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February 21, 2024

P: Flag not saved to XMP if XMP:Pick missing from file metadata

  • February 21, 2024
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LR 13.2 won't save the current flag to XMP if the field XMP:Pick is missing from the file and no other metadata field has been changed in the catalog. To reproduce:

 

1. Download and open this tiny catalog:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/1yvu2uib5uup416/pick-bug.2024.03.10.zip?dl=0

 

2. Select the one photo and do Photo > Set Flag > Flagged. Observe that the pick flag now appears on the thumbnail but Metadata Status is still Up To Date (incorrect)

 

4. Do Metadata > Save Metadata To File.

 

5. Run "exiftool -xmp:pick 7.jpg" and observe there's no output (incorrect).

 

6. Change the caption to "Hello world!". Observe Metadata Status is now Has Been Changed.

 

7. Do Metadata > Save Metadata To File and observe Metadata Status is now Up To Date.

 

8. Run "exiftool -xmp:pick 7.jpg" and observe the correct output:

 

 

Pick                            : 1

 

 

 

9. Do Photo > Set Flag > Unflagged and observe Metadata Status is Has Been Changed.

 

10. Do Metadata > Save Metadata To File and observe Metadata Status is now Up To Date.

 

11. Run "exiftool -xmp:pick 7.jpg" and observe the correct output:

 

 

Pick                            : 0

 

 

 

 

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    Rikk Flohr_Photography
    Community Manager
    Rikk Flohr_PhotographyCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    March 11, 2024

    The team has a bug for this. I've linked your report to the bug.

    Rikk Flohr: Adobe Photography Org
      C.Cella
      C.Cella
      Inspiring
      February 21, 2024

      The new update brings the following

       

      • Support to read and write flag states to XMP.

       

      This is not retroactive.

       

      Flag IS NOT automatically written for the photos that have ti already AND  it will be written the next time an edit is made OR by saving manually.

       

      Problem: there is not an internal method to find photos that do not have the Flag written into XMP.

       

      Solution: ????

       

       

      .

       

       

        JohanElzenga
        Community Expert
        JohanElzengaCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        February 21, 2024

        Most of your flagged images will not have the flags in XMP yet, so simply select all flagged photos and write metadata to files manually.

         

        -- Johan W. Elzenga
        C.Cella
        C.Cella
        Inspiring
        February 21, 2024
        quote

        So select all flagged photos and write metadata to files manually.

         


        By @JohanElzenga

         

        I already did that but I had to stop the saving process because it was taking hours and hours and was impossible to do any  editing as LrC was slowed to a cripple.

         

        Now some photos have the flag in XMP and others don't.

         

        How to find the photos that actually need flag to be saved into XMP?

         

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