preserving metadata when moving a raw file from one DK to another

[jon piesing]

Hi,


I've been using XMP sidecars to move raw files with captions from one DK installation to another.
It mostly worked (and got better as XMP bugs were fixed) but now it's getting worse again.
DK ignores the caption in the XMP and instead inserts "Sony DSC" (these are Sony raw files).

I guess it's reading a default caption Sony insert in the raw file in preference to the XMP file.

Is there any way to get DK to ignore the caption in the RAW file?

If not, is there any other way to move a RAW file with a caption from one instance of DK to another?

Thanks


Jon
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[Gus Gustafson]

two ideas: 

1. you can enable Settings>configure digiKam>Metadata>If possible write Metadata to RAW files (experimental)

doing this may require you to dis-enable the sidecar option, and then selecting all your photos and doing an Image>Write Metadata to image

2. you could use exiv2 command line program (which is what digiKam uses behind the scenes) to copy/write the metadata from your sidecar files to the RAW files. I have not tried this, but I think something like this would work. However, please test on a backup directory first, as I have not actually tried this!!!!!!!!!):

change (cd) into your desired (testing) directory, then:

exiv2 -iX *.sr2

On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 4:59 PM, jon piesing <[hidden email]> wrote:

Hi,


I've been using XMP sidecars to move raw files with captions from one DK installation to another.
It mostly worked (and got better as XMP bugs were fixed) but now it's getting worse again.
DK ignores the caption in the XMP and instead inserts "Sony DSC" (these are Sony raw files).

I guess it's reading a default caption Sony insert in the raw file in preference to the XMP file.

Is there any way to get DK to ignore the caption in the RAW file?

If not, is there any other way to move a RAW file with a caption from one instance of DK to another?

Thanks


Jon
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[jon piesing]

Erik,

Thanks for the suggestion. As far as I can tell from the exiv2 web site, Sony ARW format is only supported for read.

Jon

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Subject: Re: [Digikam-users] preserving metadata when moving a raw file from one DK to another

two ideas: 

1. you can enable Settings>configure digiKam>Metadata>If possible write Metadata to RAW files (experimental)

doing this may require you to dis-enable the sidecar option, and then selecting all your photos and doing an Image>Write Metadata to image

2. you could use exiv2 command line program (which is what digiKam uses behind the scenes) to copy/write the metadata from your sidecar files to the RAW files. I have not tried this, but I think something like this would work. However, please test on a backup directory first, as I have not actually tried this!!!!!!!!!):

change (cd) into your desired (testing) directory, then:

exiv2 -iX *.sr2

On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 4:59 PM, jon piesing <[hidden email]> wrote:

Hi,


I've been using XMP sidecars to move raw files with captions from one DK installation to another.
It mostly worked (and got better as XMP bugs were fixed) but now it's getting worse again.
DK ignores the caption in the XMP and instead inserts "Sony DSC" (these are Sony raw files).

I guess it's reading a default caption Sony insert in the raw file in preference to the XMP file.

Is there any way to get DK to ignore the caption in the RAW file?

If not, is there any other way to move a RAW file with a caption from one instance of DK to another?

Thanks


Jon
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