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    Op 26-08-11 19:09, Gys van Zyl schreef:
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cite="mid:CALWf7i=YZxekXCQ8L-hp2fq7OOW9bOfycW01+S=ig5hcCqhmUw@mail.gmail.com"
      type="cite">I don't like that option. I principle I try not to
      touch my original files in any way. </blockquote>
    I agree completely. That is why I think the best way to go is
    completely rely on the db (and the copy´s you store) no writing to
    pictures nor to xmp as the latter does not function on dk.<br>
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cite="mid:CALWf7i=YZxekXCQ8L-hp2fq7OOW9bOfycW01+S=ig5hcCqhmUw@mail.gmail.com"
      type="cite">That's why I like the sidecar file - metadata can be
      added without modification to the original file.
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      <div>In any event, I don't think its possible yet to write
        metadata to Canon raw files.</div>
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    no, I was not aware that it was raw.<br>
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        <div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 7:40 PM,
          sleepless <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="mailto:sleeplessregulus@hetnet.nl">sleeplessregulus@hetnet.nl</a>></span>
          wrote:<br>
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            <div bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> 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>
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              Op 26-08-11 18:14, Gys van Zyl schreef:
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                  <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>
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                      <div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at
                        7:04 PM, sleepless <span dir="ltr"><<a
                            moz-do-not-send="true"
                            href="mailto:sleeplessregulus@hetnet.nl"
                            target="_blank">sleeplessregulus@hetnet.nl</a>></span>
                        wrote:<br>
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                          26-08-11 17:58, Photonoxx schreef:
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                              padding-left: 1ex;"> Have you check the
                              option to read metadata from XMP side car
                              files in the "Metadata tab" of Digikam
                              settings ?<br>
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                              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>
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                          Rinus
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                                Le Fri, 26 Aug 2011 17:27:01 +0200, Gys
                                van Zyl <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                                  href="mailto:gysvanzyl@gmail.com"
                                  target="_blank">gysvanzyl@gmail.com</a>>

                                a écrit:<br>
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                                  style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;
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                                  204); padding-left: 1ex;"> 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>
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                                  On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 6:21 PM,
                                  sleepless <<a
                                    moz-do-not-send="true"
                                    href="mailto:sleeplessregulus@hetnet.nl"
                                    target="_blank">sleeplessregulus@hetnet.nl</a>>wrote:<br>
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                                    style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;
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                                    204); padding-left: 1ex;"> **<br>
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                                    Things might have been improved. I
                                    am going to do a test. Which version
                                    of<br>
                                    digikam or you using?<br>
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                                    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
                                      moz-do-not-send="true"
                                      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
                                      moz-do-not-send="true"
                                      href="mailto:sleeplessregulus@hetnet.nl"
                                      target="_blank">sleeplessregulus@hetnet.nl</a>>

                                    <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                                      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>
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                                    Op 26-08-11 16:54, Gys van Zyl
                                    schreef:<br>
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                                    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>
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