[digiKam-users] problem with xcf xmp tags
Maik Qualmann
metzpinguin at gmail.com
Sun Nov 10 21:49:28 GMT 2019
Digikam or Exiv2 can not write metadata in XCF files. XCF files are not
supported by Exiv2. An alternative would be to use sidecar for read-only
files.
Maik
Am Sonntag, 10. November 2019, 14:34:10 CET schrieb leoutation at gmx.fr:
> Hi
> I have two computers, 'A' and 'B'. Digikam works with mariadb on both of
> them. I replicate 'A' folders/files to 'B'.
> I add (XMP) tags to some files, jpeg, png and xcf (only one layer each
> all) on 'A'.
> Then, i copy/update all 'A' images files to 'B' (not database) with rsync.
> On 'B' now, after 'scan for new items' and 'perform database cleaning',
> digikam see all new tags, except those concerning XCF files .
> I don't know if it's possible to change this annoying behaviour...
>
> Arch/Aur system
> Last Digikam git master version
> Same metadata configuration on two computers.
> Enabled options:
> 'Behaviour':
> image tags,
> rescan files when files are modified
> cleanup the metadata from the database when rescan files
>
> 'Sidecars':
> read frome sidecars files
> write to sidecars files
> write to item and XMP Sidecar
>
> 'Advanced'
> Only Xmp options are enabled. I deleted all exif, iptc options (i never
> use them).
>
> --
> Maderios
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