Comments on: Sagittarius is out! http://photobuntu.wordpress.com/2008/04/11/sagittarius-is-out/ photo management under linux Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:54:42 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Stefaan Vanderheyden http://photobuntu.wordpress.com/2008/04/11/sagittarius-is-out/#comment-476 Stefaan Vanderheyden Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:51:43 +0000 http://photobuntu.wordpress.com/?p=70#comment-476 https://launchpad.net/digiwf DigiWf+Nautilus also processes XMP. It supports geocoding. https://launchpad.net/digiwf

DigiWf+Nautilus also processes XMP.

It supports geocoding.

]]> By: vivosz http://photobuntu.wordpress.com/2008/04/11/sagittarius-is-out/#comment-473 vivosz Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:16:16 +0000 http://photobuntu.wordpress.com/?p=70#comment-473 To Frederik: In the case of files not having an XMP metadata section (only EXIF and/or IPTC) Sagittarius creates the XMP section automatically on the first load and copies all the information from EXIF/IPTC to XMP (leaving the former two untouched). If set, a backup copy of the files in question is made. Loading theese files a second time won't alter their sizes, as there is already an XMP section, and it won't be created. Worth a note that when Sagittarius saves metadata it not only saves XMP, but synchronizes EXIF and IPTC sections to XMP as well. To Frederik:
In the case of files not having an XMP metadata section (only EXIF and/or IPTC) Sagittarius creates the XMP section automatically on the first load and copies all the information from EXIF/IPTC to XMP (leaving the former two untouched).
If set, a backup copy of the files in question is made.
Loading theese files a second time won’t alter their sizes, as there is already an XMP section, and it won’t be created.
Worth a note that when Sagittarius saves metadata it not only saves XMP, but synchronizes EXIF and IPTC sections to XMP as well.

]]> By: Frederik http://photobuntu.wordpress.com/2008/04/11/sagittarius-is-out/#comment-472 Frederik Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:07:18 +0000 http://photobuntu.wordpress.com/?p=70#comment-472 I found it through this website. It should be noted that vivosz has abandoned development. I tried out the program but terminated it immediately after i saw it change my images just loading the pictures. Just loading the pictures had an impact on the filesize of the JPGs and i have no idea what was changed. This makes me concerned... look into jhead or other similar tools. I found it through this website. It should be noted that vivosz has abandoned development.

I tried out the program but terminated it immediately after i saw it change my images just loading the pictures. Just loading the pictures had an impact on the filesize of the JPGs and i have no idea what was changed. This makes me concerned… look into jhead or other similar tools.

]]> By: Milan Knížek http://photobuntu.wordpress.com/2008/04/11/sagittarius-is-out/#comment-470 Milan Knížek Fri, 26 Sep 2008 08:38:28 +0000 http://photobuntu.wordpress.com/?p=70#comment-470 Hi vivosz, I am wondering whether it would be possible to create exif metadata in TIFF or PNG images, that do not have them. (Exiftool man page says that writing, but not creation is possible.) The reason I am asking is that GIMP tiff and png plugin do not save Exif, so I need to add them separately (e.g. from JPEG or RAW files). Hi vivosz,

I am wondering whether it would be possible to create exif metadata in TIFF or PNG images, that do not have them. (Exiftool man page says that writing, but not creation is possible.)

The reason I am asking is that GIMP tiff and png plugin do not save Exif, so I need to add them separately (e.g. from JPEG or RAW files).

]]> By: vivosz http://photobuntu.wordpress.com/2008/04/11/sagittarius-is-out/#comment-464 vivosz Thu, 22 May 2008 06:26:43 +0000 http://photobuntu.wordpress.com/?p=70#comment-464 To Phil User defined XMP fields: surely won't be supported until sagittarius 1.0. After that, i don't know. Maybe. Windows version: Sagittarius uses the gtk toolkit. And gtk runs under windows as well. But i never examined sagittarius under windows. I know mono apps can be run on windows, maybe if you would give it a try (installing mono runtime and gtk on win) and share your discoveies, i would appreciate it. I like the idea of running Sagittarius on windows, but its priority is quite low at the moment. Support for NEF files. Well, hat would need some testing. AFAIK NEF is a proprietary modification of the tiff standard, and this means that theoretically it can have xmp metadata embedded. If not, even than it can have xmp metadata in a sidecar file. I don't know much about NEF (I'm a Minolta/Sony user) unfortunately. I'm sorry to disappoint you, but none of the features you asked about is likely to be implemented until 1.0, if ever. But, I will move the Sagittarius website to a new place (sagittarius.vokod.com) soon, and will give it a better website, with better means for getting user feedback. If i will be overpowered by feature-requests, priorities can change. To Phil

User defined XMP fields: surely won’t be supported until sagittarius 1.0. After that, i don’t know. Maybe.

Windows version: Sagittarius uses the gtk toolkit. And gtk runs under windows as well. But i never examined sagittarius under windows. I know mono apps can be run on windows, maybe if you would give it a try (installing mono runtime and gtk on win) and share your discoveies, i would appreciate it. I like the idea of running Sagittarius on windows, but its priority is quite low at the moment.

Support for NEF files. Well, hat would need some testing. AFAIK NEF is a proprietary modification of the tiff standard, and this means that theoretically it can have xmp metadata embedded. If not, even than it can have xmp metadata in a sidecar file.
I don’t know much about NEF (I’m a Minolta/Sony user) unfortunately.

I’m sorry to disappoint you, but none of the features you asked about is likely to be implemented until 1.0, if ever.

But, I will move the Sagittarius website to a new place (sagittarius.vokod.com) soon, and will give it a better website, with better means for getting user feedback. If i will be overpowered by feature-requests, priorities can change.

]]> By: Phil http://photobuntu.wordpress.com/2008/04/11/sagittarius-is-out/#comment-463 Phil Tue, 20 May 2008 15:59:24 +0000 http://photobuntu.wordpress.com/?p=70#comment-463 this seems like a great idea. Some questions: What about editing user-defined XMP fields? Windows version? Support for Nikon RAW files? Thanks this seems like a great idea. Some questions:

What about editing user-defined XMP fields?
Windows version?
Support for Nikon RAW files?

Thanks

]]> By: vivosz http://photobuntu.wordpress.com/2008/04/11/sagittarius-is-out/#comment-458 vivosz Wed, 07 May 2008 12:46:38 +0000 http://photobuntu.wordpress.com/?p=70#comment-458 To kewerner I really hope that you will find it useful, although it is far from being very user-friendly. But comments like this can speed up my work :-) I have just released the second revision of 0.2 today. It is much faster than 0.1 or 0.2, and consumes much less memory. All the best To kewerner
I really hope that you will find it useful, although it is far from being very user-friendly. But comments like this can speed up my work :-)
I have just released the second revision of 0.2 today. It is much faster than 0.1 or 0.2, and consumes much less memory.
All the best

]]> By: kewerner http://photobuntu.wordpress.com/2008/04/11/sagittarius-is-out/#comment-457 kewerner Wed, 07 May 2008 12:40:18 +0000 http://photobuntu.wordpress.com/?p=70#comment-457 Wonderful - I will need exactly this tool (together with Lightzone) for a museum's collection of photographs (and my few own images). Many thanks! Wonderful – I will need exactly this tool (together with Lightzone) for a museum’s collection of photographs (and my few own images). Many thanks!

]]> By: vivosz http://photobuntu.wordpress.com/2008/04/11/sagittarius-is-out/#comment-456 vivosz Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:44:41 +0000 http://photobuntu.wordpress.com/?p=70#comment-456 Sagittarius 0.2 is out! The second release of Sagittarius is ready. Among the new features are EXIF (read-only) support. Seee the release notes: http://sagittarius.berlios.de/index.php?page=release-notes for more information Sagittarius 0.2 is out!

The second release of Sagittarius is ready. Among the new features are EXIF (read-only) support.
Seee the release notes:
http://sagittarius.berlios.de/index.php?page=release-notes
for more information

]]> By: vivosz http://photobuntu.wordpress.com/2008/04/11/sagittarius-is-out/#comment-455 vivosz Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:31:11 +0000 http://photobuntu.wordpress.com/?p=70#comment-455 Well, I don't plan to make deb package, because i don't know how to do it. But installing from source is very simple (the usual ./configure, make, make install stuff), the dependency list is short, there shall be no problem with it (if you have f-spot installed for instance, it is likely that you have all the Sagittatius's dependencies installed already). The only catch is Exiftool itself, cause it shall be installed separately. Fortunately there is a deb package for Exiftool. Well, I don’t plan to make deb package, because i don’t know how to do it.

But installing from source is very simple (the usual ./configure, make, make install stuff), the dependency list is short, there shall be no problem with it (if you have f-spot installed for instance, it is likely that you have all the Sagittatius’s dependencies installed already).

The only catch is Exiftool itself, cause it shall be installed separately. Fortunately there is a deb package for Exiftool.

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