Nikon D4 and D800 Files don't work in Photo Mechanic [resolved]

[rhomberg]

Both Nikon D4 and D800 RAW Files can't be rated or tagged, nor can the IPTC Info be edited or anything.

Changes are just ignored without any error. I use .XMP sidecar files. My old D700 NEFs work just fine.

Please look into that, PM just got completely useless for me now since I upgraded my cameras. Thanks!

[Kirk Baker]

It sounds like you have an old version of Photo Mechanic.  What version are you using?

-Kirk

[rhomberg]

I'm using 4.6.9 

Thanks, Matt

[Kirk Baker]

Matt,

I'm using 4.6.9 

You said you're using XMP sidecar files with your NEFs.  Are they being generated?  Have you checked your IPTC/XMP settings to see if they're still setup the way you want them?

-Kirk

[rhomberg]

Yes Kirk, they are being generated when I ingest the photos. But when I check the Infos, no IPTC infos have been applied during the import either.

I am pretty sure my settings are okay, since freshly imported files from my D700 work just fine. I've sent you some sample files.

Thanks, Matt

[Kirk Baker]

Matt,

Yes Kirk, they are being generated when I ingest the photos. But when I check the Infos, no IPTC infos have been applied during the import either.

I am pretty sure my settings are okay, since freshly imported files from my D700 work just fine. I've sent you some sample files.

Can you post a screen shot of your IPTC/XMP settings, please?  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 JPEG format screenshot.

Thanks,

-Kirk

[rhomberg]

Sure, here you go:

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[rhomberg]

Damn, I just found the solution myself: I changed the reading order for TIFF-based RAW files to read the sidecar file first, embedded XMP second and embedded IPTC third and now everything works fine again. This is funny because those settings I had before worked just fine for a long, long time.

I guess the D700 did not add embedded XMP or IPTC and now the D800 and D4 do?

Thanks anyways Kirk, Photo Mechanic just got super useful again!


PS: Are my settings okay otherwise?

[Kirk Baker]

Matt,

Damn, I just found the solution myself: I changed the reading order for TIFF-based RAW files to read the sidecar file first, embedded XMP second and embedded IPTC third and now everything works fine again. This is funny because those settings I had before worked just fine for a long, long time.

I guess the D700 did not add embedded XMP or IPTC and now the D800 and D4 do?

Thanks anyways Kirk, Photo Mechanic just got super useful again!


PS: Are my settings okay otherwise?

They look fine to me.  I generally don't use the IPTC-NAA resources options anymore.  But they don't hurt anything.  You'll get a minor speed increase by turning them off.

-Kirk