Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 10 SP2 - KDE 08-05-2008 Manual page 285

RAW Image Converter (Single)
digiKam supports converting images from various vendor-specific RAW formats
to common image formats such as JPEG or PNG. Using this option, convert single
images. If you need to convert several images, consider using a batch conversion
(Tools > Batch Processes > RAW Images Converter (Batch)). To find out whether
your camera's RAW format is supported by digiKam converter plug-in, check
http://www.cybercom.net/~dcoffin/dcraw/.
Batch Processes
Perform certain actions on a large number of files at once. Add borders, edit the
colors, apply various effects and filters, rename and resize images, recompress
them, or perform a RAW conversion.
An example batch processing of images could involve applying a solarizing effect to
a number of images. To queue images for batch processing and perform the actual
processing, proceed as follows:
1 Select Tools > Batch Processes > Image Effects or right-click the album's name
and select Batch Processes > Image Effects.
2 Set the effect to Solarize and click Options to determine the degree of the effect
to be applied and display an optional preview.
3 Determine whether to rename or overwrite the original images or even have them
removed after the transformation has taken place.
4 Set the target folder to hold the resulting images. If you do not want the new
images to be written to the original folder, select New and add a new folder or
subfolder. Select the new folder with your mouse pointer.
5 Accept or modify the list of images queued for the transformation.
6 Click Start to initiate the transformation.
digiKam informs you about the progress and the success of the transformation.
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