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PNG is good because it is lossless and open.Ģ) The way that tags are presented in DigiKam is not quite the way they are stored in the Keywords metatags. DigiKam can easily be configured to do this seamlessly in the background, but there are some implications for the decisions I make about file formats and tags:ġ) I had to convert many files from. This ensures that I can open or manipulate my photos in any application without losing the effort I’ve put into organizing them. I’m scanning and organizing my photo collection and I’ve discovered some important principles to follow in tagging them.įirst, I want to make sure that all the important metadata is stored in the photos themselves, rather than solely in the DigiKam database. Once you’ve done so the first time, as long as you are careful after that (and keep the “Toggle Auto/Parents” option set), you should be able to avoid the same problem in the future. That forces all the correct parent tags to be re-applied. The only solution to correct this appears to be to set the “Toggle Auto/Parents” option (found by right-clicking on any tag in the left-hand Caption/Tags sidebar), use the Tags tree browser to select each tag, select all associated photos, then use the Caption/Tags sidebar to re-apply the same tag by unchecking and checking it again. The problem isn’t really apparent in the digiKam interface - it only shows up when you look at the metadata for the file. Also, when you assign two subtags with the same parent, then remove one of them, you will lose all the parent tags unless you reapply them again. I’ve also noticed that when you move a child tag (with associated photos) within the tree, digiKam doesn’t “clean up” by re-tagging the file with the new parents or removing the old ones. In my last post, I pointed out that digiKam doesn’t always keep the tag hierarchy straight because of missing parent tags and the format in which the tags are stored in the file metadata.