[KimDaBa] new feature: IPTC keywords

[Dotan Cohen]

On 10/24/05, Marco Molteni <molter at tin.it> wrote:
> On Sunday 23 October 2005 22:24, Dotan Cohen wrote:
>
> [talking about keywords in images]
>
> > I personally wouldn't mind if KimDaBa touched this part of the
> > photo. It supposedly does not affect the image, or the quality of
> > the image (like rotating does).
>
> Yes, text added either as jpeg comments or IPTC keywords _doesn't_
> alter the image in any way. It is a reversible transformation.
>
> Note also that jpeg rotating (in 90 degrees increments) can be done as
> a complete lossless operation, see for example jpegtran, and I think
> that kimdaba performs lossless rotation via a plugin.
>
> > Maybe a big fat warning popup when
> > IPTC data is first entered would be in order. Or even an import
> > feature whereby imported photos CAN be touched. That would lead the
> > way to other plugins that are nessaccary, such as red-eye reduction
> > and brightness/ contrast control. As an end user, I expect these
> > basic features to be in the image organizing software. Although,
> > anything else should be left to the Gimp or Photoshop.
>
> My personal view: kimdaba should remain an image management
> application, keeping it simple and elegant. If you really want
> editing from inside kimdaba, then use a kipi plugin.
>
> marco
>

Yes, that was my opinion as well: let the plugins edit the photo. But
back to the original question: IPTC data support? What would it take
to get this functional? I am _very_ interested in seeing this feature
in KimDaBa. It would let me recycle that last one windows box...

Dotan
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