[digiKam-users] Newbie digikam user has questions

[Gilles Caulier]

The PSD file without thumbnail is problably the source of the problem.

There are a PSD thumbnailer in KF5 libraries that we use, but my tests
under Linux relevant plenty of time latency when i try to render preview
from PSD taken from the Web. Particularly, the points below are importants :

- It's a dynamic plugins for QImage loader, which are problematic under
MacOS. I think that i fixed the problem with next 6.1.0, but i need to test
more..
- The PSD codec code is given to read file only. This implementation, not
maintained by digiKam team exists by reverse engineering. PSD is a closed
format (thanks adobe to support open standard), and of course the codec
will not support well all possible version of PSD.
- The PSD codec source code is not very well maintained as i can see in
code history.

Best

Gilles Caulier

Le lun. 25 févr. 2019 à 18:49, Jim Kahnweiler <jim at jimkphoto.com> a écrit :

> Here's my reply. Thanks.
>
> The system blocked it because I had screengrabs attached. Here's the link
> to see what problem I'm having. Are there any tutorial files or videos?
>
>
> https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1iejLB41WIct5YTvqtGjFx6xlRJOw1jBB?usp=sharing
>
> Thanks, again.
>
> Jim
>
> On Sun, Feb 24, 2019 at 3:17 PM Jim Kahnweiler <jim at jimkphoto.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks, Andrew for the reply. I removed DK and reinstalled it. It doesn't
>> take long, as I have nothing in it yet. During install is checked a
>> preference that points DK to my Photos folder. The folder structure is
>> displayed in the screenshot I'm attaching.
>>
>> I wanted to work on the "Alaska" folder and loaded images using
>> Menu-->Import-->Add Images. When I select it the first time after launch,
>> the thumbnails loaded in the main window. DK crashed and when I opened it
>> again, the images were gone. I went to reimport them and they load as seen
>> here. Note the unrotated verticles and psd file that does not display; the
>> dng file does. When the thumbnail view window is selected the menu bar
>> changes.
>>
>> I found the setting to change the UI theme.
>>
>> Icons for the folders in the main window albums list seem to be displayed
>> properly for now.
>>
>> Thanks, again.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Feb 24, 2019 at 1:36 PM Andrew Goodbody <ajg02 at elfringham.co.uk>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 24/02/2019 16:47, Jim Kahnweiler wrote:
>>> > Hi, I just download and installed digikam on my Mac, running Mojave.
>>> As
>>> > a user using MediaPro for many years I have been forced to search for
>>> a
>>> > replacement because PhaseOne has abandoned the software. DK is the
>>> most
>>> > likely replacement. However, my initial experience has been
>>> frustrating.
>>> >
>>> > I have several questions for which I can't find answers. Can someone
>>> > help me, please or provide a link to a tutorial that will explain how
>>> to
>>> > do what I want to do.
>>> > 1) My first album copied the images to the database location. Is there
>>> a
>>> > way to create an album without moving files?
>>>
>>> To add photos that already exist on your HDD simply create a collection
>>> and make it point to the directory containing your photos. It will not
>>> copy those photos anywhere.
>>>
>>> > 2) The second album I created opened in a new window and was not
>>> saved.
>>> > No files were moved. The verticle images were not displayed in a
>>> rotated
>>> > view. And, I added the MIME preferences to recognize tif, psd and
>>> > dng format, but the application did not respond, so thumbnails were
>>> not
>>> > displayed.
>>>
>>> I have no idea what you did here. You will need to explain exactly what
>>> menu options you chose etc etc
>>> If you have photos that are not displayed in the correct orientation
>>> then you may need to file a bug and provide the developers with a sample
>>> image. Auto-rotating images according to the embedded EXIF data is
>>> certainly supported and does work, at least most of the time.
>>>
>>> > 3) Screenshots on the DK website show a dark background, but I
>>> couldn't
>>> > find a way to change from the default white background.
>>> > 4) When I first launched DK, the icons in the sidebar were solid, now
>>> > they appear greyed-out.
>>> >
>>> > I see that v.6 is a .0 version, with new releases scheduled for the
>>> near
>>> > future. Would I find a more stable release if I downgrade to v.5.8?
>>>
>>> I strongly suspect the issue is more to do with how you are using
>>> digikam, rather than any stability issues. This may be because it uses
>>> unfamiliar concepts that are not sufficiently intuitive especially when
>>> coming from other photo management applications.
>>>
>>> > I'm sure as I use the program more, I'll have more questions.
>>> >
>>> > I appreciate your help.
>>> >
>>> > Thank you.
>>> >
>>> > --
>>> > Jim
>>>
>>> Andrew
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Jim
>>
>> Jim Kahnweiler, Photographer
>> 5 Alewives Road
>> Norwalk CT 06850 USA
>>
>> 203-979-1507
>> http://www.jimkphoto.com <http://www.jimkphotographics.com>
>> jim at jimkphoto.com
>>
>> It's not the camera; it's the photographer.
>> --Anonymous
>>
>> Use the right tool for the job.
>> --Folk Lore
>>
>
>
> --
> Jim
>
> Jim Kahnweiler, Photographer
> 5 Alewives Road
> Norwalk CT 06850 USA
>
> 203-979-1507
> http://www.jimkphoto.com <http://www.jimkphotographics.com>
> jim at jimkphoto.com
>
> It's not the camera; it's the photographer.
> --Anonymous
>
> Use the right tool for the job.
> --Folk Lore
>
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