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

Jörn Nettingsmeier nettings at stackingdwarves.net
Fri May 31 23:58:48 UTC 2013


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

exporting a processed image happens with the "export" feature in the 
lighttable view (surprise!). 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...

ok, enough ot blabber, i'm a darktable fanboy, and i'll leave it at that :-D



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