Bug 123480

Summary: Applying sharpen and blur to images in digikam image editor doesnt respect selection
Product: [Applications] digikam Reporter: Marius <mariusst>
Component: Plugin-Editor-SharpenAssignee: Digikam Developers <digikam-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED NOT A BUG    
Severity: normal    
Priority: NOR    
Version: 0.8.0   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Gentoo Packages   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed In: 7.6.0

Description Marius 2006-03-12 12:25:49 UTC 
Version:           0.8.0 (using KDE KDE 3.5.1)
Installed from:    Gentoo Packages

When selecting part of the image in the digikam image editor and then doing a blur or sharpen, via the fix menu, the blur or sharpening is applied to the entire image instead of only the part of the image that is selected.

It should instead only be applied to that part of the image that is selected.
Comment 1 caulier.gilles 2006-03-12 14:04:04 UTC 
Yes, all filter like refocus, sharpen, blur, unsharp etc. are apply to the entire image not on current selection. This working like this because applying blur filter for example using a simple rectangle selection can give strange effect in rectangle border.

I think that a new selection tool using point array to provide a complex selection is more appropriate for that. But this tool doesn't yet exit. There a file in B.K.O about. Vote for it if it's that you want...

Gilles Caulier
Comment 2 Marius 2006-03-12 14:08:03 UTC 
I guess you are right.
I was going to blur the numbers on the plates of my car before i put the images on the net, so i didnt really care if that part of the image became a bit weird, because it would look "weird" nomatter what with some blur in the middle of the image.

I just expected the blur to work that way but i think you are right, in 9/10 cases it will look weird.
Comment 3 caulier.gilles 2006-03-13 07:52:26 UTC 
Ok I close this report. Please vote for the right B.K.O entry about to add a new advanced selection tool in image editor.

Gilles Caulier