4 Replies Latest reply: Sep 29, 2009 9:01 PM by rproulxmtl RSS

    Draging (copy) file from Bridge does not include XMP?

    rproulxmtl Community Member

      I do my RAW edits after backing up my files to external storage. Once finished I just copy over the XMP files. All's well.

       

      Today I did it in a different way and dragged and dropped thumbnails from the Bridge browser directly to the backup drive folder (using the Windows file browser). I expected both the original (NEF) and its associated XMP file would be copied over. I thought selecting the one automatically selected both. But this did not work. Only the NEF was copied. Yet if I have a second Bridge  browser window open to the backup folder, I can drag (copy) the same thumbnail to it (Bridge browser to Bridge browser) and the XMP is included in the transfer.

       

      Is this normal behaviour? Am I missing a preference setting?

       

      I would have expected that dragging a RAW thumbnail from the Bridge browser to a Windows file  browser folder to include bother the RAW file and its associated XMP file.

       

      Russell

        • 1. Re: Draging (copy) file from Bridge does not include XMP?
          Curt Y Community Member

          Yes it is normal.  Moving files outside of Bridge can cause the XMP file to be left behind.

           

          There is a box in metadata preferences to select "supports XMP", but not sure if that makes any difference or not in moving files.

          • 2. Re: Draging (copy) file from Bridge does not include XMP?
            rproulxmtl Community Member

            I just solved it (sort of).

             

            Under "View" one can choose to "Show Hidden Files" and then the XMP files are visible and everything can then be selected and dragged to a Windows browser folder.

             

            Btw, I looked for a metadata preference marked "supports XMP" and could not find that. But it did get me finding the "Show Hidden Files" pref. so thanks for the help ! :-)

             

            Russell

            • 3. Re: Draging (copy) file from Bridge does not include XMP?
              Curt Y Community Member

              rproulxmtl wrote:

               


              Btw, I looked for a metadata preference marked "supports XMP" and could not find that. But it did get me finding the "Show Hidden Files" pref. so thanks for the help ! :-)

               

              Russell

              That box is the last item in the metadata File Properties listing in Bridge.

               

              Another way to avoid the hassle of XMP files is to convert your NEF's to DNG's.  Then all the data that would be written to XMP is written to the image so there is no XMP file.

              • 4. Re: Draging (copy) file from Bridge does not include XMP?
                rproulxmtl Community Member

                curt y wrote:

                 

                Another way to avoid the hassle of XMP files is to convert your NEF's to DNG's.  Then all the data that would be written to XMP is written to the image so there is no XMP file.

                 

                When working with 1000 images from a big event shoot it's a LOT faster to back up 9mb of XMP files rather than 25GB of DNGs and then risk a HD write error. I think the whole idea of the XMP file is GREAT!

                 

                I've never been a fan of the whole DNG idea and never will be :-)

                 

                Russell