![]() ![]() ![]() If you want to move folders around and don’t want to do that in digiKam, we suggest you do that while digiKam is running, so the database will be kept in sync and you do not lose any metadata. ![]() In this case digiKam will ask you at the next session whether all albums that have been removed from the digiKam photographs root path shall be deleted from albums database. Later in digiKam configuration panel, you can list folders to exclude with the Ignored Directories settings.Īs digiKam uses your folders on your hard disk directly, other applications like file managers can remove any albums outside a digiKam session. You have to do that from outside of digiKam by putting a dot in front of the sub-path. You cannot exclude (prune) any sub-path unless you make that sub-path hidden. During folders parsing you can see a progress bar in the lower right corner like this:ĭigiKam First Start Scan Process to Populate The Database ¶ĭigiKam will recurse the library path to its full depth. You can cancel or start the scan with Finish. Select Use tooltip if you want to display them.ĭigiKam First Run Assistant Tooltips Behavior ¶Ĭlick on Finish, digiKam will now start to scan for photographs… Tooltips are a fast and easy way to display important information about a photograph, they popup as the mouse hovers over a thumbnail. Previews will load faster but you won’t be able to make any corrections.ĭigiKam First Run Assistant Open-File Behavior ¶ Now decide how digiKam will open images with a click of the right mouse button. Reduced version will load faster but at the cost of quality.ĭigiKam First Run Assistant Preview Behavior ¶ Then choose how digiKam will load images in preview mode and light table. But if you don’t want to alter your pictures, keep the default setting: Do nothing.ĭigiKam First Run Assistant Metadata Behavior ¶ Metadata information storage may be important if you plan to work with another photo management program and you should choose Add information to files. If you don’t know what is a RAW file or if your camera doesn’t support RAW files, you should keep the default setting and skip this step.ĭigiKam First Run Assistant Raw File Behavior ¶ ![]() Next, you will have to choose the way you would like to open RAW files : either with automatic adjustments or with the digiKam RAW import tool to adjust corrections manually. If you have a local installation and a collection of less than 100.000 photographs you may well keep the default setting (SQLite).ĭigiKam First Run Assistant Database Setup ¶ For details about the database type selection have a look at the digiKam Database. This path will be the same for all image folders. Then you have to specify a local folder that resides on your computer, in which the database will be stored. Look menu entry Settings ‣ Configure digiKam ‣ CollectionsĭigiKam First Run Assistant Collection Path ¶ Later on you can add as many locations as you like - digiKam will add them to the album library. Just type in the path name of a folder or click on the Browse… icon to select a folder from the dialog. You can choose any local, remote or removable folder. When you start digiKam for the very first time it will ask you where you store your photographs. DigiKam First Run Assistant Welcome Page ¶ ![]()
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