[Digikam-users] monochrome tool in batch mode

[Daniel Bauer]

Hi Gilles,

this is good news! I also use the tool a lot and I'll be happy when I can use 
it in batch mode. Zzoom possibility is great (and often missed until now, also 
in color correction tools etc.) and to include the infrared tool in the bw-
converters is a very good idea, because that's where it really belongs.

But I will have to wait a long time, because I cannot use the svn version and 
have to wait for the official Suse release...

However, while talking about the tool, I have a very minor wish: As shown on 
your screenshot 
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4050/4381347301_7a4a339372_o.png)
the chosen type of filtering is highlighted, that's good - but also the image 
thumbnail  itself is overlayed, so it's not possible to quickly see the effect 
of all filters, films, tones... in the thumbnails (well in all, except the 
chosen one). This also applies to the other tools with thumbnail preview and 
it would be nice, if only the text part would be highlighted, but the thumbs 
remain un-altered.

My "photo season" just starts again right now, so I will be sitting in front 
of a digikam screen for hours and hours again - and again lots of time I will 
be thinking: what a great tool!

all the best!

Daniel
-- 
Daniel Bauer photographer Basel Barcelona
professional photography: http://www.daniel-bauer.com

On Thursday 25 February 2010 11:07:41, Gilles Caulier wrote:
> Daniel,
> 
> Good news : In current code from svn (future digiKam 1.2.0 release), i
> completed these task about Black and white converter :
> 
> - Support of multithreading. If you have multicore computer, image
> computation will be faster and GU will not be locked.
> - Support of zoomable preview. Yes, you can set convert to B&W
> settings and preview result with move and pan feature. Typically, you
> can zoom to 100% on image for ex.
> - Infrared tool is merged with B&W converter. Ilford SFX200 is
> emulated, and i plan to add IR Kodak films too.
> - The best : this tool is not included to Batch Queue Manager.
> 
> Some screenshots :
> 
> http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2734/4382405465_cecf0ef4ce_b.jpg
> 
> http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4050/4381347301_7a4a339372_o.png
> 
> Please test and report if something going wrong there. A lots of code
> have changed and probably regression are done. Nothing critical i
> think, but as usual in software development, you improve something and
> some dysfunctions can appears.
> 
> If something is missing, let's me hear too. This tool is very
> important for me (the most important in fact). I convert all my
> pictures in B&W, because i love grayscale view. I'm old analog camera
> photograph, and i would to reproduce the dark room feeling here.
> 
> My Best
> 
> Gilles Caulier
> 
> 2010/1/13 Daniel Bauer <linux at daniel-bauer.com>:
> > On Wednesday 13 January 2010 15:07:35, Gilles Caulier wrote:
> >> 2010/1/13 Daniel Bauer <linux at daniel-bauer.com>:
> >> > Hello,
> >> >
> >> > (I tried to send this email yesterday and today but it seems it didn't
> >> > reach the list - I hope it will not come in later two more times...)
> >> >
> >> > Is ist possible to use the monochrome tool (the one that converts with
> >> > the different tonings, film types etc.) in batch mode?
> >>
> >> Not yet, It's planed.
> >>
> >> I'm as you. I use B&W converter a lots of time with my pictures. Let's
> >> me some time, as asual. I will do it...
> >>
> >> Gilles
> >
> > Cool :-)
> >
> > The converter is *very* good! As I now photograph digitally (almost
> > nobody pays the price for analog work anymore...) all my raw material is
> > color, and *all* my black-and-white stuff comes out of digiKam...
> >
> > Daniel
> >
> > --
> > Daniel Bauer photographer Basel Barcelona
> > professional photography: http://www.daniel-bauer.com
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