It appears to me that people are not aware of the 'session-options' in
the darktable-preferences. This allows images to be directly imported
into the preferred location either directly from the camera or sd card.
David
On 2020-03-12 1:58 p.m., Top Rock Photography wrote:
Funny, but to make sure that I was not speaking of things of which I
know nothing, I actually did it before I posted.
I “Imported” 179 files from my SD card to my RAID, and added them to
the DT database, by using the «Import» module of DT. So, yes, DT DOES
move files from one's SD card, renames them, and adds them to your
library, with «import».
Sincerely,
Karim Hosein
Top Rock Photography
754.999.1652
On Thu, 12 Mar 2020 at 16:35, Patrick Shanahan <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
* Top Rock Photography <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> [03-12-20 15:52]:
> Patrick,
>
> In Darktable, «Import» means one of THREE things;
> ① to add a file which is located in DAS/NAS, to the DT database,
> ② to add a folder of files (and subfolders of files) which is
located in
> DAS/NAS, to the DT database, and
> ③ to move files from a “camera”† to a preset DAS/NAS location,
via a preset
> naming convention, then adding them to the DT database.
>
> All three are considered «Import»ing, all three are available
through the
> «Import» module,and all three ought to work.
>
> As others have said, most of us use some other application to
move files
> from SD cards or our cameras to our DAS/NAS devices, then use
one of the
> first two import methods. (Not that anyone asked, but I use
Rapid Photo
> Downloader). That aside, the third import method is legitimately a
> Darktable import method, offered by DT.
>
> To say that that is not using DT, but gPhoto, is akin to saying
that one
> does not use DT for raw processing, but Libraw, or does not use
DT for lens
> correction, but Lensfun, et al. DT, like most F/LOSS titles,
does not
> re-invent the wheel, but uses third-party wheels, just as Ford,
Crystler,
> and GM do.
>
> † I have “camera” in quotes, because it can be any device
recognised as a
> “camera device” including an SD Card.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Karim Hosein
> Top Rock Photography
> 754.999.1652
>
>
>
> On Thu, 12 Mar 2020 at 11:14, Patrick Shanahan
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>
> > * Willy Williams <[email protected]
<mailto:[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]
<mailto:[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
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dt does not provide for moving files not already in the database.
But one
could back-door the process and move files by importiing to the
database
from camera/sdcard/..., and THEN moving the files within dt. This is
definitely a round-about method which would be very inefficient.
BUT dt cannot move files it does not contain within it's db. It must
first "import" the files. And "import" does not entail moving files.
and I do realize dt utilizes gphoto.
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