(The "categories" column is the basically useless IPTC categories) I would like to see the list updated so I know which images have been categorized.( Edit: This is not fully correct - see more detail in next post )There are two problems with this: When I apply a category to the selected file, it does not immediately update the keywords - in fact it only seems to update the keywords after I browse to another folder or exit the program.When I apply keywords, I use the ctrl-I window, and the selection list in the keywords tab is set to "Categories (database)" I have the Categories pane visible for clicking to apply a category. My layout in the browser window has the file list view as set to details, and I have enabled keywords and captions in the view. I also want the parent keywords automatically included. In other words I want complete synchronization between DB categories and IPTC/XMP metadata. In Options => Metadata => IPTC&XMP, in the keywords box, all options are ticked. I will use "category" here to refer to the DB category and "keyword" to refer to the IPTC keywords/XMP-Subject. I am not sure if they are bugs or I have some wrong settings. In this case, IPTC Keywords and XMP Subject can always be exported with "Update files from catalog" function.I am having some problems getting good results between DB categories and IPTC keywords. (Info : If we first add a caption in IPTC and XMP fields, "Create IPTC" and "Create XMP" options are not significant, because IPTC and XMP are already existing, no need to create them. "Export" and "Create IPTC" and "Create XMP" are ticked ( Yes, I can reproduce now ! Previously, all my photos had already an iptc space, sometimes only CodedCharacterSet = UTF 8 only shown in ExifTool tab) (But why are the rating and labels fields always created if not needed ? )īug1 : "Create XMP" is not ticked, XMP fields are createdīug2 : "Create IPTC" is ticked and IPTC fields are not created "Update files from catalog" will create XMP fields with Keywords. (Info : if iptc or xmp data were already present, keywords are updated. "Update files from catalog" will create XMP fields. Only 1 option ticked : "Export categories." ( No IPTC and no XMP options) Known behaviour, but still so strange : "Create sidecar" was not ticked. "Update files from catalog" Will create XMP sidecar file with exif data. Let us use a photo that has a category, and where IPTC and XMP spaces are empty (Tools>metadata>Clean) So, settings are only in "Settings>Metadata screen. In this post, I am not using "Edit IPTC" nor "Edit XMP" dialogs Maybe Pierre can look into this.Īgain, my thanks to you, michel038, for your support and patience! Something is quite buggy in the settings and functions for IPTC / XMP edit, from my point of view. "tools->metadata->edit ITPC" in the "mode" pulldown-field. That is indeed a problem for me, as not all files have an IPTC section, yet or when they come from fresh from the camera.Īnd XnView always adds the XMP section, no matter what you choose under "tools->settings->metadata" or what is set under So my conclusion is, XnView is not able to create the IPTC section, but it can only change / alter it Returned to XnView and did try "Update files from catalog" with this previously edited file.Īs result, "update file from catalog" DELETED the previous keyword "Test_A" and wrote the keywords from the catalog (XnView database) correctly.ĭon't know why it DELETES the "Test_A" keyword, because "tools->settings->metadata" says keep values and just add new ones. I added a keyword - say "Test_A" via IrfanView IPTC editor window and saved. Ĭan you try to add an IPTC information first ? That obviously does the trick. Select the photo, and Update files from catalog. Enable "export category to xmp subject and iptc keyword" and "create iptc" Now, the catalog has probably this right data, but no keywords are in the photo. Select a photo, give it a category, unselect the photo (by selecting anything else) Disable "export category to xmp subject and iptc keyword" Add "Update or create xmp sidecar" and see if a xmp file is created, and if it contains data ?Ģ) If the catalog contains some mysterious errorsĬhoose a place where a sample jpg photo was never updated by xnviexmp Add "Write categories as hierarchical keywords" and see if xmp hierarchical keywords are added ? Check "Create XMP" instead of create iptc, and see if categories becomes xmp keywords ? Perhaps can you try some changes, to help us to imagine a solution ? that means that the 2 pictures were selected in the browser view before updating ?ġ) Let's assume that the catalog is correct I guess you have lot of pictures having 1 or more categories, and no embedded keywords ?ĭid I understand correctly when you said " I choose 2 pictures and go to view->update files from catalog" The parameters you show seem to be correct.
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