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jeffkolker

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Registered: 27-Feb-2021

Marking new images
Posted: 3 Dec 22, 05:33

	ddimage25.jpg (187.7 KB)
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Hello!

I just made a change to my website and uploaded it. It seems that Photoblogger is accessing the file modification date instead of the original date, as I've asked the template to do. See image "ddimage22" as it is set. Multiple older images were suddenly being marked as new. Upon checking, they all had a file modification date of 11/24/22. Not sure why they had this date, but they all did.

That being said, I went through my photos and edited the "modified date" within the program. This is an image that was having the issue: Astoria Waterfront - Scene 3

As mentioned previously, ("ddimage23") the software had the date as 11/24/22. I changed the date to 1/1/20 because I really don't care about the modification date, and now the image doesn't appear with a star. As you can see from "ddimage24" the date/time of the photo is as it should be and what should be read by the system. I didn't have to modify that date.

I've changed all the dates so that only the right pictures show up as new, but now on to the next problem.

"ddimage21" is a partial screenshot of this page ( Canada Gallery ). Notice the date and star on the gallery "Quebec".

If you click the link to go to that gallery ( Quebec gallery ) you will see (as shown in partial screenshot "ddimage25" there are no items listed as "new". No stars.

To summarize, it seems the system is using the file modification date, not the original date. And not sure why a folder (gallery) would be marked as new when no items under it are so marked.

The "Designs" gallery at this link also has a star with no starred items underneath. With the same 11/24/22 date.

Laza

Posts: 1,549
Registered: 6-Sep-2005

Re: Marking new images
Posted: 3 Dec 22, 09:14

in response to: jeffkolker

I tried to reproduce it with your settings, but for me, it always worked. May I ask for a quick check? Does the local preview behave the same? If that's ok, then it's an upload issue.

jeffkolker

Posts: 84
Registered: 27-Feb-2021

Re: Marking new images
Posted: 3 Dec 22, 09:31

in response to: Laza

ddimage28.jpg (235.1 KB)

Yes, it does it on the local preview.

In fact, I just did a Force Remake and it still shows the Star on the Designs folder and has the 11/24/22 date

ddimage28 is a screenshot of the local previewer after the Force Remake

Edit: Also on the Quebec folder. Nothing has changed after the Force Remake

Edited by: jeffkolker on 3 Dec 2022, 02:31

Laza

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Registered: 6-Sep-2005

Re: Marking new images
Posted: 5 Dec 22, 10:43

in response to: jeffkolker

If I look into the Quebec folder there are only four images - all have "date taken" dates from 2020 - still the folder's date range is Nov 24 2022 - Nov 24 2022. That's insane. As if jAlbum has stored the date range upon the folder created, and it cannot update it when you add images. Perhaps it's a bug in jAlbum. I'll ask David to look into it. Can you please try doing a Make album after setting Preferences / Advanced / Number of threads to 1?

jeffkolker

Posts: 84
Registered: 27-Feb-2021

Re: Marking new images
Posted: 5 Dec 22, 11:07

in response to: Laza

I did that just now but the results were the same.

Laza

Posts: 1,549
Registered: 6-Sep-2005

Re: Marking new images
Posted: 5 Dec 22, 12:09

in response to: jeffkolker

... and Settings / Advanced / Process only updated directories is OFF?

jeffkolker

Posts: 84
Registered: 27-Feb-2021

Re: Marking new images
Posted: 5 Dec 22, 15:31

in response to: Laza

Yes, that is the current setting. The box is NOT checked.

Laza

Posts: 1,549
Registered: 6-Sep-2005

Re: Marking new images
Posted: 5 Dec 22, 15:38

in response to: jeffkolker

Can you please do the following test?

1. Select the Quebec folder
2. Press F7
3. Select "Groovy" as the scripting language
4. Copy/paste the following code: JAlbumUtilities.getDeepCameraDates(selectedObjects[0]);
5. Evaluate

jeffkolker

Posts: 84
Registered: 27-Feb-2021

Re: Marking new images
Posted: 5 Dec 22, 15:50

in response to: Laza

0.005s ==> Thu Nov 24 08:03:05 CST 2022 - Thu Nov 24 08:03:05 CST 2022

Laza

Posts: 1,549
Registered: 6-Sep-2005

Re: Marking new images
Posted: 5 Dec 22, 16:01

in response to: jeffkolker

Does the folder only contain those 4 images? No hidden folders or excluded objects?

JeffTucker

Posts: 8,470
Registered: 31-Jan-2006

Re: Marking new images
Posted: 5 Dec 22, 16:19

in response to: Laza

I think this is an old problem:

https://jalbum.net/forum/thread.jspa?messageID=349772&#349772

In short, that method is grabbing file dates if the objects don't have any actual "camera" dates in their metadata.

The non-recursive method - getCameraDates() - does not fall back to file dates.

jeffkolker

Posts: 84
Registered: 27-Feb-2021

Re: Marking new images
Posted: 5 Dec 22, 17:00

in response to: Laza

ddimage29.jpg (14.7 KB)

Laza wrote:
Does the folder only contain those 4 images? No hidden folders or excluded objects?

There is one excluded object, but as you can see, the date is from 5 years ago.

Laza

Posts: 1,549
Registered: 6-Sep-2005

Re: Marking new images
Posted: 5 Dec 22, 17:13

in response to: JeffTucker

I have checked the JSON file, and all 4 pictures have their "date taken" dates.
https://paintings.jeffkolker.com/JeffsPaintings/Places/Canada/Quebec/data1.json

jeffkolker

Posts: 84
Registered: 27-Feb-2021

Re: Marking new images
Posted: 5 Dec 22, 17:33

in response to: Laza

ddimage31.jpg (70.4 KB)

Laza wrote:
I have checked the JSON file, and all 4 pictures have their "date taken" dates.
https://paintings.jeffkolker.com/JeffsPaintings/Places/Canada/Quebec/data1.json

Not sure it matters, but ftp'ing to my site to look at the dates on the files. Several of the folder images have dates of 11/24/22

Laza

Posts: 1,549
Registered: 6-Sep-2005

Re: Marking new images
Posted: 6 Dec 22, 09:48

in response to: jeffkolker

The folder images are generated during "Make album" - no wonder their file modification dates are new. Can it be that jAlbum count in the excluded images too? Can you please remove that image temporarily so we can see what's happening?