[Digikam-devel] draft for 0.9.2 release announcement

[Gilles Caulier]

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...

Gilles

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