[digiKam-users] Importing to Digicam from Google Photos

[Maik Qualmann]

The file name problems in the Google Photo downloader have been fixed in later 
digiKam versions.

Maik

Am Montag, 2. Dezember 2019, 19:23:05 CET schrieb Carl McGrath:
> I think I may be doing something wrong, or perhaps have an incorrect
> setting, but not sure where to look.
> If it matters, I am running DK 6.0.0 on opensuse linux.
> 
> Secnario:
> I have a Google photos account and some of the photos are in albums on
> Google photos.
> 
> Q1: when try Digicam:Import:Import from Google Photos, Digikam connects
> OK but only offers to download
> from Albums on Google Photos, not from the top level view(all photos in
> timeline view).
> Is there a way to get everyting from the timeline?
> 
> Q2: In my case , all photos on Google photos are jpeg files.
> If I navigate to a Google Photos album, select a photo and download via
> the browser Web Menu, it ends up in my designated .. /Downloads folder
> with name IMG_file.jpg
> But if I use DK:Import:Import from Google Photos from that same Album,
> the file appears in
> the album selected within DK but has name IMG_file without the .jpg.
> The file thumbnail does not display when navigating to the selected folder.
> 
> Suggestions ?
> 
> Thanks in advance, Digikam is an amazing set of capabilities.