Shared Libraries
Introduction
digikam team has developed and maintains few shared libraries dedicated to play with images. These libraries are listed below:
LibKipi
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LibKipi (KDE Image Plugin Interface) is a C++ interface to use kipi-plugins from a KDE image management program like digiKam. Kipi-plugins project is an effort to develop a common set of plugins dedicated to manipulated photographs. Its aim is to share image plugins among graphic applications. LibKipi source code is hosted by KDE4 in kdegraphics module. |
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LibKExiv2
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LibKExiv2 is a wrapper around Exiv2 library to manipulate pictures metadata as EXIF, IPTC, and XMP. This Metadata interface follow Metadata Working Group Specification and this Metadata Preservation Manifesto. This library is used by kipi-plugins, digiKam and others kipi host programs. LibKExiv2 source code is hosted by KDE4 in kdegraphics module. 
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LibKDcraw
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LibKDcraw is a C++ interface around LibRaw library used to decode RAW picture files. This library is used by kipi-plugins, digiKam and others kipi host programs. LibKDcraw source code is hosted by KDE4 in kdegraphics module. |
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How to Find Source Code
All libraries are included into digiKam Software Collection. To checkout source code, look details from download page.
