Re: digiKam and digikamimageplugins 0.8.0 released

Posted by reuben-10 on
URL: http://digikam.185.s1.nabble.com/Digikam-devel-digiKam-and-digikamimageplugins-0-8-0-released-tp1735361p1735366.html

Hello, I upgraded using the Ubuntu binary; when I try to open digikam, I
now get an error dialog which says:  "Failed to update old database to
new database format". Is there anything I can do to recover other than
delete the old database file?

Joern Ahrens wrote:

>digiKam is a simple digital photo management application for KDE, which makes
>importing and organizing digital photos a "snap". The photos can be organized
>in albums which can be sorted chronologically, by directory layout or by
>custom collections. An easy to use interface is provided that enables you to
>connect to your camera and preview, download and/or delete your images.
>
>The digiKam team is pleased to bring to you the next generation of the
>user-friendly digital photo management software and its image plugins. The
>primary focus for this release is new ways of photo organization and
>searching. We hope it will be as much fun for you to use it as we had
>developing it.
>
>The noteworthy features in this release:
>
>* Albums and Tags have been separated out into different views and these views
>are collapsible.
>
>* PHOTO DATES AND COMMENTS: Photos are now scanned for their metadata which is
>then stored in the database. The EXIF timestamp (if available) is used for
>sorting and searching
>
> * DATE BASED VIRTUAL FOLDERS: Each corresponding to the month in which the
>pictures were taken. Its also possible to filter this view to show photos
>from single or multiple day(s) and week(s)
>
>* SEARCHING: Two interfaces have been implemented for searching on photos:
>   o QUICK SEARCH: a keyword based search which also allows date based lookups
>   o ADVANCED SEARCH: build rules and groups of rules to do very precise
>searches
>   o LIVE FEEDBACK: Both searches show instant results based on the current
>search criteria
>
>* SEARCH BASED VIRTUAL FOLDERS: The searches can be saved as virtual folders
>and its possible to edit the search criterion later.
>
>* TAG FILTERING: A new view has been added to the right side which allows
>quick drag and drop tag assignments and also filtering of photos in the
>current view. This view is again collapsible
>
>* ALBUM LOCATION INDICATOR: When photos are shown from a virtual folder (tag,
>date or search), the photos are grouped together based on album locations
>
>* MEMORY OPTIMIZATION: Thumbnails are now loaded on demand and only a fixed
>cache of thumbnails is kept in memory
>
>* NEW THEMES: Dark, Sandy and Orange Crush
>
>* BACKEND CHANGES: - Database upgraded to sqlite3 - New kioslaves for handling
>date, search, tag, album listing
>
>* SHOWFOTO : new slide show tool
>
>* IMAGE PLUGIN CHANGES
>   o Plugin dialogs have been revamped for better usability and easier
>comparison of filter effects.
>   o Plugin computations are now threaded
>   o Plugin preview is now resizable
>   o BigEndian fixes
>
>* NEW IMAGE PLUGIN FEATURES :
>   o Aspect Ratio Crop : new photograph composition guide tool based on
>Fibonacci series (golden mean)
>   o New Color AutoCorrection tool with preview (Normalize, Autolevels,
>Equalize, and Stretch Contrast)
>   o Free Rotation : Auto crop and antialiasing options
>   o Shear Tool : Antialiasing option
>
>* NEW IMAGE PLUGINS :
>   o Refocus : An advanced sharpness editor
>   o HotPixels : An hot pixels removal tool to fix bad pixels from camera CCD
>
><< Where to get it >>
>
>You can download both from digiKam's SourceForge area:
>  http://sourceforge.net/projects/digikam/
>
><< How to install >>
>http://www.digikam.org/?q=download
>
>Joern Ahrens
>digiKam team
>http://www.digikam.org/
>
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