Import ignores .xmp?

[Irin Posten]

Hello,

I'm in the process of exporting files and metadata from MediaPro. In my tests it seems that PSU doesn't read the dc:description tag in my .xmp file.

I'm not sure if this is because of my PSU settings (even though I just resetted the Sync Settings), or if MediaPro's xmp file is formatted in a way that PSU cannot read.

Glad for any pointers.

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<?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:Urgency>3</photoshop:Urgency>
         <photoshop:DateCreated>2022-07-26</photoshop:DateCreated>
      </rdf:Description>
      <rdf:Description rdf:about=""
            xmlns:xap="http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/">
         <xap:Rating>3</xap:Rating>
      </rdf:Description>
      <rdf:Description rdf:about=""
            xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">
         <dc:description>
            <rdf:Alt>
               <rdf:li xml:lang="x-default">testdescription</rdf:li>
            </rdf:Alt>
         </dc:description>
      </rdf:Description>
   </rdf:RDF>
</x:xmpmeta>

<?xpacket end="w"?>

[Hert]

I accidentally deleted the second post. It had an attachment and those typically are spam messages when it is a first message.

Did you follow these instructions?
https://www.idimager.com/mediapro-to-photo-supreme

XMP sidecar files are read for files that cannot hold embedded metadata. Can you mention what file format this XMP is a sidecar for? At first sight the XMP structure is correct.

Sorry if this was in the deleted second message.

Tip; if this is a sidecar for a file type that should have its XMP embedded then you can use right click -> Run script from repository -> Metadata -> Import from sidecar XMP file

[Irin Posten]

Hello,
It's a big job and I've only now found the time to go back to this. Please excuse the long silence. I think I'm on a good way to get all my metadata into PSU from Media Pro now.

I found out by testing file types one by one if PSU reads xmp sidecar files. I only then understood what you mean by:
> XMP sidecar files are read for files that cannot hold embedded metadata.
"according to the XMP standard" in the settings means: PSU reads embedded metadata only for jpg/tif/psd/dng. I would love it if that could be expanded upon in the manual, as I think it's super essential to understand what the options are (and how PSU deals with different situations)

So in case it helps others: I'm following your manual on how to migrate from Media Pro, but I found it's a good idea to adapt the process, depending on file types. This is what I do when exporting annotations from Media Pro:
- filter by file type, and
- for those file types where PSU is sure to read it (jpg, tif, psd, dng) export annotations with "update embedded metadata when possible" checked.
- where embedded annotations are *not* read by PSU (I'm dealing with mov, mp4, cr2 and nef raw file types here) I uncheck "update embedded" and check the following two ("update sidecar" and "create sidecar when not present" to make sure MP creates them. I only do this for files that actually have annotations, because otherwise MP creates empty xmp files there.

[onbluebe]

Hello,
It's a big job and I've only now found the time to go back to this. Please excuse the long silence. I think I'm on a good way to get all my metadata into PSU from Media Pro now.

I found out by testing file types one by one if PSU reads xmp sidecar files. I only then understood what you mean by:
> XMP sidecar files are read for files that cannot hold embedded metadata.
"according to the XMP standard" in the settings means: PSU reads embedded metadata only for jpg/tif/psd/dng. I would love it if that could be expanded upon in the manual, as I think it's super essential to understand what the options are (and how PSU deals with different situations)

So in case it helps others: I'm following your manual on how to migrate from Media Pro, but I found it's a good idea to adapt the process, depending on file types. This is what I do when exporting annotations from Media Pro:
- filter by file type, and
- for those file types where PSU is sure to read it (jpg, tif, psd, dng) export annotations with "update embedded metadata when possible" checked.
- where embedded annotations are *not* read by PSU (I'm dealing with mov, mp4, cr2 and nef raw file types here) I uncheck "update embedded" and check the following two ("update sidecar" and "create sidecar tunnel rushwhen not present" to make sure MP creates them. I only do this for files that actually have annotations, because otherwise MP creates empty xmp files there.

Could you explain how you handle video files like mov and mp4 during the migration?