On 09/11/2015 06:50 PM, Carlos E. R. wrote:
Am I doing it wrong, is there a solution?
Probably. I use 'darktable' and all that information is in (a) a small database and (b) side-car files. The sidecar file are XMP files. header reads like this <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <x:xmpmeta xmlns:x="adobe:ns:meta/" x:xmptk="XMP Core 4.4.0-Exiv2"> <rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"> ** Darktable saves all important image metadata (including tags, edit history, etc.) in XMP "sidecar" files alongside the images themselves. ** That not only describes the tagging but also what edits you've done to map the RAW to a JPG so you can go back and tweak it :-) Naturally, if you copy whole directories (aka logical films) using ... rsync, dropbox ... whatever ... those go with the RAW file. And maybe the JPGs too depending where you keep them. The database is at “$HOME/.config/darktable/library.db”. This is where Darktable saves information about the images you've imported. The library file is mostly just a cache that speeds up various operations within Darktable. When you import it lets you think in terms of "logical films" and "collections". This seems more a sot to the Windows/adobe style of doing things where the underlying file system is not of interest to the 'photographer'. By contrast, I use exiftools to import and arrange by directoy as either year/month or "shoot location-date". I use a file browser, Konq/dolph, to get around that logical structure. They can do tagging and comments and let me use the Linux tools, which I'm more familiar with', to find what I want. This has made the learning curve easier. In short, the photo-specific metadata is in the sidecar. The organization data at the level that is redundant if you think of organization and tagging in terms of files and directories, is in the database. Deleting the database does not destroy the sidecar. ------------- OK, that broad brush and might offend some nit-pickers. I've not found the database essential. I do find other things in “$HOME/.config/darktable" essential. There's a lot of config there, sizes, colours, start-up defaults. But that's true for most applications that store in “$HOME/.config", isn't it? -- A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure?applications://system/ >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting frowned upon? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org