Maybe I misunderstood you first mail. You said you preferred Darktable. Why, if you can get the results you want elsewhere, without any problems?
On 04/19/2013 01:00 AM, James wrote: > > I'm not looking for automation but as an example, I can process the > image I'm struggling with in AfterShotPro WITHOUT AUTOMATION and get a > crisp, bright, contrasty, colorful image that is Worlds different than > the best I've been able to get from Darktable. Or, I can take a png of > the Darktable image and tweak it to satisfaction in The Gimp. No > amount of tweaking in Darktable, including almost all of the tools > suggested (except the presets, which I hadn't tried) has made a done > the trick. > > This is a question of how long a user should beat themselves up trying > to get a tool to work before moving on. > > I've been a Linux-only user since RedHat 5 and have found it often > comes down to user interface or over all usability. This isn't a > Darktable-only thing but it's sometimes what prevents foss from more > widespread adoption. > > I'm willing to admit my shortcomings but I'm not a complete newbie > with either the OS or similar tools. > > On Apr 18, 2013 6:47 PM, "James" <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Of course not, but I shouldn't be expected to try each and every > plugin to get results, either. > > On Apr 18, 2013 6:46 PM, "Per H. Lundbech" <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > On 04/18/2013 11:15 PM, James wrote: > > > > Interesting discussion about "Perfectly Clear" and automated > tools. I > > use AftershotPro (and BibblePro before it) and think it's a > great tool. > > > > Automation is nice but I find automation over-processes. I > prefer > > Darktable because it hasn't got automation. I like making my own > > decisions. > > > The fact that a certain feature is there, does not mean that > you're > actually required to use it. ;) > > > My Darktable images, though, are grey and hazy. It's as if > there's a > > grey film over the image and, so far, no amount of Darktable > tweaking > > has made a difference. This 'lack of snap' varies according > to the > > image, of course, but it's very frustrating and keeps me > locked into > > AftershotPro when I really don't was to be. > > > > You like making you own decisions, but doing so you can not > achieve the > results you want. Maybe some degree of automation is what > you're looking > for? > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Precog is a next-generation analytics platform capable of advanced > analytics on semi-structured data. The platform includes APIs > for building > apps and a phenomenal toolset for data science. Developers can use > our toolset for easy data analysis & visualization. Get a free > account! > http://www2.precog.com/precogplatform/slashdotnewsletter > _______________________________________________ > Darktable-users mailing list > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/darktable-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Precog is a next-generation analytics platform capable of advanced analytics on semi-structured data. The platform includes APIs for building apps and a phenomenal toolset for data science. Developers can use our toolset for easy data analysis & visualization. Get a free account! http://www2.precog.com/precogplatform/slashdotnewsletter _______________________________________________ Darktable-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/darktable-users
