[Digikam-devel] [Bug 135048] easy comparing similar pictures using a lighttable

[Arnd Baecker]

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------- Additional Comments From arnd.baecker web de  2006-10-03 19:56 -------
Yes, I agree, this is a very common situation, in particular
with digital cameras one for example easily takes 10-20 pictures
of a group of people to find just one good shot ;-).

To compare details (like sharpness, ...)
it would be very helpful (essential?) to have something
like "linked zooming". I.e. one images is declared as the "master
image" (default would be the first).
Zooming inside the master image (or any of the others)
also zooms into all the others images
in the light box. Moving around in the master image also
moves the other images accordingly.
Moving around in one of the other images does not affect
the master image (and also none of the other ones);
this would allow to accomodate for shifts in the images easily.

Concerning the interface:
Maybe a layout like a time-line view below, together with the
lighttable above is suitable:


[         ]   [         ]      (+ other variants like 2x1, 1x2,
[         ]   [         ]         3x1, 1x3, 2x2, 3x2, 2x3, 3x3)
[ Image 1 ]   [ Image 2 ]
[         ]   [         ]
[         ]   [         ]
---------------------------------------
[ ... Thumb0 Thumb1 Thumb2 Thumb3 ....]


Then one could select one (or several) thumbs and drag them onto
the lighttable.

Could this be an extension of the F3 view in digikam?

Best, Arnd