XnView Software

1) What are Lr-Hierarchical keywords?

I understand your example, but where does Lr stand for? Is this also an option in some panel somewhere?

2) In order for the "Categories" tool to write the keywords in IPTC or XMP format, you must have previously validated the corresponding export options in the "Settings, Metadata" screen,

--> can you give me a screenshot?

I see several options in my settings.
a) Metadata --> sidecar --> checkbox for XMP-sidecar make or update --> should this box be checked?

b) Metadata general:
I have now checked
all boxes in categories and keywords, except 'write categories as hierarchical keywords in images'.

is this ok?

1. Master files always have this suffix "_s" and companion files are video files

not possible, filename should match



2. Master files are videos and companion files are saved frames from the video

I can reproduce - {ext} does not work as expected

case 1

master companion
* {ext}.abcd
jpg {ext}.abcd

a.jpg
a.111.abcd

case 2

master companion
* {ext}.{ext}.xxx
jpg {ext}.{ext}.xxx

a.jpg
a.111.222.xxx

when using sidecar, metadatas are not merged between sidecar and embedded


Could you add option to toggle merge metadata or just merge them always?

yes right, currently 'Search' doens't check companion

Got two questions.

1. Master files always have this suffix "_s" and companion files are video files

example

Filename_s.jpg Filename.mkv



2. Master files are videos and companion files are saved frames from the video

example

Filename.mkv Filename.1653.xnf Filename.2323.xnf Filename.3434.xnf


I tried lots of combination on association list and none of them are working.

How do i accomplish these two?

Thanks

this fix is for images+xmp companions

Hello Pierre,

as far as I am concerned, the function is not yet available in XnView MP v1.9.1:

My workflow:
1: the camera creates a RAW and a JPG for each shot
2: RAW and JPG are linked as companion files in XnView MP
3: after the import into XnView MP, I view and evaluate (stars and colors) the images based on the JPG.
4: the RAWs have to be manually adjusted to the rating of the JPGs.

Step 4: is very time consuming and it would be nice if XnView MP could do this automatically, just as it does when renaming, deleting or moving.

Thank you very much for your support and of course for the great XnView MP!

XnView: MP 1.9.1 64 bit
OS: Windows 10 64bit

When using search dialog from Quick Filter, the search results shows and counts companion files.
The reproduction here is on 2 files only, but I've got hundreds of RAWs with XMPs, and search results are cluttered with incorrect data.

To reproduce:
1. Select option Hide companion files in Options
2. Make a file.jpg with companion file.xmp
3. Search for file.jpg in Quick Filter:
- click ... in Quick Filter
- type 'file' to Filename
- click ... and select current folder
- click search

Actual behaviour (bug): 2 results found, including file.jpg and file.xmp
Expected behaviour: 1 result found file.jpg

4. Click Browse and see only one file

The bug doesn't reproduce on every companion, looks like the structure of the companion file somehow matters.
Attached the files with reproduction (folder.zip).

This problem is supposed to be fixed in XnView MP 1.9.0 . Please check and confirm the bug fix here.

You can download XnView MP 1.9.0 here:

Windows x64 ZIP version SHA256: C76630A61D090D9AEDD78B8961ACBA9C1236419220D1889EFF736CBD03258806
Windows x64 SETUP version SHA256: 42FA88644A8BE6141FBD6201532A23CD4C9208441C43D7E3F0AA1EA4CEB8D1B9

Mac x64 DMG version SHA256: 7D0417CEC442F3E46A7FE4E87CEA95AAACA71AFEEA0B7B59FF069E3DD85EC525
Linux x64 TGZ version SHA256: 0751E57813641903D0B99E9FC06FC7CAECD9F62424B3D1DB742E5B42983DCAE7
Linux x64 DEB version SHA256: 92A85F8C147D38C0380D66F1C157859C065CB30E944AF6A9626AF3BD77C3901E

ARM version: https://download.xnview.com/XnViewMP-linux-arm.tgz https://download.xnview.com/XnViewMP-linux_0.92_armhf.deb

Linux x64 AppImages version: https://download.xnview.com/XnView_MP.glibc2.17-x86_64.AppImage
Linux Flatpak version: https://flathub.org/apps/details/com.xnview.XnViewMP


Changelog 1.9.0:

3646: [New] Print all opened images
3642: [New] LibHeif 1.19.8
3641: [New] Thumbnails - split overlay icons - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=46432
3640: [New] Print as grayscale
3601: [New] Thumbnails toolbar - split into 2 toolbars - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=48717
3587: [New] Windows - Settings - Integration - ProgramData - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=31574
3650: [Bug] Items renaming - Shift+Tab - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=49051
3649: [Bug] Remove unused caterogies - categories set not cleaned
3648: [Bug] Saving rating label into sidecar and main file - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=47238
3647: [Bug] Thumbnails - problems to select with keys - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=41636
3645: [Bug] Linux - PDF with GS 9.x - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=49052
3644: [Bug] Browser - Category Sets - Assigned, Suggested - improve update trigger - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=48478
3643: [Bug] Print - windows scale affects text - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=44206
3639: [Bug] Wrong open first image - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=49030
3638: [Bug] Cannot write GPS coordinates to JPEG XL - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=49022
3637: [Bug] Theme - switching - background of active tab remains unchanged - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=49032
3636: [Bug] Resize dialog - 99999 limit - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=49012
3635: [Bug] Browser - statusbar/filelist - heic - incorrect BPP info - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=49020
3634: [Bug] AI format - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=49016
3633: [Bug] Viewer - statusbar - cursor XY coordinates not updating - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=47634
3632: [Bug] Rating icon covered by scroll bar - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=49007
3631: [Bug] Search - IPTC all fields - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=49015
3630: [Bug] Open With - path editable, but has no effect - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=49010
3629: [Bug] Titlebar does not remember View setting - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=48988
3628: [Bug] Export - focus - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=49028
3627: [Bug] Cadsofttools CS_CGM - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=49000
3626: [Bug] General - image scaling - improve consistency - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=47986
3625: [Bug] Typo in registry setting - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=48999
3624: [Bug] Multi-image AVIF - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=46613
3623: [Bug] Browser/viewer - shortcut to raw renders differently - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=48227
3622: [Bug] Category - category sets - hide assigned categories
3621: [Bug] Browser - thumbnails - shadow threshold - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=48367
3620: [Bug] DICOM - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=48759
3619: [Bug] Settings - catalog - get thumbnail size issue - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=48879
3618: [Bug] Browser - views - thumbnails+details - few issues - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=48842
3617: [Bug] Filelist - shortcut - cannot load file shown in subfolder - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=48500
3616: [Bug] Browser - categories - 'Hide assigned categories' has no effect - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=48479
3615: [Bug] Fullscreen on browser with second screen - some issues - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=47899
3614: [Bug] SubSecTime place holder
3613: [Bug] JXL - bad thumbnail - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=47723
3612: [Bug] Browser - filelist - details view - pasted file opens in new instance - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=47877
3611: [Bug] Archive - not opened in default app - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=45759
3610: [Bug] Tabs not hidden after restart - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=47965
3609: [Bug] Folder view - rename long name - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=46758
3608: [Bug] Rotate - 'Auto crop' crops too much - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=46843
3607: [Bug] Edit XMP - IPTC must not be writtent if empty - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=42361
3606: [Bug] Face tag - crash on image shortcut - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=47205
3605: [Bug] Drag drop issue - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=47153
3604: [Bug] MacOS - toolbar command - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=48930
3603: [Bug] Info - blinking on file change - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=48705
3602: [Bug] Export - file formats - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=48832
3600: [Bug] Change timestamp - show files when error - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=48771
3599: [Bug] Browser - Categories - clean up menu - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=48867
3598: [Bug] Metadata - edit xmp - update rating appearance - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=48401
3597: [Bug] Linux - folder tree - many folders shown in root
3596: [Bug] Screenshot - save - titlebar not changed - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=48936
3595: [Bug] OpenSSL 3.0.16
3594: [Bug] Edit XMP - save template - keywords not saved
3593: [Bug] Import fails - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=48798
3592: [Bug] Linux - open with - extra blank parameter - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=48955
3591: [Bug] Edit XMP - Subjectcode not correclty written
3590: [Bug] User theme
3589: [Bug] OpenRaster plugin - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=48858
3588: [Bug] App UI - menu structure - View - improve channel commands - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?f=60&t=47439
3586: [Bug] Settings - paths - improve grouping - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=47234
3585: [New] Setting to show info treeview header
3584: [Bug] Search similar - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=48850

XnView: MP 1.8.8 64 bit
OS: Windows 10 64bit

When raw photos are edited in external program and it after editing the xmp file is created, the browser resets current selection. With scroll jumping to the bottom it's almost impossible to edit and sort large photo collections.

To reproduce:
1. Add xmp to association list in Settings -> Companion files
2. Have multiple photos in folder
3. Open browser in the folder
4. Select photo in the browser (for instance, canon raw file .cr3)
5. Edit the photo to create xmp file (for instance, in Adobe Camera Raw)
6. Return back to XnView

Actual behaviour (bug):
7. The selection is reset + the scroll's probably nowhere

Expected behaviour:
7. The selected photo or photos remained the same. Information about photo is refreshed according to the new companion file.

when using sidecar, metadatas are not merged between sidecar and embedded

See issue for current status and some details.

Sorry about the delay. So the problem is only when saving rating? categories are saved in xmp and file itself, right?

XML:Instructions tag does not show for .cr2 or ARW files when sidecar .xmp present.

XnviewMP reads the contents of .xmp sidecar file only for XMP tab and all custom XMP tags inside RAW file get ignored.

.xmp sidecar not present
arw.jpg

.xmp sidecar is present (but missing custom XMP tag)
cr2.jpg


In this instance XMP:Instructions tag is not in .xmp sidecar and its ignored by XnViewMP

Files attached: https://www.upload.ee/files/18096201/files.zip.html