Photo Mechanic ratings not getting transferred into Lightroom

[Davcam]

I have everything working / transferring perfectly on my iMac working, as it relates to IPTC / Metadata, and ratings (stars and colors). 

My setup on this is:
IMAC:  OSX Yosemite 10.10.5
Photo Mechanic:  V5, build 16438 (e61be25)
Lightroom:  CC.  2015.2 Release

NOW MY PROBLEM:
On my Macbook Pro, I can get the IPTC / Metadata to transfer to Lightroom.  But I can NOT get the ratings (stars or colors) that apply in Photo Mechanic to transfer to Lightroom.

My Macbook setup:
Macbook Pro:  OSX 10.9.5 Mavericks
Photo Mechanic: V5, build 16438 (e61be25)
Lightroom: CC. 2015.1.1 Release

On both computers I have them set up the same as it relates to:
Lightroom: Preferences, Catalog settings, and Metadata / Color Label Set.
Photo Mechanic: Preferences / IPTC/XMP

What am I missing?  Would the fact that I am operating OSX's make a difference?

[Kirk Baker]

I have everything working / transferring perfectly on my iMac working, as it relates to IPTC / Metadata, and ratings (stars and colors). 

My setup on this is:
IMAC:  OSX Yosemite 10.10.5
Photo Mechanic:  V5, build 16438 (e61be25)
Lightroom:  CC.  2015.2 Release

NOW MY PROBLEM:
On my Macbook Pro, I can get the IPTC / Metadata to transfer to Lightroom.  But I can NOT get the ratings (stars or colors) that apply in Photo Mechanic to transfer to Lightroom.

My Macbook setup:
Macbook Pro:  OSX 10.9.5 Mavericks
Photo Mechanic: V5, build 16438 (e61be25)
Lightroom: CC. 2015.1.1 Release

On both computers I have them set up the same as it relates to:
Lightroom: Preferences, Catalog settings, and Metadata / Color Label Set.
Photo Mechanic: Preferences / IPTC/XMP

What am I missing?  Would the fact that I am operating OSX's make a difference?

The OS version shouldn't make any difference.  Are you telling Lr to re-read metadata after you make changes in PM (on both systems)?

-Kirk

[Davcam]

Kirk, I don't know where to find that out.  Below is what I have confirmed that the settings are the same from iMac to Macbook Pro. 

Lightroom:
All Preferences
All Catalog Settings
The Color Label Set (under Metadata menu)

PM:
All of the Preferences

I must be missing something outside all of these settings above, since one machine transfers ratings, and the other doesn't, yet, all of the above mentioned are exactly the same.

[Kirk Baker]

Kirk, I don't know where to find that out.  Below is what I have confirmed that the settings are the same from iMac to Macbook Pro. 

Lightroom:
All Preferences
All Catalog Settings
The Color Label Set (under Metadata menu)

PM:
All of the Preferences

I must be missing something outside all of these settings above, since one machine transfers ratings, and the other doesn't, yet, all of the above mentioned are exactly the same.

Metadata->Read Metadata from Files

From what I understand, when you make a change to the metadata (where things like ratings are stored) outside of the Lr application and return to Lr, you need to force it to "Read Metadata from Files" or Lr will use the metadata from its database instead of the metadata stored in the XMP for the image.

HTH,

-Kirk

[Davcam]

Nothing.  I highlighted all of the test files I just dumped in to LR from PM, and then clicked "Read Metadata from files".  The keywords are there (but always have been), but no ratings.  So frustrated!!!

[Kirk Baker]

Nothing.  I highlighted all of the test files I just dumped in to LR from PM, and then clicked "Read Metadata from files".  The keywords are there (but always have been), but no ratings.  So frustrated!!!

Please post some sample images and XMP sidecar files here.  Use the 'Attachments and other options' link when you're composing your reply to this message and there you'll be able to upload your files.

Thanks,

-Kirk