[digiKam-users] versions of pictures

[frederic chaume]

Hi Maik

Just noticed that the jpg are missing in the version sidebar  when I 
include a metada model in the BQM process.
Is that normal ?

Regards

Frederic



Le 25/04/2022 à 09:30, frederic chaume a écrit :
> Maik
>
> in fact when I unset de flag in BQM "save image as a newly created 
> branch" , the result is not exactly what I was expecting
> let me summarize the scenario
>
> *X-original.jpg*          ==BQM process ==> *X-processed.jpg*    ==> 
> another BQM process   ==> *X-processed-2.jpg*
>
> What I would like to see in the version sidebar
>
>     *X-original.jpg*
>     *X-processed.jpg *
>     *X-processed-2.jpg*
>
>
> but the result is not as expected and seems independent of the flag 
> "save image as a newly created branch"
>
> in some case , the version sidebar is showing
>
>     *X-original.jpg*
>
>
> in some other case
>
>     *X-processed.jpg *
>     *X-processed-2.jpg*
>
> *
> *and in some case*
> *
>
>     **X-original.jpg**
>     **X-processed.jpg **
>     **X-processed-2.jpg**
>
> *
> *so I have some question :*
> *
>
>   * why in some case *X-original.jpg* is missing. I didn't figure out
>     the difference when the *X-original.jpg* is missing or not. What I
>     just notice is that it seems to be dependant of the folder : there
>     are some folders where all the *X-original.jpg* are visible , and
>     other where all the *X-original.jpg* are missing. => what can make
>     the *X-original.jpg* missing or not in the version sidebar ?
>   * why in some case *X-processed.jpg* is missing. Some of my BQM
>     processed set the destination folder in another collection, can it
>     be the reason why the file is not visible in the version sidebar ?
>     in that case anything to do ?
>   * what is the difference between setting or unsetting the flag "save
>     image as a newly created branch" in the behavior? I don't see any
>     (or I missed something)
>
>
>
> thanks
> Frederic
>
>
>
>
> Le 24/04/2022 à 15:07, frederic chaume a écrit :
>> Hi Maik
>>
>> thanks for your answer
>> Effectively there is a  version sidebar , but only versions created 
>> by the DK editor are visible here. I was looking for a solution to 
>> get a similar view of different versions of the same file.
>> Good news , as you indicated, in BQM , I just unset the option "save 
>> image as a newly created branch" and now I can see effectively the 
>> generated versions in the version sidebar. thanks
>>
>> other option was similarity, but as the generated jpeg may be 
>> different in term of size, format and watermark, the result is not 
>> accurate
>>
>> Frederic
>>
>>
>> Le 24/04/2022 à 13:07, Maik Qualmann a écrit :
>>> Maybe I don't fully understand the problem. The digiKam main view 
>>> also has a
>>> version sidebar. You can see all versions of the image as a 
>>> thumbnail there.
>>> Hovering over an entry will bring up a small image icon, clicking on 
>>> this will
>>> take you straight to the album where the image is located.
>>>
>>> I don't understand what you mean by version link at BQM. The BQM has 
>>> a setting
>>> under Behavior whether a new standalone image is created or a new 
>>> version.
>>>
>>> Maik
>>>
>>> Am Sonntag, 24. April 2022, 11:04:56 CEST schrieb frederic chaume:
>>>> Hi all
>>>>
>>>> using DK7.6 on windows
>>>>
>>>> One point I'm looking for is the link between the different 
>>>> versions of
>>>> a picture I'm generating from the raw to the different versions 
>>>> (format,
>>>> usage, size,..).  Purpose is to easily retrieve the differents 
>>>> versions
>>>> of the same pictures  without browsing the different album, or to 
>>>> check
>>>> if a jpeg for a particular usage hasn't been already generated,...
>>>> One solution would be to use the editor and use the version menu from
>>>> the right sidebar, but as I'm using an external editor , even launched
>>>> through the "open with" command, the link is lost.
>>>>
>>>> So I try different solutions:
>>>>
>>>>    * search tool with the name of the initial raw file (as I'm 
>>>> keeping it
>>>>      all along the different generation). That the better solution 
>>>> I've
>>>>      found, but it requires several manual operations and sometimes 
>>>> the
>>>>      version found are not accurate when I forgot to mark the group as
>>>>      "opened" in the display menu. One suggestion would be to run any
>>>>      search with this option set as "opened", this will ensure an
>>>>      accurate result
>>>>    * Similarity tool. simple to use , just right click on a picture.
>>>>      Unfortunately, not accurate (I tried with an indice between 
>>>> 80-100%)
>>>>      as it doesn't detect the similarity when the size is different 
>>>> or if
>>>>      you added a watermark. my Raw is generaly 4/3 and I can generate
>>>>      pictures in 3/2, 16/9,....
>>>>    * open with : I don't know if it would possible that in such case a
>>>>      link would be generated to be visible in the version
>>>>    * BQM: when I'm generating a new version using the BQM, no link is
>>>>      generated. couldn't it be possible to create the version link in
>>>>      that case ?(could be a 1st useful step)
>>>>        o by the way , possibility to add a tag in the BQM process 
>>>> would
>>>>          be also helpful (I think the request is already in bugzilla)
>>>>
>>>> any comments or suggestions ?
>>>>
>>>> Regards
>>>>
>>>> Frederic
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://mail.kde.org/pipermail/digikam-users/attachments/20220425/f635415f/attachment.htm>