[digiKam-users] problem with xcf xmp tags

[Maik Qualmann]

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