* August Schwerdfeger <[email protected]> [03-12-20 11:52]:
> Except when importing using 'gphoto2' (from whatever that library will
> recognize as a "camera"), in which case the file is copied to a location on
> disk per the "Session Options" patterns.
> 
> --
> August Schwerdfeger
> [email protected]
> 
> On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 10:13 AM Patrick Shanahan <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> > * 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
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BUT "using gphoto2" is not "using dt"!

they are different!

gphoto2 provides an interface to the filesystem to manuplilate
files/images.

dt's import is to add the files and their locations to its database.

very different creatures/actions.

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(paka)Patrick Shanahan       Plainfield, Indiana, USA          @ptilopteri
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