Added {exiftool} template, implements issue #259

Updated CHANGELOG.md
Added --original-suffix for issue #263
2020-11-27 16:43:48 -08:00 · 2020-11-26 19:53:35 -08:00 · 2020-11-26 18:36:17 -08:00 · 2020-11-26 15:26:54 -08:00 · 2020-11-26 13:21:40 -08:00 · 2020-11-26 10:42:10 -08:00
38 changed files with 3012 additions and 361 deletions
--- a/.all-contributorsrc
+++ b/.all-contributorsrc
@@ -100,6 +100,15 @@
      "contributions": [
        "code"
      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "login": "jstrine",
+      "name": "Jonathan Strine",
+      "avatar_url": "https://avatars1.githubusercontent.com/u/33943447?v=4",
+      "profile": "https://github.com/jstrine",
+      "contributions": [
+        "code"
+      ]
    }
  ],
  "contributorsPerLine": 7
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,94 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. Dates are d

 Generated by [`auto-changelog`](https://github.com/CookPete/auto-changelog).

+#### [v0.36.25](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/compare/v0.36.24...v0.36.25)
+
+> 27 November 2020
+
+- Added --original-suffix for issue #263 [`399d432`](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/commit/399d432a66354b9c235f30d10c6985fbde1b7e4f)
+
+#### [v0.36.24](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/compare/v0.36.23...v0.36.24)
+
+> 26 November 2020
+
+- Initial implementation for issue #265 [`382fca3`](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/commit/382fca3f92a3c251c12426dd0dc6d7dc21b691cf)
+- More work on issue #265 [`d5a9f76`](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/commit/d5a9f767199d25ebd9d5925d05ee39ea7e51ac26)
+- Simplified sidecar table in export_db [`0632a97`](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/commit/0632a97f55af67c7e5265b0d3283155c7c087e89)
+
+#### [v0.36.23](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/compare/v0.36.22...v0.36.23)
+
+> 26 November 2020
+
+- Fix for missing original_filename, issue #267 [`fa33218`](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/commit/fa332186ab3cdbe1bfd6496ff29b652ef984a5f8)
+- version bump [`b5195f9`](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/commit/b5195f9d2b81cf6737b65e3cd3793ea9b0da13eb)
+- Updated test [`aa2ebf5`](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/commit/aa2ebf55bb50eec14f86a532334b376e407f4bbc)
+
+#### [v0.36.22](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/compare/v0.36.21...v0.36.22)
+
+> 26 November 2020
+
+- Add XML escaping to XMP sidecar export, thanks to @jstrine for the fix! [`#272`](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/pull/272)
+- Fix EXIF GPS format for XMP sidecar, thanks to @jstrine for the fix! [`#270`](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/pull/270)
+- Continue even if the original filename is None, thanks to @jstrine for the fix! [`#268`](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/pull/268)
+- Added test for missing original_filename [`116cb66`](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/commit/116cb662fbddf9153f6858c6ea97dc7f65c77705)
+-  Add @jstrine as a contributor [`7460bc8`](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/commit/7460bc88fcc5e1e7435c9b9bcdf7ec9c7c5e39ea)
+- Escape characters which cause XML parsing issues [`c42050a`](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/commit/c42050a10cac40b0b5ac70c587e07f257a9b50dd)
+- Fix tests for apostrophe [`d0d2e80`](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/commit/d0d2e8080096bf66f93a830386800ce713680c51)
+- Fix test for XMP sidecar with GPS info [`c27cfb1`](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/commit/c27cfb1223fa82b9e5549b93c283e9444693270a)
+
+#### [v0.36.21](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/compare/v0.36.20...v0.36.21)
+
+> 25 November 2020
+
+- Exposed --use-photos-export and --use-photokit [`e951e53`](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/commit/e951e5361e59060229787bb1ea3fc4e088ffff99)
+
+#### [v0.36.20](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/compare/v0.36.19...v0.36.20)
+
+> 23 November 2020
+
+- Added photokit export as hidden --use-photokit option [`26f96d5`](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/commit/26f96d582c01ce9816b1f54f0e74c8570f133f7c)
+
+#### [v0.36.19](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/compare/v0.36.18...v0.36.19)
+
+> 19 November 2020
+
+- Removed debug statement in _photoinfo_export [`8cb15d1`](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/commit/8cb15d15551094dcaf1b0ef32d6ac0273be7fd37)
+
+#### [v0.36.18](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/compare/v0.36.17...v0.36.18)
+
+> 14 November 2020
+
+- Moved AppleScript to photoscript [`3c85f26`](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/commit/3c85f26f901645ce297685ccd639792757fbc995)
+- Fixed missing data file for photoscript [`2d9429c`](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/commit/2d9429c8eefabe6233fc580f65511c48ee6c01e5)
+- Version bump, updated requirements [`3b6dd08`](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/commit/3b6dd08d2bb2b20a55064bf24fe7ce788e7268ef)
+
+#### [v0.36.17](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/compare/v0.36.15...v0.36.17)
+
+> 12 November 2020
+
+- Fixed path for photos actually missing off disk [`5d4d7d7`](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/commit/5d4d7d7db7ca1109b6230803fe777d7a30882efe)
+- Fixed erroneous attempt to export edited with --download-missing [`8dc59cb`](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/commit/8dc59cbc35c33e71d0d912f4139e855180ac4fbd)
+- version bump [`802e2f0`](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/commit/802e2f069a5f8b37ddc6b3b8ba07519ce10f88a7)
+
+#### [v0.36.15](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/compare/v0.36.14...v0.36.15)
+
+> 11 November 2020
+
+- Avoid copying db files if not necessary [`ea9b41b`](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/commit/ea9b41bae41a05aad53454f67871c5e6c9a49f79)
+
+#### [v0.36.14](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/compare/v0.36.13...v0.36.14)
+
+> 9 November 2020
+
+- Fix for issue #247 [`38397b5`](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/commit/38397b507b456169cf3be2d2dc6743ec8653feb3)
+
+#### [v0.36.13](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/compare/v0.36.11...v0.36.13)
+
+> 9 November 2020
+
+- Refactored phototemplate.py to add PATH_SEP option [`3636fcb`](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/commit/3636fcbc76100d9898a59f24ed6e9b1965cc6022)
+- More work on phototemplate.py to add inline expansion [`a6231e2`](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/commit/a6231e29ff28b2c7dc3239445f41afcb35926a7a)
+
 #### [v0.36.11](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/compare/v0.36.10...v0.36.11)

 > 8 November 2020
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 [![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-yellow.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
 [![Python package](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/workflows/Python%20package/badge.svg)](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/workflows/Python%20package/badge.svg)
 <!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:START - Do not remove or modify this section -->
-[![All Contributors](https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-10-orange.svg?style=flat-square)](#contributors-)
+[![All Contributors](https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-11-orange.svg?style=flat-square)](#contributors-)
 <!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:END -->

 - [OSXPhotos](#osxphotos)
@@ -351,11 +351,28 @@ Options:
                                  photo would be named
                                  'photoname_bearbeiten.ext'.  The default
                                  suffix is '_edited'.
+  --original-suffix SUFFIX        Optional suffix for naming original photos.
+                                  Default name for original photos is in form
+                                  'filename.ext'. For example, with '--
+                                  original-suffix _original', the original
+                                  photo would be named
+                                  'filename_original.ext'.  The default suffix
+                                  is '' (no suffix).
  --no-extended-attributes        Don't copy extended attributes when
                                  exporting.  You only need this if exporting
                                  to a filesystem that doesn't support Mac OS
                                  extended attributes.  Only use this if you
                                  get an error while exporting.
+  --use-photos-export             Force the use of AppleScript or PhotoKit to
+                                  export even if not missing (see also '--
+                                  download-missing' and '--use-photokit').
+  --use-photokit                  Use with '--download-missing' or '--use-
+                                  photos-export' to use direct Photos
+                                  interface instead of AppleScript to export.
+                                  Highly experimental alpha feature; does not
+                                  work with iTerm2 (use with Terminal.app).
+                                  This is faster and more reliable than the
+                                  default AppleScript interface.
  -h, --help                      Show this message and exit.

 ** Export **
@@ -619,18 +636,26 @@ exported, one to each directory.  For example: --directory
 of the following directories if the photos were created in 2019 and were in
 albums 'Vacation' and 'Family': 2019/Vacation, 2019/Family

-Substitution        Description
-{album}             Album(s) photo is contained in
-{folder_album}      Folder path + album photo is contained in. e.g.
-                    'Folder/Subfolder/Album' or just 'Album' if no enclosing
-                    folder
-{keyword}           Keyword(s) assigned to photo
-{person}            Person(s) / face(s) in a photo
-{label}             Image categorization label associated with a photo
-                    (Photos 5 only)
-{label_normalized}  All lower case version of 'label' (Photos 5 only)
-{comment}           Comment(s) on shared Photos; format is 'Person name:
-                    comment text' (Photos 5 only)
+Substitution              Description
+{album}                   Album(s) photo is contained in
+{folder_album}            Folder path + album photo is contained in. e.g.
+                          'Folder/Subfolder/Album' or just 'Album' if no
+                          enclosing folder
+{keyword}                 Keyword(s) assigned to photo
+{person}                  Person(s) / face(s) in a photo
+{label}                   Image categorization label associated with a photo
+                          (Photos 5 only)
+{label_normalized}        All lower case version of 'label' (Photos 5 only)
+{comment}                 Comment(s) on shared Photos; format is 'Person
+                          name: comment text' (Photos 5 only)
+{exiftool:GROUP:TAGNAME}  Use exiftool (https://exiftool.org) to extract
+                          metadata, in form GROUP:TAGNAME, from image.  E.g.
+                          '{exiftool:EXIF:Make}' to get camera make, or
+                          {exiftool:IPTC:Keywords} to extract keywords. See
+                          https://exiftool.org/TagNames/ for list of valid
+                          tag names.  You must specify group (e.g. EXIF,
+                          IPTC, etc) as used in `exiftool -G`. exiftool must
+                          be installed in the path to use this template.
 ```

 Example: export all photos to ~/Desktop/export group in folders by date created
@@ -2149,6 +2174,7 @@ Thanks goes to these wonderful people ([emoji key](https://allcontributors.org/d
    <td align="center"><a href="https://github.com/grundsch"><img src="https://avatars0.githubusercontent.com/u/3874928?v=4?s=100" width="100px;" alt=""/><br /><sub><b>grundsch</b></sub></a><br /><a href="https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/commits?author=grundsch" title="Code">💻</a></td>
    <td align="center"><a href="https://github.com/agprimatic"><img src="https://avatars1.githubusercontent.com/u/4685054?v=4?s=100" width="100px;" alt=""/><br /><sub><b>Ag Primatic</b></sub></a><br /><a href="https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/commits?author=agprimatic" title="Code">💻</a></td>
    <td align="center"><a href="https://github.com/hhoeck"><img src="https://avatars1.githubusercontent.com/u/6313998?v=4?s=100" width="100px;" alt=""/><br /><sub><b>Horst Höck</b></sub></a><br /><a href="https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/commits?author=hhoeck" title="Code">💻</a></td>
+    <td align="center"><a href="https://github.com/jstrine"><img src="https://avatars1.githubusercontent.com/u/33943447?v=4?s=100" width="100px;" alt=""/><br /><sub><b>Jonathan Strine</b></sub></a><br /><a href="https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/commits?author=jstrine" title="Code">💻</a></td>
  </tr>
 </table>

--- a/make_cli_exe.sh
+++ b/make_cli_exe.sh
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
 # If you need to install pyinstaller:
 # python3 -m pip install --upgrade pyinstaller

-pyinstaller --onefile --hidden-import="pkg_resources.py2_warn" --name osxphotos --add-data osxphotos/templates/xmp_sidecar.mako:osxphotos/templates cli.py
+pyinstaller osxphotos.spec
--- a/osxphotos.spec
+++ b/osxphotos.spec
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+# -*- mode: python ; coding: utf-8 -*-
+# spec file for pyinstaller
+# run `pyinstaller osxphotos.spec`
+
+import os
+import importlib
+
+pathex = os.getcwd()
+
+# include necessary data files
+datas=[('osxphotos/templates/xmp_sidecar.mako', 'osxphotos/templates')]
+package_imports = [['photoscript', ['photoscript.applescript']]]
+for package, files in package_imports:
+    proot = os.path.dirname(importlib.import_module(package).__file__)
+    datas.extend((os.path.join(proot, f), package) for f in files)
+
+block_cipher = None
+
+a = Analysis(['cli.py'],
+             pathex=[pathex],
+             binaries=[],
+             datas=datas,
+             hiddenimports=['pkg_resources.py2_warn'],
+             hookspath=[],
+             runtime_hooks=[],
+             excludes=[],
+             win_no_prefer_redirects=False,
+             win_private_assemblies=False,
+             cipher=block_cipher,
+             noarchive=False)
+
+pyz = PYZ(a.pure, a.zipped_data,
+             cipher=block_cipher)
+
+exe = EXE(pyz,
+          a.scripts,
+          a.binaries,
+          a.zipfiles,
+          a.datas,
+          [],
+          name='osxphotos',
+          debug=False,
+          bootloader_ignore_signals=False,
+          strip=False,
+          upx=True,
+          upx_exclude=[],
+          runtime_tmpdir=None,
+          console=True )
--- a/osxphotos/main.py
+++ b/osxphotos/main.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ from .export_db import ExportDB, ExportDBInMemory
 from .fileutil import FileUtil, FileUtilNoOp
 from .path_utils import is_valid_filepath, sanitize_filename, sanitize_filepath
 from .photoinfo import ExportResults
+from .photokit import check_photokit_authorization, request_photokit_authorization
 from .phototemplate import TEMPLATE_SUBSTITUTIONS, TEMPLATE_SUBSTITUTIONS_MULTI_VALUED

 # global variable to control verbose output
@@ -1382,6 +1383,14 @@ def query(
    "'photoname_edited.ext'. For example, with '--edited-suffix _bearbeiten', the edited photo "
    "would be named 'photoname_bearbeiten.ext'.  The default suffix is '_edited'.",
 )
+@click.option(
+    "--original-suffix",
+    metavar="SUFFIX",
+    default="",
+    help="Optional suffix for naming original photos.  Default name for original photos is in form "
+    "'filename.ext'. For example, with '--original-suffix _original', the original photo "
+    "would be named 'filename_original.ext'.  The default suffix is '' (no suffix).",
+)
@click.option(
    "--no-extended-attributes",
    is_flag=True,
@@ -1394,8 +1403,15 @@ def query(
    "--use-photos-export",
    is_flag=True,
    default=False,
-    hidden=True,
-    help="Force the use of AppleScript to export even if not missing (see also --download-missing).",
+    help="Force the use of AppleScript or PhotoKit to export even if not missing (see also '--download-missing' and '--use-photokit').",
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--use-photokit",
+    is_flag=True,
+    default=False,
+    help="Use with '--download-missing' or '--use-photos-export' to use direct Photos interface instead of AppleScript to export. "
+    "Highly experimental alpha feature; does not work with iTerm2 (use with Terminal.app). "
+    "This is faster and more reliable than the default AppleScript interface.",
 )
@DB_ARGUMENT
@click.argument("dest", nargs=1, type=click.Path(exists=True))
@@ -1476,6 +1492,7 @@ def export(
    directory,
    filename_template,
    edited_suffix,
+    original_suffix,
    place,
    no_place,
    has_comment,
@@ -1487,6 +1504,7 @@ def export(
    deleted,
    deleted_only,
    use_photos_export,
+    use_photokit,
 ):
    """ Export photos from the Photos database.
        Export path DEST is required.
@@ -1537,6 +1555,18 @@ def export(
        click.echo(cli.commands["export"].get_help(ctx), err=True)
        return

+    if use_photokit and not check_photokit_authorization():
+        click.echo(
+            "Requesting access to use your Photos library. Click 'OK' on the dialog box to grant access."
+        )
+        request_photokit_authorization()
+        click.confirm("Have you granted access?")
+        if not check_photokit_authorization():
+            click.echo(
+                "Failed to get access to the Photos library which is needed with `--use-photokit`."
+            )
+            return
+
    # initialize export flags
    # by default, will export all versions of photos unless skip flag is set
    (export_edited, export_bursts, export_live, export_raw) = [
@@ -1699,6 +1729,8 @@ def export(
        results_skipped = []
        results_exif_updated = []
        results_touched = []
+        results_sidecar_json = []
+        results_sidecar_xmp = []
        if verbose_:
            for p in photos:
                results = export_photo(
@@ -1729,10 +1761,12 @@ def export(
                    dry_run=dry_run,
                    touch_file=touch_file,
                    edited_suffix=edited_suffix,
+                    original_suffix=original_suffix,
                    use_photos_export=use_photos_export,
                    convert_to_jpeg=convert_to_jpeg,
                    jpeg_quality=jpeg_quality,
                    ignore_date_modified=ignore_date_modified,
+                    use_photokit=use_photokit,
                )
                results_exported.extend(results.exported)
                results_new.extend(results.new)
@@ -1740,6 +1774,8 @@ def export(
                results_skipped.extend(results.skipped)
                results_exif_updated.extend(results.exif_updated)
                results_touched.extend(results.touched)
+                results_sidecar_json.extend(results.sidecar_json)
+                results_sidecar_xmp.extend(results.sidecar_xmp)

                # if convert_to_jpeg and p.isphoto and p.uti != "public.jpeg":
                #     for photo_file in set(
@@ -1779,10 +1815,12 @@ def export(
                        dry_run=dry_run,
                        touch_file=touch_file,
                        edited_suffix=edited_suffix,
+                        original_suffix=original_suffix,
                        use_photos_export=use_photos_export,
                        convert_to_jpeg=convert_to_jpeg,
                        jpeg_quality=jpeg_quality,
                        ignore_date_modified=ignore_date_modified,
+                        use_photokit=use_photokit,
                    )
                    results_exported.extend(results.exported)
                    results_new.extend(results.new)
@@ -1790,9 +1828,20 @@ def export(
                    results_skipped.extend(results.skipped)
                    results_exif_updated.extend(results.exif_updated)
                    results_touched.extend(results.touched)
+                    results_sidecar_json.extend(results.sidecar_json)
+                    results_sidecar_xmp.extend(results.sidecar_xmp)

        stop_time = time.perf_counter()
        # print summary results
+        # print(f"results_exported: {results_exported}")
+        # print(f"results_new: {results_new}")
+        # print(f"results_updated: {results_updated}")
+        # print(f"results_skipped: {results_skipped}")
+        # print(f"results_exif_updated: {results_exif_updated}")
+        # print(f"results_touched: {results_touched}")
+        # print(f"results_sidecar_json: {results_sidecar_json}")
+        # print(f"results_sidecar_xmp: {results_sidecar_xmp}")
+
        if update:
            photo_str_new = "photos" if len(results_new) != 1 else "photo"
            photo_str_updated = "photos" if len(results_updated) != 1 else "photo"
@@ -2286,10 +2335,12 @@ def export_photo(
    dry_run=None,
    touch_file=None,
    edited_suffix="_edited",
+    original_suffix="",
    use_photos_export=False,
    convert_to_jpeg=False,
    jpeg_quality=1.0,
    ignore_date_modified=False,
+    use_photokit=False,
 ):
    """ Helper function for export that does the actual export

@@ -2340,19 +2391,19 @@ def export_photo(
        if photo.ismissing:
            space = " " if not verbose_ else ""
            verbose(f"{space}Skipping missing photo {photo.original_filename}")
-            return ExportResults([], [], [], [], [], [])
-        elif not os.path.exists(photo.path):
+            return ExportResults([], [], [], [], [], [], [], [])
+        elif photo.path is None:
            space = " " if not verbose_ else ""
            verbose(
-                f"{space}WARNING: file {photo.path} is missing but ismissing=False, "
+                f"{space}WARNING: photo {photo.original_filename} ({photo.uuid}) is missing but ismissing=False, "
                f"skipping {photo.original_filename}"
            )
-            return ExportResults([], [], [], [], [], [])
+            return ExportResults([], [], [], [], [], [], [], [])
    elif photo.ismissing and not photo.iscloudasset and not photo.incloud:
        verbose(
            f"Skipping missing {photo.original_filename}: not iCloud asset or missing from cloud"
        )
-        return ExportResults([], [], [], [], [], [])
+        return ExportResults([], [], [], [], [], [], [], [])

    results_exported = []
    results_new = []
@@ -2360,8 +2411,14 @@ def export_photo(
    results_skipped = []
    results_exif_updated = []
    results_touched = []
+    results_sidecar_json = []
+    results_sidecar_xmp = []

    export_original = not (skip_original_if_edited and photo.hasadjustments)
+
+    # can't export edited if photo doesn't have edited versions
+    export_edited = export_edited if photo.hasadjustments else False
+
    # slow_mo photos will always have hasadjustments=True even if not edited
    if photo.hasadjustments and photo.path_edited is None:
        if photo.slow_mo:
@@ -2377,7 +2434,19 @@ def export_photo(

    filenames = get_filenames_from_template(photo, filename_template, original_name)
    for filename in filenames:
-        verbose(f"Exporting {photo.original_filename} ({photo.filename}) as {filename}")
+        if original_suffix:
+            original_filename = pathlib.Path(filename)
+            original_filename = (
+                original_filename.parent
+                / f"{original_filename.stem}{original_suffix}{original_filename.suffix}"
+            )
+            original_filename = str(original_filename)
+        else:
+            original_filename = filename
+
+        verbose(
+            f"Exporting {photo.original_filename} ({photo.filename}) as {original_filename}"
+        )

        dest_paths = get_dirnames_from_template(
            photo, directory, export_by_date, dest, dry_run
@@ -2396,19 +2465,17 @@ def export_photo(
            download_missing
            and (
                photo.ismissing
-                or not os.path.exists(photo.path)
+                or photo.path is None
                or (export_edited and photo.path_edited is None)
            )
        )

        # export the photo to each path in dest_paths
        for dest_path in dest_paths:
-            if not export_original:
-                verbose(f"Skipping original version of {photo.original_filename}")
-            else:
+            if export_original:
                export_results = photo.export2(
                    dest_path,
-                    filename,
+                    original_filename,
                    sidecar_json=sidecar_json,
                    sidecar_xmp=sidecar_xmp,
                    live_photo=export_live,
@@ -2430,6 +2497,8 @@ def export_photo(
                    convert_to_jpeg=convert_to_jpeg,
                    jpeg_quality=jpeg_quality,
                    ignore_date_modified=ignore_date_modified,
+                    use_photokit=use_photokit,
+                    verbose=verbose,
                )

                results_exported.extend(export_results.exported)
@@ -2438,6 +2507,8 @@ def export_photo(
                results_skipped.extend(export_results.skipped)
                results_exif_updated.extend(export_results.exif_updated)
                results_touched.extend(export_results.touched)
+                results_sidecar_json.extend(export_results.sidecar_json)
+                results_sidecar_xmp.extend(export_results.sidecar_xmp)

                if verbose_:
                    for exported in export_results.exported:
@@ -2451,6 +2522,9 @@ def export_photo(
                    for touched in export_results.touched:
                        verbose(f"Touched date on file {touched}")

+            else:
+                verbose(f"Skipping original version of {photo.original_filename}")
+
            # if export-edited, also export the edited version
            # verify the photo has adjustments and valid path to avoid raising an exception
            if export_edited and photo.hasadjustments:
@@ -2459,7 +2533,7 @@ def export_photo(
                if not download_missing and photo.path_edited is None:
                    verbose(f"Skipping missing edited photo for {filename}")
                else:
-                    edited_name = pathlib.Path(filename)
+                    edited_filename = pathlib.Path(filename)
                    # check for correct edited suffix
                    if photo.path_edited is not None:
                        edited_ext = pathlib.Path(photo.path_edited).suffix
@@ -2467,11 +2541,15 @@ def export_photo(
                        # use filename suffix which might be wrong,
                        # will be corrected by use_photos_export
                        edited_ext = pathlib.Path(photo.filename).suffix
-                    edited_name = f"{edited_name.stem}{edited_suffix}{edited_ext}"
-                    verbose(f"Exporting edited version of {filename} as {edited_name}")
+                    edited_filename = (
+                        f"{edited_filename.stem}{edited_suffix}{edited_ext}"
+                    )
+                    verbose(
+                        f"Exporting edited version of {filename} as {edited_filename}"
+                    )
                    export_results_edited = photo.export2(
                        dest_path,
-                        edited_name,
+                        edited_filename,
                        sidecar_json=sidecar_json,
                        sidecar_xmp=sidecar_xmp,
                        export_as_hardlink=export_as_hardlink,
@@ -2492,6 +2570,8 @@ def export_photo(
                        convert_to_jpeg=convert_to_jpeg,
                        jpeg_quality=jpeg_quality,
                        ignore_date_modified=ignore_date_modified,
+                        use_photokit=use_photokit,
+                        verbose=verbose,
                    )

                    results_exported.extend(export_results_edited.exported)
@@ -2500,6 +2580,8 @@ def export_photo(
                    results_skipped.extend(export_results_edited.skipped)
                    results_exif_updated.extend(export_results_edited.exif_updated)
                    results_touched.extend(export_results_edited.touched)
+                    results_sidecar_json.extend(export_results_edited.sidecar_json)
+                    results_sidecar_xmp.extend(export_results_edited.sidecar_xmp)

                    if verbose_:
                        for exported in export_results_edited.exported:
@@ -2520,6 +2602,8 @@ def export_photo(
        results_skipped,
        results_exif_updated,
        results_touched,
+        results_sidecar_json,
+        results_sidecar_xmp,
    )


@@ -2549,7 +2633,11 @@ def get_filenames_from_template(photo, filename_template, original_name):
            )
        filenames = [f"{file_}{photo_ext}" for file_ in filenames]
    else:
-        filenames = [photo.original_filename] if original_name else [photo.filename]
+        filenames = (
+            [photo.original_filename]
+            if (original_name and (photo.original_filename is not None))
+            else [photo.filename]
+        )

    filenames = [sanitize_filename(filename) for filename in filenames]
    return filenames
--- a/osxphotos/_version.py
+++ b/osxphotos/_version.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 """ version info """

-__version__ = "0.36.13"
+__version__ = "0.37.0"

--- a/osxphotos/export_db.py
+++ b/osxphotos/export_db.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from sqlite3 import Error

 from ._version import __version__

-OSXPHOTOS_EXPORTDB_VERSION = "2.0"
+OSXPHOTOS_EXPORTDB_VERSION = "3.2"


 class ExportDB_ABC(ABC):
@@ -76,6 +76,14 @@ class ExportDB_ABC(ABC):
    def set_exifdata_for_file(self, uuid, exifdata):
        pass

+    @abstractmethod
+    def set_sidecar_for_file(self, filename, sidecar_data, sidecar_sig):
+        pass
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def get_sidecar_for_file(self, filename):
+        pass
+
    @abstractmethod
    def set_data(
        self,
@@ -141,6 +149,12 @@ class ExportDBNoOp(ExportDB_ABC):
    def set_exifdata_for_file(self, uuid, exifdata):
        pass

+    def set_sidecar_for_file(self, filename, sidecar_data, sidecar_sig):
+        pass
+
+    def get_sidecar_for_file(self, filename):
+        return None, (None, None, None)
+
    def set_data(
        self,
        filename,
@@ -379,6 +393,48 @@ class ExportDB(ExportDB_ABC):
        except Error as e:
            logging.warning(e)

+    def get_sidecar_for_file(self, filename):
+        """ returns the sidecar data and signature for a file """
+        filename = str(pathlib.Path(filename).relative_to(self._path)).lower()
+        conn = self._conn
+        try:
+            c = conn.cursor()
+            c.execute(
+                "SELECT sidecar_data, mode, size, mtime FROM sidecar WHERE filepath_normalized = ?",
+                (filename,),
+            )
+            results = c.fetchone()
+            if results:
+                sidecar_data = results[0]
+                sidecar_sig = (
+                    results[1],
+                    results[2],
+                    int(results[3]) if results[3] is not None else None,
+                )
+            else:
+                sidecar_data = None
+                sidecar_sig = (None, None, None)
+        except Error as e:
+            logging.warning(e)
+            sidecar_data = None
+            sidecar_sig = (None, None, None)
+
+        return sidecar_data, sidecar_sig
+
+    def set_sidecar_for_file(self, filename, sidecar_data, sidecar_sig):
+        """ sets the sidecar data and signature for a file """
+        filename = str(pathlib.Path(filename).relative_to(self._path)).lower()
+        conn = self._conn
+        try:
+            c = conn.cursor()
+            c.execute(
+                "INSERT OR REPLACE INTO sidecar(filepath_normalized, sidecar_data, mode, size, mtime) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?);",
+                (filename, sidecar_data, *sidecar_sig),
+            )
+            conn.commit()
+        except Error as e:
+            logging.warning(e)
+
    def set_data(
        self,
        filename,
@@ -479,13 +535,11 @@ class ExportDB(ExportDB_ABC):

        if not os.path.isfile(dbfile):
            conn = self._get_db_connection(dbfile)
-            if conn:
-                self._create_db_tables(conn)
-                self.was_created = True
-                self.was_upgraded = ()
-                self.version = OSXPHOTOS_EXPORTDB_VERSION
-            else:
+            if not conn:
                raise Exception("Error getting connection to database {dbfile}")
+            self._create_db_tables(conn)
+            self.was_created = True
+            self.was_upgraded = ()
        else:
            conn = self._get_db_connection(dbfile)
            self.was_created = False
@@ -495,8 +549,7 @@ class ExportDB(ExportDB_ABC):
                self.was_upgraded = (version_info[1], OSXPHOTOS_EXPORTDB_VERSION)
            else:
                self.was_upgraded = ()
-            self.version = OSXPHOTOS_EXPORTDB_VERSION
-
+        self.version = OSXPHOTOS_EXPORTDB_VERSION
        return conn

    def _get_db_connection(self, dbfile):
@@ -570,11 +623,20 @@ class ExportDB(ExportDB_ABC):
                              size INTEGER,
                              mtime REAL
                              ); """,
+            "sql_sidecar_table": """ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS sidecar (
+                              id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
+                              filepath_normalized TEXT NOT NULL,
+                              sidecar_data TEXT,
+                              mode INTEGER,
+                              size INTEGER,
+                              mtime REAL
+                              ); """,
            "sql_files_idx": """ CREATE UNIQUE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_files_filepath_normalized on files (filepath_normalized); """,
            "sql_info_idx": """ CREATE UNIQUE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_info_uuid on info (uuid); """,
            "sql_exifdata_idx": """ CREATE UNIQUE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_exifdata_filename on exifdata (filepath_normalized); """,
            "sql_edited_idx": """ CREATE UNIQUE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_edited_filename on edited (filepath_normalized);""",
            "sql_converted_idx": """ CREATE UNIQUE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_converted_filename on converted (filepath_normalized);""",
+            "sql_sidecar_idx": """ CREATE UNIQUE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_sidecar_filename on sidecar (filepath_normalized);""",
        }
        try:
            c = conn.cursor()
--- a/osxphotos/fileutil.py
+++ b/osxphotos/fileutil.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 """ FileUtil class with methods for copy, hardlink, unlink, etc. """

-import logging
 import os
 import pathlib
 import stat
@@ -74,7 +73,6 @@ class FileUtilMacOS(FileUtilABC):
        try:
            os.link(src, dest)
        except Exception as e:
-            logging.critical(f"os.link returned error: {e}")
            raise e

    @classmethod
@@ -92,7 +90,7 @@ class FileUtilMacOS(FileUtilABC):
        if src is None or dest is None:
            raise ValueError("src and dest must not be None", src, dest)

-        if not os.path.isfile(src):
+        if not os.path.exists(src):
            raise FileNotFoundError("src file does not appear to exist", src)

        if norsrc:
@@ -104,9 +102,6 @@ class FileUtilMacOS(FileUtilABC):
        try:
            result = subprocess.run(command, check=True, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
-            logging.critical(
-                f"ditto returned error: {e.returncode} {e.stderr.decode(sys.getfilesystemencoding()).rstrip()}"
-            )
            raise e

        return result.returncode
--- a/osxphotos/path_utils.py
+++ b/osxphotos/path_utils.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 """ utility functions for validating/sanitizing path components """

-from ._constants import MAX_DIRNAME_LEN, MAX_FILENAME_LEN
 import pathvalidate

+from ._constants import MAX_DIRNAME_LEN, MAX_FILENAME_LEN
+

 def sanitize_filepath(filepath):
    """ sanitize a filepath """
--- a/osxphotos/photoinfo/_photoinfo_export.py
+++ b/osxphotos/photoinfo/_photoinfo_export.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 # TODO: should this be its own PhotoExporter class?

 import glob
+import hashlib
 import json
 import logging
 import os
@@ -21,9 +22,10 @@ import re
 import tempfile
 from collections import namedtuple  # pylint: disable=syntax-error

+import photoscript
 from mako.template import Template

-from .._applescript import AppleScript
+# from .._applescript import AppleScript
 from .._constants import (
    _MAX_IPTC_KEYWORD_LEN,
    _OSXPHOTOS_NONE_SENTINEL,
@@ -31,17 +33,40 @@ from .._constants import (
    _UNKNOWN_PERSON,
    _XMP_TEMPLATE_NAME,
 )
-from ..export_db import ExportDBNoOp
 from ..exiftool import ExifTool
+from ..export_db import ExportDBNoOp
 from ..fileutil import FileUtil
-from ..utils import dd_to_dms_str, findfiles
+from ..photokit import (
+    PHOTOS_VERSION_CURRENT,
+    PHOTOS_VERSION_ORIGINAL,
+    PhotoLibrary,
+    PhotoKitFetchFailed,
+)
+from ..utils import dd_to_dms_str, findfiles, noop

 ExportResults = namedtuple(
    "ExportResults",
-    ["exported", "new", "updated", "skipped", "exif_updated", "touched"],
+    [
+        "exported",
+        "new",
+        "updated",
+        "skipped",
+        "exif_updated",
+        "touched",
+        "sidecar_json",
+        "sidecar_xmp",
+    ],
 )


+# hexdigest is not a class method, don't import this into PhotoInfo
+def hexdigest(strval):
+    """ hexdigest of a string, using blake2b """
+    h = hashlib.blake2b(digest_size=20)
+    h.update(bytes(strval, "utf-8"))
+    return h.hexdigest()
+
+
 # _export_photo_uuid_applescript is not a class method, don't import this into PhotoInfo
 def _export_photo_uuid_applescript(
    uuid,
@@ -78,33 +103,33 @@ def _export_photo_uuid_applescript(
    """

    # setup the applescript to do the export
-    export_scpt = AppleScript(
-        """ 
-		on export_by_uuid(theUUID, thePath, original, edited, theTimeOut)
-			tell application "Photos"
-				set thePath to thePath
-				set theItem to media item id theUUID
-				set theFilename to filename of theItem
-				set itemList to {theItem}
-				
-				if original then
-					with timeout of theTimeOut seconds
-						export itemList to POSIX file thePath with using originals
-					end timeout
-				end if
-				
-				if edited then
-					with timeout of theTimeOut seconds
-						export itemList to POSIX file thePath
-					end timeout
-				end if
-				
-				return theFilename
-			end tell
+    # export_scpt = AppleScript(
+    #     """
+    # 	on export_by_uuid(theUUID, thePath, original, edited, theTimeOut)
+    # 		tell application "Photos"
+    # 			set thePath to thePath
+    # 			set theItem to media item id theUUID
+    # 			set theFilename to filename of theItem
+    # 			set itemList to {theItem}

-		end export_by_uuid
-		"""
-    )
+    # 			if original then
+    # 				with timeout of theTimeOut seconds
+    # 					export itemList to POSIX file thePath with using originals
+    # 				end timeout
+    # 			end if
+
+    # 			if edited then
+    # 				with timeout of theTimeOut seconds
+    # 					export itemList to POSIX file thePath
+    # 				end timeout
+    # 			end if
+
+    # 			return theFilename
+    # 		end tell
+
+    # 	end export_by_uuid
+    # 	"""
+    # )

    dest = pathlib.Path(dest)
    if not dest.is_dir():
@@ -115,32 +140,36 @@ def _export_photo_uuid_applescript(

    tmpdir = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="osxphotos_")

-    # export original
+    exported_files = []
    filename = None
    try:
-        filename = export_scpt.call(
-            "export_by_uuid", uuid, tmpdir.name, original, edited, timeout
-        )
+        photo = photoscript.Photo(uuid)
+        filename = photo.filename
+        exported_files = photo.export(tmpdir.name, original=original, timeout=timeout)
+        # filename = export_scpt.call(
+        #     "export_by_uuid", uuid, tmpdir.name, original, edited, timeout
+        # )
    except Exception as e:
        logging.warning(f"Error exporting uuid {uuid}: {e}")
        return None

-    if filename is not None:
+    if exported_files and filename:
        # need to find actual filename as sometimes Photos renames JPG to jpeg on export
        # may be more than one file exported (e.g. if Live Photo, Photos exports both .jpeg and .mov)
        # TemporaryDirectory will cleanup on return
        filename_stem = pathlib.Path(filename).stem
-        files = glob.glob(os.path.join(tmpdir.name, "*"))
        exported_paths = []
-        for fname in files:
-            path = pathlib.Path(fname)
-            if len(files) > 1 and not live_photo and path.suffix.lower() == ".mov":
+        for fname in exported_files:
+            path = pathlib.Path(tmpdir.name) / fname
+            if (
+                len(exported_files) > 1
+                and not live_photo
+                and path.suffix.lower() == ".mov"
+            ):
                # it's the .mov part of live photo but not requested, so don't export
-                logging.debug(f"Skipping live photo file {path}")
                continue
-            if len(files) > 1 and burst and path.stem != filename_stem:
+            if len(exported_files) > 1 and burst and path.stem != filename_stem:
                # skip any burst photo that's not the one we asked for
-                logging.debug(f"Skipping burst photo file {path}")
                continue
            if filestem:
                # rename the file based on filestem, keeping original extension
@@ -148,7 +177,6 @@ def _export_photo_uuid_applescript(
            else:
                # use the name Photos provided
                dest_new = dest / path.name
-            logging.debug(f"exporting {path} to dest_new: {dest_new}")
            if not dry_run:
                FileUtil.copy(str(path), str(dest_new))
            exported_paths.append(str(dest_new))
@@ -310,6 +338,8 @@ def export2(
    convert_to_jpeg=False,
    jpeg_quality=1.0,
    ignore_date_modified=False,
+    use_photokit=False,
+    verbose=None,
 ):
    """ export photo, like export but with update and dry_run options
        dest: must be valid destination path or exception raised 
@@ -353,6 +383,7 @@ def export2(
        convert_to_jpeg: boolean; if True, converts non-jpeg images to jpeg
        jpeg_quality: float in range 0.0 <= jpeg_quality <= 1.0.  A value of 1.0 specifies use best quality, a value of 0.0 specifies use maximum compression.
        ignore_date_modified: for use with sidecar and exiftool; if True, sets EXIF:ModifyDate to EXIF:DateTimeOriginal even if date_modified is set
+        verbose: optional callable function to use for printing verbose text during processing; if None (default), does not print output.

        Returns: ExportResults namedtuple with fields: exported, new, updated, skipped 
                    where each field is a list of file paths
@@ -369,6 +400,12 @@ def export2(
    if export_db is None:
        export_db = ExportDBNoOp()

+    if verbose is None:
+        verbose = noop
+    elif not callable(verbose):
+        raise TypeError("verbose must be callable")
+    self._verbose = verbose
+
    # suffix to add to edited files
    # e.g. name will be filename_edited.jpg
    edited_identifier = "_edited"
@@ -474,11 +511,6 @@ def export2(
                    f"Cannot export edited photo if path_edited is None"
                )
        else:
-            if self.ismissing:
-                logging.debug(
-                    f"Attempting to export photo with ismissing=True: path = {self.path}"
-                )
-
            if self.path is not None:
                src = self.path
            else:
@@ -487,32 +519,22 @@ def export2(
        if not os.path.isfile(src):
            raise FileNotFoundError(f"{src} does not appear to exist")

-        if not _check_export_suffix(src, dest, edited):
-            logging.debug(
-                f"Invalid destination suffix: {dest.suffix} for {self.path}, "
-                + f"edited={edited}, path_edited={self.path_edited}, "
-                + f"original_filename={self.original_filename}, filename={self.filename}"
-            )
-
        # found source now try to find right destination
        if update and dest.exists():
            # destination exists, check to see if destination is the right UUID
            dest_uuid = export_db.get_uuid_for_file(dest)
            if dest_uuid is None and fileutil.cmp(src, dest):
                # might be exporting into a pre-ExportDB folder or the DB got deleted
-                logging.debug(
-                    f"Found matching file with blank uuid: {self.uuid}, {dest}"
-                )
                dest_uuid = self.uuid
                export_db.set_data(
-                    dest,
-                    self.uuid,
-                    fileutil.file_sig(dest),
-                    (None, None, None),
-                    (None, None, None),
-                    (None, None, None),
-                    self.json(),
-                    None,
+                    filename=dest,
+                    uuid=self.uuid,
+                    orig_stat=fileutil.file_sig(dest),
+                    exif_stat=(None, None, None),
+                    converted_stat=(None, None, None),
+                    edited_stat=(None, None, None),
+                    info_json=self.json(),
+                    exif_json=None,
                )
            if dest_uuid != self.uuid:
                # not the right file, find the right one
@@ -531,14 +553,14 @@ def export2(
                        dest = pathlib.Path(file_)
                        found_match = True
                        export_db.set_data(
-                            dest,
-                            self.uuid,
-                            fileutil.file_sig(dest),
-                            (None, None, None),
-                            (None, None, None),
-                            (None, None, None),
-                            self.json(),
-                            None,
+                            filename=dest,
+                            uuid=self.uuid,
+                            orig_stat=fileutil.file_sig(dest),
+                            exif_stat=(None, None, None),
+                            converted_stat=(None, None, None),
+                            edited_stat=(None, None, None),
+                            info_json=self.json(),
+                            exif_json=None,
                        )
                        break

@@ -582,9 +604,6 @@ def export2(
            src_live = self.path_live_photo

            if src_live is not None:
-                logging.debug(
-                    f"Exporting live photo video of {filename} as {live_name.name}"
-                )
                results = self._export_photo(
                    src_live,
                    live_name,
@@ -603,8 +622,6 @@ def export2(
                update_updated_files.extend(results.updated)
                update_skipped_files.extend(results.skipped)
                touched_files.extend(results.touched)
-            else:
-                logging.debug(f"Skipping missing live movie for {filename}")

        # copy associated RAW image if requested
        if raw_photo and self.has_raw:
@@ -612,7 +629,6 @@ def export2(
            raw_ext = raw_path.suffix
            raw_name = dest.parent / f"{dest.stem}{raw_ext}"
            if raw_path is not None:
-                logging.debug(f"Exporting RAW photo of {filename} as {raw_name.name}")
                results = self._export_photo(
                    raw_path,
                    raw_name,
@@ -632,8 +648,6 @@ def export2(
                update_updated_files.extend(results.updated)
                update_skipped_files.extend(results.skipped)
                touched_files.extend(results.touched)
-            else:
-                logging.debug(f"Skipping missing RAW photo for {filename}")
    else:
        # use_photo_export
        exported = []
@@ -651,32 +665,73 @@ def export2(
                # didn't get passed a filename, add _edited
                filestem = f"{dest.stem}{edited_identifier}"
                dest = dest.parent / f"{filestem}.jpeg"
-
-            exported = _export_photo_uuid_applescript(
-                self.uuid,
-                dest.parent,
-                filestem=filestem,
-                original=False,
-                edited=True,
-                live_photo=live_photo,
-                timeout=timeout,
-                burst=self.burst,
-                dry_run=dry_run,
-            )
+            if use_photokit:
+                photolib = PhotoLibrary()
+                photo = None
+                try:
+                    photo = photolib.fetch_uuid(self.uuid)
+                except PhotoKitFetchFailed:
+                    # if failed to find UUID, might be a burst photo
+                    if self.burst and self._info["burstUUID"]:
+                        bursts = photolib.fetch_burst_uuid(
+                            self._info["burstUUID"], all=True
+                        )
+                        # PhotoKit UUIDs may contain "/L0/001" so only look at beginning
+                        photo = [p for p in bursts if p.uuid.startswith(self.uuid)]
+                        photo = photo[0] if photo else None
+                if photo:
+                    exported = photo.export(
+                        dest.parent, dest.name, version=PHOTOS_VERSION_CURRENT
+                    )
+                else:
+                    exported = []
+            else:
+                exported = _export_photo_uuid_applescript(
+                    self.uuid,
+                    dest.parent,
+                    filestem=filestem,
+                    original=False,
+                    edited=True,
+                    live_photo=live_photo,
+                    timeout=timeout,
+                    burst=self.burst,
+                    dry_run=dry_run,
+                )
        else:
            # export original version and not edited
            filestem = dest.stem
-            exported = _export_photo_uuid_applescript(
-                self.uuid,
-                dest.parent,
-                filestem=filestem,
-                original=True,
-                edited=False,
-                live_photo=live_photo,
-                timeout=timeout,
-                burst=self.burst,
-                dry_run=dry_run,
-            )
+            if use_photokit:
+                photolib = PhotoLibrary()
+                photo = None
+                try:
+                    photo = photolib.fetch_uuid(self.uuid)
+                except PhotoKitFetchFailed:
+                    # if failed to find UUID, might be a burst photo
+                    if self.burst and self._info["burstUUID"]:
+                        bursts = photolib.fetch_burst_uuid(
+                            self._info["burstUUID"], all=True
+                        )
+                        # PhotoKit UUIDs may contain "/L0/001" so only look at beginning
+                        photo = [p for p in bursts if p.uuid.startswith(self.uuid)]
+                        photo = photo[0] if photo else None
+                if photo:
+                    exported = photo.export(
+                        dest.parent, dest.name, version=PHOTOS_VERSION_ORIGINAL
+                    )
+                else:
+                    exported = []
+            else:
+                exported = _export_photo_uuid_applescript(
+                    self.uuid,
+                    dest.parent,
+                    filestem=filestem,
+                    original=True,
+                    edited=False,
+                    live_photo=live_photo,
+                    timeout=timeout,
+                    burst=self.burst,
+                    dry_run=dry_run,
+                )
        if exported:
            if touch_file:
                for exported_file in exported:
@@ -693,9 +748,10 @@ def export2(
            )

    # export metadata
+    sidecar_json_files = []
    if sidecar_json:
-        logging.debug("writing exiftool_json_sidecar")
        sidecar_filename = dest.parent / pathlib.Path(f"{dest.stem}{dest.suffix}.json")
+        sidecar_json_files.append(str(sidecar_filename))
        sidecar_str = self._exiftool_json_sidecar(
            use_albums_as_keywords=use_albums_as_keywords,
            use_persons_as_keywords=use_persons_as_keywords,
@@ -703,16 +759,35 @@ def export2(
            description_template=description_template,
            ignore_date_modified=ignore_date_modified,
        )
-        if not dry_run:
-            try:
+        sidecar_digest = hexdigest(sidecar_str)
+        old_sidecar_digest, sidecar_sig = export_db.get_sidecar_for_file(
+            sidecar_filename
+        )
+        write_sidecar = (
+            not update
+            or (update and not sidecar_filename.exists())
+            or (
+                update
+                and (sidecar_digest != old_sidecar_digest)
+                or not fileutil.cmp_file_sig(sidecar_filename, sidecar_sig)
+            )
+        )
+        if write_sidecar:
+            verbose(f"Writing exiftool JSON sidecar {sidecar_filename}")
+            if not dry_run:
                self._write_sidecar(sidecar_filename, sidecar_str)
-            except Exception as e:
-                logging.warning(f"Error writing json sidecar to {sidecar_filename}")
-                raise e
+                export_db.set_sidecar_for_file(
+                    sidecar_filename,
+                    sidecar_digest,
+                    fileutil.file_sig(sidecar_filename),
+                )
+        else:
+            verbose(f"Skipped up to date exiftool JSON sidecar {sidecar_filename}")

+    sidecar_xmp_files = []
    if sidecar_xmp:
-        logging.debug("writing xmp_sidecar")
        sidecar_filename = dest.parent / pathlib.Path(f"{dest.stem}{dest.suffix}.xmp")
+        sidecar_xmp_files.append(str(sidecar_filename))
        sidecar_str = self._xmp_sidecar(
            use_albums_as_keywords=use_albums_as_keywords,
            use_persons_as_keywords=use_persons_as_keywords,
@@ -720,12 +795,30 @@ def export2(
            description_template=description_template,
            extension=dest.suffix[1:] if dest.suffix else None,
        )
-        if not dry_run:
-            try:
+        sidecar_digest = hexdigest(sidecar_str)
+        old_sidecar_digest, sidecar_sig = export_db.get_sidecar_for_file(
+            sidecar_filename
+        )
+        write_sidecar = (
+            not update
+            or (update and not sidecar_filename.exists())
+            or (
+                update
+                and (sidecar_digest != old_sidecar_digest)
+                or not fileutil.cmp_file_sig(sidecar_filename, sidecar_sig)
+            )
+        )
+        if write_sidecar:
+            verbose(f"Writing XMP sidecar {sidecar_filename}")
+            if not dry_run:
                self._write_sidecar(sidecar_filename, sidecar_str)
-            except Exception as e:
-                logging.warning(f"Error writing xmp sidecar to {sidecar_filename}")
-                raise e
+                export_db.set_sidecar_for_file(
+                    sidecar_filename,
+                    sidecar_digest,
+                    fileutil.file_sig(sidecar_filename),
+                )
+        else:
+            verbose(f"Skipped up to date XMP sidecar {sidecar_filename}")

    # if exiftool, write the metadata
    if update:
@@ -736,7 +829,6 @@ def export2(
    exif_files_updated = []
    if exiftool and update and exif_files:
        for exported_file in exif_files:
-            logging.debug(f"checking exif for {exported_file}")
            files_are_different = False
            old_data = export_db.get_exifdata_for_file(exported_file)
            if old_data is not None:
@@ -756,6 +848,7 @@ def export2(
            if old_data is None or files_are_different:
                # didn't have old data, assume we need to write it
                # or files were different
+                verbose(f"Writing metadata with exiftool for {exported_file}")
                if not dry_run:
                    self._write_exif_data(
                        exported_file,
@@ -779,8 +872,11 @@ def export2(
                    exported_file, fileutil.file_sig(exported_file)
                )
                exif_files_updated.append(exported_file)
+            else:
+                verbose(f"Skipped up to date exiftool metadata for {exported_file}")
    elif exiftool and exif_files:
        for exported_file in exif_files:
+            verbose(f"Writing metadata with exiftool for {exported_file}")
            if not dry_run:
                self._write_exif_data(
                    exported_file,
@@ -808,6 +904,7 @@ def export2(

    if touch_file:
        for exif_file in exif_files_updated:
+            verbose(f"Updating file modification time for {exif_file}")
            touched_files.append(exif_file)
            ts = int(self.date.timestamp())
            fileutil.utime(exif_file, (ts, ts))
@@ -821,6 +918,8 @@ def export2(
        update_skipped_files,
        exif_files_updated,
        touched_files,
+        sidecar_json_files,
+        sidecar_xmp_files,
    )
    return results

@@ -943,13 +1042,11 @@ def _export_photo(

        else:
            # update, destination doesn't exist (new file)
-            logging.debug(f"Update: exporting new file with {op_desc} {src} {dest}")
            update_new_files.append(dest_str)
            if touch_file:
                touched_files.append(dest_str)
    else:
        # not update, export the file
-        logging.debug(f"Exporting file with {op_desc} {src} {dest}")
        exported_files.append(dest_str)
        if touch_file:
            sig = fileutil.file_sig(src)
@@ -961,9 +1058,6 @@ def _export_photo(
        edited_stat = fileutil.file_sig(src) if edited else (None, None, None)
        if dest_exists and (update or overwrite):
            # need to remove the destination first
-            logging.debug(
-                f"Update: removing existing file prior to {op_desc} {src} {dest}"
-            )
            fileutil.unlink(dest)
        if export_as_hardlink:
            fileutil.hardlink(src, dest)
@@ -975,14 +1069,14 @@ def _export_photo(
            fileutil.copy(src, dest_str, norsrc=no_xattr)

        export_db.set_data(
-            dest_str,
-            self.uuid,
-            fileutil.file_sig(dest_str),
-            (None, None, None),
-            converted_stat,
-            edited_stat,
-            self.json(),
-            None,
+            filename=dest_str,
+            uuid=self.uuid,
+            orig_stat=fileutil.file_sig(dest_str),
+            exif_stat=(None, None, None),
+            converted_stat=converted_stat,
+            edited_stat=edited_stat,
+            info_json=self.json(),
+            exif_json=None,
        )

    if touched_files:
@@ -996,6 +1090,8 @@ def _export_photo(
        update_skipped_files,
        [],
        touched_files,
+        [],
+        [],
    )


@@ -1066,14 +1162,14 @@ def _exiftool_dict(
        IPTC:Keywords (may include album name, person name, or template)
        XMP:Subject
        XMP:PersonInImage
+        EXIF:GPSLatitudeRef, EXIF:GPSLongitudeRef
        EXIF:GPSLatitude, EXIF:GPSLongitude
        EXIF:GPSPosition
-        EXIF:GPSLatitudeRef, EXIF:GPSLongitudeRef
        EXIF:DateTimeOriginal
        EXIF:OffsetTimeOriginal
        EXIF:ModifyDate
-        IPTC:DigitalCreationDate
        IPTC:DateCreated
+        IPTC:TimeCreated
    """

    exif = {}
@@ -1187,9 +1283,11 @@ def _exiftool_dict(
    exif["EXIF:OffsetTimeOriginal"] = offsettime

    dateoriginal = date.strftime("%Y:%m:%d")
-    exif["IPTC:DigitalCreationDate"] = dateoriginal
    exif["IPTC:DateCreated"] = dateoriginal

+    timeoriginal = date.strftime(f"%H:%M:%S{offsettime}")
+    exif["IPTC:TimeCreated"] = timeoriginal
+
    if self.date_modified is not None and not ignore_date_modified:
        exif["EXIF:ModifyDate"] = self.date_modified.strftime("%Y:%m:%d %H:%M:%S")
    else:
@@ -1226,9 +1324,9 @@ def _exiftool_json_sidecar(
        IPTC:Keywords (may include album name, person name, or template)
        XMP:Subject
        XMP:PersonInImage
+        EXIF:GPSLatitudeRef, EXIF:GPSLongitudeRef
        EXIF:GPSLatitude, EXIF:GPSLongitude
        EXIF:GPSPosition
-        EXIF:GPSLatitudeRef, EXIF:GPSLongitudeRef
        EXIF:DateTimeOriginal
        EXIF:OffsetTimeOriginal
        EXIF:ModifyDate
--- a/osxphotos/photoinfo/photoinfo.py
+++ b/osxphotos/photoinfo/photoinfo.py
@@ -91,9 +91,10 @@ class PhotoInfo:
            and self.raw_original
        ):
            # return the JPEG version as that's what Photos 5+ does
-            return self._info["raw_pair_info"]["originalFilename"]
+            original_name = self._info["raw_pair_info"]["originalFilename"]
        else:
-            return self._info["originalFilename"]
+            original_name = self._info["originalFilename"]
+        return original_name or self.filename

    @property
    def date(self):
@@ -164,6 +165,8 @@ class PhotoInfo:
                        photopath = os.path.join(
                            self._db._masters_path, self._info["imagePath"]
                        )
+                if not os.path.isfile(photopath):
+                    photopath = None
                self._path = photopath
                return photopath

@@ -175,6 +178,8 @@ class PhotoInfo:
                    self._info["directory"],
                    self._info["filename"],
                )
+                if not os.path.isfile(photopath):
+                    photopath = None
                self._path = photopath
                return photopath

@@ -188,6 +193,8 @@ class PhotoInfo:
                    self._info["directory"],
                    self._info["filename"],
                )
+            if not os.path.isfile(photopath):
+                photopath = None
            self._path = photopath
            return photopath

--- a/osxphotos/photokit.py
+++ b/osxphotos/photokit.py
--- a/osxphotos/photosdb/photosdb.py
+++ b/osxphotos/photosdb/photosdb.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ from .._constants import (
 from .._version import __version__
 from ..albuminfo import AlbumInfo, FolderInfo, ImportInfo
 from ..datetime_utils import datetime_has_tz, datetime_naive_to_local
+from ..fileutil import FileUtil
 from ..personinfo import PersonInfo
 from ..photoinfo import PhotoInfo
 from ..utils import (
@@ -546,6 +547,33 @@ class PhotosDB:

        return dest_path

+    # NOTE: This method seems to cause problems with applescript
+    # Bummer...would'be been nice to avoid copying the DB
+    # def _link_db_file(self, fname):
+    #     """ links the sqlite database file to a temp file """
+    #     """ returns the name of the temp file """
+    #     """ If sqlite shared memory and write-ahead log files exist, those are copied too """
+    #     # required because python's sqlite3 implementation can't read a locked file
+    #     # _, suffix = os.path.splitext(fname)
+    #     dest_name = dest_path = ""
+    #     try:
+    #         dest_name = pathlib.Path(fname).name
+    #         dest_path = os.path.join(self._tempdir_name, dest_name)
+    #         FileUtil.hardlink(fname, dest_path)
+    #         # link write-ahead log and shared memory files (-wal and -shm) files if they exist
+    #         if os.path.exists(f"{fname}-wal"):
+    #             FileUtil.hardlink(f"{fname}-wal", f"{dest_path}-wal")
+    #         if os.path.exists(f"{fname}-shm"):
+    #             FileUtil.hardlink(f"{fname}-shm", f"{dest_path}-shm")
+    #     except:
+    #         print("Error linking " + fname + " to " + dest_path, file=sys.stderr)
+    #         raise Exception
+
+    #     if _debug():
+    #         logging.debug(dest_path)
+
+    #     return dest_path
+
    def _process_database4(self):
        """ process the Photos database to extract info
            works on Photos version <= 4.0 """
--- a/osxphotos/phototemplate.py
+++ b/osxphotos/phototemplate.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from functools import partial

 from ._constants import _UNKNOWN_PERSON
 from .datetime_formatter import DateTimeFormatter
+from .exiftool import ExifTool
 from .path_utils import sanitize_dirname, sanitize_filename, sanitize_pathpart

 # ensure locale set to user's locale
@@ -126,6 +127,10 @@ TEMPLATE_SUBSTITUTIONS_MULTI_VALUED = {
    "{label}": "Image categorization label associated with a photo (Photos 5 only)",
    "{label_normalized}": "All lower case version of 'label' (Photos 5 only)",
    "{comment}": "Comment(s) on shared Photos; format is 'Person name: comment text' (Photos 5 only)",
+    "{exiftool:GROUP:TAGNAME}": "Use exiftool (https://exiftool.org) to extract metadata, in form GROUP:TAGNAME, from image.  "
+    "E.g. '{exiftool:EXIF:Make}' to get camera make, or {exiftool:IPTC:Keywords} to extract keywords. "
+    "See https://exiftool.org/TagNames/ for list of valid tag names.  You must specify group (e.g. EXIF, IPTC, etc) "
+    "as used in `exiftool -G`. exiftool must be installed in the path to use this template.",
 }

 # Just the multi-valued substitution names without the braces
@@ -150,6 +155,62 @@ class PhotoTemplate:
        # gets initialized in get_template_value
        self.today = None

+    def make_subst_function(
+        self, none_str, filename, dirname, replacement, get_func=None
+    ):
+        """ returns: substitution function for use in re.sub 
+            none_str: value to use if substitution lookup is None and no default provided
+            get_func: function that gets the substitution value for a given template field
+                    default is get_template_value which handles the single-value fields """
+
+        if get_func is None:
+            # used by make_subst_function to get the value for a template substitution
+            get_func = partial(
+                self.get_template_value,
+                filename=filename,
+                dirname=dirname,
+                replacement=replacement,
+            )
+
+        # closure to capture photo, none_str, filename, dirname in subst
+        def subst(matchobj):
+            groups = len(matchobj.groups())
+            if groups != 5:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f"Unexpected number of groups: expected 4, got {groups}"
+                )
+
+            delim = matchobj.group(1)
+            field = matchobj.group(2)
+            path_sep = matchobj.group(3)
+            bool_val = matchobj.group(4)
+            default = matchobj.group(5)
+
+            # drop the '+' on delim
+            delim = delim[:-1] if delim is not None else None
+            # drop () from path_sep
+            path_sep = path_sep.strip("()") if path_sep is not None else None
+            # drop the ? on bool_val
+            bool_val = bool_val[1:] if bool_val is not None else None
+            # drop the comma on default
+            default_val = default[1:] if default is not None else None
+
+            try:
+                val = get_func(field, default_val, bool_val, delim, path_sep)
+            except ValueError:
+                return matchobj.group(0)
+
+            if val is None:
+                # field valid but didn't match a value
+                if default == ",":
+                    val = ""
+                else:
+                    val = default_val if default_val is not None else none_str
+
+            return val
+
+        return subst
+
    def render(
        self,
        template,
@@ -208,60 +269,7 @@ class PhotoTemplate:
        if type(template) is not str:
            raise TypeError(f"template must be type str, not {type(template)}")

-        # used by make_subst_function to get the value for a template substitution
-        get_func = partial(
-            self.get_template_value,
-            filename=filename,
-            dirname=dirname,
-            replacement=replacement,
-        )
-
-        def make_subst_function(self, none_str, get_func=get_func):
-            """ returns: substitution function for use in re.sub 
-                none_str: value to use if substitution lookup is None and no default provided
-                get_func: function that gets the substitution value for a given template field
-                        default is get_template_value which handles the single-value fields """
-
-            # closure to capture photo, none_str, filename, dirname in subst
-            def subst(matchobj):
-                groups = len(matchobj.groups())
-                if groups == 5:
-                    delim = matchobj.group(1)
-                    field = matchobj.group(2)
-                    path_sep = matchobj.group(3)
-                    bool_val = matchobj.group(4)
-                    default = matchobj.group(5)
-
-                    # drop the '+' on delim
-                    delim = delim[:-1] if delim is not None else None
-                    # drop () from path_sep
-                    path_sep = path_sep.strip("()") if path_sep is not None else None
-                    # drop the ? on bool_val
-                    bool_val = bool_val[1:] if bool_val is not None else None
-                    # drop the comma on default
-                    default_val = default[1:] if default is not None else None
-
-                    try:
-                        val = get_func(field, default_val, bool_val, delim, path_sep)
-                    except ValueError:
-                        return matchobj.group(0)
-
-                    if val is None:
-                        # field valid but didn't match a value
-                        if default == ",":
-                            val = ""
-                        else:
-                            val = default_val if default_val is not None else none_str
-
-                    return val
-                else:
-                    raise ValueError(
-                        f"Unexpected number of groups: expected 4, got {groups}"
-                    )
-
-            return subst
-
-        subst_func = make_subst_function(self, none_str)
+        subst_func = self.make_subst_function(none_str, filename, dirname, replacement)

        # do the replacements
        rendered = re.sub(regex, subst_func, template)
@@ -289,88 +297,28 @@ class PhotoTemplate:
        #    '2011/Album2/keyword1/person1',
        #    '2011/Album2/keyword2/person1',]

-        rendered_strings = [rendered]
-        for field in MULTI_VALUE_SUBSTITUTIONS:
-            # Build a regex that matches only the field being processed
-            re_str = (
-                r"(?<!\{)\{"  # match { but not {{
-                + r"([^}]*\+)?"  # group 1: optional DELIM+
-                + r"("
-                + field  # group 2: field name
-                + r")"
-                + r"(\([^{}\)]*\))?"  # group 3: optional (PATH_SEP)
-                + r"(\?[^\\,}]*)?"  # group 4: optional ?TRUE_VALUE for boolean fields
-                + r"(,[\w\=\;\-\%. ]*)?"  # group 5: optional ,DEFAULT
-                + r"(?=\}(?!\}))\}"  # match } but not }}
-            )
-            regex_multi = re.compile(re_str)
+        rendered_strings = self._render_multi_valued_templates(
+            rendered,
+            none_str,
+            path_sep,
+            expand_inplace,
+            inplace_sep,
+            filename,
+            dirname,
+            replacement,
+        )

-            # holds each of the new rendered_strings, dict to avoid repeats (dict.keys())
-            new_strings = {}
-
-            for str_template in rendered_strings:
-                matches = regex_multi.search(str_template)
-                if matches:
-                    path_sep = (
-                        matches.group(3).strip("()")
-                        if matches.group(3) is not None
-                        else path_sep
-                    )
-                    values = self.get_template_value_multi(
-                        field,
-                        path_sep,
-                        filename=filename,
-                        dirname=dirname,
-                        replacement=replacement,
-                    )
-                    if expand_inplace or matches.group(1) is not None:
-                        delim = (
-                            matches.group(1)[:-1] if matches.group(1) is not None else inplace_sep 
-                        )
-                        # instead of returning multiple strings, join values into a single string
-                        val = delim.join(sorted(values)) if values and values[0] else None
-
-                        def lookup_template_value_multi(lookup_value, *_):
-                            """ Closure passed to make_subst_function get_func 
-                                    Capture val and field in the closure 
-                                    Allows make_subst_function to be re-used w/o modification
-                                    _ is not used but required so signature matches get_template_value """
-                            if lookup_value == field:
-                                return val
-                            else:
-                                raise ValueError(f"Unexpected value: {lookup_value}")
-
-                        subst = make_subst_function(
-                            self, none_str, get_func=lookup_template_value_multi
-                        )
-                        new_string = regex_multi.sub(subst, str_template)
-
-                        # update rendered_strings for the next field to process
-                        rendered_strings = {new_string}
-                    else:
-                        # create a new template string for each value
-                        for val in values:
-
-                            def lookup_template_value_multi(lookup_value, *_):
-                                """ Closure passed to make_subst_function get_func 
-                                    Capture val and field in the closure 
-                                    Allows make_subst_function to be re-used w/o modification
-                                    _ is not used but required so signature matches get_template_value """
-                                if lookup_value == field:
-                                    return val
-                                else:
-                                    raise ValueError(
-                                        f"Unexpected value: {lookup_value}"
-                                    )
-
-                            subst = make_subst_function(
-                                self, none_str, get_func=lookup_template_value_multi
-                            )
-                            new_string = regex_multi.sub(subst, str_template)
-                            new_strings[new_string] = 1
-
-                        # update rendered_strings for the next field to process
-                        rendered_strings = list(new_strings.keys())
+        # process exiftool: templates
+        rendered_strings = self._render_exiftool_template(
+            rendered_strings,
+            none_str,
+            path_sep,
+            expand_inplace,
+            inplace_sep,
+            filename,
+            dirname,
+            replacement,
+        )

        # find any {fields} that weren't replaced
        unmatched = []
@@ -396,6 +344,244 @@ class PhotoTemplate:

        return rendered_strings, unmatched

+    def _render_multi_valued_templates(
+        self,
+        rendered,
+        none_str,
+        path_sep,
+        expand_inplace,
+        inplace_sep,
+        filename,
+        dirname,
+        replacement,
+    ):
+        rendered_strings = [rendered]
+        new_rendered_strings = []
+        while new_rendered_strings != rendered_strings:
+            new_rendered_strings = rendered_strings
+            for field in MULTI_VALUE_SUBSTITUTIONS:
+                # Build a regex that matches only the field being processed
+                re_str = (
+                    r"(?<!\{)\{"  # match { but not {{
+                    + r"([^}]*\+)?"  # group 1: optional DELIM+
+                    + r"("
+                    + field  # group 2: field name
+                    + r")"
+                    + r"(\([^{}\)]*\))?"  # group 3: optional (PATH_SEP)
+                    + r"(\?[^\\,}]*)?"  # group 4: optional ?TRUE_VALUE for boolean fields
+                    + r"(,[\w\=\;\-\%. ]*)?"  # group 5: optional ,DEFAULT
+                    + r"(?=\}(?!\}))\}"  # match } but not }}
+                )
+                regex_multi = re.compile(re_str)
+
+                # holds each of the new rendered_strings, dict to avoid repeats (dict.keys())
+                new_strings = {}
+
+                for str_template in rendered_strings:
+                    matches = regex_multi.search(str_template)
+                    if matches:
+                        path_sep = (
+                            matches.group(3).strip("()")
+                            if matches.group(3) is not None
+                            else path_sep
+                        )
+                        values = self.get_template_value_multi(
+                            field,
+                            path_sep,
+                            filename=filename,
+                            dirname=dirname,
+                            replacement=replacement,
+                        )
+                        if expand_inplace or matches.group(1) is not None:
+                            delim = (
+                                matches.group(1)[:-1]
+                                if matches.group(1) is not None
+                                else inplace_sep
+                            )
+                            # instead of returning multiple strings, join values into a single string
+                            val = (
+                                delim.join(sorted(values))
+                                if values and values[0]
+                                else None
+                            )
+
+                            def lookup_template_value_multi(lookup_value, *_):
+                                """ Closure passed to make_subst_function get_func 
+                                        Capture val and field in the closure 
+                                        Allows make_subst_function to be re-used w/o modification
+                                        _ is not used but required so signature matches get_template_value """
+                                if lookup_value == field:
+                                    return val
+                                else:
+                                    raise ValueError(
+                                        f"Unexpected value: {lookup_value}"
+                                    )
+
+                            subst = self.make_subst_function(
+                                none_str,
+                                filename,
+                                dirname,
+                                replacement,
+                                get_func=lookup_template_value_multi,
+                            )
+                            new_string = regex_multi.sub(subst, str_template)
+
+                            # update rendered_strings for the next field to process
+                            rendered_strings = list({new_string})
+                        else:
+                            # create a new template string for each value
+                            for val in values:
+
+                                def lookup_template_value_multi(lookup_value, *_):
+                                    """ Closure passed to make_subst_function get_func 
+                                        Capture val and field in the closure 
+                                        Allows make_subst_function to be re-used w/o modification
+                                        _ is not used but required so signature matches get_template_value """
+                                    if lookup_value == field:
+                                        return val
+                                    else:
+                                        raise ValueError(
+                                            f"Unexpected value: {lookup_value}"
+                                        )
+
+                                subst = self.make_subst_function(
+                                    none_str,
+                                    filename,
+                                    dirname,
+                                    replacement,
+                                    get_func=lookup_template_value_multi,
+                                )
+                                new_string = regex_multi.sub(subst, str_template)
+                                new_strings[new_string] = 1
+
+                            # update rendered_strings for the next field to process
+                            rendered_strings = sorted(list(new_strings.keys()))
+        return rendered_strings
+
+    def _render_exiftool_template(
+        self,
+        rendered_strings,
+        none_str,
+        path_sep,
+        expand_inplace,
+        inplace_sep,
+        filename,
+        dirname,
+        replacement,
+    ):
+        # TODO: lots of code commonality with render_multi_valued_templates -- combine or pull out
+        # TODO: put these in globals
+        if path_sep is None:
+            path_sep = os.path.sep
+
+        if inplace_sep is None:
+            inplace_sep = ","
+
+        # Build a regex that matches only the field being processed
+        # todo: pull out regexes into globals?
+        re_str = (
+            r"(?<!\{)\{"  # match { but not {{
+            + r"([^}]*\+)?"  # group 1: optional DELIM+
+            + r"(exiftool:[^\\,}+\?]+)"  # group 3 field name
+            + r"(\([^{}\)]*\))?"  # group 3: optional (PATH_SEP)
+            + r"(\?[^\\,}]*)?"  # group 4: optional ?TRUE_VALUE for boolean fields
+            + r"(,[\w\=\;\-\%. ]*)?"  # group 5: optional ,DEFAULT
+            + r"(?=\}(?!\}))\}"  # match } but not }}
+        )
+        regex_multi = re.compile(re_str)
+
+        # holds each of the new rendered_strings, dict to avoid repeats (dict.keys())
+        new_rendered_strings = []
+        while new_rendered_strings != rendered_strings:
+            new_rendered_strings = rendered_strings
+            new_strings = {}
+            for str_template in rendered_strings:
+                matches = regex_multi.search(str_template)
+                if matches:
+                    # allmatches = regex_multi.finditer(str_template)
+                    # for matches in allmatches:
+                    path_sep = (
+                        matches.group(3).strip("()")
+                        if matches.group(3) is not None
+                        else path_sep
+                    )
+                    field = matches.group(2)
+                    subfield = field[9:]
+
+                    if not self.photo.path:
+                        values = []
+                    else:
+                        exif = ExifTool(self.photo.path)
+                        exifdict = exif.asdict()
+                        exifdict = {k.lower(): v for (k, v) in exifdict.items()}
+                        subfield = subfield.lower()
+                        if subfield in exifdict:
+                            values = exifdict[subfield]
+                            values = (
+                                [values] if not isinstance(values, list) else values
+                            )
+                        else:
+                            values = [None]
+                    if expand_inplace or matches.group(1) is not None:
+                        delim = (
+                            matches.group(1)[:-1]
+                            if matches.group(1) is not None
+                            else inplace_sep
+                        )
+                        # instead of returning multiple strings, join values into a single string
+                        val = (
+                            delim.join(sorted(values)) if values and values[0] else None
+                        )
+
+                        def lookup_template_value_exif(lookup_value, *_):
+                            """ Closure passed to make_subst_function get_func 
+                                    Capture val and field in the closure 
+                                    Allows make_subst_function to be re-used w/o modification
+                                    _ is not used but required so signature matches get_template_value """
+                            if lookup_value == field:
+                                return val
+                            else:
+                                raise ValueError(f"Unexpected value: {lookup_value}")
+
+                        subst = self.make_subst_function(
+                            none_str,
+                            filename,
+                            dirname,
+                            replacement,
+                            get_func=lookup_template_value_exif,
+                        )
+                        new_string = regex_multi.sub(subst, str_template)
+                        # update rendered_strings for the next field to process
+                        rendered_strings = list({new_string})
+                    else:
+                        # create a new template string for each value
+                        for val in values:
+
+                            def lookup_template_value_exif(lookup_value, *_):
+                                """ Closure passed to make_subst_function get_func 
+                                    Capture val and field in the closure 
+                                    Allows make_subst_function to be re-used w/o modification
+                                    _ is not used but required so signature matches get_template_value """
+                                if lookup_value == field:
+                                    return val
+                                else:
+                                    raise ValueError(
+                                        f"Unexpected value: {lookup_value}"
+                                    )
+
+                            subst = self.make_subst_function(
+                                none_str,
+                                filename,
+                                dirname,
+                                replacement,
+                                get_func=lookup_template_value_exif,
+                            )
+                            new_string = regex_multi.sub(subst, str_template)
+                            new_strings[new_string] = 1
+                        # update rendered_strings for the next field to process
+                        rendered_strings = sorted(list(new_strings.keys()))
+        return rendered_strings
+
    def get_template_value(
        self,
        field,
@@ -681,6 +867,7 @@ class PhotoTemplate:
        """

        """ return list of values for a multi-valued template field """
+        values = [] 
        if field == "album":
            values = self.photo.albums
        elif field == "keyword":
@@ -724,7 +911,7 @@ class PhotoTemplate:
            values = [
                f"{comment.user}: {comment.text}" for comment in self.photo.comments
            ]
-        else:
+        elif not field.startswith("exiftool:"):
            raise ValueError(f"Unhandled template value: {field}")

        # sanitize directory names if needed, folder_album handled differently above
--- a/osxphotos/templates/xmp_sidecar.mako
+++ b/osxphotos/templates/xmp_sidecar.mako
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
    % if desc is None:
        <dc:description></dc:description>
    % else:
-        <dc:description>${desc}</dc:description>
+        <dc:description>${desc | x}</dc:description>
    % endif
 </%def>

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
    % if title is None:
        <dc:title></dc:title>
    % else:
-        <dc:title>${title}</dc:title>
+        <dc:title>${title | x}</dc:title>
    % endif
 </%def>

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
        <dc:subject>
            <rdf:Seq>
            % for subj in subject:
-                <rdf:li>${subj}</rdf:li>
+                <rdf:li>${subj | x}</rdf:li>
            % endfor
            </rdf:Seq>
        </dc:subject>
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
        <Iptc4xmpExt:PersonInImage>
            <rdf:Bag>
                % for person in persons:
-                    <rdf:li>${person}</rdf:li>
+                    <rdf:li>${person | x}</rdf:li>
                % endfor
            </rdf:Bag>
        </Iptc4xmpExt:PersonInImage>
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
        <digiKam:TagsList>
            <rdf:Seq>
            % for keyword in keywords:
-                <rdf:li>${keyword}</rdf:li>
+                <rdf:li>${keyword | x}</rdf:li>
            % endfor
            </rdf:Seq>
        </digiKam:TagsList>
@@ -81,10 +81,8 @@

 <%def name="gps_info(latitude, longitude)">
    % if latitude is not None and longitude is not None:
-        <exif:GPSLongitudeRef>${"E" if longitude >= 0 else "W"}</exif:GPSLongitudeRef>
-        <exif:GPSLongitude>${abs(longitude)}</exif:GPSLongitude>
-        <exif:GPSLatitude>${abs(latitude)}</exif:GPSLatitude>
-        <exif:GPSLatitudeRef>${"N" if latitude >= 0 else "S"}</exif:GPSLatitudeRef>
+        <exif:GPSLongitude>${int(abs(longitude))},${(abs(longitude) % 1) * 60}${"E" if longitude >= 0 else "W"}</exif:GPSLongitude>
+        <exif:GPSLatitude>${int(abs(latitude))},${(abs(latitude) % 1) * 60}${"N" if latitude >= 0 else "S"}</exif:GPSLatitude>
    % endif
 </%def>

--- a/osxphotos/utils.py
+++ b/osxphotos/utils.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ from plistlib import load as plistload
 import CoreFoundation
 import CoreServices
 import objc
-from Foundation import *

 from ._constants import UNICODE_FORMAT
 from .fileutil import FileUtil
@@ -57,10 +56,12 @@ def _debug():
    """ returns True if debugging turned on (via _set_debug), otherwise, false """
    return _DEBUG

+
 def noop(*args, **kwargs):
    """ do nothing (no operation) """
    pass

+
 def _get_os_version():
    # returns tuple containing OS version
    # e.g. 10.13.6 = (10, 13, 6)
@@ -200,7 +201,7 @@ def get_last_library_path():
        # pylint: disable=no-member
        # pylint: disable=undefined-variable
        photosurl = CoreFoundation.CFURLCreateByResolvingBookmarkData(
-            kCFAllocatorDefault, photosurlref, 0, None, None, None, None
+            CoreFoundation.kCFAllocatorDefault, photosurlref, 0, None, None, None, None
        )

        # the CFURLRef we got is a sruct that python treats as an array
@@ -361,9 +362,35 @@ def _db_is_locked(dbname):

 def normalize_unicode(value):
    """ normalize unicode data """
-    if value is not None:
-        if not isinstance(value, str):
-            raise ValueError("value must be str")
-        return unicodedata.normalize(UNICODE_FORMAT, value)
-    else:
+    if value is None:
        return None
+
+    if not isinstance(value, str):
+        raise ValueError("value must be str")
+    return unicodedata.normalize(UNICODE_FORMAT, value)
+
+
+def increment_filename(filepath):
+    """ Return filename (1).ext, etc if filename.ext exists
+
+        If file exists in filename's parent folder with same stem as filename, 
+        add (1), (2), etc. until a non-existing filename is found.
+
+    Args:
+        filepath: str; full path, including file name
+
+    Returns:
+        new filepath (or same if not incremented)
+
+    Note: This obviously is subject to race condition so using with caution.
+    """
+    dest = pathlib.Path(str(filepath))
+    count = 1
+    dest_files = findfiles(f"{dest.stem}*", str(dest.parent))
+    dest_files = [pathlib.Path(f).stem.lower() for f in dest_files]
+    dest_new = dest.stem
+    while dest_new.lower() in dest_files:
+        dest_new = f"{dest.stem} ({count})"
+        count += 1
+    dest = dest.parent / f"{dest_new}{dest.suffix}"
+    return str(dest)
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ parso==0.6.2
 pathspec==0.7.0
 pathvalidate==2.2.1
 pexpect==4.8.0
+photoscript==0.1.0
 pickleshare==0.7.5
 Pillow==7.2.0
 pkginfo==1.5.0.1
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ setup(
        "pathvalidate==2.2.1",
        "dataclasses==0.7;python_version<'3.7'",
        "wurlitzer>=2.0.1",
+        "photoscript>=0.1.0",
    ],
    entry_points={"console_scripts": ["osxphotos=osxphotos.__main__:cli"]},
    include_package_data=True,
--- a/tests/Test-10.15.4.photoslibrary/database/Photos.sqlite-shm
+++ b/tests/Test-10.15.4.photoslibrary/database/Photos.sqlite-shm
--- a/tests/Test-10.15.5.photoslibrary/database/Photos.sqlite-shm
+++ b/tests/Test-10.15.5.photoslibrary/database/Photos.sqlite-shm
--- a/tests/Test-10.15.6.photoslibrary/database/Photos.sqlite-shm
+++ b/tests/Test-10.15.6.photoslibrary/database/Photos.sqlite-shm
--- a/tests/Test-10.16.0.photoslibrary/database/Photos.sqlite-shm
+++ b/tests/Test-10.16.0.photoslibrary/database/Photos.sqlite-shm
--- a/tests/Test-Cloud-10.15.6.photoslibrary/database/Photos.sqlite-shm
+++ b/tests/Test-Cloud-10.15.6.photoslibrary/database/Photos.sqlite-shm
--- a/tests/Test-Cloud-10.16.0.photoslibrary/database/Photos.sqlite-shm
+++ b/tests/Test-Cloud-10.16.0.photoslibrary/database/Photos.sqlite-shm
--- a/tests/Test-Faces-10.15.6.photoslibrary/database/Photos.sqlite-shm
+++ b/tests/Test-Faces-10.15.6.photoslibrary/database/Photos.sqlite-shm
--- a/tests/Test-Places-Catalina-10_15_7.photoslibrary/database/Photos.sqlite-shm
+++ b/tests/Test-Places-Catalina-10_15_7.photoslibrary/database/Photos.sqlite-shm
--- a/tests/Test-RAW-10.15.1.photoslibrary/database/Photos.sqlite-shm
+++ b/tests/Test-RAW-10.15.1.photoslibrary/database/Photos.sqlite-shm
--- a/tests/tempdiskimage.py
+++ b/tests/tempdiskimage.py
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+""" Create a temporary disk image on MacOS """
+
+import pathlib
+import platform
+import subprocess
+import tempfile
+import time
+
+
+class TempDiskImage:
+    """ Create and mount a temporary disk image """
+
+    def __init__(self, size=100, prefix=None):
+        """ Create and mount a temporary disk image.
+        
+        Args:
+            size: int; size in MB of disk image, default = 100
+            prefix: str; optional prefix to prepend to name of the temporary disk image
+            name: str; name of the mounted volume, default = "TemporaryDiskImage"
+
+        Raises:
+            TypeError if size is not int
+            RunTimeError if not on MacOS
+        """
+        if type(size) != int:
+            raise TypeError("size must be int")
+
+        system = platform.system()
+        if system != "Darwin":
+            raise RuntimeError("TempDiskImage only runs on MacOS")
+
+        self._tempdir = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
+        # hacky mktemp: this could create a race condition but unlikely given it's created in a TemporaryDirectory
+        prefix = "TemporaryDiskImage" if prefix is None else prefix
+        volume_name = f"{prefix}_{str(time.time()).replace('.','_')}_{str(time.perf_counter()).replace('.','_')}"
+        image_name = f"{volume_name}.dmg"
+        image_path = pathlib.Path(self._tempdir.name) / image_name
+        hdiutil = subprocess.run(
+            [
+                "/usr/bin/hdiutil",
+                "create",
+                "-size",
+                f"{size}m",
+                "-fs",
+                "HFS+",
+                "-volname",
+                volume_name,
+                image_path,
+            ],
+            check=True,
+            text=True,
+            capture_output=True,
+        )
+
+        if "created" not in hdiutil.stdout:
+            raise OSError(f"Could not create DMG {image_path}")
+
+        self.path = image_path
+        self._mount_point, self.name = self._mount_image(self.path)
+
+    def _mount_image(self, image_path):
+        """ mount a DMG file and return path, returns (mount_point, path) """
+        hdiutil = subprocess.run(
+            ["/usr/bin/hdiutil", "attach", image_path],
+            check=True,
+            text=True,
+            capture_output=True,
+        )
+        mount_point, path = None, None
+        for line in hdiutil.stdout.split("\n"):
+            line = line.strip()
+            if "Apple_HFS" not in line:
+                continue
+            output = line.split()
+            if len(output) < 3:
+                raise ValueError(f"Error mounting disk image {image_path}")
+            mount_point = output[0]
+            path = output[2]
+            break
+        return (mount_point, path)
+
+    def unmount(self):
+        try:
+            if self._mount_point:
+                hdiutil = subprocess.run(
+                    ["/usr/bin/hdiutil", "detach", self._mount_point],
+                    check=True,
+                    text=True,
+                    capture_output=True,
+                )
+                self._mount_point = None
+        except AttributeError:
+            pass
+
+    def __enter__(self):
+        return self
+
+    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, traceback):
+        self.unmount()
+        if exc_type:
+            return False
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # Create a temporary disk image, 50mb in size
+    img = TempDiskImage(size=50, prefix="MyDiskImage")
+    # Be sure to unmount it, image will be cleaned up automatically
+    img.unmount()
+
+    # Or use it as a context handler
+    # Default values are 100mb and prefix = "TemporaryDiskImage"
+    with TempDiskImage() as img:
+        print(f"image: {img.path}")
+        print(f"mounted at: {img.name}")
--- a/tests/test_catalina_10_15_6.py
+++ b/tests/test_catalina_10_15_6.py
@@ -177,6 +177,12 @@ RAW_DICT = {
    ),
 }

+ORIGINAL_FILENAME_DICT = {
+    "uuid": "D79B8D77-BFFC-460B-9312-034F2877D35B",
+    "filename": "D79B8D77-BFFC-460B-9312-034F2877D35B.jpeg",
+    "original_filename": "Pumkins2.jpg",
+}
+

@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
 def photosdb():
@@ -864,6 +870,27 @@ def test_export_14(photosdb, caplog):
    assert "Invalid destination suffix" not in caplog.text


+def test_export_no_original_filename(photosdb):
+    # test export OK if original filename is null
+    # issue #267
+
+    tempdir = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="osxphotos_")
+    dest = tempdir.name
+    photos = photosdb.photos(uuid=[UUID_DICT["export"]])
+
+    # monkey patch original_filename for testing
+    original_filename = photos[0]._info["originalFilename"]
+    photos[0]._info["originalFilename"] = None
+    filename = f"{photos[0].uuid}.jpeg"
+    expected_dest = os.path.join(dest, filename)
+    got_dest = photos[0].export(dest)[0]
+
+    assert got_dest == expected_dest
+    assert os.path.isfile(got_dest)
+
+    photos[0]._info["originalFilename"] = original_filename
+
+
 def test_eq():
    """ Test equality of two PhotoInfo objects """

@@ -1070,3 +1097,18 @@ def test_verbose(capsys):
    photosdb = osxphotos.PhotosDB(dbfile=PHOTOS_DB, verbose=print)
    captured = capsys.readouterr()
    assert "Processing database" in captured.out
+
+
+def test_original_filename(photosdb):
+    """ test original filename """
+    uuid = ORIGINAL_FILENAME_DICT["uuid"]
+    photo = photosdb.get_photo(uuid)
+    assert photo.original_filename == ORIGINAL_FILENAME_DICT["original_filename"]
+    assert photo.filename == ORIGINAL_FILENAME_DICT["filename"]
+
+    # monkey patch
+    original_filename = photo._info["originalFilename"]
+    photo._info["originalFilename"] = None
+    assert photo.original_filename == ORIGINAL_FILENAME_DICT["filename"]
+    photo._info["originalFilename"] = original_filename
+
--- a/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ CLI_EXPORT_FILENAMES_ALBUM_UNICODE = ["IMG_4547.jpg"]
 CLI_EXPORT_FILENAMES_DELETED_TWIN = ["wedding.jpg", "wedding_edited.jpeg"]

 CLI_EXPORT_EDITED_SUFFIX = "_bearbeiten"
+CLI_EXPORT_ORIGINAL_SUFFIX = "_original"

 CLI_EXPORT_FILENAMES_EDITED_SUFFIX = [
    "Pumkins1.jpg",
@@ -77,6 +78,16 @@ CLI_EXPORT_FILENAMES_EDITED_SUFFIX = [
    "wedding_bearbeiten.jpeg",
 ]

+CLI_EXPORT_FILENAMES_ORIGINAL_SUFFIX = [
+    "Pumkins1_original.jpg",
+    "Pumkins2_original.jpg",
+    "Pumpkins3_original.jpg",
+    "St James Park_original.jpg",
+    "St James Park_edited.jpeg",
+    "Tulips_original.jpg",
+    "wedding_original.jpg",
+    "wedding_edited.jpeg",
+]

 CLI_EXPORT_FILENAMES_CURRENT = [
    "1EB2B765-0765-43BA-A90C-0D0580E6172C.jpeg",
@@ -976,7 +987,9 @@ def test_export_exiftool_ignore_date_modified():
            )
            assert result.exit_code == 0

-            exif = ExifTool(CLI_EXIFTOOL_IGNORE_DATE_MODIFIED[uuid]["File:FileName"]).asdict()
+            exif = ExifTool(
+                CLI_EXIFTOOL_IGNORE_DATE_MODIFIED[uuid]["File:FileName"]
+            ).asdict()
            for key in CLI_EXIFTOOL_IGNORE_DATE_MODIFIED[uuid]:
                assert exif[key] == CLI_EXIFTOOL_IGNORE_DATE_MODIFIED[uuid][key]

@@ -1008,6 +1021,33 @@ def test_export_edited_suffix():
        assert sorted(files) == sorted(CLI_EXPORT_FILENAMES_EDITED_SUFFIX)


+def test_export_original_suffix():
+    """ test export with --original-suffix """
+    import glob
+    import os
+    import os.path
+    import osxphotos
+    from osxphotos.__main__ import export
+
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    cwd = os.getcwd()
+    # pylint: disable=not-context-manager
+    with runner.isolated_filesystem():
+        result = runner.invoke(
+            export,
+            [
+                os.path.join(cwd, CLI_PHOTOS_DB),
+                ".",
+                "--original-suffix",
+                CLI_EXPORT_ORIGINAL_SUFFIX,
+                "-V",
+            ],
+        )
+        assert result.exit_code == 0
+        files = glob.glob("*")
+        assert sorted(files) == sorted(CLI_EXPORT_FILENAMES_ORIGINAL_SUFFIX)
+
+
@pytest.mark.skipif(
    "OSXPHOTOS_TEST_CONVERT" not in os.environ,
    reason="Skip if running in Github actions, no GPU.",
@@ -1734,6 +1774,142 @@ def test_export_sidecar_templates():
        )


+def test_export_sidecar_update():
+    """ test sidecar don't update if not changed and do update if changed """
+    import datetime
+    import glob
+    import os
+    import os.path
+    import osxphotos
+    from osxphotos.fileutil import FileUtil
+
+    from osxphotos.__main__ import cli
+
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    cwd = os.getcwd()
+    # pylint: disable=not-context-manager
+    with runner.isolated_filesystem():
+        result = runner.invoke(
+            cli,
+            [
+                "export",
+                "--db",
+                os.path.join(cwd, CLI_PHOTOS_DB),
+                ".",
+                "--sidecar=json",
+                "--sidecar=xmp",
+                f"--uuid={CLI_EXPORT_UUID}",
+                "-V",
+            ],
+        )
+        assert result.exit_code == 0
+        assert "Writing XMP sidecar" in result.output
+        assert "Writing exiftool JSON sidecar" in result.output
+
+        # delete a sidecar file and run update
+        fileutil = FileUtil()
+        fileutil.unlink(CLI_EXPORT_SIDECAR_FILENAMES[1])
+
+        result = runner.invoke(
+            cli,
+            [
+                "export",
+                "--db",
+                os.path.join(cwd, CLI_PHOTOS_DB),
+                ".",
+                "--sidecar=json",
+                "--sidecar=xmp",
+                f"--uuid={CLI_EXPORT_UUID}",
+                "-V",
+                "--update",
+            ],
+        )
+        assert result.exit_code == 0
+        assert "Skipped up to date XMP sidecar" in result.output
+        assert "Writing exiftool JSON sidecar" in result.output
+
+        # run update again, no sidecar files should update
+        result = runner.invoke(
+            cli,
+            [
+                "export",
+                "--db",
+                os.path.join(cwd, CLI_PHOTOS_DB),
+                ".",
+                "--sidecar=json",
+                "--sidecar=xmp",
+                f"--uuid={CLI_EXPORT_UUID}",
+                "-V",
+                "--update",
+            ],
+        )
+        assert result.exit_code == 0
+        assert "Skipped up to date XMP sidecar" in result.output
+        assert "Skipped up to date exiftool JSON sidecar" in result.output
+
+        # touch a file and export again
+        ts = datetime.datetime.now().timestamp() + 1000
+        fileutil.utime(CLI_EXPORT_SIDECAR_FILENAMES[2], (ts, ts))
+
+        result = runner.invoke(
+            cli,
+            [
+                "export",
+                "--db",
+                os.path.join(cwd, CLI_PHOTOS_DB),
+                ".",
+                "--sidecar=json",
+                "--sidecar=xmp",
+                f"--uuid={CLI_EXPORT_UUID}",
+                "-V",
+                "--update",
+            ],
+        )
+        assert result.exit_code == 0
+        assert "Writing XMP sidecar" in result.output
+        assert "Skipped up to date exiftool JSON sidecar" in result.output
+
+        # run update again, no sidecar files should update
+        result = runner.invoke(
+            cli,
+            [
+                "export",
+                "--db",
+                os.path.join(cwd, CLI_PHOTOS_DB),
+                ".",
+                "--sidecar=json",
+                "--sidecar=xmp",
+                f"--uuid={CLI_EXPORT_UUID}",
+                "-V",
+                "--update",
+            ],
+        )
+        assert result.exit_code == 0
+        assert "Skipped up to date XMP sidecar" in result.output
+        assert "Skipped up to date exiftool JSON sidecar" in result.output
+
+        # run update again with updated metadata, forcing update
+        result = runner.invoke(
+            cli,
+            [
+                "export",
+                "--db",
+                os.path.join(cwd, CLI_PHOTOS_DB),
+                ".",
+                "--sidecar=json",
+                "--sidecar=xmp",
+                f"--uuid={CLI_EXPORT_UUID}",
+                "-V",
+                "--update",
+                "--keyword-template",
+                "foo",
+            ],
+        )
+        assert result.exit_code == 0
+        assert "Writing XMP sidecar" in result.output
+        assert "Writing exiftool JSON sidecar" in result.output
+
+
 def test_export_live():
    import glob
    import os
@@ -2693,8 +2869,8 @@ def test_export_sidecar_keyword_template():
            "EXIF:DateTimeOriginal": "2018:09:28 16:07:07", 
            "EXIF:CreateDate": "2018:09:28 16:07:07", 
            "EXIF:OffsetTimeOriginal": "-04:00", 
-            "IPTC:DigitalCreationDate": "2018:09:28", 
-            "IPTC:DateCreated": "2018:09:28", 
+            "IPTC:DateCreated": "2018:09:28",
+            "IPTC:TimeCreated": "16:07:07-04:00",
            "EXIF:ModifyDate": "2018:09:28 16:07:07"}]
            """
        )[0]
--- a/tests/test_export_catalina_10_15_6_use_photos_export.py
+++ b/tests/test_export_catalina_10_15_6_use_photos_export.py
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ pytestmark = pytest.mark.skipif(
 PHOTOS_DB = "/Users/rhet/Pictures/Photos Library.photoslibrary"

 UUID_DICT = {
-    "has_adjustments": "A8111956-E900-4DEC-9191-A04A87C07BC5",
-    "no_adjustments": "EA7BB55F-92F1-4818-94E3-E8DEDC6B2E31",
-    "live": "9032C168-9319-40C0-8210-5ADC42F4C603",
+    "has_adjustments": "2B2D5434-6D31-49E2-BF47-B973D34A317B",
+    "no_adjustments": "A8D646C3-89A9-4D74-8001-4EB46BA55B94",
+    "live": "BFF29EBD-22DF-4FCF-9817-317E7104EA50",
 }


--- a/tests/test_export_catalina_10_15_7.py
+++ b/tests/test_export_catalina_10_15_7.py
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ EXIF_JSON_EXPECTED = """
    "EXIF:DateTimeOriginal": "2019:04:15 14:40:24", 
    "EXIF:CreateDate": "2019:04:15 14:40:24", 
    "EXIF:OffsetTimeOriginal": "-04:00", 
-    "IPTC:DigitalCreationDate": "2019:04:15", 
    "IPTC:DateCreated": "2019:04:15", 
+    "IPTC:TimeCreated": "14:40:24-04:00", 
    "EXIF:ModifyDate": "2019:07:27 17:33:28"}]
    """

@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ EXIF_JSON_EXPECTED_IGNORE_DATE_MODIFIED = """
    "EXIF:DateTimeOriginal": "2019:04:15 14:40:24", 
    "EXIF:CreateDate": "2019:04:15 14:40:24", 
    "EXIF:OffsetTimeOriginal": "-04:00", 
-    "IPTC:DigitalCreationDate": "2019:04:15", 
    "IPTC:DateCreated": "2019:04:15", 
+    "IPTC:TimeCreated": "14:40:24-04:00", 
    "EXIF:ModifyDate": "2019:04:15 14:40:24"}]
    """

@@ -554,8 +554,8 @@ def test_exiftool_json_sidecar_keyword_template_long(caplog):
        "EXIF:DateTimeOriginal": "2019:04:15 14:40:24", 
        "EXIF:CreateDate": "2019:04:15 14:40:24", 
        "EXIF:OffsetTimeOriginal": "-04:00", 
-        "IPTC:DigitalCreationDate": "2019:04:15", 
        "IPTC:DateCreated": "2019:04:15", 
+        "IPTC:TimeCreated": "14:40:24-04:00", 
        "EXIF:ModifyDate": "2019:07:27 17:33:28"}]
        """
    )[0]
@@ -604,8 +604,8 @@ def test_exiftool_json_sidecar_keyword_template():
        "EXIF:DateTimeOriginal": "2019:04:15 14:40:24", 
        "EXIF:CreateDate": "2019:04:15 14:40:24", 
        "EXIF:OffsetTimeOriginal": "-04:00", 
-        "IPTC:DigitalCreationDate": "2019:04:15", 
        "IPTC:DateCreated": "2019:04:15", 
+        "IPTC:TimeCreated": "14:40:24-04:00", 
        "EXIF:ModifyDate": "2019:07:27 17:33:28"}]
        """
    )[0]
@@ -666,8 +666,8 @@ def test_exiftool_json_sidecar_use_persons_keyword():
        "EXIF:DateTimeOriginal": "2018:09:28 15:35:49", 
        "EXIF:CreateDate": "2018:09:28 15:35:49", 
        "EXIF:OffsetTimeOriginal": "-04:00", 
-        "IPTC:DigitalCreationDate": "2018:09:28", 
        "IPTC:DateCreated": "2018:09:28", 
+        "IPTC:TimeCreated": "15:35:49-04:00", 
        "EXIF:ModifyDate": "2018:09:28 15:35:49"}]
        """
    )[0]
@@ -709,8 +709,8 @@ def test_exiftool_json_sidecar_use_albums_keyword():
        "EXIF:DateTimeOriginal": "2018:09:28 15:35:49", 
        "EXIF:CreateDate": "2018:09:28 15:35:49", 
        "EXIF:OffsetTimeOriginal": "-04:00", 
-        "IPTC:DigitalCreationDate": "2018:09:28", 
        "IPTC:DateCreated": "2018:09:28", 
+        "IPTC:TimeCreated": "15:35:49-04:00", 
        "EXIF:ModifyDate": "2018:09:28 15:35:49"}]
        """
    )[0]
@@ -1029,7 +1029,7 @@ def test_xmp_sidecar_gps():
            xmlns:photoshop="http://ns.adobe.com/photoshop/1.0/">
        <photoshop:SidecarForExtension>jpg</photoshop:SidecarForExtension>
        <dc:description></dc:description>
-        <dc:title>St. James's Park</dc:title>
+        <dc:title>St. James&#39;s Park</dc:title>
        <!-- keywords and persons listed in <dc:subject> as Photos does -->
        <dc:subject>
            <rdf:Seq>
@@ -1038,7 +1038,7 @@ def test_xmp_sidecar_gps():
                <rdf:li>London</rdf:li>
                <rdf:li>United Kingdom</rdf:li>
                <rdf:li>London 2018</rdf:li>
-                <rdf:li>St. James's Park</rdf:li>
+                <rdf:li>St. James&#39;s Park</rdf:li>
            </rdf:Seq>
        </dc:subject>
        <photoshop:DateCreated>2018-10-13T09:18:12.501000-04:00</photoshop:DateCreated>
@@ -1055,7 +1055,7 @@ def test_xmp_sidecar_gps():
                <rdf:li>London</rdf:li>
                <rdf:li>United Kingdom</rdf:li>
                <rdf:li>London 2018</rdf:li>
-                <rdf:li>St. James's Park</rdf:li>
+                <rdf:li>St. James&#39;s Park</rdf:li>
            </rdf:Seq>
        </digiKam:TagsList>
        </rdf:Description>
@@ -1066,10 +1066,8 @@ def test_xmp_sidecar_gps():
        </rdf:Description>
        <rdf:Description rdf:about=""
            xmlns:exif='http://ns.adobe.com/exif/1.0/'>
-        <exif:GPSLongitudeRef>W</exif:GPSLongitudeRef>
-        <exif:GPSLongitude>0.1318055</exif:GPSLongitude>
-        <exif:GPSLatitude>51.50357167</exif:GPSLatitude>
-        <exif:GPSLatitudeRef>N</exif:GPSLatitudeRef>
+        <exif:GPSLongitude>0,7.908329999999999W</exif:GPSLongitude>
+        <exif:GPSLatitude>51,30.21430019999997N</exif:GPSLatitude>
        </rdf:Description>
   </rdf:RDF>
 </x:xmpmeta>"""
--- a/tests/test_export_convert_to_jpeg.py
+++ b/tests/test_export_convert_to_jpeg.py
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ NAMES_DICT = {
    "heic": "7783E8E6-9CAC-40F3-BE22-81FB7051C266.jpeg",
 }

-UUID_LIVE_HEIC = "1337F3F6-5C9F-4FC7-80CC-BD9A5B928F72"
+UUID_LIVE_HEIC = "612CE30B-3D8F-417A-9B14-EC42CBA10ACC"
 NAMES_LIVE_HEIC = [
-    "1337F3F6-5C9F-4FC7-80CC-BD9A5B928F72.jpeg",
-    "1337F3F6-5C9F-4FC7-80CC-BD9A5B928F72.mov",
+    "612CE30B-3D8F-417A-9B14-EC42CBA10ACC.jpeg",
+    "612CE30B-3D8F-417A-9B14-EC42CBA10ACC.mov",
 ]


--- a/tests/test_export_db.py
+++ b/tests/test_export_db.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import pytest

 EXIF_DATA = """[{"_CreatedBy": "osxphotos, https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos", "EXIF:ImageDescription": "\u2068Elder Park\u2069, \u2068Adelaide\u2069, \u2068Australia\u2069", "XMP:Description": "\u2068Elder Park\u2069, \u2068Adelaide\u2069, \u2068Australia\u2069", "XMP:Title": "Elder Park", "EXIF:GPSLatitude": "34 deg 55' 8.01\" S", "EXIF:GPSLongitude": "138 deg 35' 48.70\" E", "Composite:GPSPosition": "34 deg 55' 8.01\" S, 138 deg 35' 48.70\" E", "EXIF:GPSLatitudeRef": "South", "EXIF:GPSLongitudeRef": "East", "EXIF:DateTimeOriginal": "2017:06:20 17:18:56", "EXIF:OffsetTimeOriginal": "+09:30", "EXIF:ModifyDate": "2020:05:18 14:42:04"}]"""
 INFO_DATA = """{"uuid": "3DD2C897-F19E-4CA6-8C22-B027D5A71907", "filename": "3DD2C897-F19E-4CA6-8C22-B027D5A71907.jpeg", "original_filename": "IMG_4547.jpg", "date": "2017-06-20T17:18:56.518000+09:30", "description": "\u2068Elder Park\u2069, \u2068Adelaide\u2069, \u2068Australia\u2069", "title": "Elder Park", "keywords": [], "labels": ["Statue", "Art"], "albums": ["AlbumInFolder"], "folders": {"AlbumInFolder": ["Folder1", "SubFolder2"]}, "persons": [], "path": "/Users/rhet/Pictures/Test-10.15.4.photoslibrary/originals/3/3DD2C897-F19E-4CA6-8C22-B027D5A71907.jpeg", "ismissing": false, "hasadjustments": true, "external_edit": false, "favorite": false, "hidden": false, "latitude": -34.91889167000001, "longitude": 138.59686167, "path_edited": "/Users/rhet/Pictures/Test-10.15.4.photoslibrary/resources/renders/3/3DD2C897-F19E-4CA6-8C22-B027D5A71907_1_201_a.jpeg", "shared": false, "isphoto": true, "ismovie": false, "uti": "public.jpeg", "burst": false, "live_photo": false, "path_live_photo": null, "iscloudasset": false, "incloud": null, "date_modified": "2020-05-18T14:42:04.608664+09:30", "portrait": false, "screenshot": false, "slow_mo": false, "time_lapse": false, "hdr": false, "selfie": false, "panorama": false, "has_raw": false, "uti_raw": null, "path_raw": null, "place": {"name": "Elder Park, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, River Torrens", "names": {"field0": [], "country": ["Australia"], "state_province": ["South Australia"], "sub_administrative_area": ["Adelaide"], "city": ["Adelaide", "Adelaide"], "field5": [], "additional_city_info": ["Adelaide CBD", "Tarndanya"], "ocean": [], "area_of_interest": ["Elder Park", ""], "inland_water": ["River Torrens", "River Torrens"], "field10": [], "region": [], "sub_throughfare": [], "field13": [], "postal_code": [], "field15": [], "field16": [], "street_address": [], "body_of_water": ["River Torrens", "River Torrens"]}, "country_code": "AU", "ishome": false, "address_str": "River Torrens, Adelaide SA, Australia", "address": {"street": null, "sub_locality": "Tarndanya", "city": "Adelaide", "sub_administrative_area": "Adelaide", "state_province": "SA", "postal_code": null, "country": "Australia", "iso_country_code": "AU"}}, "exif": {"flash_fired": false, "iso": 320, "metering_mode": 3, "sample_rate": null, "track_format": null, "white_balance": 0, "aperture": 2.2, "bit_rate": null, "duration": null, "exposure_bias": 0.0, "focal_length": 4.15, "fps": null, "latitude": null, "longitude": null, "shutter_speed": 0.058823529411764705, "camera_make": "Apple", "camera_model": "iPhone 6s", "codec": null, "lens_model": "iPhone 6s back camera 4.15mm f/2.2"}}"""
+SIDECAR_DATA = """FOO_BAR"""
+
 EXIF_DATA2 = """[{"_CreatedBy": "osxphotos, https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos", "XMP:Title": "St. James's Park", "XMP:TagsList": ["London 2018", "St. James's Park", "England", "United Kingdom", "UK", "London"], "IPTC:Keywords": ["London 2018", "St. James's Park", "England", "United Kingdom", "UK", "London"], "XMP:Subject": ["London 2018", "St. James's Park", "England", "United Kingdom", "UK", "London"], "EXIF:GPSLatitude": "51 deg 30' 12.86\" N", "EXIF:GPSLongitude": "0 deg 7' 54.50\" W", "Composite:GPSPosition": "51 deg 30' 12.86\" N, 0 deg 7' 54.50\" W", "EXIF:GPSLatitudeRef": "North", "EXIF:GPSLongitudeRef": "West", "EXIF:DateTimeOriginal": "2018:10:13 09:18:12", "EXIF:OffsetTimeOriginal": "-04:00", "EXIF:ModifyDate": "2019:12:08 14:06:44"}]"""
 INFO_DATA2 = """{"uuid": "F2BB3F98-90F0-4E4C-A09B-25C6822A4529", "filename": "F2BB3F98-90F0-4E4C-A09B-25C6822A4529.jpeg", "original_filename": "IMG_8440.JPG", "date": "2019-06-11T11:42:06.711805-07:00", "description": null, "title": null, "keywords": [], "labels": ["Sky", "Cloudy", "Fence", "Land", "Outdoor", "Park", "Amusement Park", "Roller Coaster"], "albums": [], "folders": {}, "persons": [], "path": "/Volumes/MacBook Catalina - Data/Users/rhet/Pictures/Photos Library.photoslibrary/originals/F/F2BB3F98-90F0-4E4C-A09B-25C6822A4529.jpeg", "ismissing": false, "hasadjustments": false, "external_edit": false, "favorite": false, "hidden": false, "latitude": 33.81558666666667, "longitude": -117.99298, "path_edited": null, "shared": false, "isphoto": true, "ismovie": false, "uti": "public.jpeg", "burst": false, "live_photo": false, "path_live_photo": null, "iscloudasset": true, "incloud": true, "date_modified": "2019-10-14T00:51:47.141950-07:00", "portrait": false, "screenshot": false, "slow_mo": false, "time_lapse": false, "hdr": false, "selfie": false, "panorama": false, "has_raw": false, "uti_raw": null, "path_raw": null, "place": {"name": "Adventure City, Stanton, California, United States", "names": {"field0": [], "country": ["United States"], "state_province": ["California"], "sub_administrative_area": ["Orange"], "city": ["Stanton", "Anaheim", "Anaheim"], "field5": [], "additional_city_info": ["West Anaheim"], "ocean": [], "area_of_interest": ["Adventure City", "Adventure City"], "inland_water": [], "field10": [], "region": [], "sub_throughfare": [], "field13": [], "postal_code": [], "field15": [], "field16": [], "street_address": [], "body_of_water": []}, "country_code": "US", "ishome": false, "address_str": "Adventure City, 1240 S Beach Blvd, Anaheim, CA  92804, United States", "address": {"street": "1240 S Beach Blvd", "sub_locality": "West Anaheim", "city": "Stanton", "sub_administrative_area": "Orange", "state_province": "CA", "postal_code": "92804", "country": "United States", "iso_country_code": "US"}}, "exif": {"flash_fired": false, "iso": 25, "metering_mode": 5, "sample_rate": null, "track_format": null, "white_balance": 0, "aperture": 2.2, "bit_rate": null, "duration": null, "exposure_bias": 0.0, "focal_length": 4.15, "fps": null, "latitude": null, "longitude": null, "shutter_speed": 0.0004940711462450593, "camera_make": "Apple", "camera_model": "iPhone 6s", "codec": null, "lens_model": "iPhone 6s back camera 4.15mm f/2.2"}}"""
 DATABASE_VERSION1 = "tests/export_db_version1.db"
@@ -41,6 +43,8 @@ def test_export_db():
    assert db.get_stat_edited_for_file(filepath) == (10, 11, 12)
    db.set_stat_converted_for_file(filepath, (7, 8, 9))
    assert db.get_stat_converted_for_file(filepath) == (7, 8, 9)
+    db.set_sidecar_for_file(filepath, SIDECAR_DATA, (13, 14, 15))
+    assert db.get_sidecar_for_file(filepath) == (SIDECAR_DATA, (13, 14, 15))

    # test set_data which sets all at the same time
    filepath2 = os.path.join(tempdir.name, "test2.jpg")
@@ -109,6 +113,8 @@ def test_export_db_no_op():
    assert db.get_stat_converted_for_file(filepath) is None
    db.set_stat_edited_for_file(filepath, (10, 11, 12))
    assert db.get_stat_edited_for_file(filepath) is None
+    db.set_sidecar_for_file(filepath, SIDECAR_DATA, (13, 14, 15))
+    assert db.get_sidecar_for_file(filepath) == (None, (None, None, None))

    # test set_data which sets all at the same time
    filepath2 = os.path.join(tempdir.name, "test2.jpg")
@@ -160,6 +166,7 @@ def test_export_db_in_memory():
    db.set_stat_exif_for_file(filepath, (4, 5, 6))
    db.set_stat_converted_for_file(filepath, (7, 8, 9))
    db.set_stat_edited_for_file(filepath, (10, 11, 12))
+    db.set_sidecar_for_file(filepath, SIDECAR_DATA, (13, 14, 15))

    db.close()

@@ -176,6 +183,7 @@ def test_export_db_in_memory():
    assert dbram.get_stat_exif_for_file(filepath) == (4, 5, 6)
    assert dbram.get_stat_converted_for_file(filepath) == (7, 8, 9)
    assert dbram.get_stat_edited_for_file(filepath) == (10, 11, 12)
+    assert dbram.get_sidecar_for_file(filepath) == (SIDECAR_DATA, (13, 14, 15))

    # change a value
    dbram.set_uuid_for_file(filepath, "FUBAR")
@@ -185,6 +193,7 @@ def test_export_db_in_memory():
    dbram.set_stat_exif_for_file(filepath, (10, 11, 12))
    dbram.set_stat_converted_for_file(filepath, (1, 2, 3))
    dbram.set_stat_edited_for_file(filepath, (4, 5, 6))
+    dbram.set_sidecar_for_file(filepath, "FUBAR", (20, 21, 22))

    assert dbram.get_uuid_for_file(filepath_lower) == "FUBAR"
    assert dbram.get_info_for_uuid("FUBAR") == INFO_DATA2
@@ -193,6 +202,7 @@ def test_export_db_in_memory():
    assert dbram.get_stat_exif_for_file(filepath) == (10, 11, 12)
    assert dbram.get_stat_converted_for_file(filepath) == (1, 2, 3)
    assert dbram.get_stat_edited_for_file(filepath) == (4, 5, 6)
+    assert dbram.get_sidecar_for_file(filepath) == ("FUBAR", (20, 21, 22))

    dbram.close()

@@ -205,6 +215,7 @@ def test_export_db_in_memory():
    assert db.get_stat_exif_for_file(filepath) == (4, 5, 6)
    assert db.get_stat_converted_for_file(filepath) == (7, 8, 9)
    assert db.get_stat_edited_for_file(filepath) == (10, 11, 12)
+    assert db.get_sidecar_for_file(filepath) == (SIDECAR_DATA, (13, 14, 15))

    assert db.get_info_for_uuid("FUBAR") is None

@@ -232,6 +243,7 @@ def test_export_db_in_memory_nofile():
    dbram.set_stat_exif_for_file(filepath, (10, 11, 12))
    dbram.set_stat_converted_for_file(filepath, (1, 2, 3))
    dbram.set_stat_edited_for_file(filepath, (4, 5, 6))
+    dbram.set_sidecar_for_file(filepath, "FUBAR", (20, 21, 22))

    assert dbram.get_uuid_for_file(filepath_lower) == "FUBAR"
    assert dbram.get_info_for_uuid("FUBAR") == INFO_DATA2
@@ -240,5 +252,6 @@ def test_export_db_in_memory_nofile():
    assert dbram.get_stat_exif_for_file(filepath) == (10, 11, 12)
    assert dbram.get_stat_converted_for_file(filepath) == (1, 2, 3)
    assert dbram.get_stat_edited_for_file(filepath) == (4, 5, 6)
+    assert dbram.get_sidecar_for_file(filepath) == ("FUBAR", (20, 21, 22))

    dbram.close()
--- a/tests/test_export_mojave_10_14_6.py
+++ b/tests/test_export_mojave_10_14_6.py
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ EXIF_JSON_EXPECTED = """
    "EXIF:DateTimeOriginal": "2018:10:13 09:18:12", 
    "EXIF:CreateDate": "2018:10:13 09:18:12", 
    "EXIF:OffsetTimeOriginal": "-04:00", 
-    "IPTC:DigitalCreationDate": "2018:10:13", 
    "IPTC:DateCreated": "2018:10:13", 
+    "IPTC:TimeCreated": "09:18:12-04:00", 
    "EXIF:ModifyDate": "2019:12:01 11:43:45"}]
    """

--- a/tests/test_photokit.py
+++ b/tests/test_photokit.py
@@ -0,0 +1,387 @@
+""" test photokit.py methods """
+
+import os
+import pathlib
+import tempfile
+
+import pytest
+
+from osxphotos.photokit import (
+    LivePhotoAsset,
+    PhotoAsset,
+    PhotoLibrary,
+    VideoAsset,
+    PHOTOS_VERSION_CURRENT,
+    PHOTOS_VERSION_ORIGINAL,
+    PHOTOS_VERSION_UNADJUSTED,
+)
+
+skip_test = "OSXPHOTOS_TEST_EXPORT" not in os.environ
+pytestmark = pytest.mark.skipif(
+    skip_test, reason="Skip if not running with author's personal library."
+)
+
+
+UUID_DICT = {
+    "plain_photo": {
+        "uuid": "A8D646C3-89A9-4D74-8001-4EB46BA55B94",
+        "filename": "IMG_8844.JPG",
+    },
+    "hdr": {"uuid": "DA87C6FF-60E8-4DCB-A21D-9C57595667F1", "filename": "IMG_6162.JPG"},
+    "selfie": {
+        "uuid": "316AEBE0-971D-4A33-833C-6BDBFF83469B",
+        "filename": "IMG_1929.JPG",
+    },
+    "video": {
+        "uuid": "5814D9DE-FAB6-473A-9C9A-5A73C6DD1AF5",
+        "filename": "IMG_9411.TRIM.MOV",
+    },
+    "hasadjustments": {
+        "uuid": "2B2D5434-6D31-49E2-BF47-B973D34A317B",
+        "filename": "IMG_2860.JPG",
+        "adjusted_size": 3012634,
+        "unadjusted_size": 2580058,
+    },
+    "slow_mo": {
+        "uuid": "DAABC6D9-1FBA-4485-AA39-0A2B100300B1",
+        "filename": "IMG_4055.MOV",
+    },
+    "live_photo": {
+        "uuid": "612CE30B-3D8F-417A-9B14-EC42CBA10ACC",
+        "filename": "IMG_3259.HEIC",
+        "filename_video": "IMG_3259.mov",
+    },
+    "burst": {
+        "uuid": "CD97EC84-71F0-40C6-BAC1-2BABEE305CAC",
+        "filename": "IMG_8196.JPG",
+        "burst_selected": 3,
+        "burst_all": 5,
+    },
+}
+
+
+def test_fetch_uuid():
+    """ test fetch_uuid """
+    uuid = UUID_DICT["plain_photo"]["uuid"]
+    filename = UUID_DICT["plain_photo"]["filename"]
+
+    lib = PhotoLibrary()
+    photo = lib.fetch_uuid(uuid)
+    assert isinstance(photo, PhotoAsset)
+
+
+def test_plain_photo():
+    """ test plain_photo """
+    uuid = UUID_DICT["plain_photo"]["uuid"]
+    filename = UUID_DICT["plain_photo"]["filename"]
+
+    lib = PhotoLibrary()
+    photo = lib.fetch_uuid(uuid)
+    assert photo.original_filename == filename
+    assert photo.isphoto
+    assert not photo.ismovie
+
+
+def test_hdr():
+    """ test hdr """
+    uuid = UUID_DICT["hdr"]["uuid"]
+    filename = UUID_DICT["hdr"]["filename"]
+
+    lib = PhotoLibrary()
+    photo = lib.fetch_uuid(uuid)
+    assert photo.original_filename == filename
+    assert photo.hdr
+
+
+def test_burst():
+    """ test burst and burstid """
+    test_dict = UUID_DICT["burst"]
+    uuid = test_dict["uuid"]
+    filename = test_dict["filename"]
+
+    lib = PhotoLibrary()
+    photo = lib.fetch_uuid(uuid)
+    assert photo.original_filename == filename
+    assert photo.burst
+    assert photo.burstid
+
+
+
+# def test_selfie():
+#     """ test selfie """
+#     uuid = UUID_DICT["selfie"]["uuid"]
+#     filename = UUID_DICT["selfie"]["filename"]
+
+#     lib = PhotoLibrary()
+#     photo = lib.fetch_uuid(uuid)
+#     assert photo.original_filename == filename
+#     assert photo.selfie
+
+
+def test_video():
+    """ test ismovie """
+    uuid = UUID_DICT["video"]["uuid"]
+    filename = UUID_DICT["video"]["filename"]
+
+    lib = PhotoLibrary()
+    photo = lib.fetch_uuid(uuid)
+    assert isinstance(photo, VideoAsset)
+    assert photo.original_filename == filename
+    assert photo.ismovie
+    assert not photo.isphoto
+
+
+def test_slow_mo():
+    """ test slow_mo """
+    test_dict = UUID_DICT["slow_mo"]
+    uuid = test_dict["uuid"]
+    filename = test_dict["filename"]
+
+    lib = PhotoLibrary()
+    photo = lib.fetch_uuid(uuid)
+    assert isinstance(photo, VideoAsset)
+    assert photo.original_filename == filename
+    assert photo.ismovie
+    assert photo.slow_mo
+    assert not photo.isphoto
+
+
+### PhotoAsset
+
+
+def test_export_photo_original():
+    """ test PhotoAsset.export """
+    test_dict = UUID_DICT["hasadjustments"]
+    uuid = test_dict["uuid"]
+    lib = PhotoLibrary()
+    photo = lib.fetch_uuid(uuid)
+
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="photokit_test") as tempdir:
+        export_path = photo.export(tempdir, version=PHOTOS_VERSION_ORIGINAL)
+        export_path = pathlib.Path(export_path[0])
+        assert export_path.is_file()
+        filename = test_dict["filename"]
+        assert export_path.stem == pathlib.Path(filename).stem
+        assert export_path.stat().st_size == test_dict["unadjusted_size"]
+
+
+def test_export_photo_unadjusted():
+    """ test PhotoAsset.export """
+    test_dict = UUID_DICT["hasadjustments"]
+    uuid = test_dict["uuid"]
+    lib = PhotoLibrary()
+    photo = lib.fetch_uuid(uuid)
+
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="photokit_test") as tempdir:
+        export_path = photo.export(tempdir, version=PHOTOS_VERSION_UNADJUSTED)
+        export_path = pathlib.Path(export_path[0])
+        assert export_path.is_file()
+        filename = test_dict["filename"]
+        assert export_path.stem == pathlib.Path(filename).stem
+        assert export_path.stat().st_size == test_dict["unadjusted_size"]
+
+
+def test_export_photo_current():
+    """ test PhotoAsset.export """
+    test_dict = UUID_DICT["hasadjustments"]
+    uuid = test_dict["uuid"]
+    lib = PhotoLibrary()
+    photo = lib.fetch_uuid(uuid)
+
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="photokit_test") as tempdir:
+        export_path = photo.export(tempdir)
+        export_path = pathlib.Path(export_path[0])
+        assert export_path.is_file()
+        filename = test_dict["filename"]
+        assert export_path.stem == pathlib.Path(filename).stem
+        assert export_path.stat().st_size == test_dict["adjusted_size"]
+
+
+### VideoAsset
+
+
+def test_export_video_original():
+    """ test VideoAsset.export """
+    test_dict = UUID_DICT["video"]
+    uuid = test_dict["uuid"]
+    lib = PhotoLibrary()
+    photo = lib.fetch_uuid(uuid)
+
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="photokit_test") as tempdir:
+        export_path = photo.export(tempdir, version=PHOTOS_VERSION_ORIGINAL)
+        export_path = pathlib.Path(export_path[0])
+        assert export_path.is_file()
+        filename = test_dict["filename"]
+        assert export_path.stem == pathlib.Path(filename).stem
+
+
+def test_export_video_unadjusted():
+    """ test VideoAsset.export """
+    test_dict = UUID_DICT["video"]
+    uuid = test_dict["uuid"]
+    lib = PhotoLibrary()
+    photo = lib.fetch_uuid(uuid)
+
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="photokit_test") as tempdir:
+        export_path = photo.export(tempdir, version=PHOTOS_VERSION_UNADJUSTED)
+        export_path = pathlib.Path(export_path[0])
+        assert export_path.is_file()
+        filename = test_dict["filename"]
+        assert export_path.stem == pathlib.Path(filename).stem
+
+
+def test_export_video_current():
+    """ test VideoAsset.export """
+    test_dict = UUID_DICT["video"]
+    uuid = test_dict["uuid"]
+    lib = PhotoLibrary()
+    photo = lib.fetch_uuid(uuid)
+
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="photokit_test") as tempdir:
+        export_path = photo.export(tempdir, version=PHOTOS_VERSION_CURRENT)
+        export_path = pathlib.Path(export_path[0])
+        assert export_path.is_file()
+        filename = test_dict["filename"]
+        assert export_path.stem == pathlib.Path(filename).stem
+
+
+### Slow-Mo VideoAsset
+
+
+def test_export_slow_mo_original():
+    """ test VideoAsset.export for slow mo video"""
+    test_dict = UUID_DICT["slow_mo"]
+    uuid = test_dict["uuid"]
+    lib = PhotoLibrary()
+    photo = lib.fetch_uuid(uuid)
+
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="photokit_test") as tempdir:
+        export_path = photo.export(tempdir, version=PHOTOS_VERSION_ORIGINAL)
+        export_path = pathlib.Path(export_path[0])
+        assert export_path.is_file()
+        filename = test_dict["filename"]
+        assert export_path.stem == pathlib.Path(filename).stem
+
+
+def test_export_slow_mo_unadjusted():
+    """ test VideoAsset.export for slow mo video"""
+    test_dict = UUID_DICT["slow_mo"]
+    uuid = test_dict["uuid"]
+    lib = PhotoLibrary()
+    photo = lib.fetch_uuid(uuid)
+
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="photokit_test") as tempdir:
+        export_path = photo.export(tempdir, version=PHOTOS_VERSION_UNADJUSTED)
+        export_path = pathlib.Path(export_path[0])
+        assert export_path.is_file()
+        filename = test_dict["filename"]
+        assert export_path.stem == pathlib.Path(filename).stem
+
+
+def test_export_slow_mo_current():
+    """ test VideoAsset.export for slow mo video"""
+    test_dict = UUID_DICT["slow_mo"]
+    uuid = test_dict["uuid"]
+    lib = PhotoLibrary()
+    photo = lib.fetch_uuid(uuid)
+
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="photokit_test") as tempdir:
+        export_path = photo.export(tempdir, version=PHOTOS_VERSION_CURRENT)
+        export_path = pathlib.Path(export_path[0])
+        assert export_path.is_file()
+        filename = test_dict["filename"]
+        assert export_path.stem == pathlib.Path(filename).stem
+
+
+### LivePhotoAsset
+
+
+def test_export_live_original():
+    """ test LivePhotoAsset.export """
+    test_dict = UUID_DICT["live_photo"]
+    uuid = test_dict["uuid"]
+    lib = PhotoLibrary()
+    photo = lib.fetch_uuid(uuid)
+
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="photokit_test") as tempdir:
+        export_path = photo.export(tempdir, version=PHOTOS_VERSION_ORIGINAL)
+        for f in export_path:
+            filepath = pathlib.Path(f)
+            assert filepath.is_file()
+            filename = test_dict["filename"]
+            assert filepath.stem == pathlib.Path(filename).stem
+
+
+def test_export_live_unadjusted():
+    """ test LivePhotoAsset.export """
+    test_dict = UUID_DICT["live_photo"]
+    uuid = test_dict["uuid"]
+    lib = PhotoLibrary()
+    photo = lib.fetch_uuid(uuid)
+
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="photokit_test") as tempdir:
+        export_path = photo.export(tempdir, version=PHOTOS_VERSION_UNADJUSTED)
+        for file in export_path:
+            filepath = pathlib.Path(file)
+            assert filepath.is_file()
+            filename = test_dict["filename"]
+            assert filepath.stem == pathlib.Path(filename).stem
+
+
+def test_export_live_current():
+    """ test LivePhotAsset.export """
+    test_dict = UUID_DICT["live_photo"]
+    uuid = test_dict["uuid"]
+    lib = PhotoLibrary()
+    photo = lib.fetch_uuid(uuid)
+
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="photokit_test") as tempdir:
+        export_path = photo.export(tempdir, version=PHOTOS_VERSION_CURRENT)
+        for file in export_path:
+            filepath = pathlib.Path(file)
+            assert filepath.is_file()
+            filename = test_dict["filename"]
+            assert filepath.stem == pathlib.Path(filename).stem
+
+
+def test_export_live_current_just_photo():
+    """ test LivePhotAsset.export """
+    test_dict = UUID_DICT["live_photo"]
+    uuid = test_dict["uuid"]
+    lib = PhotoLibrary()
+    photo = lib.fetch_uuid(uuid)
+
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="photokit_test") as tempdir:
+        export_path = photo.export(tempdir, photo=True, video=False)
+        assert len(export_path) == 1
+        assert export_path[0].lower().endswith(".heic")
+
+
+def test_export_live_current_just_video():
+    """ test LivePhotAsset.export """
+    test_dict = UUID_DICT["live_photo"]
+    uuid = test_dict["uuid"]
+    lib = PhotoLibrary()
+    photo = lib.fetch_uuid(uuid)
+
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="photokit_test") as tempdir:
+        export_path = photo.export(tempdir, photo=False, video=True)
+        assert len(export_path) == 1
+        assert export_path[0].lower().endswith(".mov")
+
+
+def test_fetch_burst_uuid():
+    """ test fetch_burst_uuid """
+    test_dict = UUID_DICT["burst"]
+    uuid = test_dict["uuid"]
+    filename = test_dict["filename"]
+
+    lib = PhotoLibrary()
+    photo = lib.fetch_uuid(uuid)
+    bursts_selected = lib.fetch_burst_uuid(photo.burstid)
+    assert len(bursts_selected) == test_dict["burst_selected"]
+    assert isinstance(bursts_selected[0], PhotoAsset)
+
+    bursts_all = lib.fetch_burst_uuid(photo.burstid, all=True)
+    assert len(bursts_all) == test_dict["burst_all"]
+    assert isinstance(bursts_all[0], PhotoAsset)
--- a/tests/test_template.py
+++ b/tests/test_template.py
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 """ Test template.py """
 import pytest

+from osxphotos.exiftool import get_exiftool_path
+
+try:
+    exiftool = get_exiftool_path()
+except:
+    exiftool = None
+
 PHOTOS_DB_PLACES = (
    "./tests/Test-Places-Catalina-10_15_7.photoslibrary/database/photos.db"
 )
@@ -57,6 +64,29 @@ UUID_BOOL_VALUES = {"hdr": "D11D25FF-5F31-47D2-ABA9-58418878DC15"}
 # Boolean type values that render to False
 UUID_BOOL_VALUES_NOT = {"hdr": "51F2BEF7-431A-4D31-8AC1-3284A57826AE"}

+# for exiftool template
+UUID_EXIFTOOL = {
+    "A92D9C26-3A50-4197-9388-CB5F7DB9FA91": {
+        "{exiftool:EXIF:Make}": ["Canon"],
+        "{exiftool:EXIF:Model}": ["Canon PowerShot G10"],
+        "{exiftool:EXIF:Make}/{exiftool:EXIF:Model}": ["Canon/Canon PowerShot G10"],
+        "{exiftool:IPTC:Keywords,foo}": ["foo"],
+    },
+    "DC99FBDD-7A52-4100-A5BB-344131646C30": {
+        "{exiftool:IPTC:Keywords}": [
+            "England",
+            "London",
+            "London 2018",
+            "St. James's Park",
+            "UK",
+            "United Kingdom",
+        ],
+        "{,+exiftool:IPTC:Keywords}": [
+            "England,London,London 2018,St. James's Park,UK,United Kingdom"
+        ],
+    },
+}
+
 TEMPLATE_VALUES = {
    "{name}": "128FB4C6-0B16-4E7D-9108-FB2E90DA1546",
    "{original_name}": "IMG_1064",
@@ -737,3 +767,15 @@ def test_expand_in_place_with_delim_single_value():
    for template in TEMPLATE_VALUES_TITLE:
        rendered, _ = photo.render_template(template)
        assert sorted(rendered) == sorted(TEMPLATE_VALUES_TITLE[template])
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(exiftool is None, reason="exiftool not installed")
+def test_exiftool_template():
+    import osxphotos
+
+    photosdb = osxphotos.PhotosDB(dbfile=PHOTOS_DB_15_7)
+    for uuid in UUID_EXIFTOOL:
+        photo = photosdb.get_photo(uuid)
+        for template in UUID_EXIFTOOL[uuid]:
+            rendered, _ = photo.render_template(template)
+            assert sorted(rendered) == sorted(UUID_EXIFTOOL[uuid][template])
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Rhet Turnbull	48acb42631	Added {exiftool} template, implements issue #259	2020-11-27 16:43:48 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	eba661acf7	Updated CHANGELOG.md	2020-11-26 19:53:35 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	399d432a66	Added --original-suffix for issue #263	2020-11-26 18:36:17 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	4cebc57d60	Updated CHANGELOG.md	2020-11-26 15:26:54 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	489fea56e9	Added tests for issue #265	2020-11-26 13:21:40 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	0632a97f55	Simplified sidecar table in export_db	2020-11-26 10:42:10 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	d5a9f76719	More work on issue #265	2020-11-26 10:15:09 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	382fca3f92	Initial implementation for issue #265	2020-11-26 09:08:26 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	a807894095	Removed debug code from _photoinfo_export.py	2020-11-25 21:42:27 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	559350f71d	Updated CHANGELOG.md	2020-11-25 20:55:15 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	b5195f9d2b	version bump	2020-11-25 20:32:36 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	fa332186ab	Fix for missing original_filename, issue #267	2020-11-25 20:31:19 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	aa2ebf55bb	Updated test	2020-11-25 19:04:36 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	d1fbb9fe86	Updated CHANGELOG.md	2020-11-25 18:58:48 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	116cb662fb	Added test for missing original_filename	2020-11-25 18:32:12 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	db68defc44	version bump	2020-11-25 17:55:07 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	7460bc88fc	Add @jstrine as a contributor	2020-11-25 17:54:53 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	dbbbbf10a8	Merge pull request #272 from jstrine/fix_xml_escaping Add XML escaping to XMP sidecar export, thanks to @jstrine for the fix!	2020-11-25 17:52:22 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	0633814ab2	Merge pull request #270 from jstrine/fix_gps_xmp Fix EXIF GPS format for XMP sidecar, thanks to @jstrine for the fix!	2020-11-25 17:51:57 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	df7d45659a	Merge pull request #268 from jstrine/fix_path_none Continue even if the original filename is None, thanks to @jstrine for the fix!	2020-11-25 17:51:38 -08:00
Jonathan Strine	cec266bba4	Fix tests again Third times the charm to fix a find-replace error this time.	2020-11-25 19:51:09 -05:00
Jonathan Strine	d0d2e80800	Fix tests for apostrophe Previous commit didn't reflect all locations and had a copy/paste error.	2020-11-25 19:45:21 -05:00
Jonathan Strine	aafdbea564	Fix test to accomodate for escaped apostrophe	2020-11-25 19:36:09 -05:00
Jonathan Strine	c42050a10c	Escape characters which cause XML parsing issues	2020-11-25 19:31:51 -05:00
Jonathan Strine	c27cfb1223	Fix test for XMP sidecar with GPS info	2020-11-25 19:24:56 -05:00
Jonathan Strine	ad144da8a0	Use GPSCoordinate format for geolocation	2020-11-25 18:09:38 -05:00
Jonathan Strine	5352aec3b9	Continue even if the original filename is None Some photos seemed to be missing the original_filename (returning None). This fix prevents the traceback.	2020-11-25 17:00:22 -05:00
Rhet Turnbull	e951e5361e	Exposed --use-photos-export and --use-photokit	2020-11-25 09:15:16 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	f7bd1376e1	Updated CHANGELOG.md	2020-11-24 06:50:52 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	26f96d582c	Added photokit export as hidden --use-photokit option	2020-11-23 06:23:19 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	8cb15d1555	Removed debug statement in _photoinfo_export	2020-11-18 22:03:23 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	2d9429c8ee	Fixed missing data file for photoscript	2020-11-14 14:18:47 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	3b6dd08d2b	Version bump, updated requirements	2020-11-14 13:37:46 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	3c85f26f90	Moved AppleScript to photoscript	2020-11-14 13:34:50 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	52c054f81f	Updated CHANGELOG.md	2020-11-14 09:32:08 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	8dc59cbc35	Fixed erroneous attempt to export edited with --download-missing	2020-11-12 06:51:36 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	802e2f069a	version bump	2020-11-12 06:18:56 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	5d4d7d7db7	Fixed path for photos actually missing off disk	2020-11-12 06:18:28 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	ea9b41bae4	Avoid copying db files if not necessary	2020-11-11 07:03:57 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	38397b507b	Fix for issue #247	2020-11-08 21:17:19 -08:00