Highlight SOURCE images so they can be protected/avoided

[Simon Cropper-2]

Hi,

New to DigiKam, so still working through some basic issues. Actually new to Linux so be kind (Using Ubuntu).

I like the DigiKam a lot as it has very similar workflows to me and operates in a way that I find intuitive.

Something I can't seem to figure out though is a way to visually highlight source files. I'll explain...

My workflow is as follows (in the simplest form)...

1. Import RAW data from digital camera
2. Delete unwanted photos
3. Convert RAW file to PNG/JPG for minor adjustments (depending on need)

Consequently you have on the file system the source RAW files and derived JPG or PNG (depending on need) files.

I have been using DigiKam to review and discard old images not wanted any more and noted that RAW files are shown exactly the same way as all other file types.

Considering derived images can be replaced and source images can not, I was looking for a way to flag RAW (source) files so there is less of a chance of accidentally deleting the images (at least have me think twice).

I know that source files could be in a variety of formats so I thought I could tag RAW files but can't seem to figure out how I might use this to flag/highlight the tagged items. Alternatively I can always separate source files from derived files in the file system but this is messier.

Any suggestions would be appreciated or indications how others handle this problem.

Cheers Simon
      

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[Jim Dory-2]

Might not work for you but I pretty much always create a subdirectory to the raws for worked on files. Workflow is download from cam the raws - naming the folder the date I download them or date taken if only from one day of shooting. I then convert cr2 raws to DNG raws using Adobe's Raw Converter and remove the cr2 files to a backup disk. I do this mostly for tagging reasons. Then create a subfolder called something like "reduced" or "jpegs". Then any edited files get stuck in that subdirectory. So it is a bit of fiddling. Haven't explored how to get tags from tagged DNGs to automatically go to jpegs or whatever format yet, if possible.

As an aside - I really liked the feature that, when creating a new album, gave it the date for a folder name automatically. Seems that it doesn't do that anymore after a couple upgrades. But I'm just finally going through the manual - maybe there is a setting.

cheers, Jim

On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 10:24 PM, Simon Cropper <[hidden email]> wrote:

Hi,

New to DigiKam, so still working through some basic issues. Actually new to Linux so be kind (Using Ubuntu).

I like the DigiKam a lot as it has very similar workflows to me and operates in a way that I find intuitive.

Something I can't seem to figure out though is a way to visually highlight source files. I'll explain...

My workflow is as follows (in the simplest form)...

1. Import RAW data from digital camera
2. Delete unwanted photos
3. Convert RAW file to PNG/JPG for minor adjustments (depending on need)

Consequently you have on the file system the source RAW files and derived JPG or PNG (depending on need) files.

I have been using DigiKam to review and discard old images not wanted any more and noted that RAW files are shown exactly the same way as all other file types.

Considering derived images can be replaced and source images can not, I was looking for a way to flag RAW (source) files so there is less of a chance of accidentally deleting the images (at least have me think twice).

I know that source files could be in a variety of formats so I thought I could tag RAW files but can't seem to figure out how I might use this to flag/highlight the tagged items. Alternatively I can always separate source files from derived files in the file system but this is messier.

Any suggestions would be appreciated or indications how others handle this problem.

Cheers Simon
      

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