Photo "Rating"

[philippe.m]

1. When setting a rating on a photo, the rating value (1, 2 ... 5) is written both in the file properties and in the XMP:rating field.
Why this redundant writing?

Photoshop CS4 (/File/File info) also manages photo ratings by writing/modifiying the XMP:rating field only.
If the rating is modified in PS, then there is a mismatch in the file.

XNView uses the file-property-rating to display the rating on the thumbnail.

2. The "Edit IPTC/XMP" dialog does not have a "XMP" tab to edit XMP fields

(Windows XP / XNView MP 0.21)


Best regards
PhM

[xnview]

1. When setting a rating on a photo, the rating value (1, 2 ... 5) is written both in the file properties and in the XMP:rating field.
Why this redundant writing?

Not in the file properties but in the XnViewDB.

Photoshop CS4 (/File/File info) also manages photo ratings by writing/modifiying the XMP:rating field only.
If the rating is modified in PS, then there is a mismatch in the file.

XNView uses the file-property-rating to display the rating on the thumbnail.

XnView has not updated the rating???

2. The "Edit IPTC/XMP" dialog does not have a "XMP" tab to edit XMP fields
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You have settings for that

[philippe.m]

OK, understood.

Rephrasing : "The rating is written both in the XnV db and in the file XMP:rating.

XNView does handle both correctly.

But if the XMP:rating is modified from inside an other software (Photoshop), then the image file is not coherent anymore with XNView db.

Why storing the XMP:rating in the db?

PhM

[philippe.m]

The "Edit IPTC/XMP" dialog does not have a "XMP" tab to edit XMP fields

You have settings for that

I did not find where to set the dialog tabs

I am talking about the Edit dialog that is launched by Ctrl I shortcut.
I see IPTC tabs

[xnview]

But if the XMP:rating is modified from inside an other software (Photoshop), then the image file is not coherent anymore with XNView db.

Ok, a bug

Why storing the XMP:rating in the db?

Some users don't want to change the file

I did not find where to set the dialog tabs

In Options tab, you have Mode. You can select if you want to edit IPTC or/and XMP

[philippe.m]

Thank you for the answers, Pierre.

Suggestion 1. : Add the rating in the Edit IPTC/XMP Dialog.

Suggestion 2. : Make the Edit IPTC/XMP dialog accessible (ctrl I) from an image viewer mode tab. Not just from the browser tab.


Best regards.

Philippe

[argumon]

I did not find where to set the dialog tabs

In Options tab, you have Mode. You can select if you want to edit IPTC or/and XMP

Sorry, I still don't get it. What I want is access my ratings from Adobe Tools, especially Lightroom, and XNView.
When setting xmp:Rating, this rating is not shown in XNView. Setting Rating in XNView does not update the
xmp:Rating.

So which settings must I change to get this?