[Digikam-users] Automatic Grouping of RAW and JPEG files possible?

[Veaceslav Munteanu]

If you have problems visualizing jpeg+raw:

View-> Group Images - > By format.

Now the view will display jpeg first and raw second.

On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 3:37 PM, Kent Tenney <ktenney at gmail.com> wrote:
> With my Canon G11, using CHDK, I shoot raw/jpeg pairs, each photo
> is saved as 2 files.
>
> Shotwell understands this, displays one thumbnail, the properties show
> it as a pair. I can access the raw if needed, for most purposes the
> jpg is sufficient.
>
> This is the only feature which prevents me switching over to Digikam.
>
> Thanks,
> Kent
>
> On Sun, Aug 16, 2015 at 7:32 PM, Tim Burbank <timothy_burbank at my.uri.edu> wrote:
>> My approach to grouping RAW images with associated JPEGs has been to use
>> Group Selected By Time from the right-click contextual menu. It's usually
>> pretty accurate, but can get confused if your photos are taken in rapid
>> succession. You can determine which file shows up on top of the group by
>> changing the sort order before grouping.
>>
>> The Python script looks nice, I'll have to give it a try.
>>
>> --
>> Tim Burbank
>> timburbank.com
>>
>> On Sunday, August 16, 2015 at 11:07 AM, Jose Sabater Montes wrote:
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I use a Python script to group raw and normal pictures that are in the
>> same album (same name but different extension). I have uploaded it here:
>> https://gist.github.com/nudomarinero/af88acf44868a9e5bcdc
>>
>> It assumes that Digikam is using a SQlite database located in your home
>> under "Pictures", but you can pass the option "-d" with the path to the
>> database. Until now, I have not had any problem, but note that the
>> script modifies the database directly and this is potentially dangerous.
>> I would not use it while Digikam is open. The option "-n" is used to
>> just check which files would be grouped without actually updating the
>> database. Please use it at your own risk.
>>
>> It would be great to be able to do this kind of things from within
>> Digikam in the future. Python plug-ins that can add functionality to
>> Digikam. This is implemented already in other software like, for
>> example, Gimp.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Jose
>>
>> On 16/08/15 14:24, Axel Klein wrote:
>>
>> Hi *,
>>
>> My workflow includes a grouping of RAW and JPEG files after import.
>> This is quite tedious and I would like to automize that.
>> Is there a possibility to do so?
>>
>> Am I the only one who has this desire or are more people out there
>> that wish to do that?
>>
>> Best regards
>> Axel
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