* [email protected] <[email protected]> [11-11-19 13:44]: > On Mon, 11 Nov 2019 07:24:29 -0500 > Patrick Shanahan <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Can the XMP files written by 3.0 be read correctly by 2.6.3? > > > >probably (read as I am not sure), but they will probably contain > >differences to 2.6+ that may cause problems with 2.6+. safe bet, if > >you are going to test 3.+ for some period, either backup 2.6+ xmp files > >and restore if you revert, or only use 3.+ on fresh images (no xmp > >files) and if you revert, remove the xmp files. > > I'm also contemplating the same problem. > > Is it possible to disable the XMPs, so everything is the darktable.db > and when I'm happy (2, 3 or 4 weeks) then enable the XMPs and do a write > for all images?
sounds like a plan, but I have not tried. but that precludes any re-edits of 2.6+ worked images w/o a method in place to revert if needed. I cannot see much difference, though. if you choose to revert, simple matter to remove "*.xmp" files and the 3.0+ library would need to be replaced with the backup from 2.6+. might be just as easy to backup ~/.config/darktable and work *only* on new photos in *specific* directories knowing if you revert, those xmp files would need to be removed and ~/.config/darktable restored from backup. -- (paka)Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA @ptilopteri http://en.opensuse.org openSUSE Community Member facebook/ptilopteri Photos: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/piwigo paka @ IRCnet freenode ____________________________________________________________________________ darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to [email protected]
