I haven't used the "Update DNG ..." command in quite a while. The original implementation seemed a little buggy but that was way back in v1.x.
My concern is that I have a lot of time invested in metadata annotations: I want to be sure that when I re-read the metadata, what's in the catalog is embedded and integrated with the refresh from the files. I know this method works ... I've just not tested the other one. :-) On Wednesday, April 27, 2011, Charles Robinson <charl...@visi.com> wrote: > On Apr 27, 2011, at 14:14, Bruce Walker wrote: > >> On 11-04-27 2:57 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: >>> On Apr 27, 2011, at 12:46, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >>>> The catalog's metadata needs to be updated. >>>> >>>> - select "All Photographs" in the Library module, Catalog panel >>>> - Set Grid view >>>> - use the filter bar, Metadata switch, set the first column to "Lens", >>>> and click on "Unknown" >>>> - Select all >>>> - use the "Metadata->Save metadata to file..." command to write out >>>> all keywords and other IPTC metadata to the file system for this set >>>> of files >>>> - use the "Metadata->Read metadata from file..." command to refresh >>>> all the metadata for this set of files >>>> >>> I did something like that, Godfrey - but there was an option on the >>> "Metadata" menu, when the affected files were selected, to simply "Update >>> DNG Preview and Metadata". >>> >>> Did I break anything by doing it that way? It *looks* like all of my info >>> is still there... >>> >>> It sounds like your way involves a lot more fiddly disc activity, but if >>> there's a better reason to do it that way I'm all ears! >>> >>> -Charles >> >> Well I followed Godfrey's method and my unknowns dropped to 756 from over >> 4800 (out of over 25000 images). Slow process though; lots of file ops. I >> confirmed that the remaining unknowns are various m42's I've shot with, and >> virtual copies of DNGs. >> > > Yeah, I narrowed mine down a bit first - I knew I'd purchased the 35mm in > 2011, so I selected: 2011, K-7 images, 35mm focal length, unknown lens! > > -Charles > > -- > Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com > Minneapolis, MN > http://charles.robinsontwins.org > http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
