On 24/06/15 07:53, [email protected] wrote: > <http://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/clk/292181274;119417398;o>How can I force DT > to reload a previously > saved .xmp file? Suppose I made a bunch of edits on an image and then copied > the corresponding .xmp
By default, darktable treats the information that it stores in the database as canonical, xmp files are a backup. So to load the changes, you have to tell darktable that you want to replace the database's version with the version in the xmp file(s). There are two ways to do that (that I can think of), one for doing it in bulk, the other for individual files. In bulk, for example a whole film roll: * In lighttable, select all of the images in the film roll, and in the selected image[s] module in the right panel, click *remove*. * Reimport the images so, for example, in the import module on the left panel, click folder (or whatever way you normally import) and select the folder that contains both your images and xmp files. Darktable will then import the files, applying any edits to the files that it finds in corresponding xmp files. Note that you should use the *remove* button, not the *delete* button in the first step, for obvious reasons. ;) To apply the edits to individual files: * In lighttable, click the file(s) you want to change. * Expand the history stack module on the right panel. * Click load sidecar file. * Navigate to and select the xmp file that contains the edits you want to apply. As an added bonus, note that darktable embeds the same history stack information into exported jpgs. So you can also select an exported jpg file as if it's an xmp file (just change the dropdown in the bottom right of the file picker dialogue to all files). http://www.darktable.org/usermanual/ch02s03s07.html.php#d0e2476 Regards, Rob ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Monitor 25 network devices or servers for free with OpManager! OpManager is web-based network management software that monitors network devices and physical & virtual servers, alerts via email & sms for fault. Monitor 25 devices for free with no restriction. Download now http://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/clk/292181274;119417398;o _______________________________________________ Darktable-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/darktable-users
