[Digikam-users] DigiKam and ACDSee
Alan Pater
alan.pater at gmail.com
Tue Mar 10 13:59:16 GMT 2015
I don't read German, but perhaps this forum post will help?
http://www.pferdeknipser.de/ACDSee_Forum/viewtopic.php?t=254
In any case, there are methods out there to convert all the images at once,
not one by one.
On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 7:56 AM, Jim MacLeod <csq4u8yrvy at virginmedia.com>
wrote:
> 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)
>>> >>
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>>> >>
>>> >> 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
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>>> >>
>>> >> 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
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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
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> _______________________________________________
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>>> >> >> 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>
>>> >> > _______________________________________________
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>>> >> > https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/digikam-users
>>> >> > </pre></blockquote><pre wrap>
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