Bug 137356

Alexia,

I'm agree with you about this option witch is easy to implemente, but this will be done later 0.9.0 final release planed at Christmast. Actually, code is frozen about new features.

Gilles Caulier

OK, Ill wait :). its nice to hear about the feature freeze, and the upcoming release. Keep up the good work :)

Alexia,

This is your picture (with you into  (:=))) :

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/28802483

I love it ! I'm dream about a similar splashcreen for future digiKam release...

Gilles

That's mine alright and yes, Im behind the camera :D I can try to do 
something along those lines for you, if you tell me what exactly you 
need(pixel measurements, preferences, etc.).

Best whishes,
Alexia



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Alexia,

Well, the splashcreen is always small picturein PNG format (it's loosless), not JPEG.

I prefert an horizontal picture, it's more adapted to computer screen.

Look the current file here : 

http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/extragear/graphics/digikam/utilities/splashscreen/digikam-splash.png?rev=497186&view=auto

Like you can see, we put a semi-transparent banner on the bottom with the logo, the app. name, the app. title, and the release number.

I prefer color image, but BW picture is fine for me too (this is depand of the subject taken of course)

In your picture ( http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/28802483 ) i like the composition. It sounds like an old photo$hop splashscreen, witch is a resume of photography : the photograph, the camera, the light, and the subject merged. this splash is a good resume for digiKam & co.

The only problem with your picture is the luminosity. The subject is too dark. It's not adapted to splashscreen. Of course this is your artistic inspiration. No blame here from me (:=)))

look the old luminous digiKam splash (using simple subject and simple composition):

http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/extragear/graphics/digikam/utilities/splashscreen/digikam-splash.png?rev=409209&view=markup

or from showfoto :

http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/extragear/graphics/digikam/showfoto/pics/showfoto-splash.png?rev=496236&view=markup
http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/extragear/graphics/digikam/showfoto/pics/showfoto-splash.png?rev=476074&view=markup

Perhaps you can reproduce your picture using another subject, more luminous ?

Gilles

Like something along these lines? Perhaps you could give me some feedback  
on these what is your prefered direction and what should I improve?

http://death.pri.ee/digikam/digikam-splash1.png
http://death.pri.ee/digikam/digikam-splash2.png
http://death.pri.ee/digikam/digikam-splash3.png

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Alexia, 

The 3th picture is interessing, but you close your eye (:=)))

On 1th and 2nd picture, you is not really visible in background.

Also, are you picture more colored, taken for example in montain, with flowers, or an nice paysage with blue sky... something witch show a big space. Like this :

My pictures : http://websvn.kde.org/tags/digikam/0.7.2/kdeextragear-3/digikam/utilities/splashscreen/digikam-splash.png?rev=435143&view=auto
http://websvn.kde.org/tags/digikam/digikam_0_8_0/showfoto/pics/showfoto-splash.png?rev=482373&view=auto

or others :

http://websvn.kde.org/tags/digikam/0.7.0/kdeextragear-3/digikam/utilities/splashscreen/digikam-splash.png?rev=439252&view=auto
http://websvn.kde.org/tags/digikam/digikam_0_8_1/showfoto/pics/showfoto-splash.png?rev=498975&view=auto
http://websvn.kde.org/tags/digikam/digikam_0_8_2/showfoto/pics/showfoto-splash.png?rev=564588&view=auto

Gilles

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 144431 ***

fixed with bug 144431