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

[david]

On 05/31/2013 11:40 PM, Philipp Überbacher wrote:
> 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

Hmmm, now that sounds interesting!

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