Companion vs Sidecar

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Companion vs Sidecar

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Which one is better?
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Re: Companion vs Sidecar

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En français, recherche google , critère "moins d'un an"
Fichier xmp compagnon donne 7 réponses pertinentes.
Fichier xmp sidecar en donne plusieurs dizaines voire une centaine

toutes dates :
+"compagnon" +"xmp" -DDR -Tommy -DDR4 -mémoire donne 9 pages contenant au moins 50% de faux positifs
+"sidecar" +"xmp" donne 10 pages , résultats pertinents

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English, Google search, less than 1 year
xmp "companion file" : 7 answers + 6 xnviewmp answers
xmp "sidecar file" : hundreds

it seems that the most common name is sidecar
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Re: Companion vs Sidecar

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in fact, the 2 (i think) are good, sidecar is for .xmp, and companion is generic for pp4, jpg, ...
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Re: Companion vs Sidecar

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Sidecar files, also known as buddy files or connected files, are computer files that store data (often metadata) which is not supported by the format of a source file. (wikipedia)
It is applicable to XMP, pp3, and whatever file type that contains data relative to the main file (processing parameters, additional metadata for raw files...)

A companion file is a file linked to the main file by any other link : exemple raw file and jpg file. Or you need a few files for a certain operation. They are companion files.
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