digikam-doc/showfoto_editor/showfoto_tools.rst

0001 .. meta::
0002    :description: The Showfoto Tools
0003    :keywords: digiKam, documentation, user manual, photo management, open source, free, learn, easy, image, editor, showfoto, tools
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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 .. _showfoto_tools:
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0013 Tools
0014 =====
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0016 .. contents::
0017
0018 Overview
0019 --------
0020
0021 Mostly, Showfoto provides the same tools from digiKam Image Editor, in native or as plugins. All :ref:`Colors <colors_tools>`, :ref:`Effects <effects_tools>`, :ref:`Transform <transform_tools>`, :ref:`Decorate <decorate_tools>`, and :ref:`Enhancement <enhancement_tools>` tools are there. Showfoto inherits also of **Raw Import** tool to handle RAW demosaicing operations.
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0023 .. figure:: images/showfoto_apple_proraw.webp
0024     :alt:
0025     :align: center
0026
0027     The Showfoto loading a DNG Based Apple ProRAW File Taken with an iPhone
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0029 .. _showfoto_postprocessing:
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0031 Post-Processing
0032 ---------------
0033
0034 Even if Showfoto does not provide something like the digiKam **Batch Queue Manager**, it can process files in batch. Plugins as **Time Adjust**, **Print Wizard**, **Metadata Editor**, **HTML Gallery**, etc. are compatible with Showfoto. The main difference to deal with this tools compared to digiKam is the way to pass items to process in the tools. Showfoto does not have an Icon-View as digiKam, but it has the **Stack View** and **Thumbbar** containers. When a :ref:`Post Processing <post_processing>` tool is called from Showfoto, the contents of the Stack or the Thumbbar are loaded in the tool, and of course, you can personalize this list later in the plugin.
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0036 .. figure:: images/showfoto_time_adjust.webp
0037     :alt:
0038     :align: center
0039
0040     The Showfoto Running Time Adjust Plugin Over the Contents loaded from the Current Stack
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0042 With Showfoto, you can also export items with :ref:`web-service tools <export_tools>`, as Flickr or Google, exactly like you can do in digiKam.
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0044 .. figure:: images/showfoto_export_dropbox.webp
0045     :alt:
0046     :align: center
0047
0048     The Showfoto Exporting the Current Stack to Dropbox Web-Service
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0050 .. _showfoto_dngconvert:
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0052 DNG Converter
0053 -------------
0054
0055 One very important tool available in digiKam Batch Queue Manager is also usable in Showfoto. It's the famous :ref:`DNG Converter <dng_converter>` used to migrate proprietary RAW data containers to the open-standardized `Digital Negative format <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Negative>`_.
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0057 In Showfoto, this tool runs as stand-alone version like **Time Adjust** plugin. It works mostly like the original from the digiKam Batch Queue Manager. You can start it from the :menuselection:`Tools --> DNG Converter...` menu entry.
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0059 .. figure:: images/showfoto_dng_converter.webp
0060     :alt:
0061     :align: center
0062
0063     The Showfoto Running DNG Converter Plugin