How to integrate XnViewMP with ART & Darktable

artsi · Post by **artsi** » Fri Jun 16, 2023 3:15 pm

How to integrate XnViewMP with ART & Darktable?

I use as the DAM and want to do the processing sometimes with darktable and other times with ART.

Thanks

mudo_j · Post by **mudo_j** » Fri Jun 16, 2023 4:33 pm

Right-click a photo -> Open with -> Configure programs... Set as many raw editors as you wish. If I understand your needs correctly.
Be well!

artsi · Post by **artsi** » Fri Jun 16, 2023 8:16 pm

mudo_j wrote: Fri Jun 16, 2023 4:33 pm Right-click a photo -> Open with -> Configure programs... Set as many raw editors as you wish. If I understand your needs correctly.
Be well!

Yes and no.

* ART uses arp sidecars, so that works
* Darktable like xnviewmp uses xmp sidecars and the things don't seem to read each other or I'm doing something wrong but then I don't know what.

Thanks

essexGSof · Post by **essexGSof** » Thu Sep 28, 2023 5:51 pm

artsi wrote: Fri Jun 16, 2023 8:16 pm
mudo_j wrote: Fri Jun 16, 2023 4:33 pm Right-click a photo -> Open with -> Configure programs... Set as many raw editors as you wish. If I understand your needs correctly.
Be well!
Yes and no.

* ART uses arp sidecars, so that works
* Darktable like xnviewmp uses xmp sidecars and the things don't seem to read each other or I'm doing something wrong but then I don't know what.

Thanks

@artsi did you find a solution to this?

I am relatively new to both tools but similar to you I wanted to use XnView MP for File Management (batch renames moving files) and darktable for the RAW processing/editing however if I give a rating in darktable (.xmp file) it is not replicated and updated within XnView and vice versa.

If I click on the properties tag it shows the XnView MP rating of (3) but then if I select the XMP tab it shows the 5 rating that was set within darktable.

Can anyone assist, it seems a similar issue to what artsi was mentioning too?