I’m switching from Windows to a M4 MacBook Pro DPL 8 and was wondering if it’s possible to move the Windows Workspace to the Mac. The Windows Workspace is an XML file and the Mac version looks like it’s a dopworkspace file.
Perhaps there’s a conversion program somewhere for this?
Thanks!
I switched from a Windows PC to a MacBook Pro this spring without issues after the PC died.
PL8 on both systems was/is set to automatically write sidecar files. So all my image files on Windows had .dop files as well as .xmp files in the same directory as the raw files.
The Mac version of PL8 was able to see all the edits (.dop) and keywords .,xmp) correctly from the files created on Windows. (At least the ones I checked which included images processed from PL7 or older.). All files are on external SSDs so it was a simple matter to just plug in the SSD to the Mac and continue.
I do not recall PL8 information stored as XML files on my Windows PC. All PL data was in the .dop files or the database. It’s my understanding from the DxO info and forum users that the Windows database is not the same as the Mac database, so .dop files are the way to go. Perhaps DxO has a way to convert the database between operating systems. Perhaps write out some .dop files for select images and test on your Mac for your needs.
If you’re thinking of the workspace settings of PhotoLab, there might be a chance of bringing in the configuration data, possibly with a few edits.
A PhotoLab 8 Workspace setting looks like this:
<plist>bracket is the culprit. Check out the file type .dopworkspace and its (partially collapsed) content. If you share your xml file, we can see if it’s fit for use.
If you think of something else, please elaborate.
I think it probably would work, and it’s very easy to find out …
Simply take a copy of your “WorkSpaceName”.XML file from the PC (stored in the %UserName%\AppData\Local\DxO\DxO PhotoLab X\Workspaces folder) and drop it into the equivalent folder of your Mac … It will either work or it won’t !
@leecd , I can offer to have a look at your original workspace (xml) file. Attach it to a post plus a screenshot of how the workspace looks on Windows.
If you have already re-built the workspace on your new computer, let us know.
Yesterday turned out to be rather busy; thus, the radio silence on my end.
I did try changing the xml extension to dopworkplace and dropping it into the proper MacOS folder. It showed up as a workspace option in PL8; however, no dice.
When I look at the Windows workspace file and a test MacOs workspace file, they are very different. Thus, I’m planning on rebuilding my workspace unless someone has a magic way of converting the Windows file to the MacOS file.
I’m attaching both the Windows XML file and a test MacOs ‘Delete Me’ dopworkspace file with the extension changed to txt so I could upload it.
The good news, as mentioned by swmurray is all the edits come over nicely in the dop files.
Lee’s Workspace.xml (28.3 KB)
Delete Me.txt (12.6 KB)
Take some snapshots and notes to remember all the details and then rebuild it from scratch. 
Yup. That’s what I’ve ended up doing.
Thanks to all for their thoughts and suggestions.
Checked the files and yes, the file written by DPL(Win) is different enough to make a translation tedious - more tedious than composing the workspace manually.
Under these conditions, working on two different platforms with any but the predefined workspaces seems to be inefficient. → Another ball-and-chain on the road to a brighter future. DxO seems to just not care. Pity for an otherwise good product.
Thanks for information .
You can’t directly convert a Windows XML workspace to a .dopworkspace for Mac, but you might be able to recreate it manually by opening the XML in a text editor and copying settings over.