Public bug reported:
After importing photos and videos into shotwell, I noticed that several
of the media files did not get imported. The missing files had filenames
longer than 63 characters. In the shotwell log these errors were
reported:
L 218103 2022-09-01 20:17:12 [WRN] ImportPage.vala:1424: Skipping import
of /DCIM/awesome video of loki running across yard and exploring and
don't eat that.avi: name too long
The main problem here is that this seems to be an arbitrary limitation
of the program. Filenames can be up to 255 characters; shotwell should
be able to import files regardless of the filename length.
The other problem is that itt is not clear to the end user that these
files do not get imported. There is no UI message. The user has to
review the log.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: shotwell 0.30.10-0ubuntu0.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-124.140-generic 5.4.195
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-124-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.24
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Thu Sep 1 20:01:12 2022
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-01-05 (2431 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 14.04.3 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Beta amd64 (20150805)
SourcePackage: shotwell
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2021-02-04 (574 days ago)
** Affects: shotwell (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug focal
** Summary changed:
- Shotwell can't import videos with filenames >= 64 chars in length
+ Shotwell can't import videos with filenames > 63 chars in length
** Summary changed:
- Shotwell can't import videos with filenames > 63 chars in length
+ Shotwell can't import videos with filenames longer than 63 chars
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Shotwell can't import videos with filenames longer than 63 chars
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