[digiKam-users] Adding mtp devices (for example mobile phones) to collections

[cerp]

Dear all,

I do not seem to be able to add mtp devices like mobile phones to  
collections. Is there a way to do so?

I need to be able to bidirectionally transfer pictures between the  
mobile phones SD cards and the file storage.

I am using Digikam 5.9.0 on Kubuntu 17.10 64 bit.

Best

Corrado

[Maik Qualmann]

GPhoto2 uses digiKam for this in the background. Here under openSUSE it works
without problems with MTP devices. Look in the components information under
Help, where libGphoto2 is listed.

Maik

Am Dienstag, 1. Mai 2018, 17:34:22 CEST schrieb [hidden email]:

> Dear all,
>
> I do not seem to be able to add mtp devices like mobile phones to
> collections. Is there a way to do so?
>
> I need to be able to bidirectionally transfer pictures between the
> mobile phones SD cards and the file storage.
>
> I am using Digikam 5.9.0 on Kubuntu 17.10 64 bit.
>
> Best
>
> Corrado

[Maik Qualmann]

I have read again. No as a collection you can not add an MTP device. DigiKam
requires local paths for collections.

Maik

Am Dienstag, 1. Mai 2018, 17:34:22 CEST schrieb [hidden email]:

> Dear all,
>
> I do not seem to be able to add mtp devices like mobile phones to
> collections. Is there a way to do so?
>
> I need to be able to bidirectionally transfer pictures between the
> mobile phones SD cards and the file storage.
>
> I am using Digikam 5.9.0 on Kubuntu 17.10 64 bit.
>
> Best
>
> Corrado

[cerp]

Dear all,

Can we add this feature?

Best,

Quoting Maik Qualmann <[hidden email]>:

> I have read again. No as a collection you can not add an MTP device. DigiKam
> requires local paths for collections.
>
> Maik
>
> Am Dienstag, 1. Mai 2018, 17:34:22 CEST schrieb [hidden email]:
>> Dear all,
>>
>> I do not seem to be able to add mtp devices like mobile phones to
>> collections. Is there a way to do so?
>>
>> I need to be able to bidirectionally transfer pictures between the
>> mobile phones SD cards and the file storage.
>>
>> I am using Digikam 5.9.0 on Kubuntu 17.10 64 bit.
>>
>> Best
>>
>> Corrado

[Maik Qualmann]

I do not think we can add this feature. With the import tool you can download
images, but also transfer them back to an MTP device. Why do you want to have
all images on the mobile devices? Maybe the built-DLNA server in digiKam is
exactly what you are looking for. You can access and view your image
collection via network with all mobile devices. There are a lot of Apps for
all systems that support DLNA.

Maik

Am Mittwoch, 2. Mai 2018, 10:03:20 CEST schrieb [hidden email]:

> Dear all,
>
> Can we add this feature?
>
> Best,
>
> Quoting Maik Qualmann <[hidden email]>:
> > I have read again. No as a collection you can not add an MTP device.
> > DigiKam requires local paths for collections.
> >
> > Maik
> >
> > Am Dienstag, 1. Mai 2018, 17:34:22 CEST schrieb [hidden email]:
> >> Dear all,
> >>
> >> I do not seem to be able to add mtp devices like mobile phones to
> >> collections. Is there a way to do so?
> >>
> >> I need to be able to bidirectionally transfer pictures between the
> >> mobile phones SD cards and the file storage.
> >>
> >> I am using Digikam 5.9.0 on Kubuntu 17.10 64 bit.
> >>
> >> Best
> >>
> >> Corrado

[cerp]

It is not really the same. The have to stay on the mobile device,  
because it is a device I use for work, and so are the pictures. I have  
to treat it like a collection like any other collection.

Regards

Quoting Maik Qualmann <[hidden email]>:

> I do not think we can add this feature. With the import tool you can download
> images, but also transfer them back to an MTP device. Why do you want to have
> all images on the mobile devices? Maybe the built-DLNA server in digiKam is
> exactly what you are looking for. You can access and view your image
> collection via network with all mobile devices. There are a lot of Apps for
> all systems that support DLNA.
>
> Maik
>
> Am Mittwoch, 2. Mai 2018, 10:03:20 CEST schrieb [hidden email]:
>> Dear all,
>>
>> Can we add this feature?
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Quoting Maik Qualmann <[hidden email]>:
>> > I have read again. No as a collection you can not add an MTP device.
>> > DigiKam requires local paths for collections.
>> >
>> > Maik
>> >
>> > Am Dienstag, 1. Mai 2018, 17:34:22 CEST schrieb [hidden email]:
>> >> Dear all,
>> >>
>> >> I do not seem to be able to add mtp devices like mobile phones to
>> >> collections. Is there a way to do so?
>> >>
>> >> I need to be able to bidirectionally transfer pictures between the
>> >> mobile phones SD cards and the file storage.
>> >>
>> >> I am using Digikam 5.9.0 on Kubuntu 17.10 64 bit.
>> >>
>> >> Best
>> >>
>> >> Corrado