digiKam(Graphics & Photography)
digiKam is an advanced digital [b]photo management application[/b], 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. 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. 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] come with some common tools e.g. red eye correction or colors correction. Additional tools 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, location, camera, shot settings, 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 tools. See the related project page for more information: [url]http://www.digikam.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] NOTE: - Please, use the digiKam mailing-list for all comments: [b]digikam-users at kde dot org[/b] - Please, use Bug Tracking System for wishes and reports: [url]http://bugs.kde.org/buglist.cgi?product=digikam[/url] You can contact developers on Freenode IRC channels: [b]#digikam[/b] or using the developers mailing-list : [b]digikam-devel at kde dot org[/b] To help digiKam project, you can [u]donate money to developers[/u]. Take a look at this page for details: [url]http://www.digikam.org/donation[/url]
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