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by amimaster
Wed Aug 28, 2024 3:48 pm
Forum: MP - General Support
Topic: Writing Categories to XMP overwrites XMP subjects from other sources [Solved]
Replies: 5
Views: 1544

Re: Writing Categories to XMP overwrites XMP subjects from other sources

OK, now I feel VERY stupid.

I'm using Arch Linux and I forgot I installed xnview using AUR, so my system upgrades didn't upgrade XnView too, I was still at a 2021 build.
The latest version seems to have fixed the problem, since It now correctly "ticks" the XMP tags that it finds in the XMP data ...
by amimaster
Wed Aug 28, 2024 2:49 pm
Forum: MP - General Support
Topic: Writing Categories to XMP overwrites XMP subjects from other sources [Solved]
Replies: 5
Views: 1544

Re: Write Categories to XMP overwrites new keywords


Hello amimaster, just a short note on this topic...

1st: wow, things you do... thumbs up!


Thanks! :D


Handle keywords/subject isnt easy...
Check XnViewMP Tools/Settings/Metadata/... for some options...


In the tab Metadata > IPTC & XMP I have the following enabled:

- Import XMP subject ...
by amimaster
Wed Aug 28, 2024 8:40 am
Forum: MP - General Support
Topic: Writing Categories to XMP overwrites XMP subjects from other sources [Solved]
Replies: 5
Views: 1544

Writing Categories to XMP overwrites XMP subjects from other sources [Solved]

TL;DR;

Just make sure your XnView is updated.


Hello,
I'm facing an issue that might be quite difficult to understand, so I'll explain my general workflow to allow you to understand better.

Some years ago I moved from Lightroom to XnView MP for adding XMP keywords to my image folder containing ...