[Digikam-users] merge two digikam DBs

[Peter Albrecht]

Hello David,

you can configure this.

In "Settings"
  -> "Configure DigiKam..."
    -> "Metadata"
      -> "Behaviour"
        -> "Common Metadata Actions"
you can select
 "[x] Save image rating in metadata embedded in files"

This will write any further image ratings in your digiKam
database and the jpg file.

For all old jpgs:
  1. Start a search to get them all
  2. select all
  3. "Image" -> "Write Metadata to image"

To make sure, everything worked, I looked with a hex editor
(e.g. "Okteta" or just "xxd") at the jpg files. ;)

Regards,
	Peter

On 21.05.2012 21:44, David Obando wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> thanks for the answer. I would like to migrate the ratings - these are
> not written in the JPEGs, are they?
> 
> Best regards,
> David
> 
> Am 20.05.2012 20:17, schrieb Peter Albrecht:
>> Hello David,
>>
>> if your database contains only jpgs (no raws or videos) you
>> could do this:
>>
>>  1. write all metadata into those jpgs
>>  2. start a new database
>>  3. include both root folders, containing your databases
>>
>> DigiKam should find and read metadata (tags, comments and
>> ratings) from your jpg files.
>> This way you could also include one database in another
>> existing one. You don't have to start with a new database.
>>
>> This attempt fails, if you have:
>>  - raws with metadata (tags, ratings, ...)
>>  - videos with metadata (tags, ratings, ...)
>>  - metadata which can't be written to jpg files
>>
>> Regards,
>> 	Peter
>>
>> On 20.05.2012 15:04, David Obando wrote:
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