Auto tagging on import

[Paul Gross]

Hi Mike,

The only other piece of automated metadata is the Image Quality Sorter.
> IQS will analyze the image and rate it by applying a flag (red, yellow, or
> green).
>

Thanks, I haven't seen this one yet so I'll check it out.


> I’ve been toying with the idea of creating a new “plug-and-play” import
> pipeline.  You can choose to have the images face scanned and recognized,
> auto-tagged, and IQS.  It sounds like this might be something you are
> interested in, too?


Yeah, this definitely interests me. I would like as much automated work as
possible, so I like the idea of configuring it once and then having it run
automatically on import.


> If you like the automated metadata now, you’ll love what we have coming in
> 8.6.0.
> 1. Completely rewritten face engine - It’s more accurate, simpler to use,
> and much faster when using “Work on all processor cores”. In some tests,
> it’s been over 2 times faster. Face detection and face recognition now
> happen in the same scan (there is still an option for “recognize only”).
> 2. All new Auto-Tags models.  We’re using new versions of YOLO (YOLOv11),
> and we replaced ResNet-50 with ImageNet-B7, which is proven to be over 10%
> more accurate.  We also added controls so you can set accuracy thresholds.
> Finally, we added auto-tagging to the Labels view in the left sidebar so
> it’s easier to access.
>

This all sounds great. Do you know approximately when it will be released?

Thanks!
Paul


On Tue, Mar 4, 2025 at 11:19 AM Michael Miller <michael_miller at msn.com>
wrote:

> Hi Paul,
> Thank you for being a digiKam user!  We love to hear when people are using
> digiKam.  It makes the hours spend developing it worthwhile.
>
> > 1. Is there anything else I'm missing? Are there other ways to auto tag
> or classify images?
>
> The only other piece of automated metadata is the Image Quality Sorter.
> IQS will analyze the image and rate it by applying a flag (red, yellow, or
> green).
>
> > 2. Is there a way to run all of this automatically when importing new
> images? I have digikam set to watch my directory, and I copy files in from
> other sources. I would love for it to auto scan and tag everything in the
> background as it auto imports, instead of having to run 3 manual scans
> (that each take quite a long time).
> I’ve been toying with the idea of creating a new “plug-and-play” import
> pipeline.  You can choose to have the images face scanned and recognized,
> auto-tagged, and IQS.  It sounds like this might be something you are
> interested in, too?
>
>
> If you like the automated metadata now, you’ll love what we have coming in
> 8.6.0.
> 1. Completely rewritten face engine - It’s more accurate, simpler to use,
> and much faster when using “Work on all processor cores”. In some tests,
> it’s been over 2 times faster. Face detection and face recognition now
> happen in the same scan (there is still an option for “recognize only”).
> 2. All new Auto-Tags models.  We’re using new versions of YOLO (YOLOv11),
> and we replaced ResNet-50 with ImageNet-B7, which is proven to be over 10%
> more accurate.  We also added controls so you can set accuracy thresholds.
> Finally, we added auto-tagging to the Labels view in the left sidebar so
> it’s easier to access.
>
> Cheers,
> Mike
>
> > On Mar 4, 2025, at 12:26 PM, Paul Gross <pgross at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Digikam folks,
> >
> > I'm a long time user of Digikam, so thank you for this great software!
> Recently, I've been getting into more tagging and wondering if there is a
> better way to automate some of this.
> >
> > Currently, after I import images to Digikam, I do the following:
> > - Go to people tab and run a scan to “Detect faces”
> > - Then run a scan to “Recognize faces”
> > - Then to go Tools -> Maintenance and run “Auto-tags Assignment”
> >
> > Questions:
> >
> > 1. Is there anything else I'm missing? Are there other ways to auto tag
> or classify images?
> >
> > 2. Is there a way to run all of this automatically when importing new
> images? I have digikam set to watch my directory, and I copy files in from
> other sources. I would love for it to auto scan and tag everything in the
> background as it auto imports, instead of having to run 3 manual scans
> (that each take quite a long time).
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Paul
>
>
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