[digiKam-users] The woes of a Windows 10 digikam newbie user

[Rob Dueckman]

> 
> My appreciation to Remco for his response to my post detailing my
> woes with digiKam.
> A modest update following Remco's suggestions:
> 
> "My digikam version, 7.1.0, shows support for both Nikon D800E"
> Could you direct me to where I would find, and set up support, in my
> installation of 7.1.0 for my Nikon D800E?
> 

I'm running Digikam 7.2-RC.  I checked both linux and windows on the
RC, and it supports the D800E



If you want to give the release candidate a try, you can find it at:
 https://files.kde.org/digikam/


> I'd prefer digiKam import directly from the camera.
> I'd like to avoid extracting the two cards (for jpeg and raw) from
> the camera, insert them in an external card reader, just so digiKam
> can import from that reader.  That's just the kind of overhead which
> would motivate some users (like me!) to dodge using digiKam!
> 
> Lastly:  I had set up the root of my Collections tree.  I added
> folders containing new images under that root i.e., I copied the
> images from the camera onto those folders.  I expected digiKam would
> pick those new folders up and show them up as new albums.  That's not
> working for me yet but I shall persevere...
> 

Did Digikam finish scanning the collection once before you quit?
 Double check to make sure the collection is still listed.  I have
found that if the initial scan of a new collection doesn't complete,
you won't have the collection in the Digikam database.  Also, by
default, Digikam won't see any new photos you manually add to the
collection without either restarting Digikam, or scanning for new
folders.  This can be changed in settings.   If you can't see your
collection in Digikam, something is not correct.  As they say, a
picture is worth a thousand words.  Can you maybe share a snapshot of
your collection settings and import windows?

> My whole intent of using digiKam is:
> a) quick import of RAW and jpeg images from my camera, the Nikon
> D800E.
> b) quick review of the RAW for culling: e.g., I flag the acceptable,
> pending, and rejects
> c) move the acceptable and pending to appropriate folders for
> darktable or rawtherapee to take over.
> 
> That should be easy, right? 
> It's harder than I thought so what am I doing wrong?
> 

It is easy.  :-)

> 
> 
> On Saturday, February 20, 2021, 12:54:15 AM PST, Remco Viëtor
> <remco.vietor at wanadoo.fr> wrote: 
> 
> 
> On vendredi 19 février 2021 21:46:48 CET The Man in Black wrote:
> > Hello!
> > My configuration: Windows 10, digiKam7.1.0 stable release.
> > 
> > First, digiKam is unable to detect my Nikon 800E when it is
> connected to the
> > computer.I understand that might be a Windows driver problem...so,
> I
> > physically copy the files from the camera onto the computer's hard
> drive.
> 
> Personally, I prefer taking the memory card out of the camera and use
> a card 
> reader, which is recognised as a "mass storage device" (an external
> HDD). Thsi 
> should always work with Digikam. I don't know if your camera can work
> in that 
> mode (mine only uses MTP or PTP iirc).
> 
> > Next: digiKam is unable to open the folder containing the images
> (jpeg or
> > raw, doesn't matter).All items under "Album" are grayed out.Under
> "Import"
> > the Cameras option doesn't work (see above).The "Add Folders" and
> "Add
> > Images" are grayed out. 
> Digikam uses one or more specifically designated directory trees to
> look for 
> files. The root of those trees has to be declared as a "collection"
> in the 
> Digikam setup. 
> 

> 
> > What do I need to do, on Windows, for digiKam's
> > easy import of images into albums (which I organize under
> > year/month/date)?It doesn't matter whether that import is from the
> camera
> > or the computer's local hard disk. (...)
> 
> 

You can set the destination path in the import settings.  
 Year/month/date naming is easy to do (yyyy/MM/dd for example)  


> 
> 
> - check whether your camera can work in mass storage mode or use a
> card reader 
> (My digikam version, 7.1.0, shows support for both Nikon D800E and
> Coolpix 
> 800, no "Nikon 800E").
> - check whether you have the root of your image folders declared as a
> collection in Digikam (menu settings -> configure digikam, then
> "collections 
> tab", which is the 2nd item from the top)
> 
> Remco
> 
> 
> 
> 
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