[Digikam-users] Reading tags from XMP sidecar files
sleepless
sleeplessregulus at hetnet.nl
Fri Aug 26 18:18:44 BST 2011
Op 26-08-11 19:09, Gys van Zyl schreef:
> I don't like that option. I principle I try not to touch my original
> files in any way.
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.
> That's why I like the sidecar file - metadata can be added without
> modification to the original file.
>
> In any event, I don't think its possible yet to write metadata to
> Canon raw files.
no, I was not aware that it was raw.
>
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 7:40 PM, sleepless <sleeplessregulus at hetnet.nl
> <mailto:sleeplessregulus at hetnet.nl>> wrote:
>
> I think you can use exiftool to put the metadata back into your
> picture and from there digikam can read it again.
>
> Rinus
>
> Op 26-08-11 18:14, Gys van Zyl schreef:
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 7:04 PM, sleepless
>> <sleeplessregulus at hetnet.nl <mailto:sleeplessregulus at hetnet.nl>>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Op 26-08-11 17:58, Photonoxx schreef:
>>
>> Have you check the option to read metadata from XMP side
>> car files in the "Metadata tab" of Digikam settings ?
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>> With that option set the results are here even worse than
>> without.
>>
>> Rinus
>>
>>
>> Le Fri, 26 Aug 2011 17:27:01 +0200, Gys van Zyl
>> <gysvanzyl at gmail.com <mailto:gysvanzyl at gmail.com>> a écrit:
>>
>> Hi Rinus,
>>
>> Thanks for the offer to help.
>>
>> I'm using digikam version 2.0 from Phillip's ppa on
>> ubuntu 11.04.
>>
>> Writing to xmp sidecar definitely works. I can open
>> the xmp file in a text
>> editor and see the tags and rating that I created in
>> digikam. The problem
>> seems to be reading this information back from the
>> xmp into the digikam
>> database.
>>
>> Gys
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 6:21 PM, sleepless
>> <sleeplessregulus at hetnet.nl
>> <mailto:sleeplessregulus at hetnet.nl>>wrote:
>>
>> **
>>
>> Things might have been improved. I am going to do
>> a test. Which version of
>> digikam or you using?
>>
>> Rinus
>>
>> > 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 :>>
>> https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=220545#c67>>
>> Reading support must be fine, Writing support not
>> yet.>> Gilles Caulier>> 2011/5/10
>> sleepless<sleeplessregulus at hetnet.nl
>> <mailto:sleeplessregulus at hetnet.nl>>
>> <sleeplessregulus at hetnet.nl
>> <mailto:sleeplessregulus at hetnet.nl>>:
>>
>> >> 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?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Op 26-08-11 16:54, Gys van Zyl schreef:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have folders where digikam wrote tags to xmp
>> sidecar files for all
>> image files. I subsequently created a new
>> database and now I want to add
>> these folders to digikam as a collection, with
>> the expectation that the tags
>> will be read from the sidecar files. However,
>> this does not happen. Even
>> when I use Image>Metadata>Import XMP... for a
>> specific image, the tags are
>> not read.
>>
>> Is there a way to get the tags from the sidecar
>> files into the digikam
>> database?
>>
>> Gys
>>
>>
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