Hi Atte, Joseph is correct; with two images with the same filename, Shotwell uses a checksum of the image data to tell whether it's a pair of duplicate images or not, and if it isn't, Shotwell will automatically rename one of them for you on import.
Cheers, -c On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 7:46 AM, Joseph Bylund <[email protected]>wrote: > I had this exact same worry recently. The second file imported will be > renamed. Here's the exchange: > > ______________________________**__________ > Hi Joseph, > > You'll be pleased to know that Shotwell does handle this case correctly; > internally, if you choose to copy the photographs on import, it will rename > one of them for you. > > Cheers, > -c > > ______________________________**___________ > On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 5:48 AM, Joseph Bylund > <[email protected]<mailto: > joseph.bylund@gmail.**com <[email protected]>>> wrote: > Say I were to go out with a family member, both carrying cameras and take > photos of the same event. What would happen on import if we both produced a > file with the same name on the same date, i.e. dsc_0001.jpg on 7/12/2011? > Obviously the photos would differ by at least the serial number of the > camera in the exif data (and safe to assume a load of other things). Would > this be marked as a duplicate and not imported (not good)? or would the > second be imported overwriting the first (also not good)? or would they > somehow be renamed so as to both be imported and not have any collisions > (better)? I suppose I will test on a day I'm not taking any photos. > > thanks, > -Joe > > ______________________________**__________ > > > On 07/22/2011 09:53 AM, Atte André Jensen wrote: > >> Hi >> >> I have two canon cameras that by default name the images img_xxxx.jpg. >> Will shotwell be able to distinguish those images, or do I need to rename >> the photos from one camera during import? >> >> Or more generally (out of interest): What does shotwell use to identify >> the photo? >> >> Also what happens if I have two versions (exact copies of the same photo, >> same name) in my library? >> >> > ______________________________**_________________ > Shotwell mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.yorba.org/cgi-**bin/mailman/listinfo/shotwell<http://lists.yorba.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/shotwell> > _______________________________________________ Shotwell mailing list [email protected] http://lists.yorba.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/shotwell
