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    |[[Image:Digikam_banner.png|thumb|250px|left|]] ||An advanced digital photo management application, capable of working directly with many makes of camera and many file types.
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    |[[Image:logo-digikam.png|thumb|150px|left|]] ||'''View, manage, edit, enhance, organize, tag, and share photographs.'''
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    ::* The project Home Page is [http://www.digikam.org/ here]
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    ::* A detailed User Manual is [http://docs.kde.org/kde3/en/extragear-graphics/digikam/index.html here]
    DigiKam supports import of photos from cameras, creation of albums, tagging with dates, subjects and other properties, and excellent search facilities.  Please consult the manual for full details, including picture formats supported.
     
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    ==Managing your Photos== <!--T:4-->
    <gallery perrow="4">
    Image:Digikam_album.png|Album View
    Image:Digikam_timeline.jpg|Timeline View
    Image:Digikam_exif.png|View Exif information
    Image:Digikam_geolocation.png|Geolocation
    Image:Digikam_search.png|Search View
    Image:Digikam_search-details.png|Detailed Search
    Image:Digikam_find-dupes.png|Identify duplicates
    Image:Digikam_fuzzy-search.jpg|Fuzzy Search
    </gallery>
     
    ==The Image Editor== <!--T:5-->
    <gallery perrow="4">
    Image:Digikam_tagging.png|Tagging
    Image:Digikam_rating.png|Assigning a Rating
    Image:Digikam_adjust_levels.png|Adjust Colour Levels
    Image:Digikam_white_balance.png|White Balance Adjustment
    Image:Digikam_b_w.png|Convert to Black and White
    Image:Digikam_redeye.png|Red-eye correction
    Image:Digikam_colorCorrection.png|Auto Colour Correction
    Image:digikam_lens_correct.png|Lens Auto Correction
    </gallery>
     
    ==The Camera Interface== <!--T:6-->
    <gallery perrow="4">
    Image:Digikam_card_media.png|Read from Removable Media
    Image:Digikam_camera.png|or from Camera
    Image:Digikam_album-save.png|Save direct to Albums
    Image:Digikam_geolocation2.png|Add Geolocation to Individual Photos
    </gallery>


    Digikam supports import of photos from cameras, creation of albums, tagging with dates, subjects and other properties, and excellent search facilities. Please consult the manual for full details, including picture formats supported.
    ==The Light Table== <!--T:7-->
    <gallery perrow="4">
    Image:Digikam_compare-range.png|Compare from a range of photos
    Image:Digikam_examine-details.png|Examine Details
    Image:Digikam_rate-range.png|Rating makes choice easier
    Image:Digikam_lt-settings.png|See the camera settings
    </gallery>


    ==ShowFoto== <!--T:8-->
    For those who find the DigiKam interface a tad too technical, ShowFoto gives access to the same tools, with a popular interface.


    <gallery Caption="Examples from the User Manual">
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    Image:Digikam_main.png|Main window
    <gallery perrow="4">
    Image:Digikam_album.png|Album View
    Image:Showfoto_browse.png|Browsing
    Image:Digikam_dates.png|Dates View
    Image:Showfoto_properties.png|Image Properties
    Image:Digikam_tags.png|Tags View
    Image:ShowFoto_select.png|See image properties
    Image:Digikam_assigntags.png|Assigning Tags
    Image:ShowFoto_geolocation.png|Geolocation again
    Image:Digikam_search2.png|Search View
    Image:ShowFoto_zoom.png|Preset zooms
    Image:Digikam_quicksearch.png|Quick Search
    Image:ShowFoto_histogram.png|Histogram
    Image:Digikam_advancedsearch.png|Advanced Search
    Image:ShowFoto_general.png|General Settings
    Image:ShowFoto_tooltips.png|Tooltip Options
    Image:ShowFoto_raw-image.png|Raw Image Settings
    Image:ShowFoto_color-management.png|Colour Management Settings
    Image:ShowFoto_save.png|File Saving Options
    Image:ShowFoto_slideshow.png|Configure a Slideshow
    </gallery>
    </gallery>


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    ::* The project Home Page is [http://www.digikam.org/ here]
    ::* A detailed User Manual is [http://docs.kde.org/?language=en&application=digikam here].  You will find these and many other screenshots there.
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    [http://www.digikam.org/drupal/support The support page] of the project has
    [http://www.digikam.org/drupal/support The support page] of the project has
    links to [http://www.digikam.org/?q=faq/digikam Frequently Asked Questions] (FAQs) and to [http://www.digikam.org/?q=support#mailinglists Mailing List]
    links to [http://www.digikam.org/?q=faq/digikam Frequently Asked Questions] (FAQs) and to [http://www.digikam.org/?q=support#mailinglists Mailing List]
    subscription details.
    subscription details.


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    There is a short video tour [http://www.digikam.org/drupal/tour here].
    There is a short video tour [http://www.digikam.org/drupal/tour here].


    The Manual also has a section on [http://docs.kde.org/kde3/en/extragear-graphics/digikam/dam.html DAM] (Digital Asset Management), helping you to safeguard your images for the future. Some
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    sections of this are still being implemented, but read on, as it covers issues
    The section on '''Digital Asset Management''' is no longer on the web pages, but in the manual, which may be present on your installation as digikam-doc, or you can download a set of .pdf files, [http://docs.kde.org/development/en/extragear-graphics/digikam/digikam.pdf digikam.pdf], [http://docs.kde.org/development/en/extragear-graphics/showfoto/showfoto.pdf showfoto.pdf] and [http://docs.kde.org/development/en/extragear-graphics/kipi-plugins/kipi-plugins.pdf kipi-plugins.pdf]
    you may not have considered before.
     
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    The blog [[Special:myLanguage/Digikam/Tour|Open Source Photo Processing Comes of Age]] by rm42 highlights developments since the KDE 3 version, and provides a useful tour.
     
     
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    We have a growing collection of tutorials that will help you get more enjoyment and productivity from '''digikam'''.  [[Special:myLanguage/Digikam/Tutorials|The Digikam tutorials page]] lists them with a brief comment on content.
     
     
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    {{Tip|1=Click on the <menuchoice>Photography</menuchoice> category at the bottom of this page to see a list of all available tutorials for Digikam and Showfoto.}}
     
    == Useful digiKam Tricks == <!--T:21-->
    Transcribed from Dmitri Popov's blog, 26 September 2011
     
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    # To quickly adjust thumbnail size in the Album view, press and hold the <keycap>Ctrl</keycap> key, then use the mouse scroll wheel to make the thumbnails larger or smaller.</translate>
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    # With the <menuchoice>Non-Destructive editing and Versioning</menuchoice> feature enabled, '''digiKam''' automatically hides originals and displays the latest modified versions of the photos. For example, if you process a NEF file and save it in the JPEG format, '''digiKam''' hides the original RAW file and shows only the JPEG photo. To disable this feature, choose <menuchoice>Settings -> Configure digiKam -> Editing Images</menuchoice> and make sure that the <menuchoice>Always show original images</menuchoice> option in the '''In main view''' section is enabled. To keep things tidy, you can then group the original and all its versions. To do this, select the photos you want to group, right-click on the selection, and choose <menuchoice>Group -> Group Selected Here</menuchoice>.</translate>
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    # {{Output|1=The trash has reached its maximum size!  Cleanup the trash manually}} If you receive this error message and emptying the Trash doesn’t help, then the following command may solve the problem:  {{Input|1=rm ~/.local/share/Trash/metadata}}</translate>
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    # Need to quickly locate all untagged photos? In '''digiKam''', expand the <menuchoice>Search</menuchoice> left sidebar, and press the <menuchoice>Advanced Search</menuchoice> button. In the <menuchoice>Advanced Search</menuchoice> window, tick the <menuchoice>Not Tagged</menuchoice> check box and press <menuchoice>OK</menuchoice> to run the search.</translate>
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    # Instead of the conventional thumbnail view, '''digiKam''' lets you map your photos on a globe. Choose <menuchoice>View -> Map</menuchoice>, and you should see photos from the current album mapped on the 3-D globe.  You can then use the mouse to rotate the globe and the mouse wheel to zoom in and out. Obviously, the Map view displays only geotagged photos.
     
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    [[Image:Digikam_mapview.png|center|500px|thumb|Copyright D.Popov]]
     
    == digiKam 2.2.0 Installer for Windows == <!--T:28-->
    In his blog of 22 October, 2011, Dmitri Popov writes:
     
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    "Good news for those who want to run the latest version of '''digiKam''' on '''Windows'''. The  SourceForge repository now has a Windows installer of the latest '''digiKam''' version courtesy of Ananta Palani.
     
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    [[Image:Digikam_wininstaller.png||center||500px]]
     
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    I tested the installer with a Windows 7 machine, it worked like a charm. While the installer makes it supremely easy to deploy '''digiKam''' on '''Windows''', the application does have a few quirks. Most notably, the '''Windows''' version of '''digiKam''' cannot import photos directly from storage media or cameras, so you need to copy them to the hard disk using '''Windows’''' own built-in image transfer tool, and then add the transferred photos to '''digiKam'''. The ''Trash'' feature doesn’t work either, but you can work around this issue by deleting photos instead of sending them to the trash. To be fair, though, these issues are not caused by '''digiKam''' itself, but are due to bugs in the underlying KDE libraries which the application relies on."
     
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    [[Category:Graphics]]
    [[Category:Photography]]
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    Revision as of 15:33, 6 November 2014

    View, manage, edit, enhance, organize, tag, and share photographs.

    DigiKam supports import of photos from cameras, creation of albums, tagging with dates, subjects and other properties, and excellent search facilities. Please consult the manual for full details, including picture formats supported.

    Managing your Photos

    The Image Editor

    The Camera Interface

    The Light Table

    ShowFoto

    For those who find the DigiKam interface a tad too technical, ShowFoto gives access to the same tools, with a popular interface.

    • The project Home Page is here
    • A detailed User Manual is here. You will find these and many other screenshots there.

    The support page of the project has links to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and to Mailing List subscription details.

    There is a short video tour here.

    The section on Digital Asset Management is no longer on the web pages, but in the manual, which may be present on your installation as digikam-doc, or you can download a set of .pdf files, digikam.pdf, showfoto.pdf and kipi-plugins.pdf

    The blog Open Source Photo Processing Comes of Age by rm42 highlights developments since the KDE 3 version, and provides a useful tour.


    We have a growing collection of tutorials that will help you get more enjoyment and productivity from digikam. The Digikam tutorials page lists them with a brief comment on content.


    Tip

    Click on the Photography category at the bottom of this page to see a list of all available tutorials for Digikam and Showfoto.


    Useful digiKam Tricks

    Transcribed from Dmitri Popov's blog, 26 September 2011

    1. To quickly adjust thumbnail size in the Album view, press and hold the Ctrl key, then use the mouse scroll wheel to make the thumbnails larger or smaller.
    2. With the Non-Destructive editing and Versioning feature enabled, digiKam automatically hides originals and displays the latest modified versions of the photos. For example, if you process a NEF file and save it in the JPEG format, digiKam hides the original RAW file and shows only the JPEG photo. To disable this feature, choose Settings -> Configure digiKam -> Editing Images and make sure that the Always show original images option in the In main view section is enabled. To keep things tidy, you can then group the original and all its versions. To do this, select the photos you want to group, right-click on the selection, and choose Group -> Group Selected Here.
    3. The trash has reached its maximum size!  Cleanup the trash manually
      If you receive this error message and emptying the Trash doesn’t help, then the following command may solve the problem:
      rm ~/.local/share/Trash/metadata
    4. Need to quickly locate all untagged photos? In digiKam, expand the Search left sidebar, and press the Advanced Search button. In the Advanced Search window, tick the Not Tagged check box and press OK to run the search.
    5. Instead of the conventional thumbnail view, digiKam lets you map your photos on a globe. Choose View -> Map, and you should see photos from the current album mapped on the 3-D globe. You can then use the mouse to rotate the globe and the mouse wheel to zoom in and out. Obviously, the Map view displays only geotagged photos.
    Copyright D.Popov

    digiKam 2.2.0 Installer for Windows

    In his blog of 22 October, 2011, Dmitri Popov writes:

    "Good news for those who want to run the latest version of digiKam on Windows. The SourceForge repository now has a Windows installer of the latest digiKam version courtesy of Ananta Palani.

    I tested the installer with a Windows 7 machine, it worked like a charm. While the installer makes it supremely easy to deploy digiKam on Windows, the application does have a few quirks. Most notably, the Windows version of digiKam cannot import photos directly from storage media or cameras, so you need to copy them to the hard disk using Windows’ own built-in image transfer tool, and then add the transferred photos to digiKam. The Trash feature doesn’t work either, but you can work around this issue by deleting photos instead of sending them to the trash. To be fair, though, these issues are not caused by digiKam itself, but are due to bugs in the underlying KDE libraries which the application relies on."