Request for new Lightroom Classic functionality

[ja6121503]

Today, I lost some time-intensiive TIFF edits after some source files got renamed outside of LRC.

Current LRC functionality uses XMPs to capture RAW edit-settings that can be used later to reappy edits to a RAW original.  That same functionality is needed for any file format LRC supports.

Propose that when the user goes to Settings> Copy Settings> in resulting GUI dialog there is an option to Save these edit settings out to a flat file that can be used to later reapply edits to an original.  Specfically, I would save out the edit-settings file using same name as the photograph and keep it forever in case of a LRC catalog catastrophy or user error.

This is some easy, common sense functionality that would allow the user self-medicate. . .

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[JohanElzenga]

While I am not against your proposal, I think you don't need it for a case like this. There is no reason why you would lose edits after the source file gets renamed outside of Lightroom Classic. You can either simply rename it back again, or 'relink' the source file:

https://www.lightroomqueen.com/lightroom-photos-missing-fix/

[Califdan2]

@ja6121503said - Current LRC functionality uses XMPs to capture RAW edit-settings that can be used later to reappy edits to a RAW original.  That same functionality is needed for any file format LRC supports.

I''m not clear on how your proposal is any different than "save metadata to files" which functions on all supported file types.  The only difference is that the XMP data is saved inside non proprietry RAW files rather than being saved in a seperate XMP file.   

Are you wanting to create a "Point in time" file with the XMP data that would not be overwritten later on if more edits were made?