digiKam, the default photo management tool on openSUSE, is a somewhat underappreciated application. Many Linux users know that it's a decent tool for organizing photos, but they are often unaware of the fact that digiKam offers advanced feature and functionality that covers the entire photographic workflow. The presentation will help participants to get the most out of this powerful photo and video management application.

• Various ways of installing and running digiKam on openSUSE. Troubleshooting common openSUSE-related issues.
• Techniques for importing and organizing photos. An in-depth look at the Import module and its features.
• Secrets of geotagging photos. Straightforward geotagging, geocorrelating photos, using Bash scripting for more efficient geotagging.
• Unleashing digiKam's powerful searching and filtering functionality.
• Creating and using presets in digiKam. Introduction to Hald-CLUT presets and how to use them in digiKam. Extracting and examining metadata stored in the digiKam database. Creating Bash shell scripts for pulling data from the digiKam's SQLite database.
• Using the Maintenance tool to make digiKam run smoothly.