XnView Software

Subject: XnViewMP 1.7.2: Batch convert: "Action: IPTC-IIM/XMP" with *.xmp not possible

XnView: MP 1.7.2 64 bit
OS: Windows 64bit

*.xmp metadata templates (XMP-FWC) not implementet in "Batch convert" in "Action: IPTC-IIM/XMP"

Effect: Batch setup not possible with *.xmp templates. Metadata "xmp-fwc" is only in xmp

To reproduce:
1. setup#1xmp template: Metadata / Edit XMP / set XMP-FWC / save as *.xmp
2. setup#2 Batch convert: Tools / Batch convert / Actions / Add action: IPTC-IIM/XMP / Load template / (your xmp template)
3. *.xmp template is not showing in folder. Only *.iptc files/templates possible...
4. XMP-FWC are only in *.xmp

Actual behaviour (bug): cant add *.xmp templates bug: cant run xmp metadata templates in batch convert

Expected behaviour: *.xmp templates should work like *.iptc metadata templates

This action is similar to 'Edit IPTC' so XMP fileds (from Edit XMP) are not all there...

xnview wrote: Thu Sep 05, 2024 1:44 pm ...is similar to 'Edit IPTC' so XMP fileds (from Edit XMP) are not all there...

Yep, so that is exactly the problem:
"XMP-FWC" is only in XMP and isn't in "IPTC"

The "pro" would be:
to mark and add an asset (import into database) without interfiring the org. IPTC/XMP...

Any change for that fix...?

Gerald_Ire wrote: Mon Sep 09, 2024 5:16 am Any change for that fix...?

better will be to add 'XMP' action?

better will be to add 'XMP' action?

Aahh, took me a while to get this right - sorry for that...

Yes, it would be OK (for me) to have one action for each:

• IIM-IPTC-action

• XMP-action

...as long as IIM-IPTC und XMP are two parts in the software...

See issue for current status and some details.

Thx Pierre! Just back online...
Any need or way to test the beta 1.8.1?

This problem is supposed to be fixed in XnView MP 1.8.1. Please check and confirm the bug fix here.

Hello Pierre, I'm back on track...

Add action / XMP /...
reading *.xmp templates works
writing XMP FWC into file works

Happy with this!

Add action / XMP / Options /
... (no changes in file, but not sure how exactly it should work):
Multiple selection... no changes in file...
Mode: XMP, update or create IPTC-IIM...

Test / Question:
I deleted all XMP in the file and let IPTC-IIM in the file...
I add XMP FWC and hoped, that with "Mode": IPTC will write into the known XMP - as an IPTC-XMP-Update...
...but noch further changes made, "Only" the "XMP FWC" got added to the IPTC-IMM...
Is this the way it should be?

Gerald_Ire wrote: Mon Oct 14, 2024 1:22 pm Add action / XMP / Options /

Should be hidden in batch convert...

"should be hidden" :
...this depense what this software does with org. metadata in file...

Best:
if XMP (in batch conversion) ist empty and IPTC holds metadata => sync IPT-IIM to XMP
if XMP has new metadata (in batch conversion) and IPTC-IIM empty in org. file => sync XMP to IPT-IIM

Desicions to be made:
If any XMP (in batch conversion) and IIM-IPTC (org file) has already content for the same "IPTC-XMP metadata field" => reject (as standard, maybe with a note in batch log window/log file)

or...
Option: "YES (me, the user), I want to change all IPTC-IIM with the new XMP metdata (in batch conversion) ... sign here...!"

or...
Option with "add action / delete Metadata IPTC-IIM" in batch conversion:
add action / "delete IPTC-IIM" befor and add new "XMP metadata" (with batch conversion) and sync XMP into IPTC....

or...
leave it like its is in 1.8.1 at the start, skip/delete "option" at the moment and we follow up, if we know which way we go...