Sony problem

[Hythloday]

Exiftool is used by ART to correct distortion by reading embedded data in the RAW file. There is a problem with Sony files:

https://discuss.pixls.us/t/version-1-24-2-profiled-lens-correction/47082

The problem seems to be Exiftool. It works fine with Exiftool 13.06, but it does not work with Exiftool 13.07 and higher.

Could you look into this problem?

[StarGeek]

What exactly is the problem? There's nothing in that thread that indicates a problem between 13.06 and 13.07. And there's not enough information to figure out what the problem is. Your question is basically "This other program doesn't work anymore, please fix it"

Can you provide a sample file which shows the problem?

The only real change between those versions is the -API WindowsLongPath option. If you can change the options used, try adding -api WindowsLongPath=0

[Hythloday]

Sorry, I was not clear enough. ART has the option of correcting distortion, etc. for lenses. There is a choice:

1. embedded in metadata
2. automatically via database
3. manually via database
4. LCP file

The database (options no. 2 en 3) is Lensfun.

For option 1: embedded in metadata, Exiftool is used. This option is greyed out if it is not possible to correct lens distortion via metadata. I don't have a Sony, but I downloaded a picture taken with a lens mounted on a Sony camera. When I use Exiftool 3.06 in ART the option 'embedded in metadata' is not greyed out and the distortion in the picture is corrected. But since version 3.07 of Exiftool the option 'embedded in metadata' is greyed out in ART so the distortion in the picture cannot be corrected. This holds good for Sony cameras only, it seems.

It can be a bug in ART, but also in Exiftool. The developer of ART wrote:

Confirmed. Indeed, there seems to be something strange with the latest version of exiftool for windows. It would be great to report this upstream. In the meantime, I'll try to rebuild the package with version 13.00.

https://discuss.pixls.us/t/version-1-24-2-profiled-lens-correction/47082/3

I know nothing of developing software so I may have some details wrong. Exiftool is used by ART and how the developer has programmed the use of this software I don't know.

I will add your solution: "The only real change between those versions is the -API WindowsLongPath option. If you can change the options used, try adding -api WindowsLongPath=0" on the ART forum.

Thanks for your help.