Affinity wont accept RAW files from Photo Mechanic

[RMole]

Hi, I am running a trial version of Photo Mechanic as my Data Asset Management for applying such information as key words. I apply the IPTC template to the image OK but when I click on the Photo Mechanic image for dragging over to Affinity I see that it highlights x2 files and when I drag the RAW file over the Affinity I get an error message XMP not compatible. The subsequent file is stripped of the IPTC template info. (this does not happen with a JPEG file. 

1) Do I need to change something in Affinity

2) Is Photomechanic just not compatible with Affinity

3) Most important I guess - what do my fellow Affinity users us as a DAM

Many thanks

 

 

[R C-R]

According to this, XMP is a file that contains metadata about edits made to a camera raw file. IOW, it is not a RAW file but a type of what is usually called a 'sidecar' file that is used by some apps (but unfortunately not AP) along with the RAW file, typically to provide ways to 'undo' certain edits.

[RMole]

2 minutes ago, R C-R said:

According to this, XMP is a file that contains metadata about edits made to a camera raw file. IOW, it is not a RAW file but a type of what is usually called a 'sidecar' file that is used by some apps (but unfortunately not AP) along with the RAW file, typically to provide ways to 'undo' certain edits.

Hi and wow that was quick. So in simple terms (for me) PhotoMechanic and AP when using RAW is not for me? Any suggestions for a DAM app ?

[R C-R]

1 minute ago, RMole said:

So in simple terms (for me) PhotoMechanic and AP when using RAW is not for me?

You should be able to use AP to edit RAW files that have been developed in other apps & saved (for example) as TIFF files, & to open many but not all kinds of RAW files directly in AP to develop them. But you can't use the XMP sidecar file in any way with AP.

[RMole]

1 minute ago, R C-R said:

You should be able to use AP to edit RAW files that have been developed in other apps & saved (for example) as TIFF files, & to open many but not all kinds of RAW files directly in AP to develop them. But you can't use the XMP sidecar file in any way with AP.

OK and thanks

[walt.farrell]

8 minutes ago, R C-R said:

But you can't use the XMP sidecar file in any way with AP.

From the Release Notes for Photo 1.8.0 on Windows:

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Better metadata handling – new support for user-editable fields in image metadata, including the IPTC standard for copyright and other information, plus, save and import metadata files (XMP)[enable in preferences], batch whole folders of images and tag with appropriate ownership info, and more

 

[RMole]

12 hours ago, walt.farrell said:

From the Release Notes for Photo 1.8.0 on Windows:

 

Hi and thanks. Mac user so windows update is not for me. However I have learnt that AP will not accept sidecar files no matter what. So am forced into either using JPEGs for my tagging etc or and I am very tempted, move away from AP and use a post processing app that does

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[Dan C]

Hi @RMole,

Can you please open Affinity Photo, then navigate to Affinity Photo > Preferences > General and ensure that Load Metadata from XMP sidecars is enabled, then try importing the image once again for me?

[RMole]

YEAHHHHHHH !!!!!

So So So happy. Your input and support has just transformed (for the good) my workflow

Phew

[RMole]

On 3/14/2022 at 9:15 PM, walt.farrell said:

From the Release Notes for Photo 1.8.0 on Windows:

 

Hi, I wonder if you are following this post. After the support of Dan C and his advice I can import XMP sidecar files.

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