Ah forget to said than you can add just a little information about DigikamImagePlugins package whitch has been merged to digiKam. It do not exist anymore...<br><br>Gilles<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">2007/6/19, Gilles Caulier <
<a href="mailto:caulier.gilles@gmail.com">caulier.gilles@gmail.com</a>>:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><br><br><div>
<span class="gmail_quote">2007/6/19, Gilles Caulier <<a href="mailto:caulier.gilles@gmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">caulier.gilles@gmail.com</a>>:</span><div><span class="e" id="q_11345f531fa3535b_1">
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<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">2007/6/19, Arnd Baecker <<a href="mailto:arnd.baecker@web.de" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">arnd.baecker@web.de</a>>:</span><div><span>
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Hi,<br><br>Gilles asked me to write a text for the 0.9.2. release announcement...<br>So below is a draft - comments are welcome!<br>(Gerhard: if you are back, you can take over from here! ;-)<br><br>Concerning the topics from the
NEWS.0.9.2 file:<br>this is a personal selection: feel free to suggest further<br>ones (or topics which should be removed).<br><br>The links are meant for the Web page, not for the submission<br>on the mailing lists.<br>
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Should it also be mentioned that libkexiv2 and libkdcraw<br>have to be installed first?<br>(I tend to no ;-)<br><br>Achim, is the statement with the kubuntu packages ok<br>(or should it better be removed - so that you don't feel
<br>pressurized ;-)?)<br><br>Best, Arnd<br><br>---------------------------------------<br><br><br>Final DigiKam 0.9.2 Release available<br><br>Dear digiKam users,</blockquote><div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
the digiKam team is happy to announce a new release of the<br>advanced digital photo management application for linux.<br><br>In addition to various bug-fixes and improvements,<br>several new features have been added.<br>
Some important improvements/changes are:<br>- a light-table to quickly compare similar images side by side<br> <a href="http://www.digikam.org/?q=node/222" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://www.digikam.org/?q=node/222</a><br>- Thumbnail size in the album view can be adjusted continuosly
<br> <a href="http://www.digikam.org/?q=node/218" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.digikam.org/?q=node/218</a><br>- Image Editor: reorganized menu structure<br>- Image Editor: new pan tool
<br> <a href="http://www.digikam.org/?q=system/files&file=images/neweditorpantool.png" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://www.digikam.org/?q=system/files&file=images/neweditorpantool.png</a><br>- Image Editor: new Sharpness Editor (replacing Unsharp Mask, Refocus,<br>Sharpen)<br>- Image Plugins: completely rewritten Red Eyes Correction
<br> <a href="http://www.digikam.org/?q=node/212" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.digikam.org/?q=node/212</a><br>- Image Plugins: Color Effects pack: solarize, velvia (new), neon, edge
<br>- Image Plugins: improved Black & White converter
<br> <a href="http://www.digikam.org/?q=node/216" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.digikam.org/?q=node/216</a><br>- Image Plugins : Speed improvements forRestoration, Inpainting and
<br> Blowup (update of the CImg library to 1.1.9)<br> <a href="http://www.digikam.org/?q=node/215" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://www.digikam.org/?q=node/215</a><br>- several keyboard shortcuts have changed to comply with KDE guidelines<br>- New dependency to libkdcraw to decode RAW file (uses dcraw 8.60 inside)<br><br>For more information and resolved issues
<br>please consult NEWS.0.9.2 and the Changelog.<br><br>The digiKam developer team would like to thank<br>everyone who has helped by testing, bug reports, bug fixes,<br>and suggestions for improvements!<br><br>The tarball can be downloaded from SourceForge.
</blockquote></span></div><div><br>The link is here :<br><br><a href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=42641&package_id=34800" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=42641&package_id=34800</a>
<br> <br>Shared libraries require by digiKam have been updated :<br><br>libkexiv2:<br><br><a href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=42641&package_id=34800" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=42641&package_id=34800
</a><br></div><br>libkdcraw: <br><br><a href="https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=149779&package_id=230894" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=149779&package_id=230894
</a><span><br>
<br><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Kubuntu packages will be available on short notice here (thanks to Achim).</blockquote>
</span><div><br>and put some generic information at end for new users :<br><br>//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>
<br><b>Description:</b><br><span>digiKam is a
digital photo management application for KDE, which makes importing,
organizing, and searching digital photos a "snap". <br>
<br>
The photos can be organized in albums which can be sorted chronologically, by directory layout or by custom collections. <br>
<br>
An easy to use interface is provided that enables you to connect to
your camera and preview, download and/or delete your images. digiKam
includes too an image editor for image corrections and manipulations
whitch can be extended by plugins. <br>
<br>
digiKam support all camera RAW file formats, 16 bits color depth,
Exif/Makernote/IPTC/GPS metadata, Color management,
tagging/rating/comments pictures, etc.<br>
<br>
<strong>Showfoto</strong> is a stand alone digiKam image editor version. It's support too digiKam image editor plugins framework. <br>
<br>
digiKam uses 2 plugin frameworks for additional functionalities: <br>
<br>
-KipiPlugins (main interface).<br>
-DigikamImagePlugins (Image Editor and Showfoto). <br>
<br>
See the related project pages for more informations: <br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.digikam.org/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.digikam.org</a><br>
<a href="http://extragear.kde.org/apps/kipi" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://extragear.kde.org/apps/kipi</a></span></div></div></blockquote></span></div><div><br>oups sorry :
<a href="http://www.kipi-plugins.org" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://www.kipi-plugins.org</a></div></div><span class="sg"><br>Gilles<br>
</span></blockquote></div><br>