[Digikam-users] digiKam 0.9.2-beta1 test release

[Gerhard Kulzer]

Dear all digiKam fans!
 With the 0.9.2-beta1 release we start into a new release cycle that is 
planned to be culminating in a 0.9.2 final release mid June. This version is 
already very stable, don't hesitate to use it for production. Beta1 and beta2 
are rather used to improve usability.
In order to make digiKam 0.9.2 compile you need to compile and install 
libkexiv2 and libkdcraw first. 
Downloads: from http://digikam3rdparty.free.fr/
or from https://sourceforge.net/projects/kipi and 
http://sourceforge.net/projects/digikam

So what's new on digiKam planet?
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 General :
 - DigikamImagePlugins have been merged into digiKam. It is easier to release 
one package for all and nobody will search for promised features that are not 
installed anymore. Image plugins translations are hosted to digikam.po file 
instead a .po file for each tool.
 - New depency to libkdcraw shared library used to decode RAW file. This 
library is shared between digiKam and kipi-plugins. The internal dcraw 
version used is 8.60. digiKam now supports all recent digital camera RAW 
files released at PMA 2007.
 - Make icon size in sidebars configurable to allow more entries to be 
presented.
 - Reduce icon size of album view and make them configurable using a slider in 
status bar.
 - Removing direct Exiv2 library depency. libkexiv2 interface is used 
everywhere instead.
 - A new plugin 'Vivid', similar to Velvia type filters is part of Color 
Effect plugin.
Album GUI :
 - Add Zoom/Scrooling functions with preview mode. Speed incease.
Image Editor :
 - Usability improvement : a new pan tool is available on the right bottom 
corner of the status bar to navigate on large pictures.
 - Blowup and Resize tools have been merged.
 - Unsharp Mask, Refocus, and Sharpen tools have been merged to a new 
Sharpness Editor.
 - Reorganize menu structure
 - persistant selection in all zoom mode.
 - Add new option to fit on current selection.
 - Red Eyes Correction tool have been completly re-written. There is a preview 
and the capability to taint the eye pupil with a customized color. The new 
eye pupil can be blurred to smooth the result.
 - Solarize plugin is now a "Color Effects" pack including Solarize, Velvia 
(new plugin), Neon, and Edge effects.
 - Black & White converter now support a lots of B&W analog camera film types 
(Agfa, Ilford, Kodak). A new 'strength' setting can simulate the amount of 
Lens filters effect.
 - Update internal CImg library to 1.1.9. The Greycstoration algorithm used by 
Restoration, Inpainting and Blowup plugins is faster and optimized.
Showfoto :
 - The thumbbar is now resizable. The thumbnails contents can be 
redimensionned in live.
 - The thumbbar items can show a full configurable tool tip like digiKam album 
icon tems tool tip.
-- 
Hakuna matata
http://www.gerhard.fr
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