[digiKam-users] Newbie digikam user has questions

Mon Feb 25 18:38:01 GMT 2019

Thanks, Giles. I'm not enough of a codec person to understand your reply.
Do you mean that certain PSD files are not supported by digiKam?

What about importing images from my Alaska folder but only see them
displayed in a new window, instead of the database. And, verticles not
rotated?

Please let me know what to do.

Thanks, again.

On Mon, Feb 25, 2019 at 1:11 PM Gilles Caulier <caulier.gilles at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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
>>
>

-- 
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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