digiKam 0.9.5-beta1 (KDE3)

[Gilles Caulier]

Name: digiKam
Version: 0.9.5-beta1 (KDE3)
Type: KDE Graphic Tool
Depend: KDE 3.5.x
License: GPL
Homepage: http://www.digikam.org
More Info:
http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=9957

Description:
 digiKam is an advanced digital [b]photo
management application[/b] for KDE, which makes
importing and organizing digital photos a "snap".
The photos can be organized in albums which can be
sorted chronologically, by directory layout or by
custom collections.

Tired of the directory constraints? Don’t worry,
digiKam also provides [b]tagging
functionality[/b]. You tag your images which can
be spread out across multiple folders and digiKam
provides fast and intuitive ways to browse these
tagged images. You can also add [b]comments and
rating[/b] to your images. digiKam makes use of a
fast and robust database to store these
meta-informations which makes adding and editing
of comments and tags very reliable.

digiKam makes use of [b]KIPI plugins[/b] for lots
of added functionality. KIPI (KDE Image Plugin
Interface) is an initiative to create a common
plugin infrastructure for digiKam, KPhotoAlbum,
Showimg, and GwenView. Its aim is to allow
development of image plugins which can be shared
among KDE graphical applications.

An easy to use interface is provided that enables
you to [b]connect to your camera[/b] and preview,
download and/or delete your images. digiKam
includes too an image editor for image corrections
and manipulations whitch can be extended by
plugins.  

Another tool, which most artists and photographers
will be familiar with, is a [b]Light Table[/b].
This tool assists artists and photographers with
reviewing their work ensuring only the highest
quality. A light table will show the artist their
imperfections in which they can go and touch up.
Well in digiKam, the light table function provides
the user a similar experience. You can import a
photo, drag it onto the light table, and touch up
only the areas that need it.

The digiKam [b]Image Editor[/b] has its own plugin
subsystem with some common tools e.g. red eye
correction or Gamma correction. Additional plugins
are provided with the main application to process
advanced corrections on image like color
management, noise reduction, or special effects.
digiKam Image Editor support all camera RAW file
formats, 16 bits color depth,
Exif/Makernote/IPTC/GPS metadata, Color
management, tagging/rating/comments pictures, etc.

A lots of search tools are also available to be
able to find specific photo on whole collection :
[b]Time line[/b], Calendar, Advanced Search using
multiple and complex database queries (tags,
rating, keywords, date,
etc...)

A stand-alone image editor version named
[b]Showfoto[/b] is also available. It runs without
digiKam images database support, but provides all
Image Editor plugins.

See the related project pages for more
informations:  

[url]http://www.digikam.org[/url]
[url]http://www.kipi-plugins.org[/url]

Online documentations:  

[url]http://docs.kde.org/development/en/extragear-graphics/digikam/index.html[/url]
[url]http://docs.kde.org/development/en/extragear-graphics/showfoto/index.html[/url]
[url]http://docs.kde.org/development/en/extragear-libs/kipi-plugins/index.html[/url]

NOTE:  

- Please, use the digiKam mailing-list for all
comments: 

[b]digikam-users at kde dot org[/b]
[b]digikam-devel at kde dot org[/b]

- Please, use KDE Bug Tracking System for Wishes,
and Bugs report:
 [url]http://bugs.kde.org/buglist.cgi?product=digikam[/url]
[url]http://bugs.kde.org/buglist.cgi?product=digikamimageplugins[/url]
[url]http://bugs.kde.org/buglist.cgi?product=showfoto[/url]
[url]http://bugs.kde.org/buglist.cgi?product=kipiplugins[/url]

You can contact developers on Freenode IRC
channels:

[b]#digikam[/b]
[b]#kde-imaging[/b]

To help digiKam project, you can [u]donate money
to developpers[/u]. Take a look at this page for
details:

[url]http://www.digikam.org/donation[/url]

Changelog:
 [b]0.9.5-beta1[/b]
======================================

Dear all digiKam fans and users!
The digiKam development team is happy to release
0.9.5-beta1. The digiKam tarball can be downloaded
from SourceForge as well.

[b]NEW FEATURES (since 0.9.4):[/b]

General        : libkdcraw dependency updated to
0.1.6

Image Editor   : All image plug-in tool settings
provide default buttons to reset values.
Image Editor   : New Raw import tool to handle Raw
pictures with customized decoding settings.
Image Editor   : All image plug-in dialogs are
removed. All tools are embedded in editor window.

[b]Bugfixes (KDE bugzilla)[/b]

001 ==> 166867 : Digikam crashes when starting.
002 ==> 167026 : Crash on startup Directory
ImageSubIfd0 not valid.
003 ==> 146870 : Don't reduce size of image when
rotating.
004 ==> 167528 : Remove hotlinking URL from tips.
005 ==> 167343 : Albums view corrupted and
unusable.
006 ==> 146033 : When switching with Page* image
jumps.
007 ==> 127242 : Flashing 'histogram calculation
in progress' is a bit annoying.
008 ==> 150457 : More RAW controls in color
management pop-up please.
009 ==> 155074 : Edit Image should allow chance to
adjust RAW conversion parameters.
010 ==> 155076 : RAW Conversion UI Needs to be
more generic.
011 ==> 142975 : Better support for RAW photo
handling.
012 ==> 147136 : When selecting pictures from
folder showfoto got closed.
013 ==> 168780 : Loose the raw import.
014 ==> 160564 : No refresh of the number of
pictures assigned to a tag after removing the tag
from some pictures.
015 ==> 158144 : Showfoto crashes in settings
window.
016 ==> 162845 : 'Ctrl+F6' Conflict with KDE
global shortcut.
017 ==> 159523 : Digikam crashes while downloading
images from Olympus MJU 810/Stylus 810 camera no
xD card.
018 ==> 161369 : Quick filter indicator lamp is
not working properly in recursive image folder
view mode.
019 ==> 147314 : Renaming like crazy with F2 slows
down my system.
020 ==> 164622 : Crash using timeline when
switching from month to week to month view.
021 ==> 141951 : Blank empty context right-click
menus.
022 ==> 116886 : Proposal for adding a new
destripe/denoise technique.
023 ==> 163602 : Race condition during image
download from Camera/ USB device: image corruption
and/or loss.
024 ==> 165857 : Unreliable import when photo root
is on network share.
025 ==> 147435 : Resize slider in sharpness dialog
doesn't work correct.
026 ==> 168844 : Make the selection rectangle
draggable over the image (not only resizable).
027 ==> 147151 : Compile error: multiple
definition of `jpeg_suppress_tables'.
028 ==> 170758 : High load when tagging
029 ==> 168003 : Drag&dropping a photo to a folder
in Dolphin begins copying the whole system:/media.
030 ==> 142457 : Temp files not cleaned up after
crashes.

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Full Changelog with previous releases can be see
at this url:
 [url]http://www.digikam.org/changelog[/url]