Fwd: [darktable-user] Tags in xmp files

[Bruce Williams]

Tony,
You know, I don't think I have ever noticed that option! Sounds perfect.
I'll investigate.
Thanks.

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From: tony Hamilton 
Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2023, 03:45
Subject: Re: [darktable-user] Tags in xmp files
To: 


Hi Bruce,
If I understand it correctly, you could have exported your tags from the
Windows installation, to USB (or directly to your laptop if you have
connectivity), as a .txt file using the export button at the bottom of the
lighttable tagging module, then re-import those tags in the Mint install of
dt, with the import button in that module. I do this frequently between Win
10 and Mint 21

On 01/01/2023 20:55, Bruce Williams wrote:

Happy new year everyone!
Just a quick question about tags. I recently travelled for Christmas. I
took the laptop, and copied images from memory card to the laptop
using darktable. I then tagged all of those images using dt 4.2 on Windows.
When I got home, I sent all of those images and xmp files to a usb key and
copied them onto my linux (desktop) system, and imported them into dt 4.2
on linux mint.
But as far as my desktop version of dt is concerned, there are no tags,
even though I can open up an xmp file in a text editor and see the tags.
Is there a way to get dt to read the tags from the xmp files and add those
tags to whatever database file they should live in? I would prefer NOT to
have to enter all the tags again if I can avoid it!
Thanks in advance!

Cheers,
Bruce Williams
--
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Re: [darktable-user] Tags in xmp files

[tony Hamilton]

Hi Bruce,
If I understand it correctly, you could have exported your tags from the 
Windows installation, to USB (or directly to your laptop if you have 
connectivity), as a .txt file using the export button at the bottom of 
the lighttable tagging module, then re-import those tags in the Mint 
install of dt, with the import button in that module. I do this 
frequently between Win 10 and Mint 21


On 01/01/2023 20:55, Bruce Williams wrote:

Happy new year everyone!
Just a quick question about tags. I recently travelled for Christmas. 
I took the laptop, and copied images from memory card to the laptop 
using darktable. I then tagged all of those images using dt 4.2 on 
Windows.
When I got home, I sent all of those images and xmp files to a usb key 
and copied them onto my linux (desktop) system, and imported them into 
dt 4.2 on linux mint.
But as far as my desktop version of dt is concerned, there are no 
tags, even though I can open up an xmp file in a text editor and see 
the tags.
Is there a way to get dt to read the tags from the xmp files and add 
those tags to whatever database file they should live in? I would 
prefer NOT to have to enter all the tags again if I can avoid it!

Thanks in advance!

Cheers,


  Bruce Williams




Owner, Creator and co-host

Shutters Inc podcast , the world's 
best-loved photography podcast



Creator

Understanding darktable 
 on youtube



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Re: [darktable-user] Tags in xmp files

[Frank J.]

Am 01.01.23 um 22:43 schrieb Dieter Faulbaum:


Bruce Williams  writes:

Is there a way to get dt to read the tags from the xmp files and add 
those tags to whatever database file they should live in? I would prefer

NOT to have to enter all the tags again if I can avoid it!


There is an option in the storage part 'look for updated XMP file on 
startup'.

Is it enabled on your Linux system?
Maybe this will help?

No, this Option works every time at the start of Darktable and compares 
all imported pictures for changes (from an other instance?).


This is not necassary when importing *new* pictures (without or with 
.xmp) into the system. There is no old version to compare.


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Fwd: [darktable-user] Tags in xmp files

[Bruce Williams]

They are definitely stored in the xmp file, but I have a feeling they are
also stored in one of the database files as well.
As it happens, I got this sorted.
I simply removed all images from darktable and re-added them to the library
and all the tags were read correctly. Not sure why it glitched first time
around.

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From: Michael Rasmussen 
Date: Mon, Jan 2, 2023 at 8:52 AM
Subject: Re: [darktable-user] Tags in xmp files
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On Mon, 2 Jan 2023 07:55:36 +1100
Bruce Williams  wrote:

> But as far as my desktop version of dt is concerned, there are no
> tags, even though I can open up an xmp file in a text editor and see
> the tags. Is there a way to get dt to read the tags from the xmp
> files and add those tags to whatever database file they should live
> in? I would prefer NOT to have to enter all the tags again if I can
> avoid it! Thanks in advance!
>
AFAIK: Tags are stored in library.db or data.db and not in the XMP
files.

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Re: [darktable-user] Tags in xmp files

[Michael Rasmussen]

On Mon, 2 Jan 2023 07:55:36 +1100
Bruce Williams  wrote:

> But as far as my desktop version of dt is concerned, there are no
> tags, even though I can open up an xmp file in a text editor and see
> the tags. Is there a way to get dt to read the tags from the xmp
> files and add those tags to whatever database file they should live
> in? I would prefer NOT to have to enter all the tags again if I can
> avoid it! Thanks in advance!
> 
AFAIK: Tags are stored in library.db or data.db and not in the XMP
files.

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Re: [darktable-user] Tags in xmp files

[Dieter Faulbaum]

Bruce Williams  writes:

Is there a way to get dt to read the tags from the xmp files and 
add those tags to whatever database file they should live in? I 
would prefer

NOT to have to enter all the tags again if I can avoid it!


There is an option in the storage part 'look for updated XMP file 
on startup'.

Is it enabled on your Linux system?
Maybe this will help?

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[darktable-user] Tags in xmp files

[Bruce Williams]

Happy new year everyone!
Just a quick question about tags. I recently travelled for Christmas. I
took the laptop, and copied images from memory card to the laptop
using darktable. I then tagged all of those images using dt 4.2 on Windows.
When I got home, I sent all of those images and xmp files to a usb key and
copied them onto my linux (desktop) system, and imported them into dt 4.2
on linux mint.
But as far as my desktop version of dt is concerned, there are no tags,
even though I can open up an xmp file in a text editor and see the tags.
Is there a way to get dt to read the tags from the xmp files and add those
tags to whatever database file they should live in? I would prefer NOT to
have to enter all the tags again if I can avoid it!
Thanks in advance!

Cheers,
Bruce Williams
--
Owner, Creator and co-host

Shutters Inc podcast , the world's
best-loved photography podcast
Creator

Understanding darktable
 on youtube
Other places to find me

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