* junkyardspar...@yepmail.net <junkyardspar...@yepmail.net> [05-07-18 19:13]: > > > On Mon, May 7, 2018, at 15:46, Patrick Shanahan wrote: > > * junkyardspar...@yepmail.net <junkyardspar...@yepmail.net> [05-07-18 > > 18:05]: > > > On Mon, May 7, 2018, at 14:12, Patrick Shanahan wrote: > > > > > > > yes, afaik dt uses the systems disk access. I believe dt uses gphoto2 > > > > to > > > > access the camera and the camera contained card(s). > > > > > > I'm just curious: is this still needed for file access on anything but > > > very old cameras? I've always used Olympus cameras that supported USB > > > storage from the early days, so I never developed the habit of using any > > > special software for this... and haven't really kept track of how the > > > situation has evolved over the years. > > > > > > I understand that the library is still needed for things like tethering, > > > etc. > > > > google and read about gphoto2, http://www.gphoto.org/ > > Yeah, I'm familiar with the project, I was just hoping for insights, from the > perspective of developing RAW development software, about how currently > relevant it is 20 years later *for simple retrieval of files*. I find very > little discussion about recent cameras not supporting USB storage, whereas > exFAT currently *does* present some obstacles. In light of that, it seems > possible that only using gphoto as a fallback when needed might make sense.
can you access the card storage on your camera using your perferred file management software on your system w/o added software? might answer your question. -- (paka)Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA @ptilopteri http://en.opensuse.org openSUSE Community Member facebook/ptilopteri Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://linuxcounter.net Photos: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/piwigo paka @ IRCnet freenode ____________________________________________________________________________ darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org
