https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=447137
Bug ID: 447137
Summary: Feature request: update metadata from picture file if
associated sidecar is deleted
Product: digikam
Version: 7.5.0
Platform: Flatpak
OS: All
Status: REPORTED
Severity: minor
Priority: NOR
Component: Metadata-Sidecar
Assignee: digikam-bugs-n...@kde.org
Reporter: iwannaber...@gmail.com
Target Milestone: ---
SUMMARY
This is not a serious issue, but it would be cool if it could be implemented. I
have my database set to read sidecars from files as default (and only write if
the files are read-only). This is useful for video files in which XMP metadata
cannot be written. Sometimes, you want to stop using a sidecar associated to a
file and save the data directly into the file. However, if you delete the
sidecar file, since the photo file has not changed, the information from the
picture file is not read and digikam does not update the database.
It would be interesting if digikam could update the metadata from the
associated file once a sidecar has been deleted. Right now, the only way is
manually selecting these files and "re-read information from files". We should
also take into account that sidecar can have two formats, one with the file
extension and another without (e.g. IMG_4985.JPG.xmp and IMG_4985.xmp)
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Have a picture, and save some information to a sidecar (e.g. some keywords)
2. Close digikam
3. Delete the sidecar file
4. Open digikam and let it scan for changes
OBSERVED RESULT
Digikam does not find any changes.
EXPECTED RESULT
Digikam realizes sidecar is missing, and re-read the metadata from the
associated picture file.
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