[Digikam-users] xmp and shortcuts

[Jean-François Rabasse]

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