STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. selecte mp4 2. Apply Metadata Template 3. selecte templates 4. perform tasks OBSERVED RESULT Unable to process item EXPECTED RESULT Item processed successfully ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Batch operations on parent folders (including subfolders) are currently not available
Writing to MP4 files will only be possible in digiKam-8.0.0 with activated ExifTool support. Maik
(In reply to Maik Qualmann from comment #1) > Writing to MP4 files will only be possible in digiKam-8.0.0 with activated > ExifTool support. > > Maik Hi Maik Most of the time I want to batch write metadata or templates to multiple folders, even rename them, and convert them to other formats such as webp. Probably digikam already implements these functions, but I didn't find a way to use them.
With the BQM (Batch Queue Manager) in digiKam all this is possible. The prerequisite for webp is also the upcoming digiKam-8.0.0 version. Maik
https://docs.digikam.org/en/batch_queue.html Maik
(In reply to Maik Qualmann from comment #4) > https://docs.digikam.org/en/batch_queue.html > > Maik Thanks, Maik, I'm aware of the documentation, but it doesn't seem to solve my problem: Doing operations on images in multiple folders (a parent folder with multiple subfolders), such as writing metadata or writing Template with copyright information.
You can also display sub-albums in the main view via the view menu and then mark the corresponding images and add them to the BQM. This is the intended workflow. Templates can be applied and in digiKam-8.0.0 also captions and labels. We already have bug reports requests for more metadata. Maik
(In reply to Maik Qualmann from comment #6) > You can also display sub-albums in the main view via the view menu and then > mark the corresponding images and add them to the BQM. This is the intended > workflow. Templates can be applied and in digiKam-8.0.0 also captions and > labels. We already have bug reports requests for more metadata. > > Maik Thank you very much. According to the method you provided, I can select all the pictures that need batch processing before entering BQM. Although this is more cumbersome than freely selecting folders and files after entering BQM, at least there is a solution, which is good start. Looking forward to more surprises in subsequent versions.
Git commit 19ca77f8a83cbf6048d068969c01634059c4d3b1 by Gilles Caulier. Committed on 15/03/2023 at 06:51. Pushed by cgilles into branch 'master'. digiKam doc: add tip to process album and sub-album items in a BQM queue. M +4 -0 batch_queue/batchqueue_overview.rst https://invent.kde.org/documentation/digikam-doc/commit/19ca77f8a83cbf6048d068969c01634059c4d3b1