On 2016-01-30 17:05, Anton Aylward wrote:
On 01/30/2016 10:01 AM, Carlos E. R. wrote:
I forget if the gwenview/dolphin comments and stars are in a database somewhere or in a hidden file.
BUT gwenview/dolphin do not write to the meatadata INSIDE the image.
I had forgotten about the "KDE semantic whatever" (database?) Clearly I can not use gwenview to write the comments. Shotwell is a candidate, but I'd prefer something similar to gwenview, because it runs faster and doesn't "import" photos. A GUI tool, not CLI.
That's correct. You can also update the metadata using exif or exiftool.
You might note that gwenview and dolphin are KDE tools.
I'll have a look at gnome tools instead ;-)
There are probably hundreds of other programs that don't use the gwenview database. If, for example, you move the photo to your tablet or a 'electronic picture frame' then the gwenview or dolphin comment won't go with it, whereas the exif will. That doesn't mean any specific application on the tablet etc is capable of inspecting or displaying the exif information.
That's the point, I want the comments in exif area, inside the jpegs. Portable.
The exif and the gwenview/dolphin database information are mutually exclusive. I think you realise that.
Yes, of course. I was miffed because I did not notice that gwenview was not writing to exif, but to the semantic area. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" at Telcontar)