[Digikam-users] Digikam-users Digest, Vol 118, Issue 5

Jim MacLeod csq4u8yrvy at virginmedia.com
Tue Mar 10 12:56:43 GMT 2015


Heikki

I was thinking that Exiftool can extract all metadata to a file in Windows
and then you could import it with Digikam - but then again I only have a
few hundred jpg's. I've played around with Exif and it is very powerful

Just an idea
Jim


On 9 March 2015 at 21:41, Heikki Rekki <heikkirekki at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> ​Hi Thanks Jim. I tried Exiftool and got following txt file.
>>
> ​ExifTool Version Number         : 9.89
> File Name                       : P1070219.jpg
> Directory                       :
> e:/6-Kuvat/1-Kamera/1-Lumix/2012/2012-04-09
> File Size                       : 3.2 MB
> File Modification Date/Time     : 2012:04:09 17:25:33+03:00
> File Access Date/Time           : 2012:04:09 17:25:33+03:00
> File Creation Date/Time         : 2012:04:09 17:25:33+03:00
> File Permissions                : rw-rw-rw-
> File Type                       : JPEG
> MIME Type                       : image/jpeg
> Exif Byte Order                 : Little-endian (Intel, II)
> Make                            : Panasonic
> Camera Model Name               : DMC-FZ18
> Orientation                     : Horizontal (normal)
> X Resolution                    : 72
> Y Resolution                    : 72
> Resolution Unit                 : inches
> Software                        : Nikon Transfer 1.5 W
> Modify Date                     : 2012:04:09 17:19:10
> Y Cb Cr Positioning             : Centered
> Exposure Time                   : 1/50
> F Number                        : 3.6
> Exposure Program                : Program AE
> ISO                             : 200
> Exif Version                    : 0221
> Date/Time Original              : 2012:04:09 13:36:59
> Create Date                     : 2012:04:09 13:36:59
> Components Configuration        : Y, Cb, Cr, -
> Exposure Compensation           : 0
> Max Aperture Value              : 2.8
> Metering Mode                   : Multi-segment
> Light Source                    : Flash
> Flash                           : On, Fired
> Focal Length                    : 13.6 mm
> Warning                         : [minor] Possibly incorrect maker notes
> offsets (fix by -306?)
> Image Quality                   : High
> Firmware Version                : 0.1.0.8
> White Balance                   : Auto
> Focus Mode                      : Manual
> AF Area Mode                    : 5-area
> Image Stabilization             : On, Mode 2
> Macro Mode                      : Off
> Shooting Mode                   : Program
> Audio                           : No
> Data Dump                       : (Binary data 6152 bytes, use -b option
> to extract)
> Flash Bias                      : 0
> Internal Serial Number          : ""ÿÀ..x ..!.
> Panasonic Exif Version          : 0230
> Color Effect                    : Off
> Time Since Power On             : 00:01:25.12
> Burst Mode                      : Off
> Sequence Number                 : 0
> Contrast Mode                   : Normal
> Noise Reduction                 : Standard
> Self Timer                      : Off
> Rotation                        : Horizontal (normal)
> AF Assist Lamp                  : Enabled but Not Used
> Color Mode                      : Normal
> Optical Zoom Mode               : Standard
> Conversion Lens                 : Off
> Travel Day                      : n/a
> World Time Location             : Home
> Program ISO                     : 200
> Advanced Scene Type             : 1
> Faces Detected                  : 0
> WB Shift AB                     : 5
> WB Shift GM                     : -1
> Maker Note Version              : 0120
> Scene Mode                      : Off
> WB Red Level                    : 1741
> WB Green Level                  : 1054
> WB Blue Level                   : 2027
> Flash Fired                     : Yes
> Text Stamp                      : Off
> Baby Age                        :
> Flashpix Version                : 0100
> Color Space                     : sRGB
> Exif Image Width                : 3264
> Exif Image Height               : 2176
> Interoperability Index          : R98 - DCF basic file (sRGB)
> Interoperability Version        : 0100
> Sensing Method                  : One-chip color area
> File Source                     : Digital Camera
> Scene Type                      : Directly photographed
> Custom Rendered                 : Normal
> Exposure Mode                   : Auto
> Digital Zoom Ratio              : 0
> Focal Length In 35mm Format     : 86 mm
> Scene Capture Type              : Standard
> Gain Control                    : Low gain up
> Contrast                        : Normal
> Saturation                      : Normal
> Sharpness                       : Normal
> Compression                     : JPEG (old-style)
> Thumbnail Offset                : 7702
> Thumbnail Length                : 7789
> XMP Toolkit                     : XMP Core 5.1.2
> Rating Percent                  : 0
> Caption                         :
> Date Time                       : 2012:04:09 13:36:59.000
> Author                          :
> Notes                           :
> Tagged                          : False
> Categories                      : <Categories><Category
> Assigned="0">Ihmiset<Category Assigned="0">Oma perhe<Category
> Assigned="1">Marjatta</Category><Category
> Assigned="1">Jouni</Category></Category></Category><Category
> Assigned="0">Paikat<Category Assigned="1">koti<Category
> Assigned="1">Kouvola</Category></Category></Category></Categories>
> Rating                          : 0
> Label                           :
> Image Width                     : 3264
> Image Height                    : 2176
> Encoding Process                : Baseline DCT, Huffman coding
> Bits Per Sample                 : 8
> Color Components                : 3
> Y Cb Cr Sub Sampling            : YCbCr4:2:2 (2 1)
> Advanced Scene Mode             : Off
> Aperture                        : 3.6
> Blue Balance                    : 1.92315
> Image Size                      : 3264x2176
> Megapixels                      : 7.1
> Red Balance                     : 1.651803
> Scale Factor To 35 mm Equivalent: 6.3
> Shutter Speed                   : 1/50
> Thumbnail Image                 : (Binary data 7789 bytes, use -b option
> to extract)
> Circle Of Confusion             : 0.005 mm
> Field Of View                   : 23.6 deg
> Focal Length                    : 13.6 mm (35 mm equivalent: 86.0 mm)
> Hyperfocal Distance             : 10.81 m
> Light Value                     : 8.3
>
>
> ​Ican try to go on learning how I can use that. If I must extract that
> information separately all of my files and somehow input them to DigiKam by
> hand, I say no thanks, it is impossible.
> sinc Heikki
>
>>>>
>>
>> Message: 2
>> Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2015 16:09:01 +0000
>> From: Jim MacLeod <csq4u8yrvy at virginmedia.com>
>> To: digiKam - Home Manage your photographs as a professional with the
>>         power of open source <digikam-users at kde.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Digikam-users] Digikam-users Digest, Vol 118, Issue 4
>> Message-ID:
>>         <CAGRV6wzhvG=OSBjed-NyOFcfGFTEXrUKxRUScKZy0wC=
>> EEOcwg at mail.gmail.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>>
>> Is it worth trying Exiftool (
>> http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/
>> ) as this programme runs in Windows as well as Linux. It may allow you to
>> see how all the metadata is stored.
>>
>> On 9 March 2015 at 14:42, Heikki Rekki <heikkirekki at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Hi, Thanks to all!
>> > I suppose, that Francis "solved" my problem. I had used ACDSee from
>> > version 8 and now I use ACDSeePro 7. Version 10 (if I remember correct)
>> > ACDSee begin to embed properties into the files itself. I see that like
>> > this: I burn some foto files to cd rom disk without any database. Only
>> .JPG
>> > file OR both .RAW files and .XMP files. Then I go and read cd with
>> another
>> > computer, where I have installed ACDSee program. Then I give command
>> > Catalog files and ACDSee reads all properties from my files and put
>> them in
>> > its own database. Also sutch properties, whitch are not in the database
>> > formerly.
>> > But I use, ofcourse, hierarcical categories, for instance Rekki (my
>> family
>> > name)/Heikki (my foname), Marjatta (my wife)... and so on. In windows I
>> > didn't find any of these categories, no in .jpg files or in .raw and
>> .xmp
>> > files (Yes, both of yhem are in sama folder with the same filename.) I
>> > couldn't see top categiry (Rekki) or subcategorie (Rekke/Heikki).
>> > If the truth is this, as Farcis sade, it is impossible to me to change
>> > Windos to Linux, and that is very pity.[?]
>> > Heikki
>> >
>> > 2015-03-09 14:00 GMT+02:00 <digikam-users-request at kde.org>:
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>> >>
>> >>    1. DigiKam and ACDSee (Heikki Rekki)
>> >>    2. Re: DigiKam and ACDSee (Johannes Kapune)
>> >>    3. Re: DigiKam and ACDSee (Gilles Caulier)
>> >>    4. Re: DigiKam and ACDSee (Francis Corvin)
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> >>
>> >> Message: 1
>> >> Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2015 15:16:48 +0200
>> >> From: Heikki Rekki <heikkirekki at gmail.com>
>> >> To: digikam-users at kde.org
>> >> Subject: [Digikam-users] DigiKam and ACDSee
>> >> Message-ID:
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>> >> CAKP1LYxuv2264URWJ8ykh+nTtS9K0QqRU_GpANq65jj0xC-OMw at mail.gmail.com>
>> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>> >>
>> >> I have used ACDSeePro fewmyears now and I have some thousands on photos
>> >> that I have cataloged there. ACDSee bites me in Windows and I want to
>> >> change to Linux users. Is there any possibility to import ACDSee
>> metadata
>> >> (
>> >> all database properties) into DigiKam? ACDSee embeds all properties
>> into
>> >> photos, but I couldn't import them to DigiKam (in Windows).
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>> >> Message: 2
>> >> Date: Sun, 08 Mar 2015 16:55:04 +0100
>> >> From: Johannes Kapune <listen at kapune.de>
>> >> To: digikam-users at kde.org
>> >> Subject: Re: [Digikam-users] DigiKam and ACDSee
>> >> Message-ID: <54FC70D8.3010008 at kapune.de>
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>> >>
>> >> Hi Heikki,
>> >>
>> >> if ACDSee really embeds all properties into photos than my experience
>> is
>> >> that DigiKam will show them.
>> >>
>> >> So what special metadata do you searching for?
>> >>
>> >> You are sure that ACDSee does not store this data in a database outside
>> >> of photos? You try to read all metadata inside DoigiKam from all your
>> >> photos?
>> >>
>> >> Johannes
>> >>
>> >> Am 08.03.2015 um 14:16 schrieb Heikki Rekki:
>> >> > I have used ACDSeePro fewmyears now and I have some thousands on
>> photos
>> >> > that I have cataloged there. ACDSee bites me in Windows and I want to
>> >> > change to Linux users. Is there any possibility to import ACDSee
>> >> > metadata ( all database properties) into DigiKam? ACDSee embeds all
>> >> > properties into photos, but I couldn't import them to DigiKam (in
>> >> Windows).
>> >> > Heikki
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > _______________________________________________
>> >> > Digikam-users mailing list
>> >> > Digikam-users at kde.org
>> >> > https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/digikam-users
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> ------------------------------
>> >>
>> >> Message: 3
>> >> Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2015 17:50:03 +0100
>> >> From: Gilles Caulier <caulier.gilles at gmail.com>
>> >> To: digiKam - Home Manage your photographs as a professional with the
>> >>         power of open source <digikam-users at kde.org>
>> >> Subject: Re: [Digikam-users] DigiKam and ACDSee
>> >> Message-ID:
>> >>         <
>> >> CAHFG6sHZ18s2fiqHG-9KvLiHOVN0gZUK4F18SMK7wsLJQNugtA at mail.gmail.com>
>> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
>> >>
>> >> I'm sure to have already hacked this kind of situation with ACDSee.
>> >>
>> >> At least, please share some image to check if metadata are imported in
>> >> digiKam.
>> >>
>> >> Note : there are 3 situations possible :
>> >>
>> >> 1/ information from ACDSee are stored in image file metadata.
>> >> 2/ information from ACDSee are stored in XMP sidecar.
>> >> 3/ information from ACDSee are stored in database.
>> >>
>> >> Only 1/ and 2/ are manageable by digiKam for interroperability. Do not
>> >> ask me to import this information from a private database.
>> >>
>> >> Gilles Caulier
>> >>
>> >> 2015-03-08 16:55 GMT+01:00 Johannes Kapune <listen at kapune.de>:
>> >> > Hi Heikki,
>> >> >
>> >> > if ACDSee really embeds all properties into photos than my
>> experience is
>> >> > that DigiKam will show them.
>> >> >
>> >> > So what special metadata do you searching for?
>> >> >
>> >> > You are sure that ACDSee does not store this data in a database
>> outside
>> >> of
>> >> > photos? You try to read all metadata inside DoigiKam from all your
>> >> photos?
>> >> >
>> >> > Johannes
>> >> >
>> >> > Am 08.03.2015 um 14:16 schrieb Heikki Rekki:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I have used ACDSeePro fewmyears now and I have some thousands on
>> photos
>> >> >> that I have cataloged there. ACDSee bites me in Windows and I want
>> to
>> >> >> change to Linux users. Is there any possibility to import ACDSee
>> >> >> metadata ( all database properties) into DigiKam? ACDSee embeds all
>> >> >> properties into photos, but I couldn't import them to DigiKam (in
>> >> >> Windows).
>> >> >> Heikki
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> _______________________________________________
>> >> >> Digikam-users mailing list
>> >> >> Digikam-users at kde.org
>> >> >> https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/digikam-users
>> >> >>
>> >> > _______________________________________________
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>> >>
>> >>
>> >> ------------------------------
>> >>
>> >> Message: 4
>> >> Date: Sun, 08 Mar 2015 21:14:02 +0000
>> >> From: Francis Corvin <francis_ at gmx.net>
>> >> To: digiKam - Home Manage your photographs as a professional with the
>> >>         power of open source <digikam-users at kde.org>
>> >> Subject: Re: [Digikam-users] DigiKam and ACDSee
>> >> Message-ID: <54FCBB9A.10701 at gmx.net>
>> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>> >>
>> >> ACDSee keeps metadata in its proprietary database by default. However,
>> >> it has a command to embed them in picture files. So overall this should
>> >> be doable.
>> >>
>> >> The only issue is whether some tags are used for the same purpose in
>> >> DigiKam and ACDSee. In particular, ACDSee uses hierarchical
>> >> categories---one of the most interesting features about ACDSee. Since
>> no
>> >> metadata model allows for this as standard, they use a fudge that I
>> >> would not expect any other software to read. On a large collection,
>> that
>> >> would be a tedious manual process, unless you were good at scripting a
>> >> text parser.
>> >>
>> >> Best regards,
>> >>
>> >> Francis
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On 2015-03-08 16:50, Gilles Caulier wrote:
>> >> > <pre wrap>
>> >> > I'm sure to have already hacked this kind of situation with ACDSee.
>> >> >
>> >> > At least, please share some image to check if metadata are imported
>> in
>> >> digiKam.
>> >> >
>> >> > Note : there are 3 situations possible :
>> >> >
>> >> > 1/ information from ACDSee are stored in image file metadata.
>> >> > 2/ information from ACDSee are stored in XMP sidecar.
>> >> > 3/ information from ACDSee are stored in database.
>> >> >
>> >> > Only 1/ and 2/ are manageable by digiKam for interroperability. Do
>> not
>> >> > ask me to import this information from a private database.
>> >> >
>> >> > Gilles Caulier
>> >> >
>> >> > 2015-03-08 16:55 GMT+01:00 Johannes Kapune <listen at kapune.de>:
>> >> > </pre><blockquote type=cite><pre wrap>
>> >> > Hi Heikki,
>> >> >
>> >> > if ACDSee really embeds all properties into photos than my
>> experience is
>> >> > that DigiKam will show them.
>> >> >
>> >> > So what special metadata do you searching for?
>> >> >
>> >> > You are sure that ACDSee does not store this data in a database
>> outside
>> >> of
>> >> > photos? You try to read all metadata inside DoigiKam from all your
>> >> photos?
>> >> >
>> >> > Johannes
>> >> >
>> >> > Am 08.03.2015 um 14:16 schrieb Heikki Rekki:
>> >> > </pre><blockquote type=cite><pre wrap>
>> >> >
>> >> > I have used ACDSeePro fewmyears now and I have some thousands on
>> photos
>> >> > that I have cataloged there. ACDSee bites me in Windows and I want to
>> >> > change to Linux users. Is there any possibility to import ACDSee
>> >> > metadata ( all database properties) into DigiKam? ACDSee embeds all
>> >> > properties into photos, but I couldn't import them to DigiKam (in
>> >> > Windows).
>> >> > Heikki
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > _______________________________________________
>> >> > Digikam-users mailing list
>> >> > Digikam-users at kde.org
>> >> > https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/digikam-users
>> >> >
>> >> > </pre></blockquote><pre wrap>
>> >> > _______________________________________________
>> >> > Digikam-users mailing list
>> >> > Digikam-users at kde.org
>> >> > https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/digikam-users
>> >> > </pre></blockquote><pre wrap>
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