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Juhani Talvela
I'd very much like to burn some of my photos to DVD and store them
separately. This would help me to:
a) save disk space on my PC
b) have an organized library of my photo files in a physical form...  (I
would like to take along a DVD every now and then when I go to friends)

But how do I do this? There is an export command in DigiKam that I can
use to export pictures to some SmugMug, remote computer, Gallery, iPod,
PicasaWeb, etc... But it doesn't include CD/DVD option.

I can of course just burn some pictures on a DVD and just leave them on
my PC. But this is not good, since it eats up my disk space. Is there a
way for DigiKam to support storing original picutres on a CD/DVD, and
just leave a small thumbnail on the database?

All help and ideas on how to do this are appreciated.
Cheers
-- Juhani
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tosca
Configure -> Collections -> Remote support ( or something like that, as I'm translating from the french version).

Marie-Noëlle

2011/1/2 Juhani Talvela <[hidden email]>
I'd very much like to burn some of my photos to DVD and store them
separately. This would help me to:
a) save disk space on my PC
b) have an organized library of my photo files in a physical form...  (I
would like to take along a DVD every now and then when I go to friends)

But how do I do this? There is an export command in DigiKam that I can
use to export pictures to some SmugMug, remote computer, Gallery, iPod,
PicasaWeb, etc... But it doesn't include CD/DVD option.

I can of course just burn some pictures on a DVD and just leave them on
my PC. But this is not good, since it eats up my disk space. Is there a
way for DigiKam to support storing original picutres on a CD/DVD, and
just leave a small thumbnail on the database?

All help and ideas on how to do this are appreciated.
Cheers
-- Juhani
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Juhani Talvela
Marie-Noëlle Augendre <mnaugendre@...> writes:

>
>
> Configure -> Collections -> Remote support ( or something like that, as I'm
translating from the french version).Marie-Noëlle
> 2011/1/2 Juhani Talvela
<[hidden email]>I'd very much like to
burn some of my photos to DVD and store them

> separately. This would help me to:
> a) save disk space on my PC
> b) have an organized library of my photo files in a physical form...  (I
> would like to take along a DVD every now and then when I go to friends)
> But how do I do this? There is an export command in DigiKam that I can
> use to export pictures to some SmugMug, remote computer, Gallery, iPod,
> PicasaWeb, etc... But it doesn't include CD/DVD option.
> I can of course just burn some pictures on a DVD and just leave them on
> my PC. But this is not good, since it eats up my disk space. Is there a
> way for DigiKam to support storing original picutres on a CD/DVD, and
> just leave a small thumbnail on the database?
> All help and ideas on how to do this are appreciated.
> Cheers


Thank you... but this is still confusing.

I can create a collection on removable media... such as USB. I have a CD
mounted, so I can even create a collection for that CD. But it doesn't recognize
the CD as removable media, but insists that its stored on the locally.

And if I then remove the CD (or the USB stick) and restart the DigiKam, it is
totally unaware that I have such photo sources...

I would need to KNOW what photos I have on my removable media, even if the media
is not present. Is this possible with DigiKam...???

Cheers
Juhani




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tosca


2011/1/2 Juhani <[hidden email]>

I can create a collection on removable media... such as USB. I have a CD
mounted, so I can even create a collection for that CD. But it doesn't recognize
the CD as removable media, but insists that its stored on the locally.

And if I then remove the CD (or the USB stick) and restart the DigiKam, it is
totally unaware that I have such photo sources...

I would need to KNOW what photos I have on my removable media, even if the media
is not present. Is this possible with DigiKam...???

Cheers
Juhani


Which version do you use?

Marie-Noëlle


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Marie-Noëlle Augendre <mnaugendre@...> writes:

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> Which version do you use?Marie-Noëlle
>
>

I am using DigiKam 1.2.0 with KDE 4.4.2

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tosca


2011/1/2 Juhani <[hidden email]>
Marie-Noëlle Augendre <mnaugendre@...> writes:

>
> Which version do you use?Marie-Noëlle
>
>

I am using DigiKam 1.2.0 with KDE 4.4.2

Cheers
Juhani


You should upgrade to a more recent version. Things have really improved on that matter, from 1.5.0 version if I remember well.

Marie-Noëlle

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Juhani Talvela
02.01.2011 17:47, Marie-Noëlle Augendre kirjoitti:


2011/1/2 Juhani <[hidden email]>
Marie-Noëlle Augendre [hidden email] writes:

>
> Which version do you use?Marie-Noëlle
>
>

I am using DigiKam 1.2.0 with KDE 4.4.2

Cheers
Juhani


You should upgrade to a more recent version. Things have really improved on that matter, from 1.5.0 version if I remember well.

Marie-Noëlle


OK, I could do that. But how...? I just yesterday installed this one for the very first time. I used the "command apt-get install digikam", and this is the version that it found for me.

Of course, this is the finnish version of the software. I could very well install the english version, too, if I only knew how...:/

Cheers
Juhani

  


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tosca


2011/1/2 Juhani Talvela <[hidden email]>
OK, I could do that. But how...? I just yesterday installed this one for the very first time. I used the "command apt-get install digikam", and this is the version that it found for me.

Of course, this is the finnish version of the software. I could very well install the english version, too, if I only knew how...:/

Cheers
Juhani

  


I guess it depens on your LInux distribution, and what it has in its repositories.
With Fedora 14, I have Digikam 1.6.0, and maybe 1.7.0 (I have not searched yet).

Marie-Noëlle



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Re: How-to move photos to CD/DVD or other external repositories

Juhani Talvela
02.01.2011 17:59, Marie-Noëlle Augendre kirjoitti:


2011/1/2 Juhani Talvela <[hidden email]>
OK, I could do that. But how...? I just yesterday installed this one for the very first time. I used the "command apt-get install digikam", and this is the version that it found for me.

Of course, this is the finnish version of the software. I could very well install the english version, too, if I only knew how...:/

Cheers
Juhani


I guess it depens on your LInux distribution, and what it has in its repositories.
With Fedora 14, I have Digikam 1.6.0, and maybe 1.7.0 (I have not searched yet).

Marie-Noëlle

Yes, I see. I am using Ubuntu 10.04.

But at the end of the day, I don't think this is the final reason for not being able to store my photos on a CD/DVD. Or is it...?  www.DigiKam.org changelogs stop to version 1.3.0, and there is no mentioning about CD/DVD problems solved.

I wouldn't like to change my Ubuntu to anything else, right now. Especially if I am not sure that it will fix the problem.

Cheers
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Re: How-to move photos to CD/DVD or other external repositories

Martin (KDE)
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Am Sonntag, 2. Januar 2011 schrieb Juhani Talvela:

> I'd very much like to burn some of my photos to DVD and store them
> separately. This would help me to:
> a) save disk space on my PC
> b) have an organized library of my photo files in a physical
> form...  (I would like to take along a DVD every now and then when
> I go to friends)
>
> But how do I do this? There is an export command in DigiKam that I
> can use to export pictures to some SmugMug, remote computer,
> Gallery, iPod, PicasaWeb, etc... But it doesn't include CD/DVD
> option.
>
> I can of course just burn some pictures on a DVD and just leave
> them on my PC. But this is not good, since it eats up my disk
> space. Is there a way for DigiKam to support storing original
> picutres on a CD/DVD, and just leave a small thumbnail on the
> database?

I think this is due to the kind of saving data on a CD/DVD. This type
of media is not designed to store a bunch of files but one (or more if
you use multi session) iso file. You have to create a iso file first
before you can store the data on CD/DVD.

May be Nautilus (or some other file manager) make this transparently,
but this does not change the way files are stored.

If you want to use removable media like CD your only choice is DVD-RAM
which uses a filesystem similar to those on your harddrive.

This is no limitation by digikam.

If you have stored your photos on a CD/DVD you can no longer change
tags into this files. Access to this files is incredibly slow. So I
don't think that it is a good idea to use photos on CD/DVD in digikam.

The way to go is an external harddisk connected via USB or eSATA or
even network. This media can be added with the removable collections.

Greetings

Martin

>
> All help and ideas on how to do this are appreciated.
> Cheers
> -- Juhani
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Re: How-to move photos to CD/DVD or other external repositories

jim junk
select the photos
click Export>Remote computer
click Select target location

I could select my DVD burner but it wouldn't burn the files so you can select some location on your hard drive like your desktop to put them in a folder and then use DVD burning software to burn the DVD.

Not real elegant but it works.

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> To: [hidden email]
> Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2011 18:23:40 +0100
> Subject: [Digikam-users] Re: How-to move photos to CD/DVD or other external repositories
>
> Am Sonntag, 2. Januar 2011 schrieb Juhani Talvela:
> > I'd very much like to burn some of my photos to DVD and store them
> > separately. This would help me to:
> > a) save disk space on my PC
> > b) have an organized library of my photo files in a physical
> > form... (I would like to take along a DVD every now and then when
> > I go to friends)
> >
> > But how do I do this? There is an export command in DigiKam that I
> > can use to export pictures to some SmugMug, remote computer,
> > Gallery, iPod, PicasaWeb, etc... But it doesn't include CD/DVD
> > option.
> >
> > I can of course just burn some pictures on a DVD and just leave
> > them on my PC. But this is not good, since it eats up my disk
> > space. Is there a way for DigiKam to support storing original
> > picutres on a CD/DVD, and just leave a small thumbnail on the
> > database?
>
> I think this is due to the kind of saving data on a CD/DVD. This type
> of media is not designed to store a bunch of files but one (or more if
> you use multi session) iso file. You have to create a iso file first
> before you can store the data on CD/DVD.
>
> May be Nautilus (or some other file manager) make this transparently,
> but this does not change the way files are stored.
>
> If you want to use removable media like CD your only choice is DVD-RAM
> which uses a filesystem similar to those on your harddrive.
>
> This is no limitation by digikam.
>
> If you have stored your photos on a CD/DVD you can no longer change
> tags into this files. Access to this files is incredibly slow. So I
> don't think that it is a good idea to use photos on CD/DVD in digikam.
>
> The way to go is an external harddisk connected via USB or eSATA or
> even network. This media can be added with the removable collections.
>
> Greetings
>
> Martin
>
> >
> > All help and ideas on how to do this are appreciated.
> > Cheers
> > -- Juhani
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> > https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/digikam-users
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