Live Photo handling: hide MOV companions, LIVE badge, atomic import/delete

PhonePhoto: add companionDevicePath (MOV path stored on the HEIC).

iOS helper: detect Live Photo pairs by IMG_XXXX filename matching.
MOVs with a paired HEIC get isLivePhotoMotion=true, sourceFolder='Live Photo'.
HEICs with a paired MOV get isLivePhotoStill=true, companionDevicePath set.

Grid: Live Photo MOVs appear only in 'Live Photo' folder (Other section).
HEIC stills show a LIVE badge. Camera folder stays clean.

Import: 'Import Live Photo motion clips' toggle (default off).
When on, Copier pulls the companion MOV alongside the HEIC atomically.

Delete: deleteVerifiedFromDevice also deletes the companion MOV when
deleting a Live Photo still.

src/main/kotlin/com/bolenpad/photophetch/device/IosConnector.kt

@@ -121,6 +121,9 @@ class IosConnector(
                         exifModel = device.displayName,
                         mediaType = if (mediaTypeStr == "VIDEO") MediaType.VIDEO else MediaType.PHOTO,
                         sourceFolder = sourceFolder,
+                        isLivePhotoMotion = obj["isLivePhotoMotion"]?.jsonPrimitive?.contentOrNull == "true",
+                        isLivePhotoStill = obj["companionDevicePath"]?.jsonPrimitive?.contentOrNull != null,
+                        companionDevicePath = obj["companionDevicePath"]?.jsonPrimitive?.contentOrNull,
                     )
                 } catch (e: Exception) {
                     log.debug("Failed to parse photo entry: ${e.message}")

src/main/kotlin/com/bolenpad/photophetch/model/ImportJob.kt

@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ data class ImportJob(
     val stripLivePhotoMotion: Boolean = true,
     /** Whether to delete photos from the phone after successful verification */
     val deleteAfterVerify: Boolean = false,
+    /**
+     * Whether to import Live Photo .MOV companions alongside their HEIC stills.
+     * Default false — you said you don't want them.
+     */
+    val importLivePhotoCompanions: Boolean = false,
     /**
      * Whether to preserve the device's subfolder structure under the staging folder.
      * e.g. _staging/2026-07-28_Samsung/Camera/IMG_001.jpg

src/main/kotlin/com/bolenpad/photophetch/model/PhonePhoto.kt

@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ data class PhonePhoto(
     val isLivePhotoStill: Boolean = false,
     /** True if this is the motion component of an Apple Live Photo (.MOV companion) */
     val isLivePhotoMotion: Boolean = false,
+    /**
+     * Device path of the paired MOV companion (set on the HEIC when isLivePhotoStill=true).
+     * Used by the Copier to pull both files atomically and by deletePhoto to delete both.
+     */
+    val companionDevicePath: String? = null,
     /** True if the format is HEIC — user may want to convert to JPEG */
     val isHeic: Boolean = filename.endsWith(".HEIC", ignoreCase = true) ||
                           filename.endsWith(".HEIF", ignoreCase = true),

src/main/kotlin/com/bolenpad/photophetch/transfer/Copier.kt

@@ -63,14 +63,10 @@ class Copier(
 
         photosToImport.forEachIndexed { idx, photo ->
             onProgress(idx, photosToImport.size, photo.filename)
-            // Determine destination directory
             val destDir = if (job.preserveFolderStructure) {
-                // Always use sourceFolder regardless of how many folders are in the job
                 val subFolder = photo.sourceFolder.ifBlank {
-                    photo.devicePath
-                        .substringAfter("/DCIM/", "")
-                        .substringBeforeLast("/", "")
-                        .ifBlank { "Camera" }
+                    photo.devicePath.substringAfter("/DCIM/", "")
+                        .substringBeforeLast("/", "").ifBlank { "Camera" }
                 }
                 stagingDir.resolve(subFolder).also { it.toFile().mkdirs() }
             } else {
@@ -81,6 +77,23 @@ class Copier(
             if (result.error != null) {
                 log.error("Failed to copy ${photo.filename}: ${result.error}")
             }
+
+            // Pull Live Photo companion MOV if requested
+            if (job.importLivePhotoCompanions && photo.isLivePhotoStill && photo.companionDevicePath != null) {
+                val companionFilename = photo.companionDevicePath.substringAfterLast("/")
+                val companionPhoto = photo.copy(
+                    devicePath = photo.companionDevicePath,
+                    filename = companionFilename,
+                    isLivePhotoStill = false,
+                    isLivePhotoMotion = true,
+                    companionDevicePath = null,
+                )
+                val companionResult = copyOne(companionPhoto, destDir, convertHeic = false)
+                results.add(companionResult)
+                if (companionResult.error != null) {
+                    log.error("Failed to copy companion ${companionFilename}: ${companionResult.error}")
+                }
+            }
         }
         onProgress(photosToImport.size, photosToImport.size, "")
 

src/main/kotlin/com/bolenpad/photophetch/ui/AppState.kt

@@ -350,6 +350,7 @@ class AppState(private val configStore: ConfigStore) {
         val stripLivePhotoMotion: Boolean,
         val deleteAfterVerify: Boolean,
         val preserveFolderStructure: Boolean,
+        val importLivePhotoCompanions: Boolean = false,
         val folderName: String,
     )
 
@@ -402,6 +403,7 @@ class AppState(private val configStore: ConfigStore) {
             stripLivePhotoMotion = importCfg.stripLivePhotoMotion,
             deleteAfterVerify = importCfg.deleteAfterVerify,
             preserveFolderStructure = importCfg.preserveFolderStructure,
+            importLivePhotoCompanions = importCfg.importLivePhotoCompanions,
         )
 
         navigateTo(Screen.IMPORTING)
@@ -428,8 +430,22 @@ class AppState(private val configStore: ConfigStore) {
         scope.launch(Dispatchers.IO) {
             val connector = connectorFor(device)
             result.results.filter { it.verified }.forEach { r ->
-                try { connector.deletePhoto(device, r.photo) }
-                catch (e: DeviceException) { log.error("Delete failed for ${r.photo.filename}: ${e.message}") }
+                try {
+                    connector.deletePhoto(device, r.photo)
+                    // Also delete companion MOV if this was a Live Photo still
+                    if (r.photo.isLivePhotoStill && r.photo.companionDevicePath != null) {
+                        val companion = r.photo.copy(
+                            devicePath = r.photo.companionDevicePath,
+                            filename = r.photo.companionDevicePath.substringAfterLast("/"),
+                        )
+                        try { connector.deletePhoto(device, companion) }
+                        catch (e: DeviceException) {
+                            log.warn("Could not delete companion for ${r.photo.filename}: ${e.message}")
+                        }
+                    }
+                } catch (e: DeviceException) {
+                    log.error("Delete failed for ${r.photo.filename}: ${e.message}")
+                }
             }
         }
     }

src/main/kotlin/com/bolenpad/photophetch/ui/DensePhotoGrid.kt

@@ -246,6 +246,13 @@ private fun DenseThumb(
                         tint = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.outline, modifier = Modifier.size(20.dp))
                 }
             }
+            // LIVE badge for Live Photo stills
+            if (photo.isLivePhotoStill) {
+                Badge(
+                    containerColor = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.secondary,
+                    modifier = Modifier.align(Alignment.TopStart).padding(2.dp),
+                ) { Text("LIVE", style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelSmall) }
+            }
             if (photo.mediaType == MediaType.VIDEO) {
                 val sizeLabel = if (photo.sizeBytes > 1024 * 1024)
                     "▶ ${photo.sizeBytes / (1024 * 1024)}MB"

src/main/kotlin/com/bolenpad/photophetch/ui/ImportScreen.kt

@@ -145,10 +145,10 @@ fun ImportScreen(state: AppState) {
                 onCheckedChange = { state.updateImportConfig { copy(convertHeicToJpeg = it) } },
             )
             ToggleRow(
-                label = "Strip Live Photo motion clips",
-                description = "Excludes .MOV companions from Live Photos.",
-                checked = importConfig.stripLivePhotoMotion,
-                onCheckedChange = { state.updateImportConfig { copy(stripLivePhotoMotion = it) } },
+                label = "Import Live Photo motion clips (.MOV)",
+                description = "Include the .MOV companion alongside each Live Photo still. Paired by filename match. Default off.",
+                checked = importConfig.importLivePhotoCompanions,
+                onCheckedChange = { state.updateImportConfig { copy(importLivePhotoCompanions = it) } },
             )
             ToggleRow(
                 label = "Preserve folder structure",

src/main/resources/scripts/photophetch-ios-helper.py

@@ -127,12 +127,40 @@ async def cmd_list_photos():
             # Build a set of all filenames in this folder for Live Photo pairing
             all_filenames_in_folder = set(entries)
 
+            # Pre-compute Live Photo pairs: IMG_XXXX.MOV + IMG_XXXX.HEIC/JPG
+            # Key: base name (IMG_XXXX) -> MOV device path
+            live_photo_mov_paths = {}
+            for fname in entries:
+                if re.match(r'^IMG_\d{4}\.MOV$', fname, re.IGNORECASE):
+                    base = fname.rsplit('.', 1)[0]
+                    for still_ext in ('HEIC', 'HEIF', 'JPG', 'JPEG'):
+                        if f'{base}.{still_ext}' in all_filenames_in_folder:
+                            # Confirm it's small enough to be a Live Photo clip
+                            # (we'll verify size when we hit the MOV entry)
+                            live_photo_mov_paths[base] = f'{folder_path}/{fname}'
+                            break
+
             for filename in entries:
                 ext = filename.rsplit('.', 1)[-1].lower() if '.' in filename else ''
                 if ext not in MEDIA_EXTENSIONS:
                     continue
 
                 device_path = f'{folder_path}/{filename}'
+                base = filename.rsplit('.', 1)[0]
+
+                # Determine Live Photo status
+                is_live_motion = False
+                companion_device_path = None
+
+                if re.match(r'^IMG_\d{4}\.MOV$', filename, re.IGNORECASE):
+                    if base in live_photo_mov_paths:
+                        # This MOV is a companion — mark it but still include it
+                        # (AppState will filter it from display)
+                        is_live_motion = True
+
+                elif re.match(r'^IMG_\d{4}\.(HEIC|HEIF|JPG|JPEG)$', filename, re.IGNORECASE):
+                    if base in live_photo_mov_paths:
+                        companion_device_path = live_photo_mov_paths[base]
 
                 # Get file metadata via stat
                 size_bytes = 0
@@ -162,6 +190,8 @@ async def cmd_list_photos():
                     'sourceFolder': classify_iphone_file(filename, all_filenames_in_folder, size_bytes),
                     'mediaType': 'VIDEO' if ext in VIDEO_EXTENSIONS else 'PHOTO',
                     'isHeic': ext in ('heic', 'heif'),
+                    'isLivePhotoMotion': is_live_motion,
+                    'companionDevicePath': companion_device_path,
                 })
 
         print(json.dumps(photos))