[digiKam-users] Problem moving images to other albums

[Maik Qualmann]

Another hint, in case the sidecar files already exist from other programs. 
digiKam only supports sidecars with the .xmp extension in lower case letters. 
Sidecars with .XMP are ignored, not just copying but in general. 

Maik

Am Donnerstag, 3. Juni 2021, 22:12:08 CEST schrieben Sie:
> Can't reproduce the problem, of course sidecars are automatically moved with
> the image. Both sidecar formats are supported when copying / moving, i.e.
> BASENAME.xmp and BASENAME.EXT.xmp. Are you sure you are using
> digiKam-7.2.0? Copy / move support for BASENAME.xmp was only added in this
> version.  Possibly activate debug output by setting the environment
> variable and posting the output in the terminal of the move process.
> 
> https://www.digikam.org/contribute/
> 
> Maik
> 
> Am Donnerstag, 3. Juni 2021, 21:37:24 CEST schrieb digikam at 911networks.com:
> > DK 7.2.0 appimage on Manjaro KDE (current)
> > 
> > DK root album is: /photos/
> > 
> > My workflow:
> > 
> > 1. copy all images from the sd card to: /photos/intake
> > 2. open DK
> > 3. look through the album  /photos/intake, delete the out of focus,
> > rename from img_0138.cr2 to pano-granville-island-20210412-0138.cr2
> > (for example)
> > 4. when done, move them to the "proper albums" with "right click >
> > move to album"
> > 
> > The problem is that DK "forgets" to also move the XMP files
> > associated with the images. They are left in the /photos/intake
> > folder and I need to move them manually (no xmp in the destination
> > album for these images).
> > 
> > BTW, my xmps are filename.xmp (not filename.ext.xmp). I don't know if
> > this related to that