On dimanche 10 février 2019 13:31:09 CET Michael wrote: > Is there a way to save your edits directly to the raw file? I tried 'copy' > (under > export selected -> file format) but that didn't work. In fact it just tells > me 'could not export file...'. I tried on four different files but dt gave > me the same error.
No, you can't export to a raw file. Afaik, raw files don't accept XMP metadata and that is the format in which the editing information is stored. Exif has no provisions to store such information. In addition, there is no such thing as _the_ raw format, almost every brand/ type of camera uses a (more or less subtly) different format, with some proprietary formatting in some sections. That's why sidecar files are used (the .xmp files). The software developers are well aware of the disadvantage of having to track two files, but it's still the best solution for this particular problem. Bonus question: what would you want as embedded preview image for your raw +edit info? The original one derived from the raw data with in-camera processing, or one created from your settings? (with the caveat that once you remove the original one, there's no way to get it back, unless you have access to the exact routines used in-camera). Remco ____________________________________________________________________________ darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to [email protected]
