XnView Software

Hi,

I read several discussion about exporting Rating/Color Label/Categories to xmp/iptc and did not found a suitable already existing functionality. So here my suggestion:

As an alternate to Settings/Metadata/Rating & Label where the Rating and Color Label information is saved to the embedded xmp metadata each time when rating or color label is changed since the option is selected (and not for already rated files) please add an export functionality to the batch convert actions (or e.g. enrich the IPTC-IIM/XMP action) where
a) the user has the options to choose which information from the database will be exported for selected files: Rating, Color Label, Categories
b) the user has the options to choose whether the information shall the stored in the embedded xmp metadata or as a xmp sidecar file for selected files. Where the selected file does not support embedded xmp a sidecar will be created by default even if embedded xmp is chosen by the user.

This function may replace the command "Update files from database" from the view dropdown where the metadata is written to a xmp sidecar file so far (xnview 0.68, 32-bit, Ubunutu).

Kind regards
orloff34

Well, it could be a nice addition of course, but be aware that this is NOT a replacement for "Update files from DB" because the Batch Convert engine needs an output directory (even is the same dir with the source) because it (over)writes new files, this which is much slower, destructive (if we speak about JPG or other lossy compression formats) and can have side effects (change the modified date/time stamp of the image) compared with "Update files from DB".

My interst was not write the complete file only to save the metadata and have the full conrol about it: which data from database and where to write XMP, IPTC4XMP or sidecar files and when it will be written.

Best regards
orloff34

orloff34 wrote:My interst was not write the complete file only to save the metadata and have the full conrol about it: which data from database and where to write XMP, IPTC4XMP or sidecar files and when it will be written.

Best regards
orloff34

Yes, sure. The common interest of many of us. Enhancements for the metadata engine. In the works for the next release.