[digiKam-users] --> Migrating from Photos to digiKam

[Rob Dueckman]

Photos on OSX will allow you to export your metadata as a XMP sidecar.
To test, select a photo and select Export from the File menu.  Before
you export, make sure you check the "Export IPTC as XMP" option.  Once
exported, add the folder to digikam as a library folder and re-scan
your library.  You should see the photo with all it's metadata.
If that works, select "My Albums" and export your photos in the same
way.  You might want to select a subfolder format to keep things a
little organized on disk.
Rob

 On Wed, 2019-09-04 at 11:13 -0300, Alex Antão wrote:
> Thanks, but it does not work. 
> 
> I tried to import just one directory from my Library, and it jus
> copied all structure just as it was.
> I'd like to import all metadata, including Events (I have a lot of
> then), tags, etc...
> 
> I really like Photos, but the way it is today, I can't continue to
> use it, it is very, very slow on my old Macbook, very buggy, does not
> often update, loose some photos and I don't know that (just when I
> need them) and it is not multi plataform. If I change to another SO,
> I'll loose anyway. But I don't want to loose all information I have
> today, it would take yaers to catalog all photos again.
> 
> I like the way it abstracts everything, but it tends to hide some
> problems. I like control. 
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> ---- Ativado Qua, 04 set 2019 10:54:41 -0300 woenx <
> marcpalaus at hotmail.com> escreveu ----
> 
> > In theory, you don't have to do anything special. 
> >  
> > I have never worked with Photos before, but if all the metadata is
> > already 
> > written in the pictures or in sidecar files, you just install
> > digikam, tell 
> > him in which folder you store your pictures, and wait until it
> > scans your 
> > library. All the information (Tags, People, etc.) will be
> > populated 
> > automatically. 
> >  
> > If Photos didn't save that information to the picture (or xmp
> > sidecar files) 
> > then you would need to export it somehow. 
> >  
> > But in any case, just try to import your picture library into
> > digikam, and 
> > if you see some information missing, then try to figure out how to
> > export 
> > that info from your previous picture management software. 
> >  
> >  
> >  
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