I hate when I mess up and start editing off of the card! On Sun, Jan 3, 2021 at 10:49 AM Michael <bmi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > ye sir.... copy to disk and start editing is the only way that makes sense. > > On Sun, Jan 3, 2021 at 10:46 AM Jean-Luc CECCOLI > <jean-luc.cecc...@wanadoo.fr> wrote: > > > > > Message du 02/01/21 19:30 > > > De : "Tom Whale" > > > A : darktable-user@lists.darktable.org > > > Copie à : > > > Objet : Re: [darktable-user] Importing from camera > > > > > > On 02.01.2021 at 18:47 Jean-Luc CECCOLI wrote: > > > > > > > I wonder why on earth do some people absolutely want to import right > > > > from the camera. > > > > It is far slower and less safe than doing it by reading the card from a > > > > card reader. > > > > Safe : if the card falls on to the ground, it will not be the same as > > > > if it were the camera. > > > > Slower : I admit this is based upon my own observations with Nikon > > > > 1 v1, D700 and D4s conneted either via usb2 or usb3. > > > > Plus, if I do not mistake, this just does import the pictures into > > > > the database, so they will not be available anymore after unplugging > > > > the camera. > > > > I think, together with others on this list, that the best is to > > > > copy the files from the card to the disk, and then import them. > > > > There are many tools that allow organizing while copying, most of > > > > them have been listed in previous posts. > > > > > > But you cannot import directly from SD-card. When doing this, the > > > photos remain on the SD-Card and the sidecar-files are written on the > > > SD-card. Sorry but this is a no-go. > > > The only practicable way is to copy the photos on the harddisk. > > > > Yes, indeed. > > And this is why I use /import/ through the 5 first lines, describing what I > > think to be a database related operation (line 6), and then suggest to > > /copy/ the files to the disk as the most sensible thing to do. > > > > Rgrds, > > > > J.-Luc > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > > darktable user mailing list > > to unsubscribe send a mail to darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org > > > > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-:
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