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diff --git a/trunk/README b/trunk/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3a90569 --- /dev/null +++ b/trunk/README @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +README for Dimbola +================== + +Dimbola is a toy project for software tools for photography. +it is currently in the pre-alpha stage: some stuff works, but it is not +really usable yet even for its developers. + +To run dimbola from the source tree: + + ./dimbola-gtk + +You'll need at least the following installed (Ubuntu karmic packages +names in parentheses): python 2.6 (python), PyGTK (python-gtk2), +pyexiv2 (python-pyexiv2), dcraw (dcraw), netpbm (netpbm). Versions +in Ubuntu jaunty should also work. + +The program currently only accepts Canon RAW files (*.CR2). A small +selection of samples available at + + http://files.liw.fi/dimbola-test-images.tar + +(additions are welcome). + +See https://launchpad.net/dimbola for more details. + +The name is a reference to Dimbola Lodge, the residence of Victorian +pioneer photographer Julia Margaret Cameron. See +http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimbola_Lodge for more information. +Steve Langasek came up with the name for the project. + |