Re: [Darktable-users] Embed Metadata in Original Files

2013-06-19 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Fri, Jun 07, 2013, jeremy rosen wrote: > [lost attribution] >> >> My suggestion was only to allow the export of a finalized, archivable >> format that contains metadata along with the RAW, thus comprising a self >> contained file that does not depend on the environment and thus is just >> more s

Re: [Darktable-users] Embed Metadata in Original Files

2013-06-09 Thread Patrick Shanahan
* David Vincent-Jones [06-09-13 18:28]: > Are you talking about exiftool for that 'other' operating system? > > David > On 13-06-09 01:12 PM, p...@p9c.com wrote: > > I have found a solution that works for me. I can use exiftool per this > > posting. > > http://130.15.24.88/exiftool/forum/index.

Re: [Darktable-users] Embed Metadata in Original Files

2013-06-09 Thread David Vincent-Jones
Are you talking about exiftool for that 'other' operating system? David On 13-06-09 01:12 PM, p...@p9c.com wrote: > I have found a solution that works for me. I can use exiftool per this > posting. > http://130.15.24.88/exiftool/forum/index.php/topic,4659.msg22240.html#msg22240 > Best, > Patrick

Re: [Darktable-users] Embed Metadata in Original Files

2013-06-09 Thread p...@p9c.com
I have found a solution that works for me. I can use exiftool per this posting. http://130.15.24.88/exiftool/forum/index.php/topic,4659.msg22240.html#msg22240 Best, Patrick On Sun, Jun 9, 2013 at 1:38 PM, News wrote: > jeremy rosen wrote: >> >> please look into the wiki (and my previous mail

Re: [Darktable-users] Embed Metadata in Original Files

2013-06-09 Thread News
jeremy rosen wrote: >please look into the wiki (and my previous mail about lua) on how to do > >> it you can also ask me any questions on lua, either here or on >IRC >>> >> >> I think the first step for me would be to learn yet another language. >;) >> Anyway, I think it's an interesting opt

Re: [Darktable-users] Embed Metadata in Original Files

2013-06-09 Thread News
Tobias Ellinghaus wrote: >Am Donnerstag, 6. Juni 2013, 18:16:24 schrieb Alexander Wagner: > >[...] > >> My suggestion was only to allow the export of a finalized, archivable >> format that contains metadata along with the RAW, thus comprising a >self >> contained file that does not depend on the

Re: [Darktable-users] Embed Metadata in Original Files

2013-06-07 Thread jeremy rosen
please look into the wiki (and my previous mail about lua) on how to do > it you can also ask me any questions on lua, either here or on IRC >> > > I think the first step for me would be to learn yet another language. ;) > Anyway, I think it's an interesting option. I've some ideas here, but

Re: [Darktable-users] Embed Metadata in Original Files

2013-06-06 Thread Tobias Ellinghaus
Am Donnerstag, 6. Juni 2013, 18:16:24 schrieb Alexander Wagner: [...] > My suggestion was only to allow the export of a finalized, archivable > format that contains metadata along with the RAW, thus comprising a self > contained file that does not depend on the environment and thus is just > more

Re: [Darktable-users] Embed Metadata in Original Files

2013-06-06 Thread Alexander Wagner
On 06/05/2013 03:58 PM, jeremy rosen wrote: Hi! > I know. Therefore, an easy(?) way out in the dt-context would be to > allow /exporting DNG/, which is what I suggested. To add the existing > xmp to an existing DNG is no problem indeed, perfectly agree. (Could be > done in the exp

Re: [Darktable-users] Embed Metadata in Original Files

2013-06-05 Thread Patrick Shanahan
* Аl Воgnеr [06-05-13 11:47]: [...] > Do you know exiftool? > > Ask in the exiftool forum for details and for your special needs. I am > running a bash-script to do some changes of the original file. > > I didn't try it with dt, but i assume, that there will be a problem, if > you modify the da

Re: [Darktable-users] Embed Metadata in Original Files

2013-06-05 Thread Аl Воgnеr
Am Mi, 05 Jun 2013 13:01:37 CEST schrieb Alexander Wagner: > On 06/05/2013 11:48 AM, HaJo Schatz wrote: > > Hi! > > >> A suggestion, to make both worlds happy, however, would be to > >> allow an /export/ to, say, DNG with embedded metadata. Embedding > >> of metadata is in the format definition

Re: [Darktable-users] Embed Metadata in Original Files

2013-06-05 Thread jeremy rosen
On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 1:01 PM, Alexander Wagner wrote: > I know. Therefore, an easy(?) way out in the dt-context would be to > allow /exporting DNG/, which is what I suggested. To add the existing > xmp to an existing DNG is no problem indeed, perfectly agree. (Could be > done in the export as we

Re: [Darktable-users] Embed Metadata in Original Files

2013-06-05 Thread Alexander Wagner
On 06/05/2013 11:48 AM, HaJo Schatz wrote: Hi! >> A suggestion, to make both worlds happy, however, would be to allow an >> /export/ to, say, DNG with embedded metadata. Embedding of metadata is >> in the format definition of DNG and if it's treated as an /export/ you >> should also be happy as y

Re: [Darktable-users] Embed Metadata in Original Files

2013-06-05 Thread HaJo Schatz
On Wed, 2013-06-05 at 11:28 +0200, Alexander Wagner wrote: > On 06/05/2013 10:00 AM, Simon wrote: > > Hi! > > > no there isn't. > > And we won't ever implement this, our philosophy is not touching the > > originals at all. But all metadata is saved along with the original in > > the XMP sidecar f

Re: [Darktable-users] Embed Metadata in Original Files

2013-06-05 Thread Alexander Wagner
On 06/05/2013 10:00 AM, Simon wrote: Hi! > no there isn't. > And we won't ever implement this, our philosophy is not touching the > originals at all. But all metadata is saved along with the original in > the XMP sidecar file. Just keep them. The OPs point surely is, that this is a very weak and

Re: [Darktable-users] Embed Metadata in Original Files

2013-06-05 Thread Simon
Hi Patrick, no there isn't. And we won't ever implement this, our philosophy is not touching the originals at all. But all metadata is saved along with the original in the XMP sidecar file. Just keep them. Cheers Simon On 06/05/2013 09:37 AM, p...@p9c.com wrote: > Hello, > I have looked for the

[Darktable-users] Embed Metadata in Original Files

2013-06-05 Thread p...@p9c.com
Hello, I have looked for the option but cannot find it. Is there a way to write keywords, GPS from the maps and other metadata directly to the original file? I like to keep my metadata in the image files as I see it as the most future-proof for photo management. Thank you, Patrick ---