[digiKam-users] Help with this use case, please.

[Chris Poldervaart]

I ended up using Robocopy to get the images migrated.  As much as I wanted
to use digiKam for that, it either hung up, or copied non-image files that
I didn't want to move. So... for those looking to do something similar,
this is working out great.

RoboCopy.exe "[source folder]" "[target folder]" *.jpg *.jpeg *.jpe *.jif
*.jfif *.jfi *.png *.gif *.webp *.tiff *.tif *.psd *.raw *.arw *.cr2 *.nrw
*.k25 *.bmp *.dib *.heif *.heic *.jp2 *.j2k *.jpf *.jpx *.jpm *.mj2 *.svg
*.svgz *.ai *.eps /S /COPY:DAT /MT:8

Once I get the images migrated, I'll look at using digiKam to re-organize
them.

On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 8:21 AM Chris Poldervaart <vaarticus at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Thanks for the assist.
>
> I tried to use digiKam to migrate just the photos and videos from my other
> storage device (figuring I'll go through the documents and other random
> stuff separately).  I assumed that using the import tool (Add Folders)
> would migrate only those relevant files.... but when I did that it copied
> everything.  I let it run overnight and killed it this morning, because it
> was moving all of the random crap rather than just photos and videos.
>
> I like how the Add Folders option keeps the folder structure, which is
> what I'd want, but I need to figure out if there is a way to only add the
> photos/videos from those folders. If I choose import from memory card, I
> can see it seems to only show media files, but when I download them it
> doesn't honor the folder structure and dumps them all in one folder.
>
> This is fantastical fun. :-)
>
> On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 6:37 AM Sveinn í Felli <sv1 at fellsnet.is> wrote:
>
>> Þann 23.3.2021 10:53, skrifaði Chris Poldervaart:
>> > Today, I am going to set up a NAS with the intention of collecting all
>> of
>> > my photos from various sources and getting them centralized.
>> ----
>> > Step One: Find everything.
>> >
>> > I'd like to be able to plug in an external drive, have digiKam find all
>> of
>> > the photos from the drive, copy those folders/photos to the NAS. Rinse,
>> > repeat. I'm hoping this can be somewhat automated so that I can spend my
>> > time on Step Two.
>>
>> Guess there are two different methods possible:
>> Setup the NAS on the network, make a folder on it a main collection in
>> Digikam, and shovel in your images [1].
>> Or to make things faster; temporarily connect your NAS to your computer
>> as an USB3-drive, let this be a temporary main collection [2], and
>> shovel in your images.
>>
>> [1]: Also here are two different methods; First is to plugin the various
>> external drives as USB-media, choose to import from each drive into your
>> folder structure on the NAS. This imports only supported images, and (I
>> think) ignores any folder structure on the media you import from.
>> Second method is to temporarily connect the external drives as a
>> collection, and in digiKam left-hand Album-panel you move corresponding
>> folders into your main collection/directory structure. For some reason
>> this *moves* the folders/files, copying is not on offer in my setup.
>> This imports all files in those folders, not just images, so it's
>> perhaps quicker just using a file-manager.
>>
>> [2]: People on this mailing-list have been seen re-assigning
>> mount-points of collections via some sqlite-editing, just to keep the
>> databases for thumbnails, fingerprints, etc. and same some time
>> (considerable for large collections). Easiest is of course to redefine
>> your main collection, once you have unplugged the NAS and put it back on
>> the network (and then go outdoors and play for a while).
>>
>> > Step Two: Organize what I found.
>> >
>> > Once I have everything co-located, I'd like to be able to go in and
>> > organize, cull, and long-term manage those images.  (this will likely be
>> > the time consuming, manual review process).
>>
>> This is what digiKam is the right tool for ;-)
>>
>> Just a couple of hints; the main directory structure is important;
>> depending on your workflow you may prefer it to be based on dates, or
>> cameras, or subjects or whatnot. Don't forget that in digiKam there are
>> tags and categories and ratings and stuff that transgress directory
>> structure, and can serve as virtual folders/collections for whatever you
>> want.
>> Plan for the future...
>>
>> > I've
>> > been using it to make my selections from camera memory cards after a
>> > shooting session.  I haven't really started using it for photo
>> management.
>>
>> IMHO, photo management should be a lifestyle ;-) It can be a tedious
>> work, especially when the "I'll do it later" attitude has been prevalent
>> for some time.
>> There can be such joy in finding relevant images with the minimum of
>> effort, just because they were tagged, categorized and organized...
>>
>> Just thoughts,
>> Sveinn í Felli
>>
>>
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