* David Vincent-Jones <david...@gmail.com> [07-26-15 22:09]: > On Sunday, July 26, 2015 18:21 Chris Siebenmann wrote: > > I don't have a useful answer in general[*], but there is a relatively > > lesser known darktable feature that may be helpful to you. Darktable > > normally saves a copy of the XMP in the generated JPG file and it also > > supports reloading the XMP from this copy. This means that at least in > > theory you can recover the exact settings used to produce any JPG (and > > then use them as a basis for further development). > > The dt jpg information poses an interesting question for me. I do not make > jpgs or other output files unless specifically needed. I simply rely on the > integrity of the raw+xmp set. Is the general feeling that a jpg 'security' > file > is important?
The OP was worried about subsequent edits and loosing what he already had. Generating a jpg is one way of retaining that original edit, but the OP stated that eye-balling the changes was not telling enough, iiuc. He has *his* workflow, as we all do. -- (paka)Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA @ptilopteri http://en.opensuse.org openSUSE Community Member facebook/ptilopteri http://wahoo.no-ip.org Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://linuxcounter.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Darktable-users mailing list Darktable-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/darktable-users
