On 1/11/22 7:13 AM, Chas G wrote:
In a current thread, someone asked, "If you are more satisfied with
the in-camera jpg, why are you bothering with dt and why are you
shooting raw?"
I know that a raw file can offer more data, and that darktable is
thought of mainly as a raw converter. My take is that darktable can -
and should - be thought of as an image editor that happens to be able
to work with raw files.
The large majority of images I use darktable on are jpgs from a cell
phone. I do have a Nikon DSLR and and can shoot raw, but I frequently
do not have the big camera with me.
Top line cell phones produce shockingly good images nowadays - at
least when the lack of a short lens or a long lens is not a problem.
The old maxim that the best camera you have for a particular situation
is the one you happen to have with you is still true. I have the cell
phone with me more than I have a professional camera.
If I never shot another raw again in my life, that would not change my
view of darktable as the first choice in image editors. The speed,
power, and fluidity of work via darktable appear unmatched.
I'm not picking on the comment or the commenter. Far from it. It just
happens to give me the chance to address a notion that deserves a
wider audience, that darktable, as an editing tool, is bigger and more
powerful than is generally advertised. Darktable is the best editor
out there. Not just for raw files.
We all
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I read this thread with great interest and want to thank all involved
and other community members. We all have seen how quickly things get
polarized on internet. And this thread was excellent example where
things can be discussed and if needed, resolved without a fight.
Thank you community members and of course the developers whose product
brings in sensible people.
Regards,
Niranjan
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