I am reading the posts here in relation to importing images. I run Linux
Ubuntu 20.04, with DT 3.4. I am puzzled by the difficulties encountered,
because I have never used DT to Import as others do. A friend in the
Linux Users of Victoria has spent quite some time assisting me to ensure
accurate and real-time backups of my RAW images. So, when finished a
photoshoot (around 140 - 200 images in RAW + jpg, on the same day, at
the conclusion of the session, I create a folder in my working directory
using yyyymmdd-modelname. My friend has set up a script so that when a
new folder is created in my working directory a file structure is
created under the parent folder
parent
yyyymmdd-modelname
children
yyyymmdd-modelname-RAW yyyymmdd-modelname-jpg yyyymmdd-modelname-exported
there are three children of the yyyymmdd-modelname-exported folder
yyyymmdd-modelname-fullsize yyyymmdd-modelname-proofs yyyymmdd-modelname-IG
So I plug my SD card into the reader, select my files by type and copy
the RAW files into their folder. Then I copy the jpg files into their
folder. As soon as the RAW files hit their folder a script detects the
activity and immediately starts copying them to a mirror of the working
directory on my USB 3TB drive. I also copy the jpg files to their
folder ( there is no backup of camera generated jpgs) When I see that
the copy to the mirror is complete, I return the SD card to my camera
and format the card. After that I open the import folder and select the
RAW folder in my working directory (SSD), I open the directory and start
work on the images. When I have finished processing, I export at
appropriate resolutions into the three export folders. I watermark and
frame images suitable for Instagram, using a square frame. This ensures
that I can present my work on Instagram without interference with my
formatting.
Once all my exporting is concluded, I move the RAW files to my RAID 1
drives, I delete the jpg directory and I move the
yyyymmdd-modelname-exported folder with children to my RAID 1 drive sync
folder which then syncs my finished work with Google Drive. So now there
is nothing left in my working directory related to that shoot and so the
mirror on the USB 3TB drive reflects the change and deletes the RAW
files from the Working Directory Backup folder. Every Saturday morning a
snapshot is taken of my working directory and stored on a different USB
3TB drive.
I don't have much to do, but much is done thanks to the scripts from my
friend.
I am very grateful.
Andrew Greig
Melbourne Australia
On 17/7/21 12:27 pm, Terry Pinfold wrote:
For me I feel it is just getting used to a new dialog or GUI. We are
all stubborn creatures that struggle with change. However, I do see
the new import options as an improvement. I was scanning individual
images today and then working them in darktable. It was really nice
how the new import option opens in a dialog showing my folders
including the most recently used one where my scans were being placed.
I find it easier now that I am getting used to it.
On Sat, 17 Jul 2021 at 10:49, Guillermo Rozas <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
I don't understand where is the problem? Press "add to
library...", select an image, and import. That works exactly the
same as the "import image" button from darktable 3.4.
The only differences are that now you can use the same dialog to
import both single images and full folders, and that the "copy and
import" button has gained the ability to not only copy from a card
reader/camera, but also from any folder in the computer.
Regards,
Guillermo
On Fri, Jul 16, 2021 at 9:34 PM Willy Williams
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
I concur that this is one option. I Windows, it's
right-click, then open with darktable (Ubuntu is very
similar). It's just more awkward. I, too, miss the ease of
just opening a single image as I could in prior releases.
Perhaps in a future release, a third button could be included
to restore this single image opening function.
Willy Williams
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On 7/16/21 at 6:41 PM, David Vincent-Jones wrote:
If I have a single image (RAW or DNG) located anywhere on my
system I can, by simply clicking on it, open it for
processing in dt as a single image. I do not like doing this
since it, in my opinion, messes up the data structure of dt
but in fact it works.
On 2021-07-16 3:34 p.m., Terry Pinfold wrote:
Well I am taking my time to try and learn this new system. The copy and
import option is a nice addition for those who want to copy images from
an
external source. I have set mine to import and organise by date of
capture.
Like everything new it is taking time to learn and I am not yet fuly
comfortable with it. Maybe the ability to import one picture was a nice
feature that has now been lost or become hidden. But I have to say with
both Darktable and Lightroom (forgive me for mentioning an Adobe
offering)
I miss the simplicity of just opening and processing an image like you
do
in GIMP. Not a complaint, just an observation. Anyway, I continue to
explore the new offerring of DT 3.6. and really appreciate the effort
people have put into it.
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