On Sat, 2004-12-18 at 09:58 -0500, Andrew Choens wrote: > On Sat, 2004-12-18 at 08:57 -0500, Thom Paine wrote: > > > > Yes. Which version of Fedora are you running? I'm running FC3 > > > > Ditto > > > > > > I usually use gthumb for this. I assume your camera has a USB > > > > connection. Somewhere in the settings there could (there was on mine) a > > > > menu setting for the USB connection the camera uses. If it is in PTP > > > > mode, then gnome should find it and mount it as a camera. If not, open > > > > the import dialog and scroll all the way down until you see generic PTP > > > > class camera, and try to connect that way. If that doesn't work see if > > > > you can mount your camera as a usb-hard drive. You'll wind up using > > > > nautilus (or file manager of your choice) to move the files. > > > > I found in the camera to switch it to PTP mode and I was able to get > > gthumb to import the pictures. > > > > I guess a little more experimentation with gthumb will now yield better > > results. > > > > I guess the final question is can I still use a generic location like a > > media reader to import photos? > > > > Say I mount my media reader /dev/sdd1 /media/sonystick will gthumb be > > able to import from there as opposed to only a camera? > > > > Thanks for all the replies. > > > > -=/>Thom > > > > > > Yes it can. Check under Go to Preferences -> Removable Storage. > > Down at the bottom it should say something about Digital Images. Make > sure this is in the command blank. > > gthumb-import %h > > If you're lacking this, then that's why you're removable media isn't > working right. > > --andy > Sometimes life just falls into your lap. I was goofing off at work....umm, I mean working hard at work, reading stuff that has nothing to do with me job.... Anywho, I found a webpage that might interest you. I talks about a guy setting up his gentoo system to automajically import pictures. I looked over the page and some of the scripts he mentions might be useful to you. http://www.majeonline.com/phpBB2/cms_view_article.php?aid=6 Have Fun. --andy
