Bug 278343 - FACTORING : add an option to convert items while exporting to remote web service
Summary: FACTORING : add an option to convert items while exporting to remote web service
Status: REPORTED
Alias: None
Product: digikam
Classification: Applications
Component: Plugin-Generic-WishForNewTools (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: Ubuntu Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Digikam Developers
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Reported: 2011-07-23 16:42 UTC by julien.t43+kde
Modified: 2018-11-03 11:02 UTC (History)
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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