Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
Figure 6-75.
digiKam main screen
Indexing, annotating, and viewing image files is essential, but we also need
the ability to edit and convert those image files. For example, as Robert was
working on this section, Barbara handed him the DSLR she'd used to shoot
images on a recent trip and asked him to download the RAW format image
files she'd shot and convert them to JPEGs that she could have printed at Wal-
greens. No problem. For image editing, digiKam includes the professional-
grade showFoto image editor, shown in Figure 6-76.
Figure 6-76.
showFoto main screen
We've used a lot of image editors, and nothing else we've used comes close to
the capabilities of showFoto. Like many well-designed applications, showFoto
can be used on many levels, from easy cleanup and format/resolution con-
versions to very complex bit-level functions that we don't completely under-
stand. (OK, that we don't understand at all.)
