[Digikam-users] How does digiKam do raw conversions for the slide shows ?

[Mark Greenwood]

On Wednesday 23 Dec 2009 17:25:43 Linuxguy123 wrote:
> On Wed, 2009-12-23 at 18:14 +0100, Gilles Caulier wrote:
> > 2009/12/23 Mark Greenwood <fatgerman at ntlworld.com>:
> > > On Wednesday 23 Dec 2009 16:59:45 Linuxguy123 wrote:
> > >>
> > >> How does digiKam generate the images for the raw files it displays in
> > >> the slide shows ?   How could I easily generate jpegs that look as good
> > >> as the images in the slideshow ?
> > >>
> > >
> > > I would assume that for the slideshow Digikam is using the embedded
> > JPEG data from the RAW file and not the RAW data. You can extract the
> > embedded JPEG using exiftool (though I forget how, try googling it)
> 
> Thanks for the tip.
> 
> >  but that really defeats the object of using RAW. When you use RAW you
> > are expected to do all the white balance etc adjustments yourself. The
> > embedded JPEG has the camera's built-in adjustments already applied.
> > If you're going to use the embedded JPEG you may as well just shoot
> > JPEG in the first place.
> 
> Thanks for the explanation about raws.  I never would have known that
> from shooting over 20,000 of them and converting them to jpegs. 

There's no need for sarcasm. I was only trying to help.

> 
> > Yes, it use JPEG preview. Fast and usefull...
> 
> Are you serious/ sure this is the case ?  I always thought the preview
> jpegs were thumbnails.  I displayed the slideshow images on a 52" LCD TV
> at 1920x1080.  There was no way they were thumbnails.
> 
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