* Benjamin Daines <[email protected]> [04-01-19 18:46]: > In my workflow I find myself using multiple machines to work on the > same images. My configuration right now on both machines is to have DT > look for updated xmp files on start up and that seems to work pretty > well. I usually just ignore the window that pops up to tell me about > newer xmp files, unless the ones that I'm about to work on are listed, > then I select those and let it update the database. > > However, there have been some situations where my previous work has > been wiped out when opening a folder on another machine. Because of > this, I now habitually copy all my xmp files to a subfolder after > working on them in order to keep a back up, just in case. Occasionally > I need to manually load these sidecar files. > > Would an option to disable darktable's database and use just the xmp > files be a feasible option? How about using something like syncthing > (Linux platform here) to keep the database synced between multiple > machines? Would doing that cause any foreseeable issues? > > How are other people dealing with using multiple machines to work onprojects, > any tips?
when I use any machine beside my main workstation to edit photos, I issue darktable as: darktable --library :memory: import the photos to be edited finish the edits close dt and back at my workstation, re-import the edited photos with their accompanying xmp files. have not encountered any problems with this work plan. -- (paka)Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA @ptilopteri http://en.opensuse.org openSUSE Community Member facebook/ptilopteri Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://linuxcounter.net Photos: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/piwigo paka @ IRCnet freenode ____________________________________________________________________________ darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to [email protected]
