[digiKam-users] What are sidecars ? and, how to use them ?

Posted by Ramnarayan.K Digikam on
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Hello 

Am using Linux Mint 20, Digikam 6.4.0 (target Debian)

I primarily use digikam to import and organize my Nikon DSLR Raw (.NEF) images.

My question is what are sidecars ?

What is the best option for me to select  when enabling sidecars so that i could append metadata that will then be available when i export to jpeg / png (etc) .

I understand that it is best (as yet) to try and not write data to raw files (experimental as yet)

Ideally my meta data would include (Geolocation, some / many tags like birds, flowers etc or even more specific binomial scientific names)

The targets are websites like inaturalist.org and ebird.org - which pick up metadata to geolocate pictures or even identify the creature from meta data .

Currently I enter the geolocation manually for pictures I am uploading.

Thanks

Ram