[Digikam-users] Questions about metadata and databases

[jeff]

I just checked the 'time stamp' and 'caption' boxes and added a title to
one of my images. That title and time stamp appeared in the metadata
under the IPTC tab.

Hope that helps a little. I'm no expert.

As for the odd graphics, I think it just is related to the entire check
list. In other words, it's just showing that the items you check will
all get written to the meta data. That dialog is asking which items you
want to write to the meta data in list form. I may be wrong, but that's
my opinion and I'm sticking to it.

I have never used the Read/Write to/from sidecar feature, so can't help
you on that one.


cl at isbd.net wrote:
> cl at isbd.net wrote:
>> I want to be absolutely sure my metadata is always updated in the
>> image files.  
>>
>> So, if I go to:-
>>
>>     Settings->Configure Digikam->Metadata
>>
>> ... and tick all the boxes at the top ('Image Tags', 'Caption and
>> Title', etc.) does this mean that Digikam always writes these to the
>> image file?
>>
>> What are the odd looking graphics next to the text "Write this
>> Information to the Metadata"? On my systems there's a tiny blue circle
>> with a very thin box next to it and, underneath that an even tinier
>> blue spot and a line next to it.
>>
>> Are the 'Read from Sidecar Files' and 'Write to Sidecar Files' in
>> addition to writing to the image files or instead?  I.e. do I have to
>> leave both of these boxes unticked if I want the data in the image
>> files?
>>
>> Finally, what format(s) does Digikam use to write the Metadata?  At
>> the bottom of the Metadata settings it has links which describe EXIF,
>> IPTC and XMP but it doesn't say which ones it uses.
>>
> No one?
>