What is KIPI?

KIPI (KDE Image Plugin Interface) is an effort to develop a common plugin structure for Digikam, KPhotoAlbum, Showimg and GwenView. Its aim is to share image plugins among graphic applications. Kipi is based on the old digiKam plugins implementation.

One of the nicest things about KDE Photo Management Programs like "digiKam", "KPhotoAlbum", "GwenView" and "ShowImg" is how easily its functionality can be extended, by using plugins. Plugins can manipulate image files in almost any way that users can. Their advantage is that it is much easier to add a capability to the host application by writing a small plugin than by modifying the host application core. Many valuable plugins have C++ source code that only comes to 100-200 lines or so.

Kipi plugins are additional functions for the KDE Images Managment Host Programs. They can add extra menus and shortcuts, and extend the host programs features. You can install as many or as few as you like, from within host programs.

More information on using and enabling the plugins you want is available in the host program handbook.

KIPI-plugins 0.2.0-beta3

Posted November 2nd, 2008 by Admin

KIPI development team is happy to release the 3rd KDE4 beta version of plugins.
To compile this KDE4 version, you need libkexiv2, libkdcraw, and libkipi for KDE4. These libraries are now included in KDE core with kdegraphic component

With this new release, Kipi-plugins is now compilable under Windows using MinGW and Microsoft Visual C++. Precompiled packages are available with KDE-Windows installer. Take a look at http://windows.kde.org for details.

NEW FEATURES

  • General
    • all plugins can be compiled natively under Microsoft Windows.

    KIPI-plugins 0.1.6

    Posted October 12th, 2008 by Valerio Fuoglio

    Kipi development team is happy to release the last KDE3 release of plugins.
    Please, consult the README file. There are optional depencies to enable some plugins as libxml2 for HTLMExport or OpenGL for SlideShow tool.

    This will be the last version of kipi-plugins published for KDE3. Team will concentrate development on KDE4 port (future 0.2.0 release)

    Libkdcraw 0.1.6 released

    Posted October 12th, 2008 by Valerio Fuoglio

    This release is a backport of current implementation from KDE4 based on LibRaw 0.6.1 Raw decoder.
    For more informations, take a look at this blog entry: http://www.digikam.org/drupal/node/372

    Internal dcraw.c implementation have been replaced by LibRaw.

    NEW FEATURES

    • new cameras: Canon 50D, Sony A900, Nikon D90 & P6000, and Panasonic LX3 FZ28.

    No new options introduced.

    Code sprint event - Genoa (Italy)

    Posted October 9th, 2008 by Valerio Fuoglio

    What's a code sprint?

    According to Wikipedia definintion:
    "A sprint is a time-boxed period of software development focused on a given list of goals (but with variable scope). [...]
    Sprints are organized around the ideas of Extreme Programming discipline of software development. The sprint is directed by the coach, who suggests tasks, tracks their progress and makes sure that no one is stuck. Most of the development happens in pairs. A large open space is often chosen as a venue for efficient communication.[...]
    A significant benefit of sprinting is that the project members meet in person, socialize, and start to communicate more effectively when working together remotely.    "

    Where & When

    Where
    Genoa - Italy
    We'll be hosted by ALID society in Via Giovanni Torti 35

    When
    Last week-end of October (from 10/31-11/2 2008).


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    The event will be sponsored by KDE-ev.

    Who

    Developers who will contribute (sorted by last name):

    From Digikam team:

    From KIPI-Plugins team:

    If you wanna meet us during this event, you're welcome!

    Aim

    • finish the digiKam KDE4 porting
    • improve the kipi-plugins KDE4 porting
    • create an general purpose export plugin that implements picasa, flickr, Gallery, etc.
    • improve libkipi
    • review/freeze the API of libksane
    • improve documentation
    • libkipi, libkexiv2 and libkdcraw into kdegraphics what to do to avoid ABI breakage

      • We want to thanks...

      We want to thanks in advance KDE-ev and ALID Association to make this event possible. If you want to help this Italian association, all donations are welcome. Just contact Angelo Nasseli for details.

    KIPI-plugins 0.2.0-beta2

    Posted October 4th, 2008 by Valerio Fuoglio

    Another relase is ready!

    Welcome to Gilles Caulier's new born plugin : DNGConverter.

    This plugin can batch convert RAW camera images to Adobe DNG container (take a look at Wikipedia for details). To compile it, you need last libkdcraw from svn trunk, its stable release has been planned for KDE 4.2. release.

    NEW FEATURES

  • DNGConverter
    • New plugin to convert RAW camera image to Digital NeGative (DNG)
  • SlideShow
    • Now you can play your favourite music during slideshow.

    KIPI-plugins 0.2.0-beta1

    Posted September 29th, 2008 by Valerio Fuoglio

    Here it is! Fist KDE4 kipi's release!

    To compile this KDE4 version, you need libkexiv2, libkdcraw, and libkipi for KDE4. These libraries are now included in KDE core with kdegraphic component.

    NEW FEATURES

  • General
    • Port to CMake/KDE4/QT4.
  • JPEGLossLess
    • XMP metadata support.
  • RAWConverter
    • XMP metadata support
    • Raw files are decoded in 16 bits color depth using same auto-gamma and auto-white methods provided by dcraw with 8 bits color depth RAW image decoding.
  • TimeAdjust
    • XMP metadata support.
  • MetadataEdit
    • XMP metadata support with EXIF, IPTC, and Comments editor to sync XMP tags.
    • IPTC Editor dialog is more compliant with IPTC.org recommendations.
    • IPTC Editor add the capability to set multiple values for a tag.
  • SendImages
    • Complete re-write of emailing tool.
  • GPSSync
    • New tool to edit GPS track list using googlemaps.
  • SlideShow
    • Now filenames, captions and progress indicators can have transparent backgrounds with OpenGL SlideShow as well.
    • Added thumbnails into image list.

    Libkdcraw 0.1.4 released

    Posted March 14th, 2008 by Valerio Fuoglio

    NEW FEATURES

    • updated dcraw to 8.83
      new cameras: Apple QuickTake 200, Fuji IS-1, Sony DSLR-A350, Pentax K20D, Nokia N95, Canon PowerShots A460, Canon PowerShots A530, Canon PowerShots A650.
    • updated dcraw to 8.82
      new cameras: Sony DSLR-A200, Sony DSLR-A700, Sony XCD-SX910CR, STV680 VGA

    No new options introduced.

    And finally .... kipi-plugins 0.1.5 !!!

    Posted March 14th, 2008 by Valerio Fuoglio

    After two release candidates, kipi-plugins 0.1.5 is finally out :)

    NEW FEATURES

  • SimpleViewerExport
    • plugin is now compatible with SimpleViewer version 1.8.x.
    • plugin now support RAW files format.

    Kipi-plugins 0.1.5 rc2

    Posted February 2nd, 2008 by Valerio Fuoglio

    We're proud to announce our kipi-plugins 0.1.5 rc2.

    NEW FEATURES

  • PrintWizard
    • caption can contain more exif info