Lightroom to DigiKam: reading xmp files

[Gilles Caulier]

yes, this can be done for reading, with a priority :

1/ old naming scheme.
2/ new naming scheme (LR)

... or vis versa.

But the problem is not here. Look well my comment #11

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=278935#c11

Gilles Caulier

2018-01-07 13:52 GMT+01:00 Remco Viëtor <remco.vietor at wanadoo.fr>:

> On dimanche 7 janvier 2018 11:21:07 CET Gilles Caulier wrote:
> > In bug 278935 <https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=278935> i proposed a
> > simple proof of concept patch to use LR sidecar naming scheme. It must
> work
> > to test an import of LR files in DK, but it's so far not enough, because
> it
> > will break backward compatibility with current sidecar naming scheme :
> > typically with this patch, all current XMP sidecar previously generated
> by
> > DK will be ignored.
> >
> > Gilles Caulier
> >
> > 2018-01-07 10:46 GMT+01:00 Gilles Caulier <caulier.gilles at gmail.com>:
> > > Note : a report have already open about this topic :
> > >
> > > https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=278935
> > >
> > > Gilles Caulier
> > >
> > > 2018-01-07 10:40 GMT+01:00 salinaale <salinaale at gmail.com>:
> > >> I think that xmp files porpose is to facilitate interoperability
> between
> > >> different sw...maybe the standard is silly ( i can't find the iso
> > >> standard
> > >> now ), but using different naming convention for xmp files, you are
> > >> limiting
> > >> the spread of this great product.
> > >> i don't have a great experience, but i know that Lightroom and dxo ( i
> > >> think
> > >> are very widespread )  are using the filename.xmp naming convention.
> > >> I can't create symlinks because i'm on win and not on linux, and i
> don't
> > >> want to fill my disk with thousand of links.
> > >> Maybe it could be possible to give the possibility to configure the
> name
> > >> of
> > >> xmp files?
> > >> Just my 2 cents... It is a pity that an excellent software like
> digikam
> > >> can
> > >> not be used as a Lightroom alternative for a matter of standard-not
> > >> standard.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> sorry for my english.. :)
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Sent from: http://digikam.1695700.n4.nabble.com/digikam-users-
> f1735189.
> > >> html
>
> Going to a naming scheme of "<basename>.xmp" instead of "<basename>.<orig-
> ext>.xmp" could break compatibility with Darktable, a raw convertor/editor
> that's used by several users active here.
>
> But can't you have a system where "<basename>.xmp" is used when there is no
> eligible sidecar with the other possible name present? (i.e. first check
> for
> presence of a sidecar with current naming, if not found try
> "<basename>.xmp")
>
> Remco
>
>
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