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XnView ignores existing XMP files and creates duplicate

Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2021 10:18 pm
by pluap
I am new to XnView and still trying to figure out how things work.

I exported my previous Aperture library with Aperture Exporter and it creates sidecars like this: img_0001.XMP
Now XnView shows those files in the browser next to the images and doesnt show ratings etc. If i make a rating, it creates a seperate XMP file like this: img_0001.xmp

Renaming the XMP extension to lowercase also didn't help.

This is how my settings look like (German, sorry)
Bildschirmfoto 2021-12-12 um 23.13.43.png

Re: XnView ignores existing XMP files and creates duplicate

Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2021 9:41 am
by xnview
With 0.99.6? you have setting to export into .xmp sidecar but you would like to use embedded metadata?

Re: XnView ignores existing XMP files and creates duplicate

Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2021 12:17 pm
by pluap
xnview wrote: Mon Dec 13, 2021 9:41 am With 0.99.6?
Yes
xnview wrote: Mon Dec 13, 2021 9:41 am you have setting to export into .xmp sidecar but you would like to use embedded metadata?
No, I'd like to use the existing sidecar for metadata because they already exist

Re: XnView ignores existing XMP files and creates duplicate

Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2021 12:51 pm
by xnview
so you have such sidecar img_0001.XMP, and XnView create img_0001.xmp?

Re: XnView ignores existing XMP files and creates duplicate

Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2021 6:52 pm
by pluap
xnview wrote: Mon Dec 13, 2021 12:51 pm so you have such sidecar img_0001.XMP, and XnView create img_0001.xmp?
Exactly. The XMP files were created with _Aperture Exporter_

Re: XnView ignores existing XMP files and creates duplicate

Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2021 10:55 am
by xnview
so perhaps it's better to have 2 other options

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name.XMP & name.ext.XMP
, or you use .xmp too?