[digiKam-users] Importing via MTP in Windows

[Will Davis]

Hi all,

I'm trying to use DigiKam in Windows but haven't worked out how to import photos from my smartphone via MTP yet. Can anyone explain this for me please? Do I have to add another KIPI plugin? If so how?

Also, the option to import from USB storage devices is greyed out, I can't select it. Is this linked? Or is this only for USB mass storage mode devices?

Thanks all :)

[Remco Viëtor]

On samedi 23 juin 2018 13:15:52 CEST Will Davis wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm trying to use DigiKam in Windows but haven't worked out how to import
> photos from my smartphone via MTP yet. Can anyone explain this for me
> please? Do I have to add another KIPI plugin? If so how?
No idea...
A work-around would be to copy the files from the phone to the final directory
with another program, then Digikam can check that directory on start-up and
import the new files into its database.

> Also, the option to import from USB storage devices is greyed out, I can't
> select it. Is this linked? Or is this only for USB mass storage mode
> devices?

Probable cause: your smartphone doesn't provide a "USB mass storage"
interface, but only MTP.

Remco

[Gilles Caulier-4]

MTP support in digiKam use libgphoto2 which is not ported to Windows. Only Linux and Mac.

Best

Gilles Caulier

2018-06-23 14:51 GMT+02:00 Remco Viëtor <[hidden email]>:

On samedi 23 juin 2018 13:15:52 CEST Will Davis wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm trying to use DigiKam in Windows but haven't worked out how to import
> photos from my smartphone via MTP yet. Can anyone explain this for me
> please? Do I have to add another KIPI plugin? If so how?
No idea...
A work-around would be to copy the files from the phone to the final directory
with another program, then Digikam can check that directory on start-up and
import the new files into its database.

> Also, the option to import from USB storage devices is greyed out, I can't
> select it. Is this linked? Or is this only for USB mass storage mode
> devices?

Probable cause: your smartphone doesn't provide a "USB mass storage"
interface, but only MTP.

Remco

[Will Davis]

Hi Giles, Remco,

Thanks for the expansion about libgphoto2, I had wondered that. Looks like I'll have to use the workaround or work out how to use mass storage mode; unfortunately USB debugging didn't work when I tried it.

Cheers :)

On 23 June 2018 16:48:27 CEST, Gilles Caulier <[hidden email]> wrote:

MTP support in digiKam use libgphoto2 which is not ported to Windows. Only Linux and Mac.

Best

Gilles Caulier

2018-06-23 14:51 GMT+02:00 Remco Viëtor <[hidden email]>:

On samedi 23 juin 2018 13:15:52 CEST Will Davis wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm trying to use DigiKam in Windows but haven't worked out how to import
> photos from my smartphone via MTP yet. Can anyone explain this for me
> please? Do I have to add another KIPI plugin? If so how?
No idea...
A work-around would be to copy the files from the phone to the final directory
with another program, then Digikam can check that directory on start-up and
import the new files into its database.

> Also, the option to import from USB storage devices is greyed out, I can't
> select it. Is this linked? Or is this only for USB mass storage mode
> devices?

Probable cause: your smartphone doesn't provide a "USB mass storage"
interface, but only MTP.

Remco

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