1.4.4 - metadata - crash on writing IPTC to png

[user0]

XnViewMP 1.4.4 64bit
Windows11 (22H2), display resolution 3840x2160, win scaling 150%

Metadata
crash on writing (blank?) IPTC to png

To reproduce:
1. run clean portable XnViewMP
2. open test file or any .png

test_img_10x10_1.png (92 Bytes) Viewed 815 times

2. press CTRL+I to open 'Edit IPTC...' dialog
3. press Write button
app will crash

[xnview]

Thanks to your detailed description I can reproduce the problem.

[xnview]

This problem is supposed to be fixed in XnView MP 1.4.5. Please check and confirm the bug fix here.

[user0]

fixed in 1.4.5