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

[lparrab at gmx.net]

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------- Additional Comments From lparrab gmx net  2007-04-11 23:36 -------
If you have access to a windows (or mac) machine, it would be great if you could download the trial version of adobe lightroom. (or at least download one of the video-tutorials for example from luminous-landscape.com [very complete, about 15 USD] or one of the short demonstration videos from adobe.com [free])

Digikam is definitively one of the best photo-management applications I've seen on linux, and I really love it... I would almost dare to say that feature-wise, it is not much behind lightroom: the two BIG features missing are the lighttable/compare mode, and the non-destructive image edits.

So, again, Digikam is great. but the one thing in which Lightroom is years ahead is IMHO user-interface simplicity/consistency.

in LR there is a thumbbar *all the time* at the bottom of the screen containing the current "folder/collection/filtered" images (folder "x", with tags "y" and rating "z")

when you start in "library" mode, the thumbbar and the "preview/grid"-area contain the same thumbnails (as bar and grid, respectiv.) when you then double click on an image, it goes into preview mode, but the thumbbar stays at the bottom showing the current (maybe filtered)folder. you can then change images by clicking on the thumbbar. if you then select more than one image (hold CTL-key and select) they are shown side by side in the central area, with option to zoom in and to sync/link focus (position and zoom level).

to "exit" compare-mode, you can click on the "grid" icon to return to grid, or deselect the images (leave only one selected) to return to "preview" mode.

note that I don't mean to say that Digikam must copy or implement this or other features exactly like adobe, but I think they've put a great deal of time into getting the interface to be very "fluid" (powerful and yet simple/easy/quick), so maybe you want to look at it and eventually get some inspiration.

best regards. luis