I am using DK for DAM and DT for editing. I have things set up now that files and tags will move from DK to DT, and when I export from DT, it sends back the exported file, including a new thumbnail to DK. So far so good.
However, when I send, say, IMG_1234.JPG to DT, and choose Export to be 8 bit JPG, DT sends back IMG_1234.jpg. In other words, I now end up on my file system with IMG_1234.JPG and IMG_1234.jpg, and Mint does not complain about these two files in the same folder. In another example, I send IMG_1234.RW2 which DT exports (PNG selected) as IMG_1234.RW2.png, so the case of RW2 is preserved. All of my cameras, Panasonics and Sony, put out file names in numbers and all capital letters.
Is there any way to modify the case of the file extensions that DT generates on export? I’ve looked through Preferences, but don’t find that option. Thanks for any assistance.
You could or what I started doing early on was just use export presets and esp for Jpg I add “_DT” to the names… I do this for all DT exports so its clear that this is a processed file exported from DT… it doesn’t change much but also gives you something to filter or select them with should you need to…
Select a picture in Digikam, with right Klick you get a context menue, there you can “open with” and choose Darktable …
But it’s other wise a bit tricky. Both Apps are DAM. I don’t know it better, but thinks DT dos not have an special editor mode when “started” from another software and takes the opend picture in its own database too. For example RAWtherapee, startetd from Digikam, there ist only opend the editor window, you cant open the DAM- or filelisting part.
That is why i am using ART as only editor with Digikams “Open with”, because there ist no additional work to clean this after editing.
Ok. But Digikam seems not to use such parameter. See the manual link above.
RT seems to detect self, how its running, started from Digikam. Or is there a parameter or speical mode for this in a desktop file?
I think you could tweak it to get it to work… for Windows anyway
Maybe either of these tweaks and the script or bat would be DT running with the :memory: option for the database…
"This only adds a context menu item for all directories/folders in Windows. If you want it showing for each and every file instead, you can use this:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT*\shell\Run script] @=“Run &script” [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT*\shell\Run script\command] @=“"H:\BATCH_FILE_PATH\context-batch.bat" "%1"”
Alternatively, you can add your batch script to the Send To item list by creating a shortcut to your batch script and placing it under %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo (or enter shell:sendto into the address bar)"
I’m sorry I was unable to consistently achieve the results I originally posted about, so my original post should be deleted. My apologies for incorrectly reporting this “success.”