[Digikam-users] xmp and shortcuts

[Photonoxx]

This thread is a bit old, but I start to use Lightroom cause I change my  
Camera (now with Fuji X-E2) and my usual Developper (Nikon Capture NX)  
accept only Nikon Raw or tif/jpg.

So I encounter the same "issue".

I clearly understand the way Digikam and Darktable use. It's clearly more  
logical but Lightroom is a well know software, and cut interoperability  
with it may bring people to stop using Digikam or Darktable.

My side, I don't make copy of XMP file, but I've made symbolic link. I  
don't know if there's compatibility of windows/linux symbolic links, but  
since I use Digikam on Linux and Lightroom in Virtualbox with a shared SMB  
drive where photos are, this way works well.

I just have to refresh metadata in LR and Digikam before starting using  
them (Lightroom detect XMP has changed, Digikam don't but to validate  
import, manual acceptance is needed anyway).

After that, I don't know which behavior should have Digikam for writing  
sidecars... But it would be great if interoperability become possible  
easily.

Nicolas

Le Thu, 16 Jan 2014 09:38:12 +0100, Jean-François Rabasse  
<jf at e-artefact.eu> a écrit:

>
>
> On Thu, 16 Jan 2014, jdd wrote:
>
>> Le 16/01/2014 09:00, Jean-François Rabasse a écrit :
>>
>>> Offering an option to allow users choose between one or the other
>>> convention would really be a great feature.
>>
>> rename ".jpg." "." *.jpg
>>
>> should fix the problem... (do not use without test, it's only from  
>> memory),
>> preferably after a copy
>
> Yes, rename may be unsuitable if you use different programs on a regular
> basis. Probably better to keep the two versions, one for Digikam, the
> other for other software using the Adobe convention, and make copies.
>
> Also, sidecar files dates should be checked in case metadata is edited
> with both programs. Some synchronization scripts such as :
>    if test imagename.jpg.xmp -nt imagename.xmp
>    then copy imagename.jpg.xmp to imagename.xmp
>    else copy imagename.xmp to imagename.jpg.xmp
>
> I did things like that in the past, worked well.
>
> Jean-François


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