confirm settings for use of XMP sidecars only

[myotis]

As one of the minority who want to use DXO, and need unaltered RAW files, can I confirm the settings needed to ensure that Photo Mechanic 5 will only write to XMP files.

It seems that the preference/general setting to allow raw files to be modified is no longer in PM 5, and I can't find it anywhere else.

But in Preferences  IPTC/XMP there are various settings under "When writing IPTC/XMP".

Am I correct that all of these need to be unticked except the last one that says "always create and/or update XMP sidecars.

Is there anything else I need to do?

Thanks,

Graham

[Kirk Baker]

Graham,

As one of the minority who want to use DXO, and need unaltered RAW files, can I confirm the settings needed to ensure that Photo Mechanic 5 will only write to XMP files.

It seems that the preference/general setting to allow raw files to be modified is no longer in PM 5, and I can't find it anywhere else.

But in Preferences  IPTC/XMP there are various settings under "When writing IPTC/XMP".

Am I correct that all of these need to be unticked except the last one that says "always create and/or update XMP sidecars.

Is there anything else I need to do?

That's correct.  There is nothing else that you need to do.  We simplified things in PM 5 and that's why the checkbox you mentioned has been removed.

-Kirk

[myotis]

Graham,

That's correct.  There is nothing else that you need to do.  We simplified things in PM 5 and that's why the checkbox you mentioned has been removed.

-Kirk

Thanks Kirk, that is what I wanted to confirm.

Graham