[clue-tech] kphotoalbum

[Michael Fierro]

On Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:50:45 -0400
"Roy J. Tellason" <rtellason at verizon.net> wrote:

> > management package, I strongly recommend digiKam. It is excellent at
> > organizing and categorizing photos, adding tags, editing photos, etc.
> > And it keeps getting better with every iteration.
> 
> Sounds interesting.  How does it do on an older machine with limited 
> resources?

Dunno, I haven't tried it with older hardware. It doesn't seem to have a problem running under a heavy load on my desktop, though, which probably hints at low resource usage.
 
> > Plus it has full support for the kipi plugins, which greatly increase
> > its usability (I *love* both the Flickr and Gallery exporter).
> 
> What are those?

A standard library of photo management plugins. Google "kipi plugins" for more info.
 
> > I actually recommend digiKam to everyone interested in photo management
> > in Linux.
> 
> I've come only recently to having a digtial camera and starting to
> collect pics here.
 
Then it is the perfect time for you to start using a photo library app that supports tags. Tags can be a pain in the ass to add to a couple thousand pictures after-the-fact. 

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