geolocalization with Raw

[frederic chaume]

Hi Gilles


thanks for your reply.


"Using XMP side car with RAW file will be the safe way for the 
future.",  how to use It? is there some configuration to be done ?


I will test 5.8.0 soon.


thanks

regards



Le 03/11/2017 à 11:44, Gilles Caulier a écrit :
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> 2017-11-03 11:39 GMT+01:00 Gilles Caulier <caulier.gilles at gmail.com 
> <mailto:caulier.gilles at gmail.com>>:
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>     2017-11-03 9:44 GMT+01:00 frederic chaume
>     <frederic.chaume at gmail.com <mailto:frederic.chaume at gmail.com>>:
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>         Hi All
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>         I'm using DK 5.7.0 on windows and recently I decided to work
>         on raw files instead of Jpeg.
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>         so I have imported those files into DK and tried to
>         geolocalize them. but I got the following errors when applying
>         the changes
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>     Writing metadata to RAW files is only supported by Exiv2 for only
>     few file format, and it said in Metadata config panel, it's
>     dangerous : you can corrupt files.
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>     Personalty, as no improvement will be done from Exiv2 team about
>     RAW writing support, i propose to remove definitively this option
>     for DK 6.0.0
>     Using XMP side car with RAW file will be the safe way for the future.
>
>         nevertheless the geolocalization icon is set on the pictures
>         and if I go back into the tools, seems the information is here.
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>     yes, typically in database, and in XMP sidecar if you enable the
>     right option.
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>         then I tried to open the map and I'm getting the following
>         error. nevertheless, when clicking on Ok, I'm getting access
>         to the map and I see the pictures on the right place.
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>     This error is fixed in 5.8.0 pre-version installer for Windows.
>     This due to changes in MArble component where plugins need to be
>     stored in the bundle. Try installer here :
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>     https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0BzeiVr-byqt5Y0tIRWVWelRJenM
>     <https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0BzeiVr-byqt5Y0tIRWVWelRJenM>
>     Gilles Caulier
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