How Import Photos Into DPP With Card Reader?

How do I import photos into DPP from a Card Reader?

When I upload photos straight from a camera, the EOS Utility opens and I can select "Starts to download images," which does so and opens Zoombrowser Ex for jpgs and DPP for RAWs.

When I put my CF card into a Sandisk card reader, I can't see how to get them to DPP. The EOS Utilities window's selections are greyed out.

You will need to copy them from the card to a folder on your PC (Where your other raw files are stored would be a good place).
Then simply use the folder/file browser in DPP to view the files.

Just drag and drop or copy/paste them using the OS.

Edit: Note to self: refresh before posting.

As already stated you can't import into DPP directly from a card reader. EOS Utiility is designed only to recognize "camera events" i.e. when a camera is plugged into your computer.

You can probably tweak AutoPlay in your Windows Registry to recognize "Card reader events" and invoke EOS Utility but I'm not sure its worth the trouble.

What version of Windows are you using?

TomBrooklyn wrote in post #11316476
How do I import photos into DPP from a Card Reader?

When I upload photos straight from a camera, the EOS Utility opens and I can select "Starts to download images," which does so and opens Zoombrowser Ex for jpgs and DPP for RAWs.

When I put my CF card into a Sandisk card reader, I can't see how to get them to DPP. The EOS Utilities window's selections are greyed out.

OK, thanks. I'm using Windows XP.

This is my big complaint with card readers. Mine creates a file called "Canon100" on the PC hard drive, sticks all the images in it and thats it. I'm left with the task of creating a proper file and transferring all the images across,. renaming as I go (I forgot to say it mucks up the individual file naming as well). It has taken me several hours of careful work to put right.

When Eos Utility uploads direct from camera, it creates a dated file in my external dual drive and when its finished, DPP opens. Perfect. Card readers are not the Godsend some believe them to be.

ZoomBrowser has the Acquire tool with a Memory Card function. I haven't used it since I use Lightroom to download, but give it a try.

Lowner wrote in post #11317593
This is my big complaint with card readers. Mine creates a file called "Canon100" on the PC hard drive, sticks all the images in it and thats it. I'm left with the task of creating a proper file and transferring all the images across,. renaming as I go (I forgot to say it mucks up the individual file naming as well). It has taken me several hours of careful work to put right.

Plenty of software, some free, that does that for you

Lowner wrote in post #11317593
When Eos Utility uploads direct from camera, it creates a dated file in my external dual drive and when its finished, DPP opens. Perfect. Card readers are not the Godsend some believe them to be.

So, you are comparing downloading from camera, using software (EosUtility) to copy-pasting files from card reader?

Not exactly a 1 to 1 comparison I'd say...

I use ImageIngester and a card reader. Does everything Eos Utility does, and more.

Rene,

You misunderstand. Eos Utilities is slow when there is a large number of files to upload. The standard response is "Use a card reader". When for some reason my PC died on me mid upload, Canon commiserated but agreed that there was no way on Gods earth I could complete the download because the PC recognised some of the files and refused to redownload anything. The only way was to buy a card reader, which I did. The ensueing nightmare took 2 evenings solid work to put right, just because the card reader did what it was designed to do.

Maybe others prefer it, for the "faster upload",but I most certainly don't. I will never use it willingly again. I say the comparison was a fair one. A choice between leaving my PC to get on with it for an hour while I clean my shoes, have a cup of coffee, whatever or spend several hours clearing up the mess.

I actually never felt the need for a card reader in my ordinary workflow. I usually download 1 card per session with 300-400 photos on it. It seems to me it might only be really useful for those downloading multiple cards with a thousand or more RAW photos at one time.

I only bought the card reader when I screwed something up one time and wanted to try to recover some lost photos. I needed the reader to replicate a separate hard drive to run the recovery software.

I have not usually liked using the card reader much ever since. It hasn't followed my numbering system sequence for one thing, and it has never seemed to work out easily.

Still, I try it now and them for various reasons.

I didn't know about separate software to use with the reader. I may look into that.

Tom,

Two of us against the world, or thats how it seems. The rest of the world is totally in favour of the things.

I've never seen a card reader create a folder on a hard drive as you describe. What operating system are you using?

Lowner wrote in post #11317593
This is my big complaint with card readers. Mine creates a file called "Canon100" on the PC hard drive, sticks all the images in it and thats it. I'm left with the task of creating a proper file and transferring all the images across,. renaming as I go (I forgot to say it mucks up the individual file naming as well). It has taken me several hours of careful work to put right.

When Eos Utility uploads direct from camera, it creates a dated file in my external dual drive and when its finished, DPP opens. Perfect. Card readers are not the Godsend some believe them to be.

On my desktop with XP, when I put the CF card in the card reader, a series of options appears with the query, "What do you want to Windows to do?".
On the list is "View/Download Images using CanonZoomBrowser EX".
Selecting that option brings up the little window for ZoomBrowser EX with buttons to choose either "Download Images" or "Lets you select and download images".
The "Lets you select ... " option shows a preview of the RAW files and lets you select which you wish to download, and then you can also rename the files and have them copied to a folder on your hard drive of your choosing.

On the laptop (Windows Vista) I use the EOS Utility because it doesn't have a card reader for CF cards. The laptop is used when we're travelling and I prefer to not carry a separate card reader because the camera & EOS Utility do a fine job. The EOS Utility copies the RAW files across much quicker than ZoomBrowser does. It also provides the option of renaming the files and putting them into a specific location on the hard drive.

Pixel Magic,

"I've never seen a card reader create a folder on a hard drive as you describe. What operating system are you using"?

Plain vanilla flavour Windows XP

Lowner wrote in post #11327279
Pixel Magic,

"I've never seen a card reader create a folder on a hard drive as you describe. What operating system are you using"?

Plain vanilla flavour Windows XP

It's actually your camera that creates those folders. You just need to double click on it and then "Select All" the actual files and drag them into a folder on your PC.

I have a folder called "RAW" on my desktop. I simply drag everything into that one folder. I have DPP set up to open right to that folder, too. It's really simple.