[LAU] [OT] photo processing (was Distro upgrade vs: new install)

[Philipp Überbacher]

On Fri, 31 May 2013 18:54:53 -1000
david <gnome at hawaii.rr.com> wrote:

> On 05/31/2013 01:58 PM, Jörn Nettingsmeier wrote:
> > On 05/31/2013 09:29 PM, Jouni Rinne wrote:
> >> 31.05.2013 22:04, david kirjoitti:
> >>> On 05/31/2013 02:15 AM, Ivan Tarozzi wrote:
> >>>> Il 31/05/2013 14:12, Jörn Nettingsmeier ha scritto:
> >>>>> On 05/31/2013 12:16 PM, david wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> check out darktable.org and never look back :-D
> >>>>
> >>>> +1 ;)
> >>>
> >>> I tried out Darktable. I couldn't make heads or tails of it. For
> >>> instance, never
> >>> figured out how to get it to actually output a processed image.
> >>>
> >>> So I dropped it and went with RawTherapee instead. :-)
> >>>
> >>> But neither of them have the speed of the proprietary program,
> >>> neither support
> >>> using multiple cores, neither have the photo management chops.
> >>> (Well, near as I
> >>> can tell about Darktable.)
> >>>
> >> Unfortunately, I have to agree. Darktable has the most
> >> un-intuitive and confusing interface I've seen in any program. A
> >> shame.
> >
> > unlike many other high-quality open source programs, darktable comes
> > with excellent documentation.
> >
> > very much like all other open source programs that come with
> > documentation, nobody seems to bother to read it :-D
> 
> I haven't had to consult documentation for RawTherapee in order to do 
> what I want to do with it.
> 
> > exporting a processed image happens with the "export" feature in the
> > lighttable view (surprise!).
> 
> Where's that hiding? I never once saw it.
> 
> > and not only does it support multiple cores
> > where it matters (during batch processing and export), it even does
> > openCL rendering if your graphics hardware allows it.
> >
> > if you think it's the most unintuitive ui, try blender for a
> > refreshing sense of perspective :) powerful programs tend to have a
> > learning curve...
> 
> But equally powerful programs that do the same thing as darktable
> have UIs that make sense and are usable WITHOUT HAVING TO CONSULT THE
> FINE MANUAL.
> 
> Anyway, my on-again-off-again experiences with 3D software (about 5 
> different programs) has always stumbled on their interfaces. The only 
> thing that helps are ancient memories of engineering and
> architectural drafting in middle school!
> 
> > ok, enough ot blabber, i'm a darktable fanboy, and i'll leave it at
> > that :-D
> 
> That's OK. Does darktable have a plugin to turn a RAW photo into a
> MIDI file derived from the graphic image?
> 
> See, now we're on-topic again. ;-)
> 

If not, you could write a little script that does the following:

RAW -> darktable -> BMP -> arss -> WAV -> <some WAV-to-MIDI program>
                           ^                           |
                           |                          MIDI
                           |                           |
                           |              <some MIDI-to-LY program>
                           |                           |
                           |                           LY
                           |                           |
                           |                        lilypond
                           |                           |
                           |                          PDF
                           |                           |
                           |                 denemo (notation OCR)
                           |                           |
                          BMP <- BMP header + MIDI <- MIDI    

Regards,
Philipp