best photo software for newbie

[kapil]

hi friends.. i am new to kubuntu..
i wonder what will be good software to play along with photos.
here is my requirement.

1. easy resizing of photo/photos..i.e. batch resizing (i have nikon D60.. so its photos are quite heavy.)
2. "fill light" functionality as in picasa..
3. minor tuning viz. sepia, tilt correction etc
4. like picasa it should find photos automatically.

i have picasa installed on kubuntu.. but apart from that?
is there any good photo software already bundled with karmic?

[StarWolf]

Re: best photo software for newbie

have you looked at gimp at all?

[toad]

Re: best photo software for newbie

digikam, digikam, digikam...

[askrieger]

Re: best photo software for newbie

I agree with toad. Digikam is not even close to being as powerful as the GIMP, but it will crop and resize photos. It can also do light weight color balancing. It is easy to use, and it's on the installation CD.

[TheBigAmbulance]

Re: best photo software for newbie

Agreed. digikam for quick easy stuff. More advanced editing, GIMP. GIMP does have a bit of a learning curve. But if you've ever used Photoshop (M$), it's not that bad to move over to. I've been using GIMP for years.

[toad]

Re: best photo software for newbie

forgot - digikam plus kipi-plugins

[sithlord48]

Re: best photo software for newbie

does gwenview still provide those features i seam to remember using it to do batch resizing of photos, when kde3 was still on my computer..

[kapil]

Re: best photo software for newbie

ok.. the GIMP screen shots look familiar..
will give it a shot..

@toad: do i have to install digicam.. or it is already present in kubuntu
i typed in command window(Alt + f2): digicam
"it opened digital camera - KDE Control Module"..

but what next.. it does not have a photo import facility..
i guess i am looking at completely different application..

tell me the sudo code for that then..

[bitzbox]

Re: best photo software for newbie

It's digikam with a "k"

As far as I know, it isn't included in a default install but it is in the repos.

Regards .....

[MoonRise]

Re: best photo software for newbie

digikam, digikam, digikam...

Agreed

[Jonas]

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Nice, haven't seen Digikam before, I like it! (it crashed but I'm on Lucid testing stuff now so no biggie)

More advanced editing, GIMP. GIMP does have a bit of a learning curve. But if you've ever used Photoshop (M$), it's not that bad to move over to. I've been using GIMP for years.

In a way I agree, but I've been using/used to photoshop* (not professionally) and I must say there are some differences in layout and approach which can get quite frustrating at first, however now once I've been learning GIMP more and more I really do like it better for being more intuitive.

*Edit; it was CS2 as I remember so I guess there's a slight difference now.

[sithlord48]

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gimp is wonderful , does have a bit of differences from photoshop , but i have found that once i adjusted to the gimp its great.

[toad]

Re: best photo software for newbie

How did you get to know the gimp? I wouldn't mind creating a plymouth theme for myself and it requires some forty to sixty pngs (basically like a little film). That sounds like a LOT of work to me, prohibitively so. But if there is a way...

[kapil]

Re: best photo software for newbie

thanks guys..
i tried the application suggested on this thread.
gimp is close to photo shop.. it loads fast (even faster thank digikam) and has great functionality... though bit difficult if not to much familiar with photoshop kinda softwares.
digikam.. is awesome.. i liked it alot.. very simple to use.. though lacks the "look" of picasa and takes bit more time to load.. still.. nice app..i think i am going to stick with digikam.
if only.. it had the window which shows all the photos in pictures folder, like picasa.. it would have been super duper good

[sithlord48]

Re: best photo software for newbie

digikam will become better in time the kde4 version is still in its infancy.