Sync Metadata from PM to C1 and again to PM
Hi all,
I use DNG files and want to synchronize Metadata with Capture One.
I set colors and rate filed in PM and develop in C1 which read perfectly the PM changes
But when I change rating or color code in C1 the data dont reflects in PM.
I am guessing that:
1) PM writes the rating into the DNG;
2) C1 reads from the DNG embedded metadata;
3) C1 writes changes back into the XMP sidecar file;
4) PM seems to ignore the XMP sidecar created by C1.
C1 Preferences are:
1) Autosync sidecar XMP: None
2) Prefer Embedded XMP over embedded IPTC - IS CHECKED
3) Prefer XMP sidecar over Embedded Metadata - IS NOT CHECKED
But C1 prefers always to write rating and colors into the XMP sidecar.
It seems that C1 want to honor dont write in the RAW file, even DNG.
But PM ignore sidecars in DNG format, because of Adobe specs to write embedded metadata.
Is there a way to do a two way sync?
Thanks for helping, Leo
I use DNG files and want to synchronize Metadata with Capture One.
I set colors and rate filed in PM and develop in C1 which read perfectly the PM changes
But when I change rating or color code in C1 the data dont reflects in PM.
I am guessing that:
1) PM writes the rating into the DNG;
2) C1 reads from the DNG embedded metadata;
3) C1 writes changes back into the XMP sidecar file;
4) PM seems to ignore the XMP sidecar created by C1.
C1 Preferences are:
1) Autosync sidecar XMP: None
2) Prefer Embedded XMP over embedded IPTC - IS CHECKED
3) Prefer XMP sidecar over Embedded Metadata - IS NOT CHECKED
But C1 prefers always to write rating and colors into the XMP sidecar.
It seems that C1 want to honor dont write in the RAW file, even DNG.
But PM ignore sidecars in DNG format, because of Adobe specs to write embedded metadata.
Is there a way to do a two way sync?
Thanks for helping, Leo
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Try setting "Prefer Embedded XMP over embedded IPTC" to NOT CHECKED, then see if PM will find the data.
Within the image file, there are two places to store Metadata:- IPTC Fields
- XMP Structure
These are referred to as "Embedded IPTC" and "Embedded XMP"
("XMP sidecar" is an XMP structure inside the sidecar file)
It may be that Photo Mechanic does not read the XMP inside the image file, or cannot read the XMP format used by Capture One. Therefore try IPTC.0 -
[quote="NNN636622697415782314" wrote:
...Is there a way to do a two way sync?
Answer 1: There is not if you have to rely on Capture One and Photo Mechanic only
Answer 2: There is, but it involves programming or scripting in your end
There is a fairly recent thread on metadata exchange between C1 and PM for DNG in the Photo Mechanic Support forum. If you read the postings, you will likely understand answer 1 above and also understand why advice on settings you have received here, are not going to help.
It is possible to extract C1's metadata from the XML file (provided you do a C1 sync first) and embed those metadata in the DNG file. PM then finds C1 metadata in the DNG. It may be slow and painful to do by hand. Better make (program/script) your own software utility for speed and ease.
I opted for the much simpler approach: maintain every single bit of metadata in PM. That is actually a real bonus for me, PM is the metadata Power Tool. When I work in C1 and see metadata that needs fixing, I just sidetrack to PM to fix it and then reload metadata in C1. It works with metadata for other raw file formats as well.0 -
Hi Odd
Could you provide a link to the PM discussion.0 -
[quote="Eric Nepean" wrote:
Could you provide a link to the PM discussion.
Of course, http://forums.camerabits.com/index.php?topic=11312.00
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