There's a github issue for this now: https://github.com/darktable-org/darktable/issues/4059
On Fri, Jan 3, 2020, at 09:34, Manuel Presnitz wrote: > Hello altogether, > > I'm using darktable for some month now and I'm really impressed by its > capabilities and I also like > its interface. So, first of all thanks a lot for you years-long efforts! > > What I'm currently wondering is how should I handle different module > versions in different darktable > versions when archiving my editing history in xmp sidecar files?! > > To give an example where I stumbled upon this problem(?) recently: I > edited some pictures with the > current stable version (3.0.0), including the "basic adjustment" > module. As I'm always curious to > test new things, I also built the current dev version > (3.1.0+289~gf788bfff3) and imported a copy of > the dt-3.0-edited photos together with their 3.0-sidecar files. > > Upon doing that I get the message: "module 'basicadj' version mismatch: > 2 != 1" on various pictures. > So far I understand the message, as dt 3.0 wrote modversion="1" into > the sidecar file and dt 3.1 has > modversion="2" of the (redesigned) basic adjustment module. > > But I don't understand how I can work around that issue. The imported > pictures simply lack the > editing step of the basic adjustment module, which effectively altered > the result. > > Is this only a dev version problem and final stable versions get > conversion routines for older > module versions? (Some modules have modversion as high a 6, so this > phenomenon should've > occured already multiple times) > > Or how do you archive your editing history? Just using old sidecar > files with new dt versions seem > not to guarantee the same (or at least a similar, neglecting > implementation differences) final > image. Do I have to document which dt version I used for which photos > and keep that version as long > as possible if I want to make changes to older pictures? > > Sorry if that's a frequent and/or silly question, but I could neither > find a clue on the mailing > list archive, nor the FAQ. However, I'm pretty sure I'm not the first > one who is wondering about > that point, so I's really appreciate your opinions or if you can give > me a clue where to find > information about migration of xmp files from older dt versions. > > Thanks a lot & best regards, > Manuel. > > > > Just for completeness my current machine configuration: > > Arch Linux > Intel Xeon E3-1535M v5 > Nvidia Quadro M2000M, Driver 440.44 > darktable 3.1.0+289~gf788bfff3 > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > darktable user mailing list > to unsubscribe send a mail to darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org > > -- jys ____________________________________________________________________________ darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org
