[digiKam-users] problem with xcf xmp tags

[leoutation at gmx.fr]

On 11/11/19 12:56 PM, leoutation at gmx.fr wrote:
> On 11/10/19 10:49 PM, Maik Qualmann wrote:
>> 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.
> As i said, i don't use exif metadata, i use only .xmp sidecars.
> I have no exif metadata. If i have to import images with exif metadata,
> i delete them with exiftool before.
> I tried to use sidecars for read-only on each computer, no change. May
> be I'm wrong: "normally", database on computer 'B' has to know that some
> .xmp have changed for XCF files (same issue with .mp4), but it doesn't
> happen.
>   I fear that I have to use only one mariadb database and only one
> images folder, for two computers, on an external drive.
> I should like to avoid this solution...
>
I solved temporarily this problem with sharing same mariadb database on
external hard drive. Cloned images files are stored as'local
collections' on each computer.
   I get annoying message each time i launch Digikam on each
computer:"The collection is still available but the identifier changed...."
Is there a way to get rid of it?
>>
>> 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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