digikam-doc/asset_management/dam_workflow.rst

0001 .. meta::
0002    :description: A Typical Digital Asset Management Workflow
0003    :keywords: digiKam, documentation, user manual, photo management, open source, free, learn, easy, digital, asset, management, workflow, export
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0006
0007    :authors: - digiKam Team
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0009    :license: see Credits and License page for details (https://docs.digikam.org/en/credits_license.html)
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0011 .. _dam_workflow:
0012
0013 DAM Workflow
0014 ============
0015
0016 .. contents::
0017
0018 - Import images from camera, card reader or scanner. As long as the images are stored on the camera media, you can use that as temporary backup.
0019
0020 - RAW are converted to DNG and stored away into an RAW archive.
0021
0022     .. figure:: images/dam_workflow_dng_convert.webp
0023         :alt:
0024         :align: center
0025
0026         The DNG Convert Settings From Import Tool
0027
0028 - Rate and cull, write-back metadata to the DNG archive.
0029
0030     .. figure:: images/dam_workflow_apply_labels.webp
0031         :alt:
0032         :align: center
0033
0034         Applying Labels to Items Using Captions Tab from Right Sidebar
0035
0036 - Make a backup e.g. on external drive, and optical medium, or a tape.
0037
0038 - Tag, comment, and geo-locate.
0039
0040     .. figure:: images/dam_workflow_apply_captions.webp
0041         :alt:
0042         :align: center
0043
0044         Applying Descriptions to Items Using Captions Tab from Right Sidebar
0045
0046 - Edit and improve photographs.
0047
0048     .. figure:: images/dam_workflow_sharpen_tool.webp
0049         :alt:
0050         :align: center
0051
0052         Sharpening Details In Image Editor Using Refocus Tool
0053
0054 - For layered editing use external applications. Back in digiKam, re-apply the metadata, which was probably lost or curtailed by the other applications.
0055
0056 - Run the routine backup with following data-integrity checks.
0057
0058 - Protect processed images for copyrights with Digital Watermarking. Export to web galleries, slide shows, MPEG encode, contact sheets, printing, etc.
0059
0060     .. figure:: images/dam_workflow_export_webservice.webp
0061         :alt:
0062         :align: center
0063
0064         The List of Export Tools Available From Image Editor
0065
0066 A typical generic draft of all photograph workflow stages is given below:
0067
0068 .. figure:: images/dam_workflow.webp
0069     :alt:
0070     :align: center
0071
0072     Draft of all Common Tasks Used During a Photographs Workflow