We used to do it that way but it turns out very hard to do reliably, and we
don't like it when DT destroy our user's images...
At this point we recommand using external tools to import images and then
use DT to import/process them
in particular, rapid photo downloader (http://www.damonlynch.net/rapid/)
has a pretty good reputation
It would be nice to integrate RPD and DT with a lua script, so DT could
trigger RPD or RPD could import images directly into DT, but afaik it
hasn't been done
On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 3:57 PM, Tony Arnold <tony.arn...@manchester.ac.uk>
wrote:
> Robert,
>
> On 27/08/14 14:48, Robert William Hutton wrote:
> > On 21/08/14 18:04, Tony Arnold wrote:
> >> Is there a way to get DT to copy the images like it does when importing
> >> from a camera? I couldn't see anything obvious. Or do I have to copy the
> >> files locally and then import to DT?
> >
> > AFAIK you have to copy them manually.
> >
> > http://www.darktable.org/usermanual/ch02s03.html.php#import
> >
> > "Importing a folder does not mean that darktable copies your images into
> another folder. It just means that the images
> > are visible in lighttable and thus can be developed. If you delete an
> image or a folder from disk after having imported
> > them, darktable cannot access them anymore."
>
> Thanks. This is fine for folders on the local hard disk but not so good
> for removable media. I'd like to see DT treat removable media the same
> as a camera and, maybe optionally, copy the files to a local folder. Is
> there somewhere I can post this as a suggestion for a new feature?
>
> Regards,
> Tony.
>
> >
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