Short read:
digiKam ratings and tags stored in XMP for RAW files are not visible in other software.
Longer version:
Based on some comments in another thread I tried out digiKam as my DAM. I love almost everything about it and would love to use it as my DAM in the following workflow.
digiKam:
Import RAW files (Panasonic RW2)
Cull files
Rate and tag files
DXO Photo Lab
Develop RAW files
Any other edits
Export all files to JPEG
Seems simple enough. However the XMP sidecar files created by digiKam are ignored by DXO PL; the ratings and keywords do not display in PL at all. At first I thought PL was at fault so I also tested opening the files in LR Classic and On1 Photo; same thing, no ratings or tags. That leads me to believe that it is some issue with the XMP files that digiKam creates.
Here are some additional details:
This is only a problem for RAW files, with JPEG no XMP is needed because digiKam inserts the data into the JPEG file.
The XMP file that digiKam creates is stored in the same directory as the RAW file with the following format: original_file_name.original_extension.xmp (example birdinflight.rw2.XMP).
I know that using the extension in the file name for the XMP is not common so I tried editing it out (example: birdinflight.XMP) with no change of behavior.
I ma using DigiKam version 6.1.0 on Windows 10 Home v. 1803
I have attempted researching this problem myself and quickly found that others have the same issue. However I also quickly found myself in over my head in a Linux world that I don't understand. Any discussion of tarballs and compiling sends me running for the hills. Maybe that means I'm not geeky enough for digiKam but I sure hope not. It seems like a great stable piece of software if I can only get my other Windows software to recognize the XMP Sidecars it creates for RAW files.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
digiKam ratings and tags stored in XMP for RAW files are not visible in other software.
Longer version:
Based on some comments in another thread I tried out digiKam as my DAM. I love almost everything about it and would love to use it as my DAM in the following workflow.
digiKam:
Import RAW files (Panasonic RW2)
Cull files
Rate and tag files
DXO Photo Lab
Develop RAW files
Any other edits
Export all files to JPEG
Seems simple enough. However the XMP sidecar files created by digiKam are ignored by DXO PL; the ratings and keywords do not display in PL at all. At first I thought PL was at fault so I also tested opening the files in LR Classic and On1 Photo; same thing, no ratings or tags. That leads me to believe that it is some issue with the XMP files that digiKam creates.
Here are some additional details:
This is only a problem for RAW files, with JPEG no XMP is needed because digiKam inserts the data into the JPEG file.
The XMP file that digiKam creates is stored in the same directory as the RAW file with the following format: original_file_name.original_extension.xmp (example birdinflight.rw2.XMP).
I know that using the extension in the file name for the XMP is not common so I tried editing it out (example: birdinflight.XMP) with no change of behavior.
I ma using DigiKam version 6.1.0 on Windows 10 Home v. 1803
I have attempted researching this problem myself and quickly found that others have the same issue. However I also quickly found myself in over my head in a Linux world that I don't understand. Any discussion of tarballs and compiling sends me running for the hills. Maybe that means I'm not geeky enough for digiKam but I sure hope not. It seems like a great stable piece of software if I can only get my other Windows software to recognize the XMP Sidecars it creates for RAW files.
Any help is greatly appreciated.