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<title>Image Editing</title>
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Kubuntu has some very powerful, graphics and drawing applications available for you.
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&kubuntu; offers several powerful graphics and drawing applications.
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<title>Gwenview</title>
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<application>Gwenview</application> is the default viewer, it lets you edit images, perform
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basic file operations, viewing in full screen and much more. It is a great solution for browsing
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and managing your collections of images. <application>Gwenview</application> let you accurately control
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the way images are scaled: you can zoom in and out or automatically scale the image to fit the window
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<application>Gwenview</application> is the default viewer. It supports image
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editing, basic file operations, full screen viewing and more.
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<application>Gwenview</application> works well for browsing and managing
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image collections. It provides accurate control of image scaling, with manual
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in and out zooming or automatic scaling of images to fit the viewing window.
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Gwenview is installed in Kubuntu by default. Launch Gwenview by going to &menugwenview;.
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<application>Gwenview</application> is installed in Kubuntu by default. Launch
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<application>Gwenview</application> by going to
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More information is available from the <ulink
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url="http://gwenview.sourceforge.net/overview"><application>Gwenview</application> homepage.</ulink>
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More information is available from the<ulink
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url="http://gwenview.sourceforge.net/overview"><application>
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Gwenview</application> homepage.</ulink>
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<title>GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program)</title>
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<application>GIMP</application> is a world class powerful graphics editing package similar
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to Photoshop. Its the one of the best softwares available for fast image editing. Each task
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that you work on requires a different environment and GIMP allows you to customize the view
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and behavior the way you like it. Starting from the widget theme, allowing you to change colors,
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widget spacings and icon sizes to custom tool sets in the toolbox.
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The <application>GIMP</application> is a powerful graphics editing program
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similar to Adobe Photoshop. It is the one of the best software tools available
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for fast image editing. Often different tasks require different editing
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environments. <application>GIMP</application> views and behaviors can be custom
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fit, including choices for widget themes, color changes, widget spacing and icon
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sizes, and selected tool sets in the toolbox.
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The interface is modulized into so called docks, allowing you to stack them into tabs or keep
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them open in their own window. Pressing the tab key will toggle them hidden. GIMP features a
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great fullscreen mode allowing you to not only preview your artwork but also do editing work
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while using the most of your screen estate.
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The interface is modularized into dockable elements, which can be stacked in
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tabs or opened in separate windows. The tab key toggles the interface elements,
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so that they can be hidden when not in use. <application>GIMP</application>
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features a fullscreen mode, which is effective for previewing images, and makes
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the most of the screen area when editing images.
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To install the <application>GIMP</application> package. Please refer to the <ulink
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type="help" url="help:/kubuntu/add-applications/">Adding Applications</ulink>
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type="help" url="help:/kubuntu/manage-software/">Adding Applications</ulink>
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document for help on installing applications.
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<title>Inkscape Vector Graphics Editor</title>
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<application>Inkscape</application> is a powerful editor for working with the
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<acronym>SVG</acronym> (Scalable Vector Graphics) format. An Open Source vector
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graphics editor which has capabilities similar to Illustrator, CorelDraw, or
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Xara X, using the <acronym>SVG</acronym> file format.
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<application>Inkscape</application> is a powerful graphics application for
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creating and editing in the <acronym>SVG</acronym> (Scalable Vector Graphics)
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file format. It is an Open Source vector graphics editor with capabilities
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similar to Adobe Illustrator, CorelDraw, or Xara.
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Inkscape supports many advanced SVG features (markers, clones, alpha blending, etc.)
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and great care is taken in designing a streamlined interface. It is very easy to edit
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nodes, perform complex path operations, trace bitmaps and much more.
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<application>Inkscape</application> supports many advanced SVG features
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(such as markers, clones, alpha blending and others). Special attention has been
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given to creating a streamlined, yet feature-rich interface. With
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<application>Inkscape</application>, it is easy to edit nodes, do complex
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path operations, trace bitmaps and perform other advanced drawing functions.
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Install the <application>inkscape</application> package. Please refer to the
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<ulink type="help" url="help:/kubuntu/add-applications/">Adding
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<ulink type="help" url="help:/kubuntu/manage-software/">Adding
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Applications</ulink> document for help on installing applications.
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<application>Blender</application> is an integrated 3d suite for modeling,
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animation, rendering, post-production, interactive creation and playback
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(games). <application>Blender</application> is an effective graphics suite for
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creating professional quality models and animations.
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Install the <application>blender</application> package. Please refer to
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the <ulink type="help" url="help:/kubuntu/add-applications/">Adding
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Install the <application>Blender</application> package. Please refer to
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the <ulink type="help" url="help:/kubuntu/manage-software/">Adding
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Applications</ulink> document for help on installing applications.
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<title>Scribus Desktop Publishing Application</title>
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<title>Scribus Desktop Publishing</title>
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Scribus is an Open Source program that brings award-winning professional
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page layout to our desktops with a combination of "press-ready" output and
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new approaches to page layout. Underneath the modern and user friendly interface,
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Scribus supports professional publishing features, such as CMYK color, separations,
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Spot Colors, ICC color management and versatile PDF creation.
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<application>Scribus</application> is an Open Source program that brings
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award-winning professional page layout to desktops with a combination of
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"press-ready" output and new approaches to page layout. Behind the user-friendly
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interface, <application>Scribus</application> offers professional publishing
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features such as a CMYK color space, separations, spot colors, ICC color
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management and versatile PDF creation.
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Install the <application>scribus-ng</application> package. Please refer to
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the <ulink type="help" url="help:/kubuntu/add-applications/">Adding
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the <ulink type="help" url="help:/kubuntu/manage-software/">Adding
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Applications</ulink> document for help on installing applications.
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To install additional templates, install the
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<application>scribus-template</application> package. Please refer to
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the <ulink type="help" url="help:/kubuntu/add-applications/">Adding
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the <ulink type="help" url="help:/kubuntu/manage-software/">Adding
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Applications</ulink> document for help on installing applications.
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<title>digikam Photo Management</title>
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digiKam is an advanced digital photo management application for KDE, which makes
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importing and organizing digital photos a snap. The photos are organized in albums
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which can be sorted chronologically, by folder layout or by custom collections.
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<application>digiKam</application> is an advanced digital photo management
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application that makes importing and organizing digital photos a snap. The
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photos are organized in albums that can be sorted chronologically, by folder
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layout or by custom collections.
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digiKam also provides tagging. You tag your images which can be spread out across
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multiple folders, and digiKam provides fast and intuitive ways to browse these tagged
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images. You can also add comments to your images. digiKam makes
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use of a fast and robust database to store these meta-informations which makes adding
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and editing of comments and tags very reliable.
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<application>digiKam</application> also supports tagging. Images with the same
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tag could be spread out across multiple folders;
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<application>digiKam</application> provides fast and intuitive ways to browse
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these tagged images. Comments can also be added to images.
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<application>digiKam</application> uses a fast and robust database to store this
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meta-information, so commenting and tagging are quick and reliable.
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<para> Here's how to install it </para>
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<para>Here's how to get started with <application>digiKam</application>:</para>
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Install the <application>digiKam</application> package. Please refer to
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the <ulink type="help" url="help:/kubuntu/add-applications/">Adding
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Install the <application>digiKam</application> package. Please refer to the
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<ulink type="help" url="help:/kubuntu/manage-software/">Adding
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Applications</ulink> document for help on installing applications.
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When you connect a camera to your computer, Kubuntu should pop-up a dialog box
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asking you for further action. If you select "digiKam Detect and Download",
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digiKam should open and begin importing pictures.
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When a camera is connected to the computer, &kubuntu; should pop open a
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dialog box with choices for further action. Selecting "digiKam Detect and
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Download" causes <application>digiKam</application> to open and begin importing
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If auto-detection does not work, launch <application>digiKam</application> by
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going to &menudigikam;.
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<guimenu>Camera</guimenu>
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<guimenuitem>Add Camera...</guimenuitem>
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</menuchoice> and follow the instructions to add your camera. Once your camera
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has been setup, you can download pictures from the camera by going to
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<guimenu>Camera</guimenu>
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<guimenuitem>Your camera</guimenuitem>
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If auto-detection does not work because the camera is not on the currently
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supported list, launch <application>digiKam</application> by going to
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<menuchoice> <guimenu>Camera</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Add Camera...</guimenuitem>
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</menuchoice> and follow the instructions to add the camera. Once a camera
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has been set up, pictures can be downloaded from that camera by going to
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<menuchoice> <guimenu>Camera</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Your camera</guimenuitem>
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Further help for <application>digiKam</application> can be found in
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the <ulink type="help" url="help:/digikam">digiKam Handbook</ulink>.
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Since the digiKam Handbook is not installed by default, you will need
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to install the package <application>digikam-doc</application>
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Please refer to the <ulink type="help"
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url="help:/kubuntu/add-applications/"> Adding Applications</ulink>
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document for help on installing applications.
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Further help for <application>digiKam</application> can be found in the <ulink
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type="help" url="help:/digikam">digiKam Handbook</ulink>. The
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<application>digiKam</application> Handbook
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is not installed by default, it can be installed as the package
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<application>digikam-doc</application>. Please refer to the <ulink type="help"
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url="help:/kubuntu/manage-software/"> Adding Applications</ulink> document for
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help with installing applications.