this problem is affecting you and not us, could >> you answer the following. What distro and distro version are you >> running? What version of Shotwell are you running? How did you acquire >> Shotwell -- did it come with your distro, did you install it from a >> third-party repo, or did you build it from source? When you run these >> commands >> >> $ pkg-config --modversion exiv2 >> >> $ pkg-config --modversion gexiv2 >> >> in a terminal window, what do they output? >> >> Lucas >> >> >> On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 1:22 PM, Tonatiuh Medina <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > >> > On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 11:49 AM, Adam Dingle <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> We should look into this. I've created a ticket at >> >> >> >> http://redmine.yorba.org/issues/5257 >> >> >> >> adam >> > >> > >> > Awesome! I found a bug! >> > I would expand and simplify the ticket to: "Xmp.dc.title creates tags >> > during >> > import - it shouldn't"- It really boils down to that. >> > The iPhoto export was merely incidental, other tools might set that >> > field >> > and have the same result. >> > >> > cheers! >> > Tona >> > >> > Note: iPhoto seems to write their 'tags' (they called them "Keywords") >> > to >> > Iptc.Application2.Keywords and Xmp.dc.subject (yes, to both). >> > >> > Here the Iptc and Xmp fields of a pic (attached) which can be used to >> > reproduce the problem. >> > It had the iPhoto Keywords: "Flowers" "Photography Class" - I was >> > expecting >> > those tags - but I was also getting a Shotwell tag "DSC_0240", and I >> > workaround it by removing all XMP fields - hence I think Shotwell is >> > using Xmp.dc.title as a tag too, and that's really the problem IMO: >> > >> > Iptc.Envelope.CharacterSet String 3 ESC%G >> > Iptc.Application2.RecordVersion Short 1 2 >> > Iptc.Application2.Caption String 46 This was >> > taken >> > on my lunch outside the office. >> > Iptc.Application2.Keywords String 7 Flowers >> > Iptc.Application2.Keywords String 17 Photography >> > Class >> > Iptc.Application2.ObjectName String 8 DSC_0240 >> > Xmp.dc.description LangAlt 1 >> > lang="x-default" >> > This was taken on my lunch outside the office. >> > Xmp.dc.subject XmpBag 2 Photography >> > Class, Flowers >> > Xmp.dc.title LangAlt 1 >> > lang="x-default" >> > DSC_0240 >> > Xmp.aux.SerialNumber XmpText 20 NO= 2004a20f >> > >> > Xmp.aux.Lens XmpText 41 AF-S DX >> > Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED >> > Xmp.aux.LensID XmpText 9 742166022 >> > Xmp.aux.ImageNumber XmpText 5 10658 >> > Xmp.aux.FlashCompensation XmpText 3 0/1 >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 10:59 AM, Lucas Beeler <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> > Well, I think that Xmp.dc.title should >> >> > not be considered as a tag in Shotwell >> >> > during the import. Please remove it >> >> > from the tag list >> >> >> >> Just to be clear, Shotwell should *not* create tags from the >> >> Xmp.dc.title field. It will create tags from the Xmp.dc.subject field, >> >> but not Xmp.dc.title. If it does create tags from Xmp.dc.title, this >> >> is a bug. >> >> >> >> Lucas >> >> >> >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ Shotwell mailing list [email protected] http://lists.yorba.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/shotwell
