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Offline ChrisB

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In a folder that contains a mix of JPG, CR2, DNG & XMP sidecar files, I notice the following behaviour when drag & drop sorting the files from the Contact Sheet into folders in the Navigator or Favorites panel:

View menu: Combined RAW+JPG - checked, Unknown files as proxies - not checked.

1. JPG file with XMP sidecar: JPG file is moved, but XMP is not moved.
2. RAW (CR2 or DNG) file with XMP sidecar: both RAW and XMP files moved.
3. RAW+JPG stacked with XMP: RAW, JPG and XMP all moved.
4. If JPG, CR2 and DNG versions of the same file all exist, then two thumbnails are shown: 'CR2+JPG' and 'DNG' or 'DNG+JPG' and CR2.  I see no controlling logic that determines which RAW is stacked with the JPG.  When two thumbs are selected e.g. CR2+JPG and DNG (with a hidden XMP sidecar), dragging to a new folder raises an error message:

'Cannot move IMG_0001: Cannot find specified file.  Make sure you specify the correct path & filename.'

Presumably this refers to the XMP file which PM is trying to move twice, once for each thumb (note: file extension is suppressed in the error message).  This action becomes more than a distraction when many files are selected for moving because the move operation is stopped on the first instance error message, aborting move of any remaining files.

Some suggestions:

- When JPG, CR2 & DNG are all present, all images should be stacked as one.
- Error message should specify file extension to aid in tracking problem.
- On error, present dialog to allow user to choose to abort or continue moving files.
- Why not move XMP sidecar when JPG-only file moved? 

Chris
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PM 4.6.1

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Re: Drag & drop error message: stacked RAW & JPG files with XMP sidecar
« Reply #1 on: September 17, 2009, 02:27:07 PM »
Chris,

In a folder that contains a mix of JPG, CR2, DNG & XMP sidecar files, I notice the following behaviour when drag & drop sorting the files from the Contact Sheet into folders in the Navigator or Favorites panel:

View menu: Combined RAW+JPG - checked, Unknown files as proxies - not checked.

1. JPG file with XMP sidecar: JPG file is moved, but XMP is not moved.
2. RAW (CR2 or DNG) file with XMP sidecar: both RAW and XMP files moved.
3. RAW+JPG stacked with XMP: RAW, JPG and XMP all moved.
4. If JPG, CR2 and DNG versions of the same file all exist, then two thumbnails are shown: 'CR2+JPG' and 'DNG' or 'DNG+JPG' and CR2.  I see no controlling logic that determines which RAW is stacked with the JPG.  When two thumbs are selected e.g. CR2+JPG and DNG (with a hidden XMP sidecar), dragging to a new folder raises an error message:

'Cannot move IMG_0001: Cannot find specified file.  Make sure you specify the correct path & filename.'

Presumably this refers to the XMP file which PM is trying to move twice, once for each thumb (note: file extension is suppressed in the error message).  This action becomes more than a distraction when many files are selected for moving because the move operation is stopped on the first instance error message, aborting move of any remaining files.

Some suggestions:

- When JPG, CR2 & DNG are all present, all images should be stacked as one.
- Error message should specify file extension to aid in tracking problem.
- On error, present dialog to allow user to choose to abort or continue moving files.
- Why not move XMP sidecar when JPG-only file moved? 

This bug is fixed in the upcoming 4.6.2 version.

Your suggestions sound good.  As for the last one, XMP sidecar files are not associated with JPEG files.  XMP data is embedded directly into JPEG files.  Only camera-RAW files should have XMP sidecar files associated with them.  DNG files should not have XMP sidecar files associated with them (that's the bug that has been fixed) since XMP data is embedded into them.

-Kirk