[Digikam-devel] How to apply changes in digikams IPTC settings to all tagged photos?

[Caulier Gilles]

Hey guy !

The new Batch tool to sync all pictures metadata with digiKam database is in 
svn (:=)))...

Please test it and give me a feedback.

I recommend to use a test pictures repository in case of something is wrong...

I have tested it in my computer and all work fine here...

Note : duing of a limitation of Exiv2 library, only JPEG file are updated. 
Andreas work to TIFF writting codec and me into PNG codec. This is want mean 
than later you can sync too TIFF and PNG images with this tool...

Gilles.

Le Lundi 22 Janvier 2007 15:56, Caulier Gilles(UNTRUSTED, sender is 
<digikam-devel-bounces-+caulier.gilles=kdemail.net at kde.org>) a écrit :
> Fabien,
>
> The Batch tool is under construction on my computer. Waitting one day is
> enought. I finalize it today (normaly... (:=)))
>
> Gilles
>
> Le lundi 22 janvier 2007 14:23, Fabien a écrit :
> > Hello,
> >
> > Rainer Krienke wrote:
> > > I recently turned digikams Metadata setting the option "save tags to
> > > IPTC" on. Then I wondered if there is any option in digikam that helps
> > > me to save all the tags already set before this option was turned on
> > > als IPTC tags into the image files?
> > >
> > > Else the images metadata will become kind of inconsitent since newer
> > > files will have IPTC tags set that represent digikam tags other older
> > > images  will not.
> >
> > Before there's the batch tool to do that, somebody suggested a trick to
> > do that :
> > <http://linuxappfinder.com/blog/digikam_lets_you_take_your_tags_with_you>
> >
> > <<
> > It doesn't appear as if a batch processing mode exists to automatically
> > update the existing tags, however, I discovered a simple workaround that
> > will do it for you.
> >
> > Step 1: Create a new tag called "temp". You can do this be selecting
> > Comments/Tags from the right sidebar, then right-clicking in the My Tags
> > section. An image must be selected for the menu to appear.
> >
> > Step 2: Select Tag Filters from the right sidebar and check all of the
> > tags except "temp". This will only select pictures that already have a
> > tag.
> >
> > Step 3: Select all images. Right-click on one of them and pick "temp"
> > from the Assign Tag menu. This step will add all assigned tags each
> > file's IPTC data. With a large number of photos it could take a while
> > for everything to complete.
> >
> > Step 4: Cleanup. Repeat the previous step by selecting all images, but
> > this time pick "temp" from the Remove Tag menu. Now you can delete the
> > "temp" tag and you are done.
> >
> >
> > Note: I never tested this trick myself :)
> > Use at your own risk...
> >
> > --
> > Fabien
> >
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