Syncing DigikamTags to IPTC Keywords

[Maik Qualmann]

Yes, we write at the moment only to XMP the tags. I see this comment in the 
function:

// We do not write to IPTC and EXIF namespaces, for now

Maybe because it is obsolete? Gilles, what do you think?

Maik

On Mittwoch, 30. November 2016 09:51:44 CET Martin Snell wrote:
> Hi.
> 
> 
> 
> I am using Linux Arch and have recently upgraded to Digikam version
> 5.3.0 (KDE Frameworks 5.28.0, Qt 5.7.0 (built against 5.7.0) and the
> *xcb* windowing system).
> 
> 
> Previously any tag entered using Digikam was automatically written to
> the IPTC Keywords metadata for the photo.  This does not seem to happen
> any more and there does not appear to be a simple tick-box option to do
> so, although the keywords can be added manually in the Edit IPTC tab.
> 
> 
> Under the general configuration settings, I note there is an Advanced
> Tab under 'Embedded Image Information Management'.  This looks a
> promising way forward, but I cannot get it to work.  I have set 'Tags'
> with 'Unify read and write' checked.  Also 'Iptc.Application2.keywords'
> is ticked (and at the top of the list') - this being what I think is the
> correct reference for the IPTC Keywords metadata field. But I cannot get
> the tags from the Digikam database into the IPTC fields. At best if I
> use 'Item, Write metadata to image' then the IPTC Keywords field has the
> caption in it, but not the tags.
> 
> 
> Maybe this is a bug, or I am not doing something correctly. Any help
> appreciated. Thanks. Martin


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Gruß Maik