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<div><br></div><div>Ok, got it. <br></div><div></div><div>So if I want Digikam to
display an "optimised" version of the photo (including the edits made in
darktable), I'd have to export/save a copy of the edited photo f.e. as a
Jpeg or a Tiff. <br></div><div>
I thought that the embedded jpeg preview would be a reflection of the
edited photo, which would be updated by the editing program through the xmp information. <br></div><div>So it seems there is no other solution than to save an extra copy (not raw) that includes the edits.</div>
</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Apr 22, 2023 at 7:23 PM Tomaschowski <<a href="mailto:tomaschowski@gmx.de" target="_blank">tomaschowski@gmx.de</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Oh, from my point of view it would not be good if the raw file was modified.<br>
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My workflow is based on the analogous workflow:<br>
1. The Raw File is the original - the negative film<br>
<br>
In Darktable:<br>
2. I edit the raw file. Various alternatives emerge.<br>
3. I develop these images by converting them to PNG or Tif in the<br>
best quality.<br>
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In Digikam:<br>
4. Here I can compare the different versions and choose the most<br>
suitable image<br>
5. Digikam has the "Versions" function<br>
I put the selected image in the required output formats in<br>
"Image Editor". Then I save the picture as "New Version".<br>
For example: HD ready format for WEB, CMYK format for print,<br>
high-contrast image for beamer.....<br>
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Summary<br>
This gives me a perfect structure for my work files. And everything is<br>
arranged so clearly that I can keep the track of things.<br>
<br>
Best regards<br>
<br>
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On 22.04.2023 17:25, Andy Nesciado wrote:<br>
> Thanks for explaining that to me, although it is bad news.<br>
> Is this something that happens only with Darktable? I thought the<br>
> purpose of xmp sidecars was that the data would be readable across<br>
> different programs.<br>
> If I would edit the raw file say with Adobe lightroom would Digikam be<br>
> able to read the those and update the preview accordingly?<br>
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