Bug 278343

Summary:	FACTORING : add an option to convert items while exporting to remote web service
Product:	[Applications] digikam	Reporter:	julien.t43+kde
Component:	Plugin-Generic-WishForNewTools	Assignee:	Digikam Developers <digikam-bugs-null>
Status:	REPORTED ---
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	caulier.gilles, shouryasgupta
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:

Description julien.t43+kde 2011-07-23 16:42:20 UTC

Version:           2.0.0 (using KDE 4.6.2) 
OS:                Linux

When exporting to remote computer (which could also be the local one), it's not possible to ask for common operations like
- resize image
- convert to format

which are present in some kipi-plugins like picasa export.


Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
select some pictures, ask to export to remote computer

Actual Results:  
only "as is" file could be export

Expected Results:  
should be possible to batch at the same time

Comment 1 julien.t43+kde 2012-10-20 17:39:58 UTC

In digikam 2.8.0/kde 4.8.5 (lubuntu 12.04 with ppa), there is no more export to remote computer ???

I check batch queue tools, but it seems there is no more way to copy/export images to local/remote computer with a specific treatment (resize/change format or adding/removing data as in Bug 297287 - Remove metadata option when exporting )

Still useful to prepare images for sharing with persons or a service which is not existing in digikam, and you don't share the image with all digikam/exif stuff.

Comment 2 caulier.gilles 2015-05-19 15:33:17 UTC

Shourya,

See also bug #226293

Gilles

Comment 3 caulier.gilles 2018-11-03 11:02:26 UTC

WARNING : with digiKam 6.0.0 and later, we will not support kipi interface anymore. All tools are now located in digiKam core as well for a plan to provide a more power-full integration with Batch Queue Manager and to be able to export a workflow on a web-service.

All export tools are now available everywhere : album view, Image editor, Light table, and Showfoto. Previously, only album view from digiKam core was able to deal with export tools through libkipi.

All export tools are now located here :

https://cgit.kde.org/digikam.git/tree/core/utilities/assistants/webservices

All export tools use now a dedicated interface to communicate with the application :

- digiKam (database) :

https://cgit.kde.org/digikam.git/tree/core/libs/database/utils/ifaces/dbinfoiface.h

- Showfoto (files metadata) :

https://cgit.kde.org/digikam.git/tree/core/utilities/assistants/common/dmetainfoiface.h

There is not direct use of digiKam database for compatibility with Showfoto.

We plan later to provide a dynamic loading of export tools using a plugins mechanism. This will reduce overloading of the internal core libraries. A dedicated devel branch have been created for that, but it's not yet complete:

https://cgit.kde.org/digikam.git/tree/?h=development/dplugins

But take a care, digiKam export tools as plugins will not be shared with another external application. API will still private and only shared between Showfoto and digiKam core. The experience with libkipi was bad and complex to maintain/extend in time.

Gilles Caulier