My advice is not to fall into the trap of expecting Darktable to be a direct Lightroom replacement. I still use LR to catalog and import/sort my images, but when it comes to the editing, I just love the depth of control, options and masks to be found in Darktable. You must read relevant parts of the manual and watch videos including by my fellow Australian Bruce Williams. There are some videos very technical videos produced by one of the developers, Aurelien Pierre, which would help you understand the unique modules he creates including Filmic. Filmic is an alternative to using base curves. Base curves are used to imitate the out of camera JPG look that we expect from programs like Lightroom. Filmic gives in my opinion a superior result without trying to be an imitation of the out of camera look. It reminds me more of an analog film look.
Take home message is that darktable is really worth the effort to learn. It is my favourite editing program. ________________________________ From: Bruce Williams <stu...@audio2u.com> Sent: Saturday, 10 April 2021 8:50 PM To: darktable-user <darktable-user@lists.darktable.org> Subject: Fwd: [darktable-user] Newbie Thanks for the plugs, Martin and Archie! :) Cheers, Bruce Williams ------------------------------ brucewilliamsphotography.com<http://brucewilliamsphotography.com> shuttersincpodcast.com<http://shuttersincpodcast.com> e-mail<mailto:stu...@audio2u.com> | Twitter<http://twitter.com/@audio2u> | LinkedIn<http://au.linkedin.com/pub/bruce-williams/1/318/489> | Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/audio2u> | Soundcloud<http://www.soundcloud.com/audio2u> | Quora<https://www.quora.com/profile/Bruce-Williams-5> ------------------------------ ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Archie Macintosh <archie...@gmx.co.uk<mailto:archie...@gmx.co.uk>> Date: Sat, Apr 10, 2021 at 8:41 PM Subject: Re: [darktable-user] Newbie To: Leong KT <ktb...@gmail.com<mailto:ktb...@gmail.com>> Cc: Archie Macintosh <archie...@gmx.co.uk<mailto:archie...@gmx.co.uk>>, Monsieur N <monsieu...@posteo.net<mailto:monsieu...@posteo.net>>, darktable-user <darktable-user@lists.darktable.org<mailto:darktable-user@lists.darktable.org>> There's a comprehesive manual here: https://www.darktable.org/usermanual/en/<https://www.darktable.org/usermanual/en/> (Though it can be a bit 'technical' till you get used to the concepts. And there's an excellent series of videos by Bruce Williams, who really knows how to make short training videos, here: https://www.youtube.com/user/audio2u/videos<https://www.youtube.com/user/audio2u/videos> Take your time, and try things out for yourself. Enjoy! On Sat, 10 Apr 2021 at 10:39, Leong KT <ktb...@gmail.com<mailto:ktb...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > Is my face red! > > I have downloaded and install it now. And it works with X100V files. I guess > I shall play with it for a while. It does not seem to be straight forward > like Lightroom to me, but it is a new concept. > > For example, does it keep a catalogue? If so, where is it? > > Thank you for your help. > > Ka Tai > > > > > > On 9 Apr 2021, at 16:18, Archie Macintosh > > <archie...@gmx.co.uk<mailto:archie...@gmx.co.uk>> wrote: > > > > The Mac package works just fine. I’ve installed dt on MacOS using the Mac > > packages up to and including Catalina. > > > > My current installation of dt using the Mac package is very stable. So I > > have no hesitation in recommending it to you. > > > > Download the .dmg here: > > https://www.darktable.org/install/#macos<https://www.darktable.org/install/#macos> > > > > Enjoy! > > > > On Fri, 9 Apr 2021 at 08:11, Leong KT > > <ktb...@gmail.com<mailto:ktb...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > Actually I use Mac, which encourages the user to be idiots. There is a Mac > > version of Darktable, but I have been advised not to install from that. > > Instead I need to go through a process which involves quite a bit of > > command lines. That is why I think it is complicated. I guess I can try it > > step by step. > > > > On the other hand, the main reason I want to switch is because Lightroom 6 > > does not support X100V raw files. I have tried Adobe DNG convertor a few > > weeks ago and it did not work either. I am glad to hear that Darktable > > works for X100V. > > > > This is a great group. I shall keep in touch with my progress. > > > > Ka Tai > > > > > > > > > > > On 8 Apr 2021, at 18:22, Monsieur N > > > <monsieu...@posteo.net<mailto:monsieu...@posteo.net>> wrote: > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > Welcome to you ! > > > > > > Do you use Windows or Linux ? > > > > > > N > > > > > > Le 08/04/2021 à 11:26, Leong KT a écrit : > > >> I am a photographer and have been using Lightroom for many years. It > > >> works fine for me. But I am really put off by the subscription model and > > >> have stuck to Lightroom 6. Recently I bought the Fujifilm X100V. It is > > >> like going back to the days when all I had was a beaten up Leica and a > > >> 35mm lens. I can concentrate on the photo instead of the equipment. > > >> > > >> But Lightroom 6 does not support X100V raw files. I have to subscribe to > > >> get the update. > > >> > > >> I am thinking of changing over to Darktable. Does it support X100V raw > > >> files? Also, it seems that installing Darktable seems dauntingly > > >> complicated. 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