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 digiKam 1.5.0 - Release date: 2010-10-10
 
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 NEW FEATURES:
 
 General        : Fix compilation under windows with TDM-GCC and MSVC compilers.
 General        : Fix compilation under windows with TDM-GCC and MSVC compilers.
 General        : Including LensFun library source code as 3rd-party component, especially for windows target where
                  this library is not available.
 
 Image Editor   : Improvement of algorithm to convert 8 bits image to 16 and limit histogram holes during conversion.
 
 Queue Manager  : Add new tool to remove metadata from images.
 Queue Manager  : Add new tool to apply Lens corrections using LensFun library.
 
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 BUGFIXES:
 
 001 ==> 247977 - Libpgf relevant : digiKam crash while scrolling the thumbnail view.
 002 ==> 249402 - Download window presents file in the opposite order than expected.
 003 ==> 249196 - Localization fails after upgrade !
 004 ==> 245069 - File name not added for import files.
 005 ==> 250003 - Tool for xcf is needed.
 006 ==> 250081 - Lens-autocorrection does not recognize the lens automaticly for Canon EOS 450D.
 007 ==> 207710 - Crash while loading large file (digiKam::DImgScale::dimgScaleAARGB, digiKam::DImg::smoothScaleSection, digiKam::DImgInterface::paintOnDevice).
 008 ==> 218256 - digiKam rc1 crashes while generating fingerprints.
 009 ==> 237786 - whitebalance doesn't work properly.
 010 ==> 250265 - Black background of short summary display.
 011 ==> 248889 - Notification name "save file complete" written in lowercase.
 012 ==> 249082 - digiKam crashes on startup leaving message of unknown symbol.
 013 ==> 249029 - Changing the parameters of a tool in the batch queue manager changes parameters of all instances of such tool.
 014 ==> 230515 - Crash of digikam on closing program.
 015 ==> 148721 - Remove serial numbers automatically.
 016 ==> 229092 - digiKam Scan for New images closes at 90%.
 017 ==> 248943 - Annoying and dangerous number input fields in editor.
 018 ==> 216353 - Make it possible to apply lens correction in batch.
 019 ==> 251920 - digiKam should match lenses on Exif.CanonCs.LensType, not ExifCanonCs.Lens.
 020 ==> 251118 - Sorting order is not remembered.
 021 ==> 170170 - High quality 8 to 16-bit conversion (histogram repair).
 022 ==> 252295 - "Fit to Window" button while using any tool does not permit panning.
 023 ==> 243179 - Wrong Taborder in Settings->Templates->Location|Contact.
 024 ==> 210198 - Right Usage information in Settings are not saved in template file.
 025 ==> 228547 . Videos cannot return to thumbnail view.
 026 ==> 251899 - Can't rename files during import from camera.
 027 ==> 169264 - Color Management: Rendering Intents are mixed up.
 028 ==> 188335 - Slideshow shows movies as "cannot show picture "xyz.mov".
 029 ==> 252488 - digiKam incorrectly renders SD Card size.
 030 ==> 252489 - digiKam incorrectly detects SD Card name.
 031 ==> 252521 - README incorrectly claims 4.4 version is sufficient.
 032 ==> 249248 - Updating fingerprints metadata.
 033 ==> 125042 - Batch Rename Image from Album do not select all album images.
 034 ==> 237516 - Open in Terminal command doesn't take systemsettings into account.
 035 ==> 225552 - digiKam can't remember setting.
 036 ==> 248087 - Preview not toggling from video mode to image mode.
 037 ==> 209382 - Caption not being updated in image file.
 038 ==> 253043 - digiKam requires both SQlite and MySql.
 039 ==> 252130 - Crash on adding things to batch queue.
 040 ==> 237961 - ICC Convert faulty in BQM.
 041 ==> 228833 - Rotate image in batch processing doesn't edit EXIF properly.
 042 ==> 213896 - After editing color, etc, i saved the jpg and it just crashed.
 043 ==> 232854 - Crashed while adding new tag.
 044 ==> 241770 - digiKam crashes.
 045 ==> 238045 - Random crashes of digiKam.
 046 ==> 188263 - Crash after tinkering with star rating widget in thumbbar.
 047 ==> 233549 - Database stuck at saving new image.
 048 ==> 221191 - Menu not disabled when decoding raw.
 049 ==> 237722 - Crash while applying Vivid color effect.
 050 ==> 207893 - Crash after undoing change in Image Editor.
 051 ==> 199801 - digiKam geolocation tool crash [exiv2].
 052 ==> 223774 - digiKam crashed at liquid rescale preview generation.
 053 ==> 233997 - Crash while importing from usb device after exivdates are read.
 054 ==> 213576 - Thumbbar not updated after saveas in image editor.
 055 ==> 224043 - Rotating certain images results in zero length file.
 056 ==> 252799 - After successful export of photo it should not be exported again.
 057 ==> 238823 - Batch RAW Conversion should copy tags / captions / ratings to the converted file.
 058 ==> 211558 - Raw converter: copy tags and rating.
 059 ==> 199318 - RAW to JPG Export doesn't use digiKam description.
 060 ==> 152208 - Comments lost when converting from png to jpeg.
 061 ==> 231763 - Crash when closing opengl viewer.
 062 ==> 218169 - Less/More options buttons don't change label.
 063 ==> 249785 - DNG Converter adds 1 hour to timestamp of Sony .arw files.
 064 ==> 251391 - OpenCV not detected during configuration.
 065 ==> 252362 - digiKam crash when launching.