Can't import video file from digital camera

**Tasc0** · May 23rd, 2009

The video file I have on the camera is about 1,7 Gb and it seems no applications can manage to handle it. I always get some type of error. If I take a picture, and try to import it, I have no problem.

I have Ubuntu 9.04.

What can I do?

**pastalavista** · May 23rd, 2009

How is the file stored on the camera? how is it connected? what kind of application do you need to "handle" it? what happens when you connect to the PC? what kind of error?... and any other pertinent information would be helpful.

**pytheas22** · May 23rd, 2009

With the camera plugged in, what is the output of:

Code:

ls -R /media

**Tasc0** · May 23rd, 2009

Originally Posted by pastalavista

How is the file stored on the camera? how is it connected? what kind of application do you need to "handle" it? what happens when you connect to the PC? what kind of error?... and any other pertinent information would be helpful.

It's stored as a .MOV file. To the USB port. An application that can import the video from the camera to my computer. It detects the camera but I get an error (#60- Could not mount the device)... but if I have pictures and I use, let's say F-Spot, I can save them in my computer with no problem.

Originally Posted by pytheas22

With the camera plugged in, what is the output of:

Code:

ls -R /media

Code:

/media:
cdrom  cdrom0

/media/cdrom0:

**pastalavista** · May 23rd, 2009

OK it sounds like it just needs to be mounted manually. Probably a different filesystem. run in terminal

Code:

sudo fdisk -l

while the camera is connected before and after opening it with f-spot to find out its dev#. you'll need to edit /etc/fstab to make it auto-mount.

**Tasc0** · May 23rd, 2009

Originally Posted by pastalavista

OK it sounds like it just needs to be mounted manually. Probably a different filesystem. run in terminal

Code:

sudo fdisk -l

while the camera is connected before and after opening it with f-spot to find out its dev#. you'll need to edit /etc/fstab to make it auto-mount.

I'm not really sure how to identify the camera when I run that, I see my HDDs.

**Tasc0** · May 23rd, 2009

Ok, so I finally have the video file on my computer. I'm not really sure what I did to fix the problem, but it might the command Pastalavista posted.

Thanks for the help.

**pastalavista** · May 24th, 2009

Open System->Administration->Synaptic Package Manager. Search for "mount" and make sure 'mount','pmount', 'usbmount' and 'pysdm' are installed. If they are, go to the System->Admin menu again and run 'Storage Device Manager' (or in terminal enter 'pysdm'). Be sure to run it with the camera connected. It will make it easier to configure and make mount points. Another good prgram for doing that is 'mountmanager'. It can all be done in terminal but somebody else will have to walk you through that process. I'm too noobish..