f-spot 0.7.0-1 crashes on import

[Alejandro Cuervo]

Binary package hint: f-spot

Binary package hint: f-spot

Release: Ubuntu 10.04 64 bit
Version of Package: 0.7.0-1~ppa~lucid0

As soon as I press the import button f-spot crashes

alex@joemamma:~$ f-spot --debug
** Running f-spot in Debug Mode **
** Running Mono with --debug **
[1 Info 11:48:46.766] Initializing Mono.Addins
[1 Debug 11:48:47.252] Mono.Addins Initialization took 0.473346
Xlib: extension "RANDR" missing on display ":0.0".
[1 Debug 11:48:48.496] Db Initialization took 0.415817
[1 Debug 11:48:49.582] Query Started : SELECT * FROM photos WHERE photos.id NOT IN (SELECT photo_id FROM photo_tags WHERE tag_id = 2) ORDER BY time DESC, filename ASC
[1 Debug 11:48:49.583] QueryToTemp took 0.000702 : SELECT * FROM photos WHERE photos.id NOT IN (SELECT photo_id FROM photo_tags WHERE tag_id = 2) ORDER BY time DESC, filename ASC
[1 Debug 11:48:49.583] Reloading the query took 0.004199
[2 Debug 11:48:49.819] PhotosPerMonth took 0.000471
[2 Debug 11:48:49.821] TimeAdaptor REAL Reload took 0.223466
[1 Debug 11:48:50.149] Query Started : SELECT * FROM photos WHERE photos.id NOT IN (SELECT photo_id FROM photo_tags WHERE tag_id = 2) ORDER BY time DESC, filename ASC
[1 Debug 11:48:50.150] QueryToTemp took 0.000603 : SELECT * FROM photos WHERE photos.id NOT IN (SELECT photo_id FROM photo_tags WHERE tag_id = 2) ORDER BY time DESC, filename ASC
[1 Debug 11:48:50.213] Reloading the query took 0.064115
[3 Debug 11:48:50.365] PhotosPerMonth took 0.000472
[3 Debug 11:48:50.365] TimeAdaptor REAL Reload took 0.211957

(f-spot:11580): GdkPixbuf-WARNING **: GdkPixbufLoader finalized without calling gdk_pixbuf_loader_close() - this is not allowed. You must explicitly end the data stream to the loader before dropping the last reference.
Exception in Gtk# callback delegate
  Note: Applications can use GLib.ExceptionManager.UnhandledException to handle the exception.
System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
  at FSpot.Import.ImportController.ScanSources () [0x00000]
  at FSpot.Import.ImportController.get_Sources () [0x00000]
  at FSpot.UI.Dialog.ImportDialog.PopulateSourceCombo (ImportSource source_to_activate) [0x00000]
  at FSpot.UI.Dialog.ImportDialog.<ScanSources>m__32 () [0x00000]
  at GLib.Idle+IdleProxy.Handler () [0x00000]
   at GLib.ExceptionManager.RaiseUnhandledException(System.Exception e, Boolean is_terminal)
   at GLib.Idle+IdleProxy.Handler()
   at Gtk.Application.gtk_main()
   at Gtk.Application.Run()
   at FSpot.Driver.Main(System.String[] args)
[4 Debug 11:48:54.850] Finalizer called on Db. Should be Disposed
[4 Debug 11:48:54.851] Finalizer called on FSpot.Category. Should be Disposed
[4 Debug 11:48:54.851] Finalizer called on FSpot.Tag. Should be Disposed
[4 Debug 11:48:54.852] Finalizer called on Banshee.Database.QueuedSqliteDatabase. Should be Disposed
alex@joemamma:~$

[filip (bandit-s-fw)]

I had also problems with the import of pictures taken with the camera of my girlfriend. (fspot 7.1)
I've changed the exif data with a little program called jhead. see http://blog.techfun.org/2009/11/how-...les-in-ubuntu/
i used this arguments : $jhead -mkexif -rgt "path to your photos"/*.JPG
"path to your photos" you have to complete accordingly to your photo directory.
these arguments makes a basic exif with just the thumbnail and the date the photo was taken.
After that i was able to import the photos.
warning: this will remove some data from the photo: like exposure, shutterspeed,...

I don't know if it is the same problem here. But for me it helped and maybe it can be used as a workarround until it get fixed.