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.