One named Photos and a second named Tags. Script creates the directory given as parameter to -A and in this directory two a tar archive and send it toĪ friend, who can look at the photos via their tag structure. This way youĬan put your photos and their tag structure in eg. Independently of digikams root directories and the photos therein. The second way of calling this script is the so called archive-mode by settingĪrchive mode is thought for people who want to archive tagged photos Pictures to be put into a web album in the filesystem because JAlbum cannotĪccess digikams virtual folders directly. to run JAlbum a photo album software that needs to find the In this way you can access the collection of all images that share a certain tagīy changing directory to the folder with the tags name created by this script. These folders you will find links to your original photos. As a result you will see the tags of your photos as folders and in Will finally place symbolic or hard links (see -H) to photos having the tags Option -l taglinkdir the script will create the user specifiedĭirectory taglinkdir and inside this directory it will create subĭirectories for digikam tags set on the photos. In addition to EXIF, digiKam supports the IPTC and XMP formats, so you can perform the described actions on metadata stored in these formats.The script can be used in two ways: If you call it using Want to strip all EXIF metadata off the photo? digiKam’s got you covered: choose the Image -> Metadata -> Remove EXIF command, and digiKam scrubs the metadata off the photo. If you keep the original photo, you can easily copy the EXIF metadata from it into the tweaked photo. This feature can come in handy when you use an image editing application that strips all metadata from the edited photo. Using the Image -> Metadata -> Import EXIF command, you can copy EXIF metadata from one photo to another. Here you can modify device manufacturer, device model, exposure-related settings, and other information. For example, to edit hardware-related information, switch to the Device section. The metadata editor conveniently organizes all metadata into sections, making it easier to find and edit specific entries. To edit, for example, EXIF metadata, choose Image -> Metadata -> Edit EXIF. To create a template on the fly, press the Edit button next to the drop-down list.ĭigiKam offers metadata editing tools, too. You can apply an existing template to the photo by selecting it from the Template drop-down list. Since digiKam supports templates, you don’t have to enter this information manually. The Information section of the sidebar allows you to enter additional information about the photo such as licensing terms, location, and contact info. You can use the Caption/Tags sidebar to edit basic metadata such as caption (i.e., the photo’s title), author, date and time as well as assign the photo ratings and tags. You can switch between concise and full views as well as print the metadata, save them as a file, and copy them into the clipboard. Inside each digital photo hides metadata in the EXIF, IPTC, or XMP formats, and digiKam provides tools for viewing and editing this useful information.įor starters, digiKam’s main window features the dedicated Metadata sidebar which lets you view EXIF, Makernote, IPTC, and XMP metadata. Transcribed from Dmitri Popov's blog, 22 February 2011 українська Work with Photo Metadata in digiKam.
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