0.98.4: Batch Converter strips Categories

[xnview]

it's not really a 'move'. I've tried with your sample file (which has XMP metadata), and the output file has too XMP metadata (and EXIF too).

Well I don't know what you call it but if I resize only, assigned categories stay
If I resize and put itin another folder the categories are stripped out

And if you disabled 'delete original'? what do you have in jpeg settings?

[Rick]

it's not really a 'move'. I've tried with your sample file (which has XMP metadata), and the output file has too XMP metadata (and EXIF too).

Well I don't know what you call it but if I resize only, assigned categories stay
If I resize and put itin another folder the categories are stripped out

And if you disabled 'delete original'? what do you have in jpeg settings?

If I uncheck "delete original" the original has the category settings and the copied version has NO category settings
Here are the JPG settings

jpeg.jpg (91.1 KiB) Viewed 1653 times

[xnview]

so the same thing. And if you remove the action?

[Rick]

Well I don't know what you call it but if I resize only, assigned categories stay
If I resize and put itin another folder the categories are stripped out

And if you disabled 'delete original'? what do you have in jpeg settings?

If I uncheck "delete original" the original has the category settings and the copied version has NO category settings
Here are the JPG settings
jpeg.jpg

The categories are gone when only moving and not using an action

[xnview]

The categories are gone when only moving and not using an action

what do you means, if you actions, all is ok?

[Rick]

The categories are gone when only moving and not using an action

what do you means, if you actions, all is ok?

Actions without moving work. Action AND moving strips the categories. Moving with NO actions strips the categories

[xnview]

I can't reproduce Please send me your .ini?

[Rick]

I can't reproduce Please send me your .ini?

Here it is ...

[xnview]

I've tried your xnview.ini, but 'keep metadata' was disabled so XMP metadata are not copied.

If i enable it:

As you can see Before and new file have XMP metadata and keywords...

[Rick]

I've tried your xnview.ini, but 'keep metadata' was disabled so XMP metadata are not copied.

If i enable it:

As you can see Before and new file have XMP metadata and keywords...

I searched the INI file and couldn't find setting anywhere. What section is it in?
Thanks

[xnview]

I've tried your xnview.ini, but 'keep metadata' was disabled so XMP metadata are not copied.

If i enable it:

As you can see Before and new file have XMP metadata and keywords...

I searched the INI file and couldn't find setting anywhere. What section is it in?

I means 'Preserve metadata' in batch convert

[Rick]

Pierre, I have meta data checked an it still strips categories which I narrowed down to the move part of the process

[michel038]

In short, here's how it works for me : (many tests)
With photos having xmp or iptc keywords and categories, the batch process "resize" and "write to another folder" will write the new photos, with their keywords if "preserve metadata" is checked.
The categories will be assigned to the new photos only if "import keywords" is enabled in the metadata settings.

If the original photos do not have keywords, but only categories, it is impossible to make the categories to be copied on the new photos
It's not a bug for me , because new photos are different from originals, it's not a real move ...
But if " Delete original " is selected, a warning or an option should prevent categories loss...
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There is a way to cause a related bug, it is to add the IPTC IIM action ; this action does not work since V0.96.1, and it erases the xmp and iptc metadata
(instead we must use Tools>metadata>transfer)

With this IPTC IIM action, in xnview.ini I can find
<IPTC-IIM_XMP keepKeywords=\"true\" replace=\"false\" mode=\"0\"/>\n "
in lastActions= of the [convert] section ...

[xnview]

Pierre, I have meta data checked an it still strips categories which I narrowed down to the move part of the process

I've tried on a clean windows with your .ini (only 'keep metadata' changed), and can't reproduce

[Rick]

In short, here's how it works for me : (many tests)
With photos having xmp or iptc keywords and categories, the batch process "resize" and "write to another folder" will write the new photos, with their keywords if "preserve metadata" is checked.
The categories will be assigned to the new photos only if "import keywords" is enabled in the metadata settings.

If the original photos do not have keywords, but only categories, it is impossible to make the categories to be copied on the new photos
It's not a bug for me , because new photos are different from originals, it's not a real move ...
But if " Delete original " is selected, a warning or an option should prevent categories loss...

Ok thanks although I hope they look into this and if it is not a bug then lets have an "enhancement"
Pierre says he does not have the issue so I think I will try it from a totally fresh XnView and see what happens

thanks again