Re: Gimp 2.0.3 losing EXIF data

[Edward Wei <Edward.Wei@Dartmouth.edu>]

I also have this problem with Gimp 2.0.3-2 for OS X.  I have replied in 
this Debian forum because I see no other postings with this problem.  
Perhaps we should post in gimp's bug report/forums.


Ed


> Presumably following a recent upgrade, Gimp (2.0.3-1) appears not to 
> save JPEG
> files with EXIF data intact.
>
> If I open a JPEG file with EXIF data, make no changes and choose Save 
> as,
> ensuring that the Save EXIF data Parameter Setting is selected, the 
> EXIF data
> is no longer there when examining the Meta Info in Konqueror's file
> Properties dialogue. The expected result would be that the EXIF data 
> would
> still be there. There is nothing printed to standard error or standard 
> out or
> any graphical messages; the data is silently lost.
>
> I'm tracking Debian unstable with more or less daily upgrades, though 
> lately
> I've been travelling, and ended up upgrading a bunch of files once I 
> returned
> to reasonable Internet access. I believe Gimp was among the packages
> upgraded.
>
> Is anyone else seeing this? I can't think of anything that I would 
> have done
> to cause this behaviour. Should I file a bug report against gimp? Any 
> other
> information I should supply?
>
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