[Digikam-devel] digiKam and DigikamImagePlugins 0.7.3 released

Thu Jul 7 11:28:17 BST 2005

Hi Gilles,

i just downloaded the tarballs and i don't like them. The german 
translation is up-to-date in SVN, but the tarballs are very old and so 
there is a lot missing in the german translation. To be honest i can't 
understand why this happens.

I personally could not reccomand anybody who speaks german to use this 
tarballs. I also saw that 0.8 experimental was moved. Does that mean 
that 0.7.3 SVN was deleted?

Oliver

PS: Sorry, but i'm a bit frustrated!

Gilles Caulier wrote:

>digiKam and DigikamImagePlugins 0.7.3 final releases are out for your 
>photograph management and correction pleasure.
>
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><<< About digiKam >>>
>
> digiKam is a digital photograph management application for KDE, which makes 
>importing and organizing digital photos a "snap". The photos can be organized 
>in albums which can be sorted chronologically, by directory layout or by 
>custom collections. Additionally images can be tagged and these tagged images 
>can be viewed in virtual albums. 
>
> 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 a fast Image Editor with a few advanced image editing tools. 
>You can use the Image Editor to view your photographs and to make corrections 
>and alterations. A stand alone version of image editor named ShowFoto is also 
>available. 
>
> Note to packagers : ShowFoto program is independant of digiKam core. digiKam 
>is only require during ShowFoto compilation, but ShowFoto program has no 
>depency on digiKam.
>
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><<< About DigikamImagePlugins >>>
>
> DigikamImagePlugins are a collection of plugins for digiKam 0.7.3 Image 
>Editor and ShowFoto. These plugins add new image treatment options like color 
>management, filters, or special effects.
>
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><<< What's new in digiKam 0.7.3 >>>
>
>+ Showfoto : add image properties dialog like in digiKam, add RMB menu, Move 
>to trash/Delete File option, add setup dialog, add new option to toogle 
>thumbbar in fullscreen mode, DigikamImagePlugins support, load/unload plugins 
>dynamicly in according with setup, add statusbar, add splashscreen support, 
>add resize image option, add Print capability, add Key shortcuts and toolbar 
>configuration settings, add Edit/copy action, Undo/Redo actions, add showfoto 
>icon, GUI improvements.
>
>+ Image filters levels and curves adjustments : add option to see over-exposed	  
>pixels in preview effect (like with Acdsee(tm) tools).
>
>+ Image histogram : color guide tool.
>
>+ Image filters levels and curves adjustments : mouse tracking picker color 
>like in Gimp and Photoshop(tm).
>
>+ Patch from Alfons Hoogervorst about histogram visible while viewing photo in 
>digiKam image editor and showfoto using blending.
>
>+ digiKam Splashscreen from Andreas Fischer.
>+ showfoto Splashscreen from Joern Ahrens.
>
>+ Added a history based undo/redo function. The undo/redo icons in the toolbar 
>are popup-menus, which describes the actions on the image.
>
>+ Add a new button to the album properties which calculates
>the average date of the images in the album based on the EXIF
>headers or the modification date of the images if the exif
>headers are not available. It sets the date property of the album
>to the average date.
>
>+ New digiKam image editor plugin for black and white conversion :
>	  - Since digikam include colors channel mixer, using this one for
>	  BW conversion. Give best results than old implementation. BW
>	  conversion are based on gimpguru.org tutorial
>	  (http://www.gimpguru.org/Tutorials/Color2BW).
>	  - This plugin has a dialog with preview effect.
>	  - B&W filters available are :  Neutral B&W, B&W with Green
>	  filter(NEW), B&W with Orange filter(NEW), B&W with Red
>	  filter(NEW), B&W with Yellow filter(NEW), Sepia, 
>	  Brown, Cold, Selenium, Platinum.
>
>Bugs Fix :
>
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><<< What's new in DigikamImagePlugins 0.7.3 >>>
>
>Currently implemented plugins are listed below:
>
>- New plugin 'Blowup Photograph' using CImg library.
>- New plugin 'Photograph Inpainting' using CImg library.
>- New plugin 'Photograph Restoration' using CImg library.
>- New plugin 'WhiteBalance'.
>- New plugin 'Texture'.
>- New plugin 'Blur FX'.
>- New plugin 'Distortion FX'.
>- New plugin 'Insert Text'.
>- New plugin 'Infrared Film'.
>- New plugin 'Channel Mixer'.
>
>- Adjust curves : a tool to adjust the image colors using curves. 
>- Adjust levels : a plugin to adjust the image histogram levels manually.
>- Despeckle : A noise reduction filter.
>- Unsharp Mask : An unsharped mask image filter.
>- Free Rotation : a plugin to rotate an image with a free angle in degrees. 
>- SolarizeImage : a plugin to solarize an image.
>- OilPaint : an oil painting effect filter.
>- Emboss : an embossed image effect filter.
>- Raindrops : adding the visual effect of raindrops to an image.
>- Charcoal : a charcoal drawing image effect filter.
>- FilmGrain : simulate film grain to an image.
>- LensDistortion : lens distortion correction tool.
>- Anti-Vignetting : lens vignetting correction tool.
>- Perspective : a tool for adjust photograph perspective.
>- ShearTool : a tool for adjust photograph shearing.
>- AddBorder : a tool for add decorative border around photograph.
>- Superimpose : a tool for superimpose funny template under photograph.
>
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><<< Download >>>
>
>You can download tarballs at these url :
>
>http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/digikam/digikam-0.7.3.tar.bz2?download
>http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/digikam/digikamimageplugins-0.7.3.tar.bz2?download
>
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><<< More... >>>
>
>+ digiKam and DigikamImagePlugins is provided with full documentation. You can 
>consult current manuals at these url :
>
>http://docs.kde.org/development/en/extragear-graphics/digikam/index.html
>http://docs.kde.org/development/en/extragear-graphics/digikamimageplugins/index.html
>http://docs.kde.org/development/en/extragear-graphics/showfoto/index.html
>
>+ Fresh screenshots can be seen at these url :
>
>http://extragear.kde.org/apps/digikam/
>http://extragear.kde.org/apps/digikamimageplugins/
>
>+ If you want more informations about digiKam project, please consult the 
>new official web project page available at this url:
>
>http://www.digikam.org
>
>  
>