In which cases does the "X image files created" message appears?

[frankitox]

Hi!

I found in my server logs sometimes this message and I'd like to know exactly when it's printed. I'm using the `-stay_open` feature and I always set the `-overwrite_original` flag. When looking at the code I saw the `$countGoodCr` only used in this and that place. If I read the code correctly, only the later line is executed right? But I can't understand why.

Here's an example of the parameters I send to exiftool:

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["-overwrite_original"
 "-ignoreMinorErrors"
 "-xmp:all="
 "-iptc:Headline=A one photo gallery"
 "-iptc:DateCreated=20240719"
 "-iptc:Province-State=Chubut Province"
 "-iptc:Sub-location=Chubut"
 "-iptc:City=-"
 "-iptc:Credit=Gallery Creator #3558"
 "-iptc:By-line=Alice"
 "-iptc:EditStatus="
 "-iptc:Country-PrimaryLocationName=Argentina"
 "-iptc:Caption-Abstract="
 "-ImageDescription="
 "-Description="
 "-xmp:UsageTerms=All rights reserved"
 "-iptc:CopyrightNotice=Alice"
 "-iptc:Keywords="
 "-Artist=Alice"
 "-Rating=2"
 "/tmp/coco.jpg"
 "-execute"]


[StarGeek]

I haven't really paid attention, but it should appear only when a file is created. This can be the -o (-out) option or the -w (-TextOut) option/-W (-TagOut) option. But it can also be when creating a sidecar file, such as an XMP file (see Metadata Sidecar Files).

Offhand, I can't think of anything else right now, but there may something else.

[Phil Harvey]

The -w options are for "text" files so the don't count toward the image files created.  But I need to look into how this could happen when you use -overwrite_original

- Phil

[StarGeek]

The -w options are for "text" files so the don't count toward the image files created.

Ah, yes, my mistake. The output for that was

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1 output files created

[Phil Harvey]

The only way that you will get an "image file created" when using -overwrite_original is if there was no file to begin with.  ExifTool has the ability to create metdata-only "image" files (the ones with "C" in the Support column here), and it must be that one of those was created.

- Phil