gThumb & Media Readers

[Andrew Choens]

On Fri, 2004-12-17 at 20:54 -0500, Thom Paine wrote:
> I just picked up a nice 4 megapixel digital camera and a usb media
> reader. I tried running gthumb to import some pictures from a memory
> card, but I can't seem to get them to import. 
> 

Bummer.

> I have the Sony P43 which seems to not be listed in supported types with
> gthumb.
> 
> I ran tail /var/log/messages and I see the device get listed, and I can
> mount it to, and connect to the /media/usbstick folder and view the
> files.
> 
> Is there a way to import from a generic location, as opposed to a
> specific camera to let me use the media reader with the different memory
> cards?
> 

Yes.  Which version of Fedora are you running?  I'm running FC3 and when
I insert my usb or pcmcia card reader, I get a dialog telling me there
are pictures on the medium, would I like to import them.  


> How else does other people who work with pictures alot do it?
> 
> Thanks.


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.

Does this help?
> 
> -=/>Thom
> 
>