# The Digikam Image Plugins Handbook

Gilles
Caulier

    caulier_dot_gilles_at_free.fr

Gerhard
Kulzer

    gerhard_at_kulzer.net

Goran
Jartin

    tryfan_at_telia.com

2005-02-26
0.7.2
2003
2005
The DigikamImagePlugins developers team
&FDLNotice;

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These are the Image Plugins handbooks for digiKam Image Editor.

KDE
Digikam
Image
Plugins

## Introduction to Plugins for digiKam Image Editor

One of the nicest things about the digiKam Image Editor is how easily its functionality can be extended, by using plugins. Plugins can manipulate images in almost any way that users can. Their advantage is that it is much easier to add a capability to the Image Editor by writing a small plugin than by modifying the Image Editor core. Many valuable plugins have C++ source code that only comes to 100-200 lines or so.

Only one plugin is included in the main digiKam distribution, and it is installed automatically along with the digiKam Image Editor. It provides some important features like Red Eye Reduction tool and Auto-Levels. The digiKam Image Plugins package adds more functions like new plugins. They add extra menus and shortcuts, and extentions to the image editor with features like new filters, special effects, and advanced tools.

The plugins included in this handbook are:

- Image Filters and Enhancement

  - Adjust Curves

  - Adjust Levels

  - Anti Vignetting Filter

  - Noise Reduction

  - Lens Distortion Correction

  - Unsharped Mask

- Image Transformation Tools

  - Free Rotation

  - Shearing Tool

  - Perspective Adjustment

- Image Tools

  - Add Border

  - Template Superimpose

- Special Effects Plugins

  - Simulate Charcoal Drawing.

  - Emboss Image.

  - Add Film Grain.

  - Simulate Oil Painting

  - Add Rain Drops

  - Solarize Image

&doc-adjustcurves; &doc-adjustlevels; &doc-antivignetting; &doc-despeckle; &doc-lensdistortion; &doc-unsharp;

&doc-freerotation; &doc-sheartool; &doc-perspective;

&doc-superimpose; &doc-border;

&doc-charcoal; &doc-emboss; &doc-filmgrain; &doc-oilpaint; &doc-raindrops; &doc-solarizeimage;

## Credits and License

Copyrights for each plugin is listed in the applicable chapter.

All Pictures copyrighted 2004-2005 by Gilles Caulier caulier_dot_gilles_at_free.fr, excepted Charcoal, Emboss, Film Grain, Oil-Paint, Rain Drops, Solarize, Unsharp, Lens Distortion, and Anti-Vignetting previews copyrighted by Gerhard Kulzer.

&underFDL; &underGPL;