XMP import in 3.02

I have noticed that 3.02 imports data from XMP including (star) ratings.
I imported few files as duplicates and finally they come in with star ratings which is brilliant, but I hope I don't have to re-import the lot...

3.0 imported XMP data too but 3.0.2 now also imports labels, GPS, and ratings. It is only read on import though. (Update from (Metadata) Master only updates from the binary.)

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    I have been evalutating LR4 and am stuck on how to import my files from another DAM into LR4.
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    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?

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    Don Ricklin, MacBook 1.83Ghz Duo Core, Pentax *ist D
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    set xmpPath to POSIX file xmpPath as file specification
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    set xmpheader to ("<?xpacket begin='' id=''?>
    <x:xmpmeta xmlns:x='adobe:ns:meta/' x:xmptk='XMP toolkit 2.9-9, framework 1.6'>
    <rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf='http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#' xmlns:iX='http://ns.adobe.com/iX/1.0/'>") & return
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    set xmpfooter to ("</rdf:RDF>
    </x:xmpmeta>
    <?xpacket end='w'?>") & return
    --xmp content, part 1
    --check for existence of iptc tags, create content or empty string depending on existance of tags
    if (exists IPTC tag "Contact") or (exists IPTC tag "Country/PrimaryLocationCode") then
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    try
    set CreatorContactInfo to value of IPTC tag "Contact"
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    end try
    set xmpcontentpartone to xmpcontentpartone & ("</rdf:Description>") & return
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    --xmp content, part 2
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    if (exists IPTC tag "Category") or (exists IPTC tag "City") or (exists IPTC tag "Country/PrimaryLocationName") or (exists IPTC tag "Credit") or (exists IPTC tag "DateCreated") or (exists IPTC tag "Headline") or (exists IPTC tag "Province/State") or (exists IPTC tag "Source") or (exists IPTC tag "SpecialInstructions") or (exists IPTC tag "SupplementalCategory") or (exists IPTC tag "Writer/Editor") then
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    try
    set Category to value of IPTC tag "Category"
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    end try
    try
    set City to value of IPTC tag "City"
    set xmpcontentparttwo to xmpcontentparttwo & tab & "<photoshop:City>" & City & "</photoshop:City>" & return
    end try
    try
    set Country to value of IPTC tag "Country/PrimaryLocationName"
    set xmpcontentparttwo to xmpcontentparttwo & tab & "<photoshop:Country>" & Country & "</photoshop:Country>" & return
    end try
    try
    set Credit to value of IPTC tag "Credit"
    set xmpcontentparttwo to xmpcontentparttwo & tab & "<photoshop:Credit>" & Credit & "</photoshop:Credit>" & return
    end try
    try
    set DateCreated to value of IPTC tag "DateCreated"
    set xmpcontentparttwo to xmpcontentparttwo & tab & "<photoshop:DateCreated>" & DateCreated & "</photoshop:DateCreated>" & return
    end try
    try
    set Headline to value of IPTC tag "Headline"
    set xmpcontentparttwo to xmpcontentparttwo & tab & "<photoshop:Headline>" & Headline & "</photoshop:Headline>" & return
    end try
    try
    set State to value of IPTC tag "Province/State"
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    end try
    try
    set Source to value of IPTC tag "Source"
    set xmpcontentparttwo to xmpcontentparttwo & tab & "<photoshop:Source>" & Source & "</photoshop:Source>" & return
    end try
    try
    set Instructions to value of IPTC tag "SpecialInstructions"
    set xmpcontentparttwo to xmpcontentparttwo & tab & "<photoshop:Instructions>" & Instructions & "</photoshop:Instructions>" & return
    end try
    try
    set SupplementalCategory to value of IPTC tag "SupplementalCategory"
    set xmpcontentparttwo to xmpcontentparttwo & tab & "<photoshop:SupplementalCategory>" & SupplementalCategory & "</photoshop:SupplementalCategory>" & return
    end try
    try
    set CaptionWriter to value of IPTC tag "Writer/Editor"
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    end try
    set xmpcontentparttwo to xmpcontentparttwo & ("</rdf:Description>") & return
    else
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    end if
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    --check for existence of iptc tags, create content or empty string depending on existance of tags
    if (exists IPTC tag "Byline") or (exists IPTC tag "Caption/Abstract") or (exists IPTC tag "CopyrightNotice") or (exists IPTC tag "Keywords") or (exists IPTC tag "ObjectName") then
    set xmpcontentpartthree to ("<rdf:Description rdf:about='' xmlns:dc='http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/'>") & return
    try
    set creator to value of IPTC tag "Byline"
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    end try
    try
    set description to value of IPTC tag "Caption/Abstract"
    set xmpcontentpartthree to xmpcontentpartthree & tab & "<dc:description><rdf:Alt><rdf:li xml:lang='x-default'>" & description & "</rdf:li></rdf:Alt></dc:description>" & return
    end try
    try
    set rights to value of IPTC tag "CopyrightNotice"
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    end try
    --keywords, slightly different, as they need to be written as a list and not as a string
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    try
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    end repeat
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    try
    set title to value of IPTC tag "ObjectName"
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    end try
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    else
    set xmpcontentpartthree to ""
    end if
    --part four. aperture doesn't seem to export anything there
    set xmpcontentpartfour to "<rdf:Description rdf:about='' xmlns:photomechanic='http://ns.camerabits.com/photomechanic/1.0/'>
    </rdf:Description>" & return
    --part five. rating
    set xmpcontentpartfive to "<rdf:Description rdf:about='' xmlns:xap='http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/'>" & return
    try
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    end try
    set xmpcontentpartfive to xmpcontentpartfive & "</rdf:Description>" & return
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    end if
    end tell
    end repeat
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    end run
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    try
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    end try
    --end tell
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    --this part copied from Brett Gross-------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
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    imigra wrote:
    I've written a script to write xmp sidecar files for referenced and online images (the 2 conditions in the script) of the selected images. I looked for a while at system events and other stuff to be able to write the xmp file, but i'm not a programmer, so in the end i chose the long and dirty way to do it.
    This script will export all iptc expanded fields as aperture does (creating basically the same file). It can be easily adjusted to include other tags, even custom ones.
    Excellent stuff!
    I don't know how to get at the adjustments for images, otherwise those could be included as well.
    They are stored as binary data in the Version XML files at the bottom level of the Library package. You can also have a look around in the ZRKIMAGEADJUSTMENT table, but again the actual settings for each adjustment are in binary form.
    If anyone has the energy to clean this up and make it faster, feel free to do so.
    As far as I can remember, Aperture uses the 'proper' IPTC tag names when accessing them via AppleScript, so you may be able to do a loop through all the IPTC tags for each image, rather than picking out each specific one. But that would need checking. The EXIFTools site is a good place to find out about the different ways that IPTC data can be described.
    Next, I'm going to try to write a script to do the opposite, import xmp sidecars for imported online and referenced files.
    Don't rush unless you feel like it - I've already started planning out a free (as in beer and speech) XMP importer with a GUI so that you can choose how to map the XMP CORE tags that don't exist in Aperture. You've given me an extra idea, though - if we can decide on a set of custom tags, my importer could map the XMP CORE tags to them and your exporter could export those tags.
    Thanks for the work!
    Ian
    P.S. I'll check through your script tomorrow, some of the database tables changed between 1.5.6 and 2.0, so you might need to add in a version check to be really thorough.

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    Colin

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