Metadata: Read In-File Star Ratings, Voice Notes, Burst Stacks #2470

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opened 2026-02-20 01:12:03 -05:00 by deekerman · 0 comments

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2026-02-20 01:12:03 -05:00

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Originally created by @TheBigSasha on GitHub (Jan 11, 2026).

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I checked this request against the roadmap and existing issues

What Problem Does This Solve and Why Is It Valuable?

Recent cameras (I've tested Sony and Canon) support some really nice rich metadata inside their raw files which I use for cataloging my photos in-camera before import.

Some features I use is star-rating my photos in-camera, adding voice notes to photos.

Cameras with high speed burst capability like the Sony a1 also tag burst groups in the exif metadata so that they can be displayed in the UI as a stack (similar to how Google photos stacks bursts).

I can provide some raw files / memory card dumps for testing. Here is a doc describing the Sony metadata structure: https://exiftool.org/TagNames/Sony.html

What Solution Would You Like?

Parsing of Sony / Canon vendor metadata (star ratings) from Raw files to be used for search, the metadata column & filtering
Handling of voice memos associated with photos (I'd like to be able to play them back in the UI when I browse photos, maybe transcribe them to a text field and/or browse for photos using voice notes contents in the future)
Grouping bursts into stacks using associated metadata / folder structure to cleanup the photo grid.

What Alternatives Have You Considered?

Currently I use Lightroom / Capture One to deal with these things and don't use PhotoPrism as my main DAM.

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Originally created by @TheBigSasha on GitHub (Jan 11, 2026). ### Confirmation - [x] I checked this request against the roadmap and existing issues ### What Problem Does This Solve and Why Is It Valuable? Recent cameras (I've tested Sony and Canon) support some really nice rich metadata inside their raw files which I use for cataloging my photos in-camera before import. Some features I use is star-rating my photos in-camera, adding voice notes to photos. Cameras with high speed burst capability like the Sony a1 also tag burst groups in the exif metadata so that they can be displayed in the UI as a stack (similar to how Google photos stacks bursts). I can provide some raw files / memory card dumps for testing. Here is a doc describing the Sony metadata structure: https://exiftool.org/TagNames/Sony.html ### What Solution Would You Like? - Parsing of Sony / Canon vendor metadata (star ratings) from Raw files to be used for search, the metadata column & filtering - Handling of voice memos associated with photos (I'd like to be able to play them back in the UI when I browse photos, maybe transcribe them to a text field and/or browse for photos using voice notes contents in the future) - Grouping bursts into stacks using associated metadata / folder structure to cleanup the photo grid. ### What Alternatives Have You Considered? Currently I use Lightroom / Capture One to deal with these things and don't use PhotoPrism as my main DAM. ### Additional Context _No response_