Bug 148538

Summary: Tool for contrast masking of images
Product: [Applications] digikam Reporter: Dik Takken <kde>
Component: Plugin-Editor-LocalContrastAssignee: Digikam Developers <digikam-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: wishlist CC: caulier.gilles
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: unspecified   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Gentoo Packages   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In: 6.2.0
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Dik Takken 2007-08-05 20:29:55 UTC 
Version:           0.9.2 (using KDE KDE 3.5.5)
Installed from:    Gentoo Packages
OS:                Linux

Contrast masking is a technique often used to prepare photos for high quality printing. It enhances local contrast, and reveals details in shadows and highlights.

The technique is fairly simple, and it is described here:

http://www.gimp.org/tutorials/ContrastMask/
Comment 1 Mikolaj Machowski 2007-08-05 22:25:32 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 145442 ***
Comment 2 caulier.gilles 2019-07-28 16:57:55 UTC 
Fixed with bug #145442