Read XMP "sidecar" files for meta-data

[DrMakani]

First of all thanks a lot for this great project!! I "only" have one feature request/ requirement to use thumbsup:

XMP-sidecar

My gallery is well maintained with so called XMP sidecar files. I'd like to use these information for a custom album mapper.

Details:
For each photo (including raw, ...) there is a separate file with the same name but the suffix ".xmp" which defines ratings, color label, ...
At the moment only xmp-data that is directly included in the photo file can be accessed in custom mapper functions but this only works for jpeg but not for raw files.

Solution approach:
You could use this project to extend the meta data scripts and expose at least rating and labels similar to the exiftool/ picasa functions:
https://github.com/PhilipF5/xmp-sidecar

Cheers!

[jetmcquack]

I'd love this! great project anyway, I love thumbsup!!