Import xmp from jpeg to database /sidecar

[AndriusWild]

This is from a darktable blog.

Could be a good option for digikam too.

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When loading sidecar files from lighttable, you can even treat a JPEG that was exported from darktable like an XMP file and manually select that since the JPEGs get the processing data embedded. It’s like a backup of the XMP with a preview. Caveat: When using LOTS of mask nodes (mostly with the brush mask) the XMP data might get too big so it’s no longer possible to embed in the JPEG, but in general it works.

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[digikam-2]

On Mon, 06 Nov 2017 16:37:40 -0700
Andrey Goreev <[hidden email]> wrote:

> This is from a darktable blog.Could be a good option for digikam
> too.---When loading sidecar files from lighttable, you can even
> treat a JPEG that was exported from darktable like an XMP file and
> manually select that since the JPEGs get the processing data
> embedded. It’s like a backup of the XMP with a preview. Caveat:
> When using LOTS of mask nodes (mostly with the brush mask) the XMP
> data might get too big so it’s no longer possible to embed in the
> JPEG, but in general it works.---

If you are considering that, then I would suggest a "better way" (I
think that it's better), it would be to do like rawtherapee. When
outputing a JPEG or TIFF, it offers to also create the settings file.

Rawtherapee uses .PP3 instead of XML but it's the same.

rawfile01.cr2 ==> jpeg-of-rawfile01.jpg and jpeg-of-rawfile01.jpg.out.pp3


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