[dot] digiKam Artwork Contest

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URL: http://dot.kde.org/1108131906/

From: finiteman <thejaxnet at yahoo.com>
Dept: Look-I'm-Linus'-new-best-friend
Date: Friday 11/Feb/2005, @15:25

digiKam Artwork Contest
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   Photo management application digiKam
[http://digikam.sourceforge.net/] and KDE-Look.org
[http://www.kde-look.org] are teaming up to have a contest for the best
new Superimpose Templates
[http://www.kde-look.org/news/index.php?id=155] which will be included
in digiKam's next release.  The prizes are a digital memory card and
kde-look t-shirt.

     With digiKam's new Superimpose Templates you can make it look as
though you have gone to exotic places without leaving the comfort of
your desk.  You can create totally killer postcards to keep on your
fridge because they make you look so popular. You to can even have the
body of a film star without those confusing gym memberships.



     The Superimpose plugin allows you to use PNG template files 
containing borders, frames, and composite images that can be added to or
 superimposed on other images, hence the name Superimpose Templates. The
 currently selected image acts as a background and the templates can
then be  selected and overlaid on the image. You will be able to see the
image  underneath the transparent areas of the template. These templates
can be  created using paint programs such as The Gimp or Inkscape.

     With this new feature you can create some great images including 
photocards. There is a screenshot  of this plugin in action
[http://digikam3rdparty.free.fr/digikamimageplugins-2005/superimposetemplate.png]
on the Superimpose  Templates section of digiKam's manual
[http://docs.kde.org/en/HEAD/kdeextragear-3/digikamimageplugins/superimpose.html].
Download the latest version of DigiKam
[http://kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=9957] and the  plugin pack
[http://kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=16082]  to experience this
and many more of digiKam's awesome new features.

     The categories for this contest are:

    * Special events or holidays - birthday, new baby, Christmas etc
    * Places - towns, monuments, nature scenes
    * Hobbies - sports, computers, etc
    * Cartoons
    * Miscellaneous

     The 1st place entry will win a 256MB digital memory card and a cool
new t-shirt from Revelinux Gear [http://cafepress.com/revelinux] and the
top two entries from each category will be included in the next release
of digiKam.

     Our contest is open to all artists. For more details see our
contest guidelines.
 [http://www.kde-look.org/news/index.php?id=155]
     To check out the latest entries
[http://www.kde-look.org/content/search.php] visit kde-look.org.
 [http://www.kde-look.org]
     This contest will end on March 28th 2005, so make sure you stop by.

     For developers interested in having their own artwork contest
please submit your request to kde-contests.
 [https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-contests]