Small Projects to Introduce Students

Auto Crop Tool

Brief explanation: In some users case relevant of photo workflow, as Panorama assembly for example, digiKam need an algorithm to detect black hole borders of image and crop it automatically, respecting the most largest suitable image area. No adjustment must be require by end user. As JPEG is the most used image format used in photography and as JPEG library support a loss-less crop feature, a specific way must be implemented to process JPEG crop in batch without to lose image quality.

Dependencies: Batch Queue Manager, Image Editor.
Bugzilla entry: 267436, 204135
Knowledge Prerequisite: C/C++, Qt, Imagery
Expected results: new editor and batch queue manager tools to crop automatically images
Assigned to : Sayantan Datta

Patch to review : http://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/108382/
Assigned to : Saurabh Patel
Note : author keyboard workflow need to be understood and tested. It miss some menu entries to make shortcuts visible to end users.

Patch to review : http://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/108574/
Assigned to : Pankaj Kumar
Note : this patch is incomplete. It miss something to do in Filter tab from icon view right sidebar, and Advanced Search tool to perform search based on these criteria.

Bugzilla entry : https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=164442
Assigned to : ???
Note : an initial patch for Advanced Search tool GUI have been posted and must be adapted to last code from git/master. But DB queries builder is not patched and need to be done.

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