I shared some sample photos with support at camerabits dot com through DropBox. Please email news at emmanuelsambo dot com if needed.
But there is nothing really special about my photos. Any random MOV and HEIC will do, as long as they have the same
FileNameBase, and will therefore have to share the same XMP sidecar file.
I like the idea of embedding the metadata into the HEIC, as it is awkward to share an XMP sidecar file among multiple items. But perhaps it would be better to make that conversion an explicit step that can be executed when requested?
Either of these sets of steps seem to consistently recreate the problem:
- Adjust the contact sheet sort order in such a way that the MOV comes before the HEIC
- Select both photos (MOV & HEIC) and Set some Color Class
- Menu: View | Rescan
- The MOV should have lost it's assigned color label
or:
- Select the MOV and Set some Color Class
- View | Rescan (for peace of mind, and show that the HEIC is using the XMP sidecar of the MOV)
- Select the HEIC and Set a different Color Class
- View | Rescan
- The MOV should now have lost it's assigned color label, and the XMP sidecar file for the MOV should be gone too
See the attached screenshot of how the MOV is left without a color label afterwards
