INSTALL ERROR

[bwmoths]

Whilst trying to install Vertical Photo Placer on QGIS 3.20.3 I get this error _

Couldn't load plugin 'vertical_photo_placer' due to an error when calling its classFactory() method

Exception: Cannot find exiftool, make sure to add exiftool to the system path variable. Traceback (most recent call last): File "C:\PROGRA~1/QGIS32~1.3/apps/qgis/./python\qgis\utils.py", line 335, in _startPlugin plugins[packageName] = package.classFactory(iface) File "C:\Users/marti/AppData/Roaming/QGIS/QGIS3\profiles\default/python/plugins\vertical_photo_placer__init__.py", line 41, in classFactory from .vertical_photo_placer import VerticalPhotoPlacer File "C:\PROGRA~1/QGIS32~1.3/apps/qgis/./python\qgis\utils.py", line 799, in _import mod = _builtin_import(name, globals, locals, fromlist, level) File "C:\Users/marti/AppData/Roaming/QGIS/QGIS3\profiles\default/python/plugins\vertical_photo_placer\vertical_photo_placer.py", line 46, in from .model.process_metadata import ProcessMetadata File "C:\PROGRA~1/QGIS32~1.3/apps/qgis/./python\qgis\utils.py", line 799, in _import mod = _builtin_import(name, globals, locals, fromlist, level) File "C:\Users/marti/AppData/Roaming/QGIS/QGIS3\profiles\default/python/plugins\vertical_photo_placer\model\process_metadata.py", line 31, in from .pyexiftool import ExifTool File "C:\PROGRA~1/QGIS32~1.3/apps/qgis/./python\qgis\utils.py", line 799, in _import mod = _builtin_import(name, globals, locals, fromlist, level) File "C:\Users/marti/AppData/Roaming/QGIS/QGIS3\profiles\default/python/plugins\vertical_photo_placer\model\pyexiftool.py", line 97, in executable = resolveTool("exiftool") File "C:\Users/marti/AppData/Roaming/QGIS/QGIS3\profiles\default/python/plugins\vertical_photo_placer\model\utility.py", line 103, in resolveTool raise Exception('Cannot find {0}, make sure to add {1} to the system path variable.'.format(prog, prog)) Exception: Cannot find exiftool, make sure to add exiftool to the system path variable.

Python version: 3.9.5 (tags/v3.9.5:0a7dcbd, May 3 2021, 17:27:52) [MSC v.1928 64 bit (AMD64)] QGIS version: 3.20.3-Odense Odense, 495fbaec

Python Path: C:\Users/marti/AppData/Roaming/QGIS/QGIS3\profiles\default/python/plugins\TomBio C:\Users/marti/AppData/Roaming/QGIS/QGIS3\profiles\default/python/plugins\OpenTopography-DEM-Downloader C:\Users/marti/AppData/Roaming/QGIS/QGIS3\profiles\default/python/plugins\LAStools C:\Users/marti/AppData/Roaming/QGIS/QGIS3\profiles\default/python/plugins\dms_2_deg C:/PROGRA~1/QGIS32~1.3/apps/qgis/./python C:/Users/marti/AppData/Roaming/QGIS/QGIS3\profiles\default/python C:/Users/marti/AppData/Roaming/QGIS/QGIS3\profiles\default/python/plugins C:/PROGRA~1/QGIS32~1.3/apps/qgis/./python/plugins C:\Program Files\QGIS 3.20.3\bin\python39.zip C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS32~1.3\apps\Python39\DLLs C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS32~1.3\apps\Python39\lib C:\Program Files\QGIS 3.20.3\bin C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS32~1.3\apps\Python39 C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS32~1.3\apps\Python39\lib\site-packages C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS32~1.3\apps\Python39\lib\site-packages\win32 C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS32~1.3\apps\Python39\lib\site-packages\win32\lib C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS32~1.3\apps\Python39\lib\site-packages\Pythonwin C:/Users/marti/AppData/Roaming/QGIS/QGIS3\profiles\default/python

[chuc92man]

Hi, maybe you want to install ExifTool first. Please follow this instruction. VPP User guide

[bwmoths]

Hi I have ExifTool installed on my laptop (?), so will see if your instructions make any difference. Cheers

On 14 Feb 2022, at 13:57, chuc92man @.***> wrote:

 Hi, maybe you want to install ExifTool first. Please follow this instruction. VPP User guide

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[bwmoths]

Hi    Not being a regular user of GitHub - How do I download the ".ExifTool_config" file ? Can't see a 'download' button or similar ?   Cheers Martin

Hi, maybe you want to install ExifTool first. Please follow this instruction. VPP User guide — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe. Triage notifications on the go with GitHub Mobile for iOS or Android. You are receiving this because you authored the thread.

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[chuc92man]

Hi, maybe just copy the content, then on your computer create a new file named ".ExifTool_config" and paste the content to it.

[bwmoths]

Hi Again   Thanks for last message. Haven't managed to get the exiftool config file copied etc., but, discovered that the 'ExifTool' .exe file installed by the Windows installer was called exiftool(-k).exe, when this file was renamed as exiftool.exe the plugin installed apparently correctly.   VPP plugin looks OK now on my copy of QGIS but I have not had the chance to try it a set of photos so maybe the lack of the exiftool config file might yet prove to be a problem ?   Will let you know !!!!!!!!!!

Martin

Hi, maybe just copy the content, then on your computer create a new file named ".ExifTool_config" and paste the content to it. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe. Triage notifications on the go with GitHub Mobile for iOS or Android. You are receiving this because you authored the thread.

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[chuc92man]

Hi, config file is needed for altitude correction, but for the default function it is not needed. I am looking forward to your result!!

[sbonaime]

Hi, I have the same "Exception: Cannot find exiftool, make sure to add exiftool to the system path variable. " error on my mac. Python version: 3.9.5 (default, Sep 10 2021, 16:18:19) [Clang 12.0.5 (clang-1205.0.22.11)] QGIS version: 3.28.0-Firenze Firenze, ed3ad0430f

I followed the installation instruction with the PATH

I also downloaded the .ExifTool_config that I put in the exiftool directory

I restarted QGIS and I still have this error. Anything wrong ? Thanks

[sbonaime]

I found my problem ! I installed exiftool using brew. Brew has its own way of managing bin files and create links to the bin files in /usr/local/bin/ The links point to the executables files in my case to /usr/local/bin/Cellar/exiftool/12.50/bin/exiftool

 /usr/local/bin/ ll exiftool lrwxr-xr-x 1 bonaime admin 37B Nov 21 18:33 exiftool -> ../Cellar/exiftool/12.50/bin/exiftool

So my solution is to put :/usr/local/bin/Cellar/exiftool/12.50/bin in the PATH field. But maybe something would be change in the code to be able to put symbolic link also. If I pupgrade exiftool, I will need to change it's path in QGIS. If QGIS can understand symbolic link, I will hae nothing to do. I will have a look at the code

[gioman]

Same thing here. Exiftool (and the compation config file) are inside a folder in c:\ and the path variable has been correctly set (exiftool can be used from the Windows terminal). Regardless the plugin returns an error on QGIS start. Please advise.

Exception: Cannot find exiftool, make sure to add exiftool to the system path variable. 
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\OSGeo4W/apps/qgis-ltr/./python\qgis\utils.py", line 423, in _startPlugin
    plugins[packageName] = package.classFactory(iface)
  File "C:\Users/giovanni/AppData/Roaming/QGIS/QGIS3\profiles\default/python/plugins\vertical_photo_placer\__init__.py", line 41, in classFactory
    from .vertical_photo_placer import VerticalPhotoPlacer
  File "C:\OSGeo4W/apps/qgis-ltr/./python\qgis\utils.py", line 888, in _import
    mod = _builtin_import(name, globals, locals, fromlist, level)
  File "C:\Users/giovanni/AppData/Roaming/QGIS/QGIS3\profiles\default/python/plugins\vertical_photo_placer\vertical_photo_placer.py", line 46, in 
    from .model.process_metadata import ProcessMetadata
  File "C:\OSGeo4W/apps/qgis-ltr/./python\qgis\utils.py", line 888, in _import
    mod = _builtin_import(name, globals, locals, fromlist, level)
  File "C:\Users/giovanni/AppData/Roaming/QGIS/QGIS3\profiles\default/python/plugins\vertical_photo_placer\model\process_metadata.py", line 31, in 
    from .pyexiftool import ExifTool
  File "C:\OSGeo4W/apps/qgis-ltr/./python\qgis\utils.py", line 888, in _import
    mod = _builtin_import(name, globals, locals, fromlist, level)
  File "C:\Users/giovanni/AppData/Roaming/QGIS/QGIS3\profiles\default/python/plugins\vertical_photo_placer\model\pyexiftool.py", line 97, in 
    executable = resolveTool("exiftool")
  File "C:\Users/giovanni/AppData/Roaming/QGIS/QGIS3\profiles\default/python/plugins\vertical_photo_placer\model\utility.py", line 103, in resolveTool
    raise Exception('Cannot find {0}, make sure to add {1} to the system path variable.'.format(prog, prog))
Exception: Cannot find exiftool, make sure to add exiftool to the system path variable.