Importing jpg with xmp sidecar

I have some jpg files with outdated xmp data inside, and an xmp sidecar created by the ligthroom beta. How can you tell lightroom v1 to import the settings present in the xmp sidecar file?

Try from the Metadata Menu, XMP/Import XMP data.
Don
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When I import CR2 files (Canon RAW) that have XMP files alongside them into my Lightroom 4 catalog, Lightroom correctly reads image adjustments from XMP files and assigns them as Develop settings for the newly imported photos. This is how I expected it to be. Lightroom assigns older process version to these files, as it should be.
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How do I force Lightroom to forget about XMP files for pictures that were originally imported with XMP sidecars?

Importing metadata from XMP sidecar files into Aperture 2.0?

Has anybody found a way to to do this? It appears that the metadata stored in the XMP sidecar files created by Photoshop and Bridge is ignored by Aperture when it imports images. That is pretty much a show stopper when it comes to using Aperture for asset management.

The XMP import capability is limited to metadata/IPTC type info - NOT ACR adjustments and such - those values are specific and make no sense to Aperture. This is true in reverse as well - ACR/Bridge/LR/NX2, etc, etc may pickup IPTC type metadata from XMP or embedded values but NO software will translate adjustment values from another piece of software that are stored ad metadata.
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I'm trying to import both RAWs and JPEGS at the same time and LR 1.3 is not doing so well. With previous versions I was able to import both a raw file (converting it to DNG in the importing) and bring along the accompanying JPEG (as a sidecar) at the same time. Now, 1.3 is no longer doing that. I can either import a RAW file only, or treat the additional JPEG as a separate image. This is no good. I need to import both RAW and JPEG at the same time and have LR rename the files (both RAW and JPEG) with the same names. What happened?

Yeah. I've double checked this several times. When I used to import as DNGs, I would get the JPGs copied into the folder that I designated and, in LR, the name above the thumbnail would be something like "D80_0001.dng+JPEG." So, I know that whatever I was able to do then is broken now.
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Importing Files with Existing Sidecar files

Hi,
I've recently needed to delete all Lightroom database files, and essentially start from scratch again. Now all my images already had sidecars, but upon importing, all the information was overwritten, or lost, so any editing I had done was also gone. Have I done something terribly wrong to get this result?
Also, how do I migrate edited images from the laptop to the desktop and keep any changes made? I used to just sync specific directories, but info seems to get lost when it's imported into my other copy of LR...
Sorry if this is really basic stuff, but I can't go trawling around every help file to find out...

The default was just like now. You had to request write or autowrite to XMP in the Puplic Betas.
Don
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Importing XMP sidecar files

I used Lightroom to catalogue my pictures as Aperture would not run on my G4. I have now upgraded my computer and have purchased Aperture. I exported my pictures out of Lightroom with XMP sidecar files. On importing my pictures into Aperture I do not have the ratings and keywords assigned in Lightroom. Is there any way I can import the side car files or do I have to rate my pictures again and add the keywords manually?

The XMP import capability is limited to metadata/IPTC type info - NOT ACR adjustments and such - those values are specific and make no sense to Aperture. This is true in reverse as well - ACR/Bridge/LR/NX2, etc, etc may pickup IPTC type metadata from XMP or embedded values but NO software will translate adjustment values from another piece of software that are stored ad metadata.
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Hi!
I have recently upgraded to a new computer with windows 8 preinstalled. When i tried to import jpg with lightroom today i discovered this problem; The thumbnails shows as usual, but when I click the import button, it runs through the files and tells me that non where imported because the file could not be read. I have tried both with a card reader, and directly from the camera. No luck. I works fine when I try to copy in windows explorer. Have any one else come across this issue?

This is most probably a problem of missing permission for the folder / drive you are importing to.
I don't know Win 8 but I'm assuming that in that respect it would be similar to Win 7.
In Win 7 you have to give yourself "full permission" for the folders / drives that Lr is using.
In Win 7 this is done by opening <My Computer>, right-clicking the drive in question, selecting <Properties> and the <Security> tab.
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I am able to 'create a new version from original' but when I try to export the original, I only get a .jpg with the XMP file. The original is obviously there but why can't I access it please?

In Aperture 3 when I right click on an image I am able to 'create new version from original' which suggests that the original is there. When I try to export the original I only get a .jpg with the XMP file. These particular images are from 2010, has the RAW file become disconnected somehow? Please, how do I get access to the RAW file for editing in Ps? Thank you. Thomasrevil.

Sorry leonie, 'Use RAW as Original' is not an option for the image shot with the Canon.
Then your Import settings must have been different, when you imported the Canon photos.
You can check, if there is still a hidden raw file somewhere. If the image has been imported as a pair, you should see the "J" badge in Browser and Viewer, if you enable badge overlays. This indicates a pair, with the jpeg as original.
Select one of those images, and then relocate the original files "File > Relocate original" to a folder, where you can inspect it. Use "File > Show in Finder" after ward. Look, don't touch .
Then put it back, using "File > Consolidate".
Do you see your raw files in the folder, or is only a jpeg there?

A way to force XMP sidecar file use with JPEG files?

I have a nice camera but it only saves in JPEG format. Once I rename the files and put my basic copyright info into the metadata, I like to mark them as read-only for safety. However, I want to be able to save the metadata that I enter in Lightroom 1.1 out to disk along with the files so that other programs can read it. I see that Lightroom will save in a separate XMP sidecar file if the photo is in one of those snobby RAW formats but not if it is in one of the low-life formats like JPEG. ;^)
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I'm not a pro so my backup routine is a little slip-shod. Sometimes I just grab a few files off the card, process them, and send the processed version out to whichever friend or relative is waiting impatiently for them.
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B) Backing up just the edits. If the virtual/non-destructive edits were stored in separate .XMP files then I could back up those files to the same media as the original files and have them both together for future recovery operations. As it is, I now have to back up the entire working copy of the file in order to back up the edits. This creates two different versions of the file on my backup media, which will be harder to keep track of. Besides, .XMP files are small enough, and I would only be creating them for my better photos, so I could squeeze them onto the original backup media if I saved a bit of room. If I have to back up the entire modified file then it is less convenient.
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Thank you!!
sample .xmp file:
<?xpacket begin="" id="W5M0MpCehiHzreSzNTczkc9d"?>
<x:xmpmeta xmlns:x="adobe:ns:meta/" x:xmptk="Public XMP Toolkit Core 4.0">
   <rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#">
      <rdf:Description rdf:about=""
            xmlns:photoshop="http://ns.adobe.com/photoshop/1.0/">
         <photoshop:City>Venice</photoshop:City>
         <photoshop:Country>Italy</photoshop:Country>
         <photoshop:DateCreated>2005-09-19</photoshop:DateCreated>
      </rdf:Description>
      <rdf:Description rdf:about=""
            xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">
         <dc:creator>
            <rdf:Seq>
               <rdf:li>Philip H. Sterling</rdf:li>
            </rdf:Seq>
         </dc:creator>
         <dc:description>
            <rdf:Alt>
               <rdf:li xml:lang="x-default">The world famous Venetian gondolas!</rdf:li>
            </rdf:Alt>
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      </rdf:Description>
      <rdf:Description rdf:about=""
            xmlns:mediapro="http://ns.iview-multimedia.com/mediapro/1.0/">
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         <mediapro:CatalogSets>
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            </rdf:Bag>
         </mediapro:CatalogSets>
      </rdf:Description>
   </rdf:RDF>
</x:xmpmeta>
<?xpacket end="w"?>

The Photoshop and/or Bridge forums would be more likely places to get answers to your questions. This forum is inhabited more by programmer types interested in implementing the XMP specification in applications we write.
I'd expect CS2 to ignore CS1 panels so I doubt that's the issue. Panels don't interfere with each other--they just offer different views of the data. In any case, move the extra panels to your desktop and see what happens.
As far as I know, all you need to do on the Mac is drag the CS1 application folder to the trash to uninstall it.

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Rob Cole wrote:
Whoops - I just realized you had also tried force-reading metadata after import.
If that doesn't work, then either the xmp sidecar files were not named properly, or something in them Lr not liking (presumably)
If you can make a copy available (of original photo file + xmp sidecar, e.g. zipped) I can have a look.
PS - Lr will only read DNG sidecar if newer than DNG (and hence embedded xmp).
Rob
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with one option it let's you know the jpg exists, but you can do absolutely nothing with it, even delete it easily from within lr. The other treats them both seperately, and all controls can work on either file. To each their own I suppose but I see no compelling reason NOT to import them as seperate files, it only adds confusion to the managing of digital assets for me, as lr provides no means of seperating the combo designation after import.
Many times I leave camera on raw+jpg mode even for snapshots, and decide the jpg is good enough and I don't desire to do any processing on the Raw. Other times the raw is easily superior, and the jpg is garbage. Treating them seperate puts me back in control of what I use and how. But, as I said different ways of working call for different ways of handling it; I'm glad we at least get an option to do it either way.

XMP Sidecar problems with remove and copy

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Jack,
This is pretty much as designed. The File class knows nothing about sidecars. Try using the Thumbnail class instead. A Thumbnail object in Bridge scripting should have all the built-in sidecar file smarts that Bridge uses when you manipulate thumbnails in the Bridge user interface.
-David Franzen
Adobe Bridge Quality Engineer

Bug Report - Unable to rearrange photos after importing with XMP.

Summary: Files that have been 'exported' from another copy of Lightroom by attaching the XMP can then not be rearranged via drag-and-drop.
System: Windows Vista, Lightroom 1.0
I have several folders in the Lightroom database. Except for one folder, all of the images in the folders were imported into the Lightroom database directly from the hard drive holding the images.
For one folder, the original images were first imported into a separate installation of Lightroom (on my laptop), sorted, adjusted, etc, and then the "Export XMP" routine was used for allowing import into the Lightroom database on my desktop. Import took place without any issues.
Later it was discovered that the images can not be drag-and-drop rearranged in the folder that contains the files that were imported after the XMP export, but that images that are contained within folders that were imported directly into Lightroom can be properly drag-and-dropped.

Catherine,
I'm not sure why, but I've also noticed that clips on the viewer don't show up. You can work on them, however, by moving the clip to the timeline. Once its there and selected, it will show up in the Ken Burns window when you click on photo.
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