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|[[Image:Kphotoalbum_splash.png]] || '''KPhotoAlbum''' is a tool which you can use to easily sort your images. It provides many capabilities to make sorting and viewing images easy. For an introduction, take the [http://kphotoalbum.org/tour/ 3 minute KPhotoAlbum tour] or see the [http://kphotoalbum.org/videos Videos] at [http://kphotoalbum.org/ KPhotoAlbum&#039;s Homepage].  To learn more and view some screenshots read the [[KPhotoAlbum FAQ|FAQ]].
 
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== History == <!--T:64-->
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The development of '''KPhotoAlbum''' started in 2003 with the name '''KimDaBa''' (for '''K''' '''im'''age '''Da'''ta '''Ba'''se) by Jesper Pedersen<ref>[https://phabricator.kde.org/R463:d42ff3603a292741758024f58774585caef12e27 First commit]</ref>. '''KiPi''' support was added in 2004<ref>[https://phabricator.kde.org/R463:ef47dac30088a0a4485af7a33189948d699caf85 Commit add KiPi support]</ref>. In 2006, Tuomas Suutari a sponsored [google summer of code student], implemented a new sql based database.
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In July 2007, '''KPhotoAlbum''' started to being ported to KDE 4<ref>https://www.kphotoalbum.org/news/?item=0052 KDE 4 porting started of KPhotoAlbum</ref>. The porting finished in May 2009<ref>https://www.kphotoalbum.org/news/?item=0062</ref>
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In 2014, an android version was released<ref>https://www.kphotoalbum.org/news/?item=0087</ref>. A video of the android version is available in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxtD7BG61Ro youtube].
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In 2016, '''KPhotoAlbum''' was ported to qt5/kf5<ref>https://www.kphotoalbum.org/news/?item=0092</ref>.
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Stable releases are always announced on our [https://www.kphotoalbum.org/news/ news page].
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[[File:KPhotoAlbum_main_windows.png|500px|center]]
== Getting started == <!--T:69-->


Earlier versions of KPhotoAlbum were released under the name &quot;KimDaBa&quot;. The current release is KPhotoAlbum version 3.1.1 (as of April 2008).
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For an introduction, take the [https://www.kphotoalbum.org/documentation/3minutetour/ 3 minute KPhotoAlbum tour] or see the [https://www.kphotoalbum.org/documentation/videos/ Videos] at [https://www.kphotoalbum.org/ KPhotoAlbum's Homepage]. To learn more and view some screenshots read the [[Special:myLanguage/KPhotoAlbum FAQ|FAQ]].


==FAQ==
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Please see our full [[KPhotoAlbum FAQ|FAQ]] wiki article.
'''KPhotoAlbum''' supports all the normal image formats including raw formats produced by most digital cameras and scanners (using dcraw to do the decoding). It is also possible to use the thumbnails embedded in raw images (that are usually of decent size and quality) for fast viewing so there is no need to decode the whole raw image.


== KPhotoAlbum on Windows ==
== Using KPhotoAlbum == <!--T:5-->
You can compile KPhotoAlbum on Windows using [http://www.cygwin.com Cygwin]. The current details can be found on the page [[KPhotoAlbum on Windows]].


== KPhotoAlbum on Live systems like Knoppix ==
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You can use an image file (or create your own) which integrates KPA in a Knoppix CD/DVD if KPA is missing there. The details can be found on the page [[KPhotoAlbum on Knoppix]].
There is a [https://www.kphotoalbum.org/documentation/3minutetour/ 3-minute Tour] and a set of [https://www.kphotoalbum.org/documentation/videos/ How-To videos] on the project site. A '''KPhotoAlbum''' handbook is also available as a [https://docs.kde.org/development/en/extragear-graphics/kphotoalbum/kphotoalbum.pdf PDF] and [https://docs.kde.org/development/en/extragear-graphics/kphotoalbum/index.html on-line version].


== Extending KPhotoAlbum ==
== Getting KPhotoAlbum == <!--T:7-->
'''Image::Kimdaba''' is a perl module available on [http://cpan.org CPAN] which parses the &#039;&#039;index.xml&#039;&#039; database.


*  [http://search.cpan.org/~jmfayard/Image-Kimdaba/lib/Image/Kimdaba.pm Write your own extensions] to KimDaBa/KPhotoAlbum
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* Read [[Image_Kimdaba|Image::Kimdaba]] to download it and to see available scripts
Source packages, binaries for various distros, and snapshots are available from [https://www.kphotoalbum.org/download/ the project Download page].


With '''[http://wersdoerfer.com/wicked/Kimdaba2Mysql Kimdaba2Mysql]''' it&#039;s possible to:
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* insert your index.xml metadata into a mysql-database
{{Install|KPhotoAlbum}}
* generate a search-formular on your website  with your kimdaba-keywords, example [http://wersdoerfer.com/bilder here]


Note that KPhotoAlbum 3 supports MySQL and SQLite databases for storing image data.
=== KPhotoAlbum on Live systems === <!--T:9-->


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KPhotoAlbum is available in [https://neon.kde.org/download Neon]:
* User Edition has the latest release
* Developer Edition (stable branch) has the ''5.x'' branch.<br/>Most of the time, this should be the same as unstable, but when new features are developed they only arrive in stable after the roughest edges have been smoothed out.
* Developer Edition (unstable branch) has the ''master'' branch of kphotoalbum.
== Extending KPhotoAlbum == <!--T:11-->
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* '''Image::Kimdaba''' is a perl module available on [http://cpan.org CPAN] which parses the ''index.xml'' database.
**  [http://search.cpan.org/~jmfayard/Image-Kimdaba/lib/Image/Kimdaba.pm Write your own extensions] to '''KPhotoAlbum'''
** Read [[Special:myLanguage/Image_Kimdaba|Image::Kimdaba]] to download it and to see available scripts
* Another way to extend '''KPhotoAlbum''' is to write [[Special:myLanguage/KIPI|KIPI plugins]] (that are used also by other KDE photo applications). These plugins provide functions like exporting images to websites like Flickr, Picasa, Facebook, ... correcting exif date stamps or doing some other image manipulations. ('''KPhotoAlbum''' by itself does not touch the original files at all but preserves them intact).
* Other useful scripts are available from [http://www.hardakers.net/kphotoalbum/#sec-5 Wes Hardaker's site]
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* Patches and features awaiting approval or implementation - Please use [https://bugs.kde.org/ bugs.kde.org] for that.
* Patches and features awaiting approval or implementation - Please use [https://bugs.kde.org/ bugs.kde.org] for that.


=== Help develop KPhotoAlbum === <!--T:15-->
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If you are interested in helping the '''KPhotoAlbum''' development or related projects, please look at  [https://www.kphotoalbum.org/gettinginvolved/ this project page]. Or, if you have an idea for a feature, please see the Feature Requests section, below.


== Known Bugs and feature requests == <!--T:17-->


With '''[http://www.gowdy.us/pse3/ pse3tokimdaba.pl]''' it&#039;s possible to extract information from your Photoshop Elements 3 database to create an index.xml file. There are quite a few limitations, see the above page for more details.
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See the list of [https://bugs.kde.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=kphotoalbum Known Bugs] and workarounds in KPhotoAlbum.


'''[http://d200.vmrt.homelinux.com/|djKPA djKPA]''' is a [http://www.djangoproject.org Django] web site designed to be the web interface of your [http://www.kphotoalbum.org KPA] photo&#039;s repository.
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The philosophy of djKPA is be as much as possible full automatic: labels, tags, descriptions, ... of photo come from KPA. Nevertheless, djKPA is a real interactive application that allows your visitors to vote, post comments, show exif, ... and visit your photos by browsing the your Tags.
Please use [https://bugs.kde.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=kphotoalbum bugs.kde.org] marking the report as a "Wish".


Change log:
=== New Ideas for Future Versions === <!--T:23-->
::0.9: several bug fixes facilitating the extract and insert.
:::: better links into the tag cloud
::0.8: initial public release


==Help Develop KPhotoAlbum==
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If you are interested in helping the KPhotoAlbum development or related projects, please look at our [[KPhotoAlbum Jobs|Job Page]]. Or, if you have an idea for a feature, please see the Feature Requests section, below.
If you have a new idea for KPhotoAlbum and think that [https://bugs.kde.org/ bugs.kde.org] is not the right place for it, use one of the [https://www.kphotoalbum.org/communication/ communication channels] listed on the pages.


==Known Bugs==
== More Information == <!--T:70-->
See the list of [[KPhotoAlbum Known Bugs|Known Bugs]] and workarounds in KPhotoAlbum.


==Feature Requests==
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Please use [https://bugs.kde.org/ bugs.kde.org] for that.
* [https://docs.kde.org/trunk5/en/extragear-graphics/kphotoalbum/index.html KDE official documentation]
* [https://www.kphotoalbum.org/ KPhotoAlbum homepage]
* [https://www.kphotoalbum.org/news KPhotoAlbum news]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KPhotoAlbum Wikipedia article]
* [https://phabricator.kde.org/project/view/255/ KPhotoAlbum phabricator project]
* [https://phabricator.kde.org/source/kphotoalbum/ KPhotoAlbum git repository]


==Video Support==
== References == <!--T:72-->
KPhotoAlbum now supports videos as of version 3. This can be a bit tricky to get working, as it requires certain features from your KDE system. [[KPhotoAlbum Video Support]] will tell you how to get it working.


==New Ideas for Future Versions==
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If you have a new idea for KPhotoAlbum and think that [https://bugs.kde.org/ bugs.kde.org] is not the right place forit, use the [[KPhotoAlbum New Ideas|New Ideas]] page.
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KPhotoAlbum is a tool which you can use to easily sort your images. It provides many capabilities to make sorting and viewing images easy.

History

The development of KPhotoAlbum started in 2003 with the name KimDaBa (for K image Data Base) by Jesper Pedersen[1]. KiPi support was added in 2004[2]. In 2006, Tuomas Suutari a sponsored [google summer of code student], implemented a new sql based database.

In July 2007, KPhotoAlbum started to being ported to KDE 4[3]. The porting finished in May 2009[4]

In 2014, an android version was released[5]. A video of the android version is available in youtube.

In 2016, KPhotoAlbum was ported to qt5/kf5[6].

Stable releases are always announced on our news page.


Getting started

For an introduction, take the 3 minute KPhotoAlbum tour or see the Videos at KPhotoAlbum's Homepage. To learn more and view some screenshots read the FAQ.

KPhotoAlbum supports all the normal image formats including raw formats produced by most digital cameras and scanners (using dcraw to do the decoding). It is also possible to use the thumbnails embedded in raw images (that are usually of decent size and quality) for fast viewing so there is no need to decode the whole raw image.

Using KPhotoAlbum

There is a 3-minute Tour and a set of How-To videos on the project site. A KPhotoAlbum handbook is also available as a PDF and on-line version.

Getting KPhotoAlbum

Source packages, binaries for various distros, and snapshots are available from the project Download page.

Installation Instructions

If you need help to install KPhotoAlbum, look at this tutorial about how to install KDE software.


KPhotoAlbum on Live systems

KPhotoAlbum is available in Neon:

  • User Edition has the latest release
  • Developer Edition (stable branch) has the 5.x branch.
    Most of the time, this should be the same as unstable, but when new features are developed they only arrive in stable after the roughest edges have been smoothed out.
  • Developer Edition (unstable branch) has the master branch of kphotoalbum.

Extending KPhotoAlbum

  • Image::Kimdaba is a perl module available on CPAN which parses the index.xml database.
  • Another way to extend KPhotoAlbum is to write KIPI plugins (that are used also by other KDE photo applications). These plugins provide functions like exporting images to websites like Flickr, Picasa, Facebook, ... correcting exif date stamps or doing some other image manipulations. (KPhotoAlbum by itself does not touch the original files at all but preserves them intact).
  • Other useful scripts are available from Wes Hardaker's site


  • Patches and features awaiting approval or implementation - Please use bugs.kde.org for that.

Help develop KPhotoAlbum

If you are interested in helping the KPhotoAlbum development or related projects, please look at this project page. Or, if you have an idea for a feature, please see the Feature Requests section, below.

Known Bugs and feature requests

See the list of Known Bugs and workarounds in KPhotoAlbum.

Please use bugs.kde.org marking the report as a "Wish".

New Ideas for Future Versions

If you have a new idea for KPhotoAlbum and think that bugs.kde.org is not the right place for it, use one of the communication channels listed on the pages.

More Information

References

  1. ↑ First commit
  2. ↑ Commit add KiPi support
  3. ↑ https://www.kphotoalbum.org/news/?item=0052 KDE 4 porting started of KPhotoAlbum
  4. ↑ https://www.kphotoalbum.org/news/?item=0062
  5. ↑ https://www.kphotoalbum.org/news/?item=0087
  6. ↑ https://www.kphotoalbum.org/news/?item=0092
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