[digiKam-users] How to find where metadata is stored?

[Chris Green]

I have a few images that cause a (minor) error about their IPTC data
in a static gallery generator program (sigal).

When I look at them in Digikam (I'm running the 6.3 appimage in Linux)
I really don't understand what I'm looking at when I select "Edit
Metadata" in the Item menu.

How can I tell whether the metadata I am looking at is in the database
or the image?  ... *and* how can I 'synchronise' the metadata in the
iamge and the database in a way that ensures I don't lose any data?

As it is Digikam is showing a Title:  for these images in the
Description section on the right hand side of the main window but I
can't find this title anywhere in the "Edit Metadata" pop-up window.
So where is this title I can see stored?

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Chris Green
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[Gilles Caulier-4]

Hi,

The edit metadata tool use file metadata as well everywhere. It do not edit database info directly.

If you modify file metadata, and after you force digiKam to sync database with file metadata, the database will be updated with your changes. Look Album menu option named "Reread metadata from files". Maintenance tool has also a section to sync back database with file metadata.

Best

Gilles Caulier

Le dim. 6 oct. 2019 à 13:16, Chris Green <[hidden email]> a écrit :

I have a few images that cause a (minor) error about their IPTC data
in a static gallery generator program (sigal).

When I look at them in Digikam (I'm running the 6.3 appimage in Linux)
I really don't understand what I'm looking at when I select "Edit
Metadata" in the Item menu.

How can I tell whether the metadata I am looking at is in the database
or the image?  ... *and* how can I 'synchronise' the metadata in the
iamge and the database in a way that ensures I don't lose any data?

As it is Digikam is showing a Title:  for these images in the
Description section on the right hand side of the main window but I
can't find this title anywhere in the "Edit Metadata" pop-up window.
So where is this title I can see stored?

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Chris Green
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[woenx]

If you just want to see what metadata a picture has, use the Metadata panel
on the right. Some contents might be filtered out by default, so make sure
you are displaying all the information.

Another alternative, just to make sure, is using this website:
http://exif.regex.info/exif.cgi
It will tell you all metadata a picture has, so if it's there, it's
definitely written in the picture.

And you can always sync the database information to the picture metadata,
and viceversa, as Gilles explained.



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[Chris Green]

Gilles Caulier <[hidden email]> wrote:
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>
> Hi,
>
> The edit metadata tool use file metadata as well everywhere. It do not edit
> database info directly.
>
OK, that's good to know.


> If you modify file metadata, and after you force digiKam to sync database
> with file metadata, the database will be updated with your changes. Look
> Album menu option named "Reread metadata from files". Maintenance tool has
> also a section to sync back database with file metadata.
>
So that 'Title:' in the Description must be in the database and not in
the file?

> Best
>
> Gilles Caulier
>
>
>
> Le dim. 6 oct. 2019 à 13:16, Chris Green <[hidden email]> a écrit :
>
> > I have a few images that cause a (minor) error about their IPTC data
> > in a static gallery generator program (sigal).
> >
> > When I look at them in Digikam (I'm running the 6.3 appimage in Linux)
> > I really don't understand what I'm looking at when I select "Edit
> > Metadata" in the Item menu.
> >
> > How can I tell whether the metadata I am looking at is in the database
> > or the image?  ... *and* how can I 'synchronise' the metadata in the
> > iamge and the database in a way that ensures I don't lose any data?
> >
> > As it is Digikam is showing a Title:  for these images in the
> > Description section on the right hand side of the main window but I
> > can't find this title anywhere in the "Edit Metadata" pop-up window.
> > So where is this title I can see stored?
> >
> > --
> > Chris Green
> > ·
> >
> >
>

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Chris Green
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