I had this exact same worry recently. The second file imported will be
renamed. Here's the exchange:
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Hi Joseph,
You'll be pleased to know that Shotwell does handle this case correctly;
internally, if you choose to copy the photographs on import, it will
rename one of them for you.
Cheers,
-c
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On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 5:48 AM, Joseph Bylund <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Say I were to go out with a family member, both carrying cameras and
take photos of the same event. What would happen on import if we both
produced a file with the same name on the same date, i.e. dsc_0001.jpg
on 7/12/2011? Obviously the photos would differ by at least the serial
number of the camera in the exif data (and safe to assume a load of
other things). Would this be marked as a duplicate and not imported
(not good)? or would the second be imported overwriting the first (also
not good)? or would they somehow be renamed so as to both be imported
and not have any collisions (better)? I suppose I will test on a day
I'm not taking any photos.
thanks,
-Joe
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On 07/22/2011 09:53 AM, Atte André Jensen wrote:
Hi
I have two canon cameras that by default name the images img_xxxx.jpg.
Will shotwell be able to distinguish those images, or do I need to
rename the photos from one camera during import?
Or more generally (out of interest): What does shotwell use to
identify the photo?
Also what happens if I have two versions (exact copies of the same
photo, same name) in my library?
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