[Digikam-users] Ratings, keywords missing from RAW to JPG outside Digikam 2.5. (Linux, Opensuse 11.4)

[Peter Mc Donough]

>> - The RAW files will processed into JPGs via the UFRaw/GIMP
>> combination. Do I have an option for getting TAGs from RAW to JPG?
>> The files will have the same names apart from the suffix

> With digikam you can export the exif data to file and then import
> them to another picture, so if the tags are in exif they get copied
> as well. As far as I'm aware you can do the same with xmp sidecar,
> but I can't check right now (no digikam on my phone ;) ).

I thought the purpose of a computer program is reducing
repetitive work :-?

>
> Ufraw used on it's own will keep existing exif data and the
> resulting jpg will inherit it if I remember right, but Gimp will
> 'loose' existing exif and fill it with it's own.

This is no good news.
Probably the best I can do is keeping the information for the original 
in an XMP siedecar and in EXIF, and copy it when necessary and possible.

Thanks all
Peter