[digiKam-users] Issues with Date while importing images

[Ramnarayan.K Digikam]

Hello Maik

Thank you

I followed the link and see a whole lot of nice options- including using
the metadata for file imports

Thank you



On Mon, 5 Jul 2021 at 22:26, Maik Qualmann <metzpinguin at gmail.com> wrote:

> The setting is in the digiKam settings under Camera. The text that the
> metadata is not activated is a link, so clickable and leads you almost
> directly there, then you are only one tab away.
>
> Reading of metadata is deactivated by default for speed reasons, which is
> significantly slower with GPhoto2 driver devices. But it is usable with
> memory
> card drives.
>
> Maik
>
> Am Montag, 5. Juli 2021, 18:47:44 CEST schrieb Ramnarayan.K Digikam:
> > On Mon, 5 Jul 2021 at 22:14, Maik Qualmann <metzpinguin at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > Am Montag, 5. Juli 2021, 14:24:58 CEST schrieb Ramnarayan.K Digikam:
> > > > Just to respond that Rapid Photo Downloader is doing the job so far
> > >
> > > Why not just activate the use of metadata in the digiKam Import Tool?
> > >
> > > How,
> >
> > I would have done it but could not find how to do it
> >
> > thanks
> >
> > > Maik
> > >
> > > > Seem to have a little less control over the "format" and structure
> but
> > >
> > > that
> > >
> > > > is a better problem than having to manually resort images because the
> > >
> > > dates
> > >
> > > > got messed up
> > > >
> > > > thanks
> > > > ram
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, 30 Jun 2021 at 16:38, Ramnarayan.K Digikam <
> > > >
> > > > ramnarayank+digikam at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > @Jozef @Dougie - thanks downloading and trying
> > > > >
> > > > > I suppose not a digikam solution but hopefully something that will
> > > > > work
> > > > > better
> > > > >
> > > > > cheers
> > > > > ram
> > > > >
> > > > > On Wed, 30 Jun 2021 at 15:53, Dougie Nisbet <dougie at katsura.uk>
> wrote:
> > > > >> Another vote for Rapid Photo Downloader. Very handy tool. I think
> I'd
> > > > >> find using digiKam difficult without it.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Dougie
> > > > >>
> > > > >> On 30/06/2021 11:08, Jozef Riha wrote:
> > > > >> > Hello,
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> > personally I'd recommend trying out Rapid photo downloader (if
> > >
> > > you're
> > >
> > > > >> > on Linux). I use it to import photos from USB/different folder
> and
> > > > >> > only use DK for tag management, organization etc.
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> > Cheers, jose
>
>
>
>
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