Rob, you could accomplish that with symlinks and a template .xmp
I copy and rename all my DCIM folders as they are and add a "symlinks"
folder pointing to my 100CANON or 101,103 etc. In that folder all I have
are symlinks and .xmp files and I can make copies of the symlinks folder
and segregate the file types like raws and jpgs, I can then also make
specific selection folders of what I want so I maintain multiple
collections of the same files. My original purpose behind this was to be
able to have create a unique naming scheme, <name>-<iteration #>-<folder
#><sequence#>.<format>.
In practice this has made it possible to preserve all my data
nondestructively. I could also change the permissions of the originals so
they are read only, or even store them separately in another file system
with symlinks replacing the original file structure, and it would achieve
exactly what you've described.
John P Santos
Digital Media Consultant - Green Bee Media
greenbeemedia.ca
On 2013-03-04 12:36 PM, "Rob Z. Smith" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I think Jo’s advice on file management is spot on , and in fact not only
> do I keep raws and exports in different directories but I keep them in
> separate file systems with my originals/raws in a dedicated storage
> location. Not keeping them separate would cause too much trouble in
> working out whether .jpeg there is an original out of camera file
> needing processing or an already processed jpeg that doesn’t.
>
>
>
> Truth to tell I’m not entirely happy with even the .xmp files being kept
> in the same directory and would like to have my raw’s file system
> essentially read only to minimise any possibility of disk/file corruption
> ever touching my images. That said I can appreciate the convenience of
> having raws and xmps co-located for ease of database rebuild.
>
>
>
> Rob.
>
> *From:* David Vincent-Jones [mailto:[email protected]]
> *Sent:* 04 March 2013 16:16
> *To:* [email protected]
> *Subject:* Re: [Darktable-users] A disaster caused by darktable's screwy
> file handling. What do I do?
>
>
>
>
>
> On 13-03-03 11:15 PM, johannes hanika wrote:
>
> i don't think
>
> it's a good idea to export files to the same directory but whatever
>
> suits your workflow.
>
> Jo;
>
> Is there a technical reason for offering this advice ... it would seem to
> me that keeping jpg and tif files in the same directory as the raw would
> make for easier overall file management.
>
> David
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