Auto tagging on import

[Michael Miller]

Hi Paul,
We’re hoping to release 8.6.0 soon.  There’s one last “show stopper” bug we’re working on, and we need to update the documentation for the changes.  I think mid-March, but that’s a decision for Gilles and Maik.

Cheers,
Mike

On Mar 4, 2025, at 3:41 PM, Paul Gross <pgross at gmail.com> wrote:

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<mailto: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<mailto: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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