digiKam 1.5.0 released…

Dear all digiKam fans and users!

digiKam team is proud to announce digiKam 1.5.0 release!

digiKam tarball can be downloaded from SourceForge at this url

See the list of new features below and bug-fixes coming with this release since 1.4.0

Enjoy digiKam.

NEW FEATURES:

General : Fix compilation under windows with TDM-GCC and MSVC compilers.
General : Including LensFun library source code as 3rd-party component, especially for windows target where this library is not available.
Image Editor : Improvement of algorithm to convert 8 bits image to 16 and limit histogram holes during conversion.

Batch Queue Manager : Add new tool to remove metadata from images.
Batch Queue Manager : Add new tool to apply Lens corrections using LensFun library.

BUGFIXES FROM KDE BUGZILLA:

001 ==> 247977 : Libpgf relevant : digiKam crash while scrolling the thumbnail view.
002 ==> 249402 : Download window presents file in the opposite order than expected.
003 ==> 249196 : Localization fails after upgrade !
004 ==> 245069 : File name not added for import files.
005 ==> 250003 : Kipi-plugin for xcf is needed.
006 ==> 250081 : Lens-autocorrection does not recognize the lens automatically for Canon EOS 450D.
007 ==> 207710 : Crash while loading large file (Digikam::DImgScale::dimgScaleAARGB, Digikam::DImg::smoothScaleSection, Digikam::DImgInterface::paintOnDevice).
008 ==> 218256 : digiKam rc1 crashes while generating fingerprints.
009 ==> 237786 : whitebalance doesn’t work properly.
010 ==> 250265 : Black background of short summary display.
011 ==> 248889 : Notification name “save file complete” written in lowercase.
012 ==> 249082 : digiKam crashes on startup leaving message of unknown symbol.
013 ==> 249029 : Changing the parameters of a tool in the batch queue manager changes parameters of all instances of such tool.
014 ==> 230515 : Crash of digikam on closing program.
015 ==> 148721 : Remove serial numbers automatically.
016 ==> 229092 : digiKam Scan for New images closes at 90%.
017 ==> 248943 : Annoying and dangerous number input fields in editor.
018 ==> 216353 : Make it possible to apply lens correction in batch.
019 ==> 251920 : digiKam should match lenses on Exif.CanonCs.LensType, not ExifCanonCs.Lens.
020 ==> 251118 : Sorting order is not remembered.
021 ==> 170170 : High quality 8 to 16-bit conversion (histogram repair).
022 ==> 252295 : “Fit to Window” button while using any tool does not permit panning.
023 ==> 243179 : Wrong Taborder in Settings->Templates->Location|Contact.
024 ==> 210198 : Copyright and Right Usage information in Settings are not saved in template file.
025 ==> 228547 . Videos cannot return to thumbnail view.
026 ==> 251899 : Can’t rename files during import from camera.
027 ==> 169264 : Color Management: Rendering Intents are mixed up.
028 ==> 188335 : Slideshow shows movies as “cannot show picture “xyz.mov”.
029 ==> 252488 : digiKam incorrectly renders SD Card size.
030 ==> 252489 : digiKam incorrectly detects SD Card name.
031 ==> 252521 : README incorrectly claims kdegraphics-4.4 is sufficient.
032 ==> 249248 : Updating fingerprints metadata.
033 ==> 125042 : Batch Rename Image from Album do not select all album images.
034 ==> 237516 : Open in Terminal command doesn’t take KDE systemsettings into account.
035 ==> 225552 : digiKam can’t remember setting.
036 ==> 248087 : Preview not toggling from video mode to image mode.
037 ==> 209382 : Caption not being updated in image file.
038 ==> 253043 : digiKam requires both SQlite and MySql.
039 ==> 252130 : Crash on adding things to batch queue.
040 ==> 237961 : ICC Convert faulty in BQM.
041 ==> 228833 : Rotate image in batch processing doesn’t edit EXIF properly.
042 ==> 213896 : After editing color, etc, i saved the jpg and it just crashed.
043 ==> 232854 : Crashed while adding new tag.
044 ==> 241770 : digiKam crashes.
045 ==> 238045 : Random crashes of digiKam.
046 ==> 188263 : Crash after tinkering with star rating widget in thumbbar.
047 ==> 233549 : Database stuck at saving new image.
048 ==> 221191 : Menu not disabled when decoding raw.
049 ==> 237722 : Crash while applying Vivid color effect.
050 ==> 207893 : Crash after undoing change in Image Editor.
051 ==> 199801 : digiKam geolocation tool crash [exiv2].
052 ==> 223774 : digiKam crashed at liquid rescale preview generation.
053 ==> 233997 : Crash while importing from usb device after exivdates are read.
054 ==> 213576 : Thumbbar not updated after saveas in image editor.