On Mon, May 7, 2018, at 17:12, Patrick Shanahan wrote: > * [email protected] <[email protected]> [05-07-18 19:13]: > > > > > > On Mon, May 7, 2018, at 15:46, Patrick Shanahan wrote: > > > * [email protected] <[email protected]> [05-07-18 > > > 18:05]: > > > > On Mon, May 7, 2018, at 14:12, Patrick Shanahan wrote: > > > > > > > > > yes, afaik dt uses the systems disk access. I believe dt uses > > > > > gphoto2 to > > > > > access the camera and the camera contained card(s). > > > > > > > > I'm just curious: is this still needed for file access on anything but > > > > very old cameras? I've always used Olympus cameras that supported USB > > > > storage from the early days, so I never developed the habit of using > > > > any special software for this... and haven't really kept track of how > > > > the situation has evolved over the years. > > > > > > > > I understand that the library is still needed for things like > > > > tethering, etc. > > > > > > google and read about gphoto2, http://www.gphoto.org/ > > > > Yeah, I'm familiar with the project, I was just hoping for insights, from > > the perspective of developing RAW development software, about how currently > > relevant it is 20 years later *for simple retrieval of files*. I find very > > little discussion about recent cameras not supporting USB storage, whereas > > exFAT currently *does* present some obstacles. In light of that, it seems > > possible that only using gphoto as a fallback when needed might make sense. > > can you access the card storage on your camera using your perferred file > management software on your system w/o added software? > > might answer your question.
As mentioned above, I've always been able to, with my Olympus cameras, going back to at least the turn of the century. :) I understand that this hasn't been the the case for other brands in the past. I was hoping others on the list, who have long term experience with those, might have perspective on how much this has or hasn't changed over the years. If not, please ignore. -- jys ____________________________________________________________________________ darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to [email protected]
