Hi Tom, I reasonable question to ask, but Darktable's strength is its editing capabilities. Adobe's Lightroom strength is the ability to copy files from SD cards and import them into a folder structure. Don't expect Darktable to have the digital management systems of Lightroom. This is not a priority for developers who have really focused on excellent processing of images. On Windows you could use the copy and paste function to place the images from the card into your own folder structure. On my computer I have Lightroom so I use that to copy the images from my SD cards, phones and other sources. I also use Lightroom to then organise another two backup drives of my processed and unprocessed images for safety. But Darktable is so much better for my editing needs that I do my editing in Darktable not Lightroom. Maybe one day a new developer may come along who is motivated to develop digital management system to rival Lightroom, but I am just grateful for the excellent job the past and current developers have done by focusing on editing options in Darktable. But I also echo Willy Williams comments above.
On Mon, 22 Feb 2021 at 07:31, Patrick Shanahan <[email protected]> wrote: > * Tom Whale <[email protected]> [02-21-21 13:42]: > > > > On 21.02.2021 at 19:27 Michael Rasmussen wrote: > > > > > The easiest way is to use Windows' file manager to copy the files to a > > > designated folder and then import into DT from there. > > > > Well, yes. But I rather like to import from the sd-card, the files > > should be copied to a given folder (global preferences -> import -> > > 'base directory naming pattern') and then put in the subfolders > > '$(YEAR)\$(MONTH)' > > you want dt to be your file-manager, but you already have one. you are on > windows but the *inux's tend to separate functions and do each function > well rather than one does everything approach. > > I have crafted a script to copy from flash-card, rename files and place > them on the hard-drive ready to import into dt. > > I doubt you will find a developer that will see your particular needs as > pressing. but ... > > > -- > (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] > > -- ____________________________________________________________________________ darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to [email protected]
