I don't like that option. I principle I try not to touch my original files in any way. That's why I like the sidecar file - metadata can be added without modification to the original file.<div><br></div><div>In any event, I don't think its possible yet to write metadata to Canon raw files.</div>
<div><br></div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 7:40 PM, sleepless <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sleeplessregulus@hetnet.nl">sleeplessregulus@hetnet.nl</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
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I think you can use exiftool to put the metadata back into your
picture and from there digikam can read it again.<br>
<br>
Rinus<br>
<br>
Op 26-08-11 18:14, Gys van Zyl schreef:
<div><div></div><div class="h5"><blockquote type="cite">I have that option checked, yes. I'm aware of the
problem that when you check this option, all the "normal" exif
info is temporarily unavailable. For me this is OK, if only I can
get digikam to read and commit to the database what is in the xmp
sidecar. I'm only trying to read the tags that I created and
ratings that I assigned. These fields I can't even read with the
single image read from xmp process.
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<div>BTW in the Captions and Tags sidebar, right at the bottom
there is a "More" button that you can use to read metadata from
all selected images. Or rather, I think that's what it's
supposed to do, as this option also does not work for me.<br>
<br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 7:04 PM,
sleepless <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sleeplessregulus@hetnet.nl" target="_blank">sleeplessregulus@hetnet.nl</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
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Op 26-08-11 17:58, Photonoxx schreef:
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Have you check the option to read metadata from XMP side
car files in the "Metadata tab" of Digikam settings ?<br>
<br>
One bad thing when I try this option, is Metadatas seems
to be read from XMP side car file, but, as EXIF are not
wrote in these files, the Exif orientation are not read,
and a lot of picture doesn't have the right orientation,
but metadata seems to be read from XMP file.<br>
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With that option set the results are here even worse than
without.<br>
<br>
Rinus
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Le Fri, 26 Aug 2011 17:27:01 +0200, Gys van Zyl <<a href="mailto:gysvanzyl@gmail.com" target="_blank">gysvanzyl@gmail.com</a>>
a écrit:<br>
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Hi Rinus,<br>
<br>
Thanks for the offer to help.<br>
<br>
I'm using digikam version 2.0 from Phillip's ppa on
ubuntu 11.04.<br>
<br>
Writing to xmp sidecar definitely works. I can open
the xmp file in a text<br>
editor and see the tags and rating that I created in
digikam. The problem<br>
seems to be reading this information back from the
xmp into the digikam<br>
database.<br>
<br>
Gys<br>
<br>
On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 6:21 PM, sleepless <<a href="mailto:sleeplessregulus@hetnet.nl" target="_blank">sleeplessregulus@hetnet.nl</a>>wrote:<br>
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**<br>
<br>
Things might have been improved. I am going to do
a test. Which version of<br>
digikam or you using?<br>
<br>
Rinus<br>
<br>
> XMP sidecar management is not yet fully
complete. It's possible that> my implementation
do not support it or a bug appear.>> Look
like my message in relevant entry is clear
:>> <a href="https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=220545#c67" target="_blank">https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=220545#c67</a>>>
Reading support must be fine, Writing support not
yet.>> Gilles Caulier>> 2011/5/10
sleepless<<a href="mailto:sleeplessregulus@hetnet.nl" target="_blank">sleeplessregulus@hetnet.nl</a>>
<<a href="mailto:sleeplessregulus@hetnet.nl" target="_blank">sleeplessregulus@hetnet.nl</a>>:<br>
<br>
>> If I do this:>>>> Settings
-> Configure Digikam -> Metadata ->
metadata writing mode ->>> Write to XMP
sidecar only>>>> and
than:>>>> Tools -> write metadata
to all images>>>> Why do I not see
consequently any XMP files alongside the image
files?>>>> Or: How do I get my
metadata in XMP files?<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
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Op 26-08-11 16:54, Gys van Zyl schreef:<br>
<br>
Hi,<br>
<br>
I have folders where digikam wrote tags to xmp
sidecar files for all<br>
image files. I subsequently created a new database
and now I want to add<br>
these folders to digikam as a collection, with the
expectation that the tags<br>
will be read from the sidecar files. However, this
does not happen. Even<br>
when I use Image>Metadata>Import XMP... for
a specific image, the tags are<br>
not read.<br>
<br>
Is there a way to get the tags from the sidecar
files into the digikam<br>
database?<br>
<br>
Gys<br>
<br>
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