[Digikam-users] Re: Migrating from F-Spot to digiKam: how to import tags?

[jim junk]

It's been a long time since I've used Fspot but as I recall it included an option to write the tags to the image and not just to a database.  Can you just have fspot write the tags to the images and then Digikam can just scan the images and build the database for you from the tags inside the images?  It's always seem to me that writing the tags to the images is the best way to go assuming the the image format that your using will support it.  If the database gets corrupted then you can just delete it and let the software rescan it.

> From: pshute at nuw.org.au
> To: digikam-users at kde.org
> Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2011 06:15:49 +1100
> Subject: [Digikam-users] Re: Migrating from F-Spot to digiKam: how to import tags?
> 
> There's an old thread about this here:
> http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-412863.html
> They ended up adding the tags to the files with a 3rd program, but that may not be necessary now.
> 
> I also found a reference here:
> http://trac.yorba.org/wiki/PhotoTags
> To an F-Spot extension to update all the files. 
> 
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Rafael Coninck Teigão <rcteigao at gmail.com>
> To: digiKam - Home Manage your photographs as a professional with the power of open source <digikam-users at kde.org>
> Sent: Sat Jan 01 06:04:06 2011
> Subject: [Digikam-users] Re: Migrating from F-Spot to digiKam: how to import tags?
> 
> I believe it's XMP (just have to figure out how to write it for photos
> I've already tagged.)
> 
> Is there a particular way to import it or should I just use the import
> database tool?
> 
> Also, is it possible to retain the hierarchy of tags?
> 
> Thanks,
> Rafael.
> 
> Happy new year, BTW!
> 
> On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 4:50 PM, Johannes Wienke <languitar at semipol.de> wrote:
> > Hey,
> >
> > can F-Sport write XMP data? If yes, they can be imported by digiKam.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Johannes
> >
> > Am 31.12.2010 19:20 schrieb Rafael Coninck Teigão:
> >> It's SQlite, yes!
> >>
> >> I tried using the migration tool, it didn't work, of course, since the
> >> schema is different.
> >>
> >> I also tried using the attached python script, but I don't know enough
> >> python/sqlite to debug the error (I did manage to fix a few bugs,
> >> though.)
> >>
> >> This script is from
> >> http://blog.mekk.waw.pl/archives/12-Moving-images-from-F-Spot-to-digiKam.html
> >>
> >> It would be really nice to have to tool to do it, since ubuntu 10.10
> >> removed f-spot in favor of the somewhat incomplete shotwell.
> >>
> >> Maybe someone can help me fix the script?
> >>
> >> Cheers!
> >>
> >> On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 3:49 PM, Gilles Caulier
> >> <caulier.gilles at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>> Which F-Spot database is ? SQlite ? If yes, and if we know the database
> >>> schema, this can be done in digiKam DB migration tool introduced with 1.3.0
> >>> version. Of course, source code need to be implemented.
> >>>
> >>> Gilles Caulier
> >>>
> >>> 2010/12/31 Rafael Coninck Teigão <rcteigao at gmail.com>
> >>>>
> >>>> Hello, everyone.
> >>>>
> >>>> First of all, I'd like to say that I'm really impressed by how
> >>>> lightweight digiKam is and how fast it was able to import around 6k
> >>>> photos I have.
> >>>>
> >>>> Speaking of 6000 :-)... all my photos were managed by F-Spot, and all
> >>>> of them are cataloged in tags such as: Places -> USA -> California ->
> >>>> Carmel -> 17 ml rd. All these tags are stored in a photos.db file and
> >>>> most of my photos also have multiple tags.
> >>>>
> >>>> Is there a way for me to import these tags to digiKam? Is it possible
> >>>> for them to keep nested, such as the example above?
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks a lot,
> >>>> Rafael.
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