[digiKam-users] Missing XMPs

[digikam at 911networks.com]

I realize that, but it says:

> whenever a matching album item is renamed, moved, copied or
> deleted, the same operation will be done on these sidecar files

I store the jpegs and the gimps and if I do a rename or move, I'd
like to be also done on the jpegs and the gimps.

Could this be causing my problem with the xmps?

Thanks

Syv


On Mon, 11 Mar 2019 18:13:16 +0100
Gilles Caulier <caulier.gilles at gmail.com> wrote:

> "jpg" and "xcf" are not valid XMP sidecar extension. There are
> raster image, not xmp metadata file.
> 
> Gilles Caulier
> 
> Le lun. 11 mars 2019 à 18:09, <digikam at 911networks.com> a écrit :
> 
> > Here are my sidecar settings:
> >
> > https://i.imgur.com/ZmFEmQi.png
> >
> > after looking at it, it's slightly more complicated.
> >
> > 1. in the raw directory, add some tags with write to sidecar only
> > (see settings)
> > 2. exit DK, so it creates the XMPs in the original directory
> > 3. start DK again
> > 4. move the images from album original album to another album (the
> > album is not a subdirectory, I don't know if it makes a
> > difference) 5. exit DK
> >
> > and the XMPs with the tags are still in the previous
> > album/directory
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Syv
> >
> > On Mon, 11 Mar 2019 17:45:39 +0100
> > Gilles Caulier <caulier.gilles at gmail.com> wrote:
> >  
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I just tested here, with a simple JPEG file and the
> > > associate .xmp sidecar.
> > >
> > > Files are in root directory. I create test subdir, and drag and
> > > drop JPEG to test dir. XMP is well copied near JPEG.
> > >
> > > Check your Setup/Metadata/Sidecars options, just to be sure.
> > >
> > > Best
> > >
> > > Gilles Caulier
> > >
> > > Le lun. 11 mars 2019 à 17:35, <digikam at 911networks.com> a
> > > écrit : 
> > > > DK 6.0.0 appimage
> > > >
> > > > DK is not moving the XMP files when moving from one album to
> > > > another within DK.
> > > >
> > > > 1. I move all the images from the cameras to the
> > > > %root-album/raws 2. DK import them on start (so far so good)
> > > > 3. In DK, I rename the images and delete the "bad ones" (so
> > > > far so good) 4. In DK, I select the images and move them to
> > > > the appropriate album until I'm all done.
> > > >
> > > > The problem is that I'm left with the XMPs in the
> > > > %root-album/raws directory
> > > >
> > > > https://i.imgur.com/Q6wUSce.png
> > > >
> > > > and DK didn't create new/replacement XMP in the destination
> > > > album.
> > > >
> > > > Here are my settings:
> > > > https://i.imgur.com/ZmFEmQi.png
> > > >
> > > > 1. Am I doing something wrong?
> > > > 2. Is this a bug?
> > > > 3. Should I move the XMPs to the destination album?
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > sknahT
> > > >
> > > > vyS
> > > >  
> >
> >
> > --
> > sknahT
> >
> > vyS
> >  


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