Read metadata from file cancel modifications !

Hi,
I use Lightroom 1.1 in french. I made some photo (in raw but in jpeg the result is the same) and import them in Lightroom with conversion in DNG. In Lightroom, in develop module, I crop, change contrast and som others.
After that, I geotag my DNG files with HoudahGeo. HoudahGeo write geotag in the file. So back in Lightroom, I make a 'Read metadata from file' ('Lire les métadonnées depuis les fichiers' in french) for having geotag in Lightroom.
Geotag are now in Lightoom, nice, but in develop history, I have a new line 'Rénitialiser les paramètres' !!! So I can't see all my modifications... Is it normal ?
Thank you
PS: Sorry for my english...

I think you should test this with one or two pictures - import/convert, save metadata to file, geotag, read metadata. Also try import/convert, make small adjustment, save metadata to file, geotag, read metadata. In iView I often write metadata to DNG's that have been adjusted, then read the metadata in Lightroom - sometimes I add more data in iView and do more adjustments.
I have seen the problem you describe, but it has been with raw files which I have adjusted in Lightroom but haven't saved out the metadata. I have then created an xmp sidecar in iView, and read the metadata in LR. So the sidecar had no ACR/LR instructions. The result was that my adjustments were wiped out. What I suspect is that something similar is happening with your DNGs - that conversion creates them but doesn't write the ACR/LR fields.
So try a few alternative sequences.
John

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