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0001 .. meta:: 0002 :description: digiKam Batch Queue Manager Metadata Tools 0003 :keywords: digiKam, documentation, user manual, photo management, open source, free, learn, easy, batch, metadata, pick, labels, rating, color, comment, caption, title 0004 0005 .. metadata-placeholder 0006 0007 :authors: - digiKam Team 0008 0009 :license: see Credits and License page for details (https://docs.digikam.org/en/credits_license.html) 0010 0011 .. _metadata_tools: 0012 0013 Metadata Tools 0014 ============== 0015 0016 .. contents:: 0017 0018 The Batch Manager metadata tools are used to apply the :ref:`Digital Asset Management <asset_management>` by managing metadata values in items hosted in a Queue, to help to classify contents in your collection or to prepare for sharing outside the box. 0019 0020 .. _bqm_qualitysort: 0021 0022 Image Quality Sort 0023 ------------------ 0024 0025 This tool parse your items to assign a **Pick Label** automatically depending of the aesthetic value of the contents. You can use the full automated solution based on deep-learning engine (recommended), or use a manual settings for each criteria. These settings are fully explained in the :ref:`Setup Quality <imgqsort_settings>` section from this manual. 0026 0027 .. figure:: images/bqm_metadata_quality.webp 0028 :alt: 0029 :align: center 0030 0031 The Batch Queue Manager Tool to Sort Items by Image Quality 0032 0033 .. _bqm_assigntemplate: 0034 0035 Apply Metadata Template 0036 ----------------------- 0037 0038 This tool is dedicated to apply a metadata template to your items in order to set copyright and description information about the contents. The **Template** drop-down field lets you choose one of your metadata templates you customized in :ref:`Templates Settings <templates_settings>`. You can access the **Template Manager** also with the edit button to the right of the drop-down field. 0039 0040 .. figure:: images/bqm_metadata_template.webp 0041 :alt: 0042 :align: center 0043 0044 The Batch Queue Manager Tool to Apply Metadata Template 0045 0046 .. _bqm_translatemetadata: 0047 0048 Translate Metadata 0049 ------------------ 0050 0051 This tool allows to translate automatically some alternative language string from metadata using an online translator service. Translatable entries are: 0052 0053 - :ref:`Title <captions_comments>`. 0054 - :ref:`Captions <captions_comments>`. 0055 - :ref:`Copyrights <authorship_copyright>`. 0056 - :ref:`Usage Terms <authorship_copyright>`. 0057 0058 The translations settings can be tuned with the dedicated :ref:`Localize Setup Panel <localize_settings>`. A list of languages to append or fix in selected alternative language strings. To add a new language in this list, use the drop-down button on the left of **Translate to** option. To remove a language, use the context menu over this list. 0059 0060 .. figure:: images/bqm_metadata_translate.webp 0061 :alt: 0062 :align: center 0063 0064 The Batch Queue Manager Tool to Translate Strings in Metadata 0065 0066 .. _bqm_assigncaptions: 0067 0068 Assign Captions 0069 --------------- 0070 0071 This tool allows to assign **Title**, **Captions**, and **Author** properties to items from a Queue. For details about these properties, take a look to the :ref:`Captions section <captions_view>` from this manual. 0072 0073 .. figure:: images/bqm_metadata_captions.webp 0074 :alt: 0075 :align: center 0076 0077 The Batch Queue Manager Tool to Assign Captions to Items 0078 0079 .. _bqm_assignlabels: 0080 0081 Assign Labels 0082 ------------- 0083 0084 This tool allows to assign **Pick Label**, **Rating**, and **Color Label** to items from a Queue. In oppposite to **Quality Sort** tool which apply a Pick Label automatically, this tool just tune the Pick Label value manually. For details about these properties, take a look to the :ref:`Captions section <captions_view>` from this manual. 0085 0086 .. figure:: images/bqm_metadata_labels.webp 0087 :alt: 0088 :align: center 0089 0090 The Batch Queue Manager Tool to Assign Labels to Items 0091 0092 .. _bqm_removemetadata: 0093 0094 Remove Metadata 0095 --------------- 0096 0097 This tool to drop parts of metadata from files, into the **Exif**, **IPTC**, and **XMP** chunks. More precisely you can select from the delegate drop-down menus the following sections: 0098 0099 - Exif: 0100 - **Completely**: drop all Exif entries. 0101 - **Date**: drop the time-stamp. 0102 - **GPS**: drop geolocation information. 0103 - **XPKeywords**: drop the Windows keywords 0104 - **Comments and Descriptions**: all captions entries. 0105 0106 - IPTC: 0107 - **Completely**: drop all IPTC entries. 0108 - **Date**: drop the time-stamp. 0109 - **Caption**: drop the content descriptions. 0110 0111 - XMP: 0112 - **Completely**: drop all XMP entries. 0113 - **Date**: drop the time-stamp. 0114 - **DigiKam**: drop all information from application namespace. 0115 - **DigiKam image history**: drop only the versioning data from the application namespace. 0116 - **Dublin Core**: drop only the entries from Dublin Core namespace. 0117 - **Exif**: drop only the translated Exif information stored in the dedicated namespace. 0118 - **Video**: drop only the entries from the Video namespace. 0119 - **Caption, comment and description**: drop all entries described the contents. 0120 0121 .. figure:: images/bqm_metadata_remove.webp 0122 :alt: 0123 :align: center 0124 0125 The Batch Queue Manager Tool to Remove Metadata from Items 0126 0127 .. _bqm_timeadjust: 0128 0129 Time Adjust 0130 ----------- 0131 0132 This tool allows to adjust the time-stamp entries in file metadata. It use the same settings than :ref:`stand alone version <time_adjust>` of this plugin available from **Main Window** from :menuselection:`Item --> Adjust Date & Time` menu entry. 0133 0134 .. figure:: images/bqm_metadata_timeadjust.webp 0135 :alt: 0136 :align: center 0137 0138 The Batch Queue Manager Tool to Adjust Items Time-Stamp