[digiKam-users] versions of pictures

[Maik Qualmann]

Changing metadata does not create a new image version. Then just adding a 
rating or a tag would create a new version.

Maik

Am Montag, 25. April 2022, 10:03:52 CEST schrieb 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