[Digikam-users] R: Import labels tree from external files

[jim junk]

I have no experience with the windows version of DigKam but I'd go back to the web site and see if there is a separate help file other wise I don't know.

Yes, when you import a photograph Digikam scans it for tags and then adds any tags it finds to the DigiKam tag list.  Those tags then become available for future tagging.

From: marcouliana at inwind.it
To: digikam-users at kde.org
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:12:44 +0100
Subject: [Digikam-users] R:  Import labels tree from external files



















Thanks for your answers

 

Some points: 

-         
my system says that the help
file does not exist. Where can I get such a file?

-         
I want just to import my tag hierarchy
(I will manually tag images)

-         
My tag hierarchy will contain
more than 10000 terminal branches and hundreds of intermediate branches so:

o  
Is it possible to quickly
apply all these tags to a dummy image as suggested by, Michael G. Hansen, and
then use them to tag the rest of my images?

 

Thanks, Marco

 

 

 





Da: jim junk
[mailto:junk_jim at hotmail.com] 

Inviato: mercoledì 25 novembre 2009 4.34

A: digikam-users at kde.org

Oggetto: Re: [Digikam-users] Import labels tree from external files





 

I also have looked and was unable to find
an easy way to use an existing file to create a list of hierarchical
tags.  If you look in the help menu there is an item that gives you a
summary of the database.  The tags for your photos can be written to the
individual photos but they are also kept in the datebase to make searching
quick.  The database is I understand it an SQLite database and I was
wondering if it's possible to just create an SQLite database, using the DigiKam
data structure, from your file and then dropping the database in the folder
were you'll put your photos?  Maybe someone here who knows more about the
DigiKam database could help you.



Notice that to have hierarchical tags your tags have to be XMP and not
IPTC.  I believe I have see commercial products that will import tags from
another file maybe you could use a trial version of one of those programs to
tag some of your photos and then just scan those photos into DigiKam which will
build a hierarchical list for you from the tags in the photos. 



I'm experimenting with DigKam now in Kubuntu as the the ability to do a search
by just drawing a polygon on a map would be really useful but of course the
existing maps lack sufficient scale to accomplish what I need.



I'm using Microsoft Live Photo Organizer right now (you should have it as it's
installed with Vista) as I'm required to use Widows XP at work and the
Microsoft product is free.  I use it because the tagging is drag and drop
which is very easy once you have entered all of your tags.  Also the
search tools (you can select tags any where in the hierarchy and then use a
boolean search on that or even just a boolean search from the taskbar search
window and not even open the photo program) are pretty good as well.  Once
I'm convinced that DigiKam is reliable I'll probably switch to that as it's
feature set is much more complete.



jw



> Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:12:49 +0100

> From: admin at nocnyrzepin.net

> To: digikam-users at kde.org

> Subject: Re: [Digikam-users] Import labels tree from external files

> 

> Marco Uliana pisze:

> 

> > My first question is: is there a way to import a tree of hierarchical
labels

> > from an external file (excel table, csv file, etc.)? I ask this
because I

> > have a complete taxonomic tree containing thousands of names, which I
want

> > to directly implement in my photo organizing software.

> 

> I think importing tags (tree hierarchical) from external file is not

> possible in digiKam at present. I was seeking some time ago (at

> 0.10.0 stage) similar function to import taxonomical tree with

> vascular plants, which I use to tag my photos. Well, I did not find

> it. Regards,

> 

> -- 

> /\/\ichau, admin [malpka] nocnyrzepin [kropa] net

> http://www.nocnyrzepin.net

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