Quote: They are because original RAW files have a sidecar file written by Lightroom and DNGs have not because Lightroom can write directly into the DNG image. _______
But even though Lightroom CAN do that, will it not create an xmp sidecar file if you activate that option in preferences, and then press ctrl+s (or cmd+s on a Mac)? Cheers, Bruce Williams. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Graham Byrnes <[email protected]> Date: Wed., 12 Feb. 2020, 21:57 Subject: Re: Fwd: [darktable-user] Import Lightroom DNGs to DT To: Bruce Williams <[email protected]> Alternatively... if you don't plan on re-editing 80,000 images, you could just export them all as tiff. Le mer. 12 févr. 2020 à 11:55, Graham Byrnes <[email protected]> a écrit : > Try this... I think it gives the same advice as Bruce and does apply to > dng files... > > > https://mathiashueber.com/migrate-from-lightroom-to-open-source-alternative/ > > > Le mer. 12 févr. 2020 à 11:49, Bruce Williams <[email protected]> a > écrit : > >> Oh, apologies then. I didn't realise the process for dng files would be >> different. >> >> Cheers, >> Bruce Williams. >> >> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >> From: Subhash Fotografie <[email protected]> >> Date: Wed., 12 Feb. 2020, 21:22 >> Subject: Re: Fwd: [darktable-user] Import Lightroom DNGs to DT >> To: Bruce Williams <[email protected]> >> >> >> Hi Bruce, >> >> I like your videos very much and have seen episode 1. Thank you for that! >> But in episode 1 you deal with original RAW files not with DNGs as far as I >> remember. >> >> [Bruce Williams <[email protected]> schrieb am 12.2.2020 um 21:10 Uhr:] >> >> >You definitely need to watch episode number 1 of my video series on >> >YouTube, where I discuss exactly this problem. >> >Search "understanding darktable". >> >Sorry, I'm on my phone and don't have a link handy. >> >> >Cheers, >> >Bruce Williams. >> >> >---------- Forwarded message --------- >> >From: Pascal Obry <[email protected]> >> >Date: Wed., 12 Feb. 2020, 20:22 >> >Subject: Re: [darktable-user] Import Lightroom DNGs to DT >> >To: Subhash Fotografie <[email protected]>, Darktable-User >> ><[email protected]> >> >> >> >Le mercredi 12 février 2020 à 10:17 +0100, Subhash Fotografie a écrit : >> >> I worked with Lightroom for some years. I have a database of about >> >> 80000 photos, most of them DNGs. Lightroom saves developing of theses >> >> files in the file itself. No sidecar file. When I import one to DT it >> >> seems the developing is not imported. For example the cropping is not >> >> imported. How to deal with that? >> >> >You can extract the XMP from the DNG for dt to be able to handle it. I >> >think this has already been discussed. I don't have the exiv2 >> >incantation at hand to do that but you should be able to find it or >> >someone else will help. >> >> >-- >> > Pascal Obry / Magny Les Hameaux (78) >> >> > The best way to travel is by means of imagination >> >> > http://www.obry.net >> >> > gpg --keyserver keys.gnupg.net --recv-key F949BD3B >> >> >> >____________________________________________________________________________ >> >darktable user mailing list >> >to unsubscribe send a mail to >> [email protected] >> >> >> >_____________________________________ >> >_______________________________________ darktable user mailing list to >> >unsubscribe send a mail to >> [email protected] >> >= >> >> -- >> Aktuell im Fotoblog „Anschauungen photosophisch”: >> „Abwedeln und Nachbelichten” >> http://fotoblog.subhash.at >> >> ____________________________________________________________________________ >> darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to >> [email protected] >> > > > -- > Graham Byrnes > Bron (Lyon), France > Mes photos: https://500px.com/grahambyrnes > -- Graham Byrnes Bron (Lyon), France Mes photos: https://500px.com/grahambyrnes ____________________________________________________________________________ darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to [email protected]
