Useful Tools - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 11 - APPLICATION GUIDE 17-03-2009 Application Manual

Distortion Effects
Apply various strange distortion effects, such as fish eyes, to your image. Determine
type, level, and repetition.
Add Film Grain
Add film grain to your image to give it a rough look.
Blur Effects
Blur your image to simulate the image being out of focus or to mimic any kind of
movement that was not there when you took the image.
Charcoal Drawing
Transform your image into a black and white charcoal drawing. Choose an appro-
priate pencil size and determine the degree of smoothing to apply to the image.
Figure 21.7 Simulating IR Photography

21.8 Useful Tools

digiKam offers several little helpers for organizing your image collection and for pro-
cessing your images. Find them in the Tools menu. Some highlights:
Find Duplicate Images
If you suspect your collection to contain a number of duplicates, use this option to
find and delete them. First, determine which album or tag to include in the scope
of your search. Click OK to initiate the search. If your collection contains any du-
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