DIGIKAMIMAGEPLUGINS


-- AUTHORS -----------------------------------------------------------

See AUTHORS file for details.


-- ABOUT -------------------------------------------------------------

digiKam uses a plugin framework for additional functionalities in ImageEditor and Showfoto.
Currently implemented plugins are:

 1) AdjustLevels     : A plugin to adjust manually the histogram levels.
 2) SolarizeImage    : A plugin to solarize a picture.
 3) NoiseReduction   : A noise reduction filter based on dcamnoise2 algorithm.
 4) OilPaint         : An oil painting effect filter.
 5) Emboss           : An embossed image effect filter.
 6) Charcoal         : A charcoal drawing image effect filter.
 7) Unsharp          : An unsharp mask image filter.
 8) RainDrop         : A plugin to add rain-drops randomly over a picture.
 9) FilmGrain        : A plugin to add film grain over an image.
10) FreeRotation     : A plugin to perform image rotation with a free angle in degrees.
11) AdjustCurves     : A plugin to adjust manually the histogram curves.
12) ShearTool        : A plugin to shear a picture.
13) AntiVignetting   : A plugin to reduce image vignetting generated by wide lens.
14) LensDistortion   : A plugin to reduce optical distortions generated by wide lens.
15) SuperImpose      : A plugin to superimpose an image template to a picture.
16) Perpective       : A plugin to adjust perpective of picture.
17) Border           : A plugin to add a decorative border around a picture.
18) InsertText       : A plugin to add text over a picture.
19) Infrared         : A plugin to simulate infrared film.
20) ChannelMixer     : A color channels mixer tool.
21) BlurFX           : Blurring special effects package.
22) DistortionFX     : Distortion special effects package. 
23) Texture          : A plugin to apply a decorative texture over a picture.
24) WhiteBalance     : A plugin to correct picture white color balance.
25) Restoration      : An advanced filter to restore photograph using CImg library.
26) Inpainting       : An advanced filter to inpaint photograph area using CImg library.
27) Blowup           : An advanced filter to blowup photograph using CImg library.
28) Refocus          : An advanced sharpness editor based on deconvolution filter to refocus a photograph.
29) HotPixels        : A plugin to remove Stuff/Hot Pixels from pictures taken with deficient camera CCD.

Visit the web project pages available at these url:

DIGIKAM             : http://www.digikam.org
DIGIKAMIMAGEPLUGINS : http://extragear.kde.org/apps/digikamimageplugins


-- CONTACT ------------------------------------------------------------

If you have questions, comments, suggestions to make do email at :

digikam-users@kde.org

If you want contribute to digiKam developments do email at :

digikam-devel@kde.org


-- BUG REPORTS --------------------------------------------------------

IMPORTANT : the bugreports and wishlist are hosted by the KDE bugs report 
system who can be contacted by the Kde help menu of all image plugins dialog (not 
the Main digikam help menu). 
A mail will be automatically sent to the digikam development mailing list.
There is no need to contact directly the digikam mailing list for a bug report 
or a devel wish.

The current DigikamImagePlugins bugs and devel wish reported to the Kde bugs report can be see 
at this url :

http://bugs.kde.org/buglist.cgi?product=digikamimageplugins&bug_status=UNCONFIRMED&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED


-- DEPENDENCIES -------------------------------------------------------

AutoConf   >= 2.5.x                        http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf
AutoMake   >= 1.7.x                        http://www.gnu.org/software/automake
libkde     >= 3.4.x (>=3.5.x recommended)  http://www.kde.org
libqt      >= 3.3.x                        http://www.trolltech.com
digiKam    >= 0.9.0                        http://www.digikam.org


-- INSTALLATION --------------------------------------------------------

In the source directory do :

1) export WANT_AUTOCONF_2_5=1
2) export KDEDIR=KDE_installation_dir_on_your_system
3) make -f Makefile.cvs
4) ./configure
5) make
6) su
7) make install

- More specifics compilation and installation options can be used with '.configure' script.
Checked this with './configure --help' command line.

- For to buid DigikamImagePlugins, you must build and install the 'digikam' source code before 
and restart 'make -f Makefile.cvs; ./configure; ...' commands.

Nota : use the '--enable-debug=full' option with the configure script for to provide
a full information bug report.


-- DONATE MONEY --------------------------------------------------------

Look at this url : http://www.digikam.org/?q=donation
