After a year of development Photo collection management program release , developed as part of the KDE project. The program provides a comprehensive set of tools for importing, managing, editing, and publishing photos, as well as images from digital cameras in raw format. The code is written in C++ using Qt and KDE libraries, and is licensed under GPLv2. Installation packages are available for Linux (AppImage, FlatPak), Windows, and macOS.
A key improvement in digiKam 7.0 is a newly completely redesigned system for classifying faces in photos, enabling the identification and recognition of faces in images, and automatically assigning appropriate tags. Instead of the previously used from OpenCV, the new version employs a deep neural network-based algorithm The package includes a pre-trained model for identifying and matching faces that does not require additional training — just tag one face in several photos and the system will subsequently be able to detect and mark that face itself. In addition to human faces, the system can classify animals and also determine distorted, blurred, upside-down, and partially obscured faces. Furthermore, significant work has been done to optimize tag management, enhance the matching interface, and add new sorting and grouping modes for faces.
In unrelated face recognition improvements, support for 40 new RAW image formats has been added, including those used in cameras like Famous Canon CR3, Sony A7R4 (61 megapixels), Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II, G7 X Mark III, CanonEOS, GoPro Fusion, GoPro HERO*, etc. In total, thanks to the use of libraw, the number of supported RAW formats has been increased to
. Support for the HEIF image format, used by Apple and employed for distributing HDR images, has also been improved. Support for the updated XCF format, used in the GIMP 2.10 branch, has been added. Among other improvements:
Among other improvements:
- The main package includes the plugin , which allows you to create images based on other photographs.
- A setting has been added to save location information in the metadata of image files.
- New settings have been introduced to define parameters for storing color tags in the metadata.
- The SlideShow tool has been revamped into a plugin for digiKam and Showfoto, with support for a random display mode added.
- The HTMLGallery plugin features a new Html5Responsive layout, allowing the generation of a photo gallery that adapts to both desktop and smartphone screens. Issues with the display of tags and notes in national alphabet characters have also been resolved.
Source: opennet.ru
