Public bug reported: After importing photos and videos into shotwell, I noticed that several of the media files did not get imported. The missing files had filenames longer than 63 characters. In the shotwell log these errors were reported:
L 218103 2022-09-01 20:17:12 [WRN] ImportPage.vala:1424: Skipping import of /DCIM/awesome video of loki running across yard and exploring and don't eat that.avi: name too long The main problem here is that this seems to be an arbitrary limitation of the program. Filenames can be up to 255 characters; shotwell should be able to import files regardless of the filename length. The other problem is that itt is not clear to the end user that these files do not get imported. There is no UI message. The user has to review the log. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: shotwell 0.30.10-0ubuntu0.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-124.140-generic 5.4.195 Uname: Linux 5.4.0-124-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.24 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip CurrentDesktop: XFCE Date: Thu Sep 1 20:01:12 2022 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-01-05 (2431 days ago) InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 14.04.3 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Beta amd64 (20150805) SourcePackage: shotwell UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2021-02-04 (574 days ago) ** Affects: shotwell (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug focal ** Summary changed: - Shotwell can't import videos with filenames >= 64 chars in length + Shotwell can't import videos with filenames > 63 chars in length ** Summary changed: - Shotwell can't import videos with filenames > 63 chars in length + Shotwell can't import videos with filenames longer than 63 chars -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to shotwell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1988490 Title: Shotwell can't import videos with filenames longer than 63 chars Status in shotwell package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: After importing photos and videos into shotwell, I noticed that several of the media files did not get imported. The missing files had filenames longer than 63 characters. In the shotwell log these errors were reported: L 218103 2022-09-01 20:17:12 [WRN] ImportPage.vala:1424: Skipping import of /DCIM/awesome video of loki running across yard and exploring and don't eat that.avi: name too long The main problem here is that this seems to be an arbitrary limitation of the program. Filenames can be up to 255 characters; shotwell should be able to import files regardless of the filename length. The other problem is that itt is not clear to the end user that these files do not get imported. There is no UI message. The user has to review the log. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: shotwell 0.30.10-0ubuntu0.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-124.140-generic 5.4.195 Uname: Linux 5.4.0-124-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.24 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip CurrentDesktop: XFCE Date: Thu Sep 1 20:01:12 2022 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-01-05 (2431 days ago) InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 14.04.3 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Beta amd64 (20150805) SourcePackage: shotwell UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2021-02-04 (574 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/shotwell/+bug/1988490/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp