* Willy Williams <[email protected]> [03-12-20 11:02]: > Not entirely true, according to "The Fine Manual". Look on p. 11. > > 1.3.1. Importing images > To begin with darktable, you first need to import images. The import > module is in the > left panel of the lighttable view (Section 2.3.1, “Import”). *You > can either import from the** > **filesystem or, if darktable supports your camera model, directly > from camera. * > > ************************************************************ > > On 3/12/2020 at 10:48, Patrick Shanahan wrote: > > * Subhash Fotografie <[email protected]> [03-12-20 10:41]: > > > No, on Apple until DT 3.0.0 it was not possible to import from cameras or > > > SD card. Version 3.0.1 I have not tried yet. > > > > > > > > > [August Schwerdfeger schrieb am 11.3.2020 um 19:48 Uhr:] > > > > > > > Darktable does support imports directly from cameras and SD cards > > > > (through the 'gphoto2' library). The Darktable preferences under the > > > > "Session Options" tab let you set the patterns controlling where > > > > imported images are copied to. Section 2.3.1 of the manual [1] goes into > > > > detail about this. > > > > -- > > > > August Schwerdfeger > > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 11, 2020 at 7:38 PM Rod Cerkoney wrote: > > > > Newbie alert, just started using this program. > > > > So I finally figured out that dt does not copy files from an SD Card > > > > (or camera) into a disk location. (I find this odd coming from a > > > > Lightroom environment). I must use a file manager to copy files to a > > > > permanent disk location, then "import" into dt. I find that awkward and > > > > I'm looking for a better solution, one that is more elegant. > > > > -- > > > > Rod > > misconception present. "importing" in dt only involves adding an existing > > file to the database, library.db. It does not involve moving a file from > > its present location to another location, ie: sd card to local disk. > > > > copy or move your images from camers/sd card/... to a physical drive and > > then import to dt.
and that is true, BUT, "import" refers to adding to the library.db, not moving the file from one location to another. "import" in dt is making dt recognize the image and nothing to do with the filesystem except recording the physical location of the image. -- (paka)Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA @ptilopteri http://en.opensuse.org openSUSE Community Member facebook/ptilopteri Photos: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/piwigo paka @ IRCnet freenode ____________________________________________________________________________ darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to [email protected]
