GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 484290
gthumb --import-photos loses the original modification time (when picture taken)
Last modified: 2008-04-11 13:15:08 UTC
Please describe the problem: gthumb --import-photo behaviour has changed from FC6 to F7. For JPG files, the modfication time (ls man page nomenclature) is now = to the creation time. This behaviour results in a loss of the time when the picture was taken. Raw files import (feature new to F7) shows the correct modification time = when picture was taken. Steps to reproduce: 1. Connect camera in PTP mode via usb cable and turn it on 2. gthumb import dialog appears 3. Select photos to import. Actual results: Actual results: 4. [robert@localhost 2007-10-06--19.27.10]$ ls -lt total 23392 -rw-rw-r-- 1 robert robert 2878824 oct 6 19:27 IMG_1209.JPG -rw-rw-r-- 1 robert robert 2470865 oct 6 19:27 IMG_1210.JPG -rw-rw-r-- 1 robert robert 9051938 oct 4 04:13 IMG_1210.CR2 -rw-rw-r-- 1 robert robert 9505199 oct 4 04:13 IMG_1209.CR2 5. [robert@localhost 2007-10-06--19.27.10]$ ls -lc total 23392 -rw-rw-r-- 1 robert robert 9505199 oct 6 19:27 IMG_1209.CR2 -rw-rw-r-- 1 robert robert 2878824 oct 6 19:27 IMG_1209.JPG -rw-rw-r-- 1 robert robert 9051938 oct 6 19:27 IMG_1210.CR2 -rw-rw-r-- 1 robert robert 2470865 oct 6 19:27 IMG_1210.JPG Expected results: Modification time to reflect when the picture was taken not when it was imported. Consistent behaviour for jpg and raw images. Does this happen every time? Yes Other information: Bug Filed downstream as https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=321651
I don't see this behavior on my F7 system (though my camera doesn't have raw photos). I think it is a libgphoto2 problem, rather than gthumb. Can you try importing some photos using: gphoto2 --get-all-files and see if that produces the same date problems (manual: http://www.gphoto.org/doc/manual/using-gphoto2.html)? If it does, then it is definitely a gphoto problem that should be reported at http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=8874&atid=108874. - Mike
Closing this bug report as no further information has been provided. Please feel free to reopen this bug if you can provide the information asked for. Thanks!