[Digikam-users] Local Collections Options

[Dr Colin Lloyd]

Hi Rinus,

Thanks for quick reply.
Tried first method - but it fails because all folders are inside /home/ 
directory - so moving a folder of photos anywhere else is automatically 
included in the Digikam startup - it justs scans the new or moved directory 
into the new setup. So when you try and create a new collection with the new 
folder name - it says it already has it. It's a bit of a catch 22 - but very 
Linux - the action being very recursive.
Unless you have another method - I will copy all the directories onto external 
backup and then recreate from scratch the Digikam Collection setup and then 
reload the images etc back into the new collection format. A bit of a job - 
with 18Gb of movies and 25 Gb of photos - but nevermind.

Thanks 
Colin


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Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2011 13:12:16 +0200
From: sleepless <sleeplessregulus at hetnet.nl>
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Subject: Re: [Digikam-users] Local Collections Options
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Op 05-09-11 12:53, sleepless schreef:
> Hi Colin,
>
> If I understand your problem correct I think this will work.
>
> method 1:
>
> Create some directory ?photo? (ex) wherever you want to have al your 
> pictures in a directory structure.
> add this dir to digikam: Settings>Configure DigiKam>Collections>Local 
> Collections
You are not at all obliged to add this rootfolder as an album
> If you want so, do make subdirs
You may want instead just add the subfolders (ex) family, hollydays, 
wildlife etc. etc.
> Now drag your folders from within digikam albumview to your new 
> structure.
> If done delete your old collections.
>
> Now you have a collection only containing your folders with media on 
> it and maintain your tags etc.
>
> Your media has moved to different locations, if you do not want that 
> you can choose to do
>
> method 2:
> tools->write metadata to picture
> start all over again by adding only the folders containing media to 
> your collections
> album->read metadata to pictures (I think you have to do that album by 
> album)
> Note:  a) I This sulution will not work if you have raw pictures in 
> your collection.
>            b) I consider this methode as potentially unsafe.
>
> If both methods do not suit your needs, the only way I can think of is 
> heavy manupilation of the db.
> Seems very dagerous to me.
>
> Please, be so kind to report your findings back.
>
> Regards,
> Rinus
>
>
> Op 05-09-11 11:36, Dr Colin Lloyd schreef:
>> Hi,
>>
>> 1st post to this list:
>> Currently my whole "Home" directory on Mandriva 2010 Linux is scanned 
>> and
>> stored within the "Settings>Configure DigiKam>Collections>Local 
>> Collections" as
>> Col .0
>> This was an oversight when I began to use Digikam - and of course 
>> collects all
>> images in every folder within my home directory.
>> It would be more efficient and faster if I could just include in the 
>> Local
>> Collections those folders that contained my photos, videos, etc.
>> BUT - I don't want to delete the Collection "Col. 0" and recreate - 
>> if it
>> means all my tags etc disappeared with the Collection.
>> So - can I delete Col.0 and recreate a more focused Collection - or 
>> is there a
>> way to remove folders from the collection?
>> Thought about creating a new collection and checking that before 
>> deleting
>> Col.0 - but DigiKam will not let me create a new Collection, say, of 
>> just my
>> Photos Folder as this is already within the Col.0 Collection.
>>
>> Colin
>>
>>
>> Dr Colin R. Lloyd
>> Consultant Micrometeorologist  |  Honorary Fellow
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>> Oxfordshire                                |   Hydrology
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Dr Colin R. Lloyd
Consultant Micrometeorologist  |  Honorary Fellow
Wantage                                     |   Centre for Ecology and
Oxfordshire                                |   Hydrology                                                                                       
UK                                              |   Wallingford, UK