Hi Alex, I've been able to reproduce the problem and have opened a ticket for it in our bug tracking database here: http://redmine.yorba.org/issues/4250. We hope to fix this as part of the next Shotwell release, since it does potentially involve the loss of user data.
Lucas On Sun, Oct 9, 2011 at 10:55 AM, Alex Janssen <[email protected]> wrote: > On 09/27/2011 04:49 PM, Jim Nelson wrote: >> >> I took a photo, modified it in direct-edit mode, and saved it. I then ran >> this command for each: >> >> $ exiv2 -pa IMG_0001.JPG > orig.txt >> $ exiv2 -pa IMG_0002_saved.JPG > saved.txt >> >> Then I did a diff (using meld) of the files. I see no changes other than >> a couple expected modifications. >> >> What do you see when you do this experiment? > > Jim, > I spoke too soon. I installed Shotwell 0.11.2, loaded an image, cropped and > adjusted saturation and saved it. It deleted all of the camera information. > Actually, all it retained was the original imaging date and time. Maybe > this is appropriate action as the image is not the original any more, but > why would "Save as" retain it? > > Just to be clear, using "Save As" retains all camera information, "Save" > deletes it. > > Maybe someone else could verify this. > > diff output is as follows for "Save": > 1,2d0 > < Exif.Image.Make Ascii 10 Panasonic > < Exif.Image.Model Ascii 8 DMC-LZ7 > 4,7c2 > < Exif.Image.XResolution Rational 1 72 > < Exif.Image.YResolution Rational 1 72 > < Exif.Image.ResolutionUnit Short 1 inch > < Exif.Image.Software Ascii 10 Ver.1.0 > --- >> Exif.Image.Software Ascii 16 Shotwell >> 0.11.2 > 9,15c4 > < Exif.Image.YCbCrPositioning Short 1 Co-sited > < Exif.Image.ExifTag Long 1 418 > < Exif.Photo.ExposureTime Rational 1 1/1000 s > < Exif.Photo.FNumber Rational 1 F2.8 > < Exif.Photo.ExposureProgram Short 1 Auto > < Exif.Photo.ISOSpeedRatings Short 1 100 > < Exif.Photo.ExifVersion Undefined 4 2.21 > --- >> Exif.Image.ExifTag Long 1 98 > 18,92c7,15 > < Exif.Photo.ComponentsConfiguration Undefined 4 YCbCr > < Exif.Photo.CompressedBitsPerPixel Rational 1 2 > < Exif.Photo.ExposureBiasValue SRational 1 0 EV > < Exif.Photo.MaxApertureValue Rational 1 F2.8 > < Exif.Photo.MeteringMode Short 1 Multi-segment > < Exif.Photo.LightSource Short 1 Unknown > < Exif.Photo.Flash Short 1 No, compulsory > < Exif.Photo.FocalLength Rational 1 6.1 mm > < Exif.Photo.MakerNote Undefined 6774 (Binary value > suppressed) > < Exif.MakerNote.Offset Long 1 920 > < Exif.MakerNote.ByteOrder Ascii 3 II > < Exif.Panasonic.Quality Short 1 Normal > < Exif.Panasonic.FirmwareVersion Undefined 4 0 1 0 6 > < Exif.Panasonic.WhiteBalance Short 1 Auto > < Exif.Panasonic.FocusMode Short 1 Auto > < Exif.Panasonic.AFMode Byte 2 5-area > < Exif.Panasonic.ImageStabilization Short 1 On, Mode 2 > < Exif.Panasonic.Macro Short 1 Off > < Exif.Panasonic.ShootingMode Short 1 Intelligent > ISO > < Exif.Panasonic.Audio Short 1 No > < Exif.Panasonic.DataDump Undefined 6152 (Binary value > suppressed) > < Exif.Panasonic.WhiteBalanceBias Short 1 0 EV > < Exif.Panasonic.FlashBias Short 1 0 > < Exif.Panasonic.InternalSerialNumber Undefined 16 70 51 53 48 55 > 48 50 49 51 48 53 54 48 0 0 0 > < Exif.Panasonic.ExifVersion Undefined 4 2.20 > < Exif.Panasonic.ColorEffect Short 1 Off > < Exif.Panasonic.TimeSincePowerOn Long 1 578 > < Exif.Panasonic.BurstMode Short 1 Off > < Exif.Panasonic.SequenceNumber Long 1 0 > < Exif.Panasonic.Contrast Short 1 Normal > < Exif.Panasonic.NoiseReduction Short 1 Standard > < Exif.Panasonic.SelfTimer Short 1 Off > < Exif.Panasonic.Rotation Short 1 Horizontal > (normal) > < Exif.Panasonic.ColorMode Short 1 Natural > < Exif.Panasonic.BabyAge Ascii 20 9999:99:99 > 00:00:00 > < Exif.Panasonic.OpticalZoomMode Short 1 Standard > < Exif.Panasonic.ConversionLens Short 1 Off > < Exif.Panasonic.TravelDay Short 1 65535 > < Exif.Panasonic.WorldTimeLocation Short 1 Home > < Exif.Panasonic.ProgramISO Short 1 65535 > < Exif.Panasonic.MakerNoteVersion Undefined 4 1.01 > < Exif.Panasonic.SceneMode Short 1 Intelligent > ISO > < Exif.Panasonic.WBRedLevel Short 1 1954 > < Exif.Panasonic.WBGreenLevel Short 1 1054 > < Exif.Panasonic.WBBlueLevel Short 1 1734 > < Exif.Panasonic.BabyAge Ascii 20 9999:99:99 > 00:00:00 > < Exif.Photo.FlashpixVersion Undefined 4 1.00 > < Exif.Photo.ColorSpace Short 1 sRGB > < Exif.Photo.PixelXDimension Long 1 3072 > < Exif.Photo.PixelYDimension Long 1 2304 > < Exif.Photo.InteroperabilityTag Long 1 7702 > < Exif.Iop.InteroperabilityIndex Ascii 4 R98 > < Exif.Iop.InteroperabilityVersion Undefined 4 1.00 > < Exif.Photo.SensingMethod Short 1 One-chip color > area > < Exif.Photo.FileSource Undefined 1 Digital still > camera > < Exif.Photo.SceneType Undefined 1 Directly > photographed > < Exif.Photo.CustomRendered Short 1 Normal process > < Exif.Photo.ExposureMode Short 1 Auto > < Exif.Photo.WhiteBalance Short 1 Auto > < Exif.Photo.DigitalZoomRatio Rational 1 0.0 > < Exif.Photo.FocalLengthIn35mmFilm Short 1 37.0 mm > < Exif.Photo.SceneCaptureType Short 1 Standard > < Exif.Photo.GainControl Short 1 None > < Exif.Photo.Contrast Short 1 Normal > < Exif.Photo.Saturation Short 1 Low > < Exif.Photo.Sharpness Short 1 Soft > < Exif.Image.PrintImageMatching Undefined 208 (Binary value > suppressed) > < Exif.Thumbnail.Compression Short 1 JPEG > (old-style) > < Exif.Thumbnail.Orientation Short 1 top, left > < Exif.Thumbnail.XResolution Rational 1 72 > < Exif.Thumbnail.YResolution Rational 1 72 > < Exif.Thumbnail.ResolutionUnit Short 1 inch > < Exif.Thumbnail.JPEGInterchangeFormat Long 1 8084 > < Exif.Thumbnail.JPEGInterchangeFormatLength Long 1 3996 > < Exif.Thumbnail.YCbCrPositioning Short 1 Co-sited > --- >> Exif.Photo.PixelXDimension SLong 1 2916 >> Exif.Photo.PixelYDimension SLong 1 2211 >> Xmp.exif.PixelXDimension XmpText 4 2916 >> Xmp.exif.PixelYDimension XmpText 4 2211 >> Xmp.exif.DateTimeOriginal XmpText 20 2011:09:12 >> 22:03:04 >> Xmp.exif.DateTimeDigitized XmpText 20 >> 2011-09-12T22:03:04Z >> Xmp.tiff.ImageWidth XmpText 1 1 >> Xmp.tiff.ImageHeight XmpText 4 2211 >> Xmp.xmp.CreateDate XmpText 20 >> 2011-09-12T22:03:04Z > > -- > Ourwoods.org > > Anything can be made to work if you fiddle with it long enough. 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