Re: [darktable-user] Newbie
Thank you for the advices from this group. I shall now put my nose to the grindstone. I shall get back to you later. This is a great group. Ka Tai > On 11 Apr 2021, at 08:28, Terry Pinfold wrote: > > 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 > Sent: Saturday, 10 April 2021 8:50 PM > To: darktable-user > Subject: Fwd: [darktable-user] Newbie > > Thanks for the plugs, Martin and Archie! :) > Cheers, > Bruce Williams > -- > brucewilliamsphotography.com > shuttersincpodcast.com > > e-mail | Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook | Soundcloud | Quora > -- > > > > > -- Forwarded message - > From: Archie Macintosh > Date: Sat, Apr 10, 2021 at 8:41 PM > Subject: Re: [darktable-user] Newbie > To: Leong KT > Cc: Archie Macintosh , Monsieur N > , darktable-user > > > There's a comprehesive manual here: > 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 > > Take your time, and try things out for yourself. > > Enjoy! > > On Sat, 10 Apr 2021 at 10:39, Leong KT 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 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 > > > > > > Enjoy! > > > > > > On Fri, 9 Apr 2021 at 08:11, Leong KT 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 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 > > >
Re: [darktable-user] Newbie
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 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 > > Enjoy! > > On Fri, 9 Apr 2021 at 08:11, Leong KT 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 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. Is there a simple workaround? > >> > >> Thank you for your help. > >> > >> Ka > >> Tai > >> darktable user mailing list > >> to unsubscribe send a mail to > >> darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to > > darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org > > > darktable user mailing list > to unsubscribe send a mail to darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org > darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org
Re: [darktable-user] Newbie
I may have misunderstood. I got the impression from a post by Pascal Obry, announcing the release of version 3.4.1: "We're proud to announce the new feature release of darktable, 3.4.1! The github release is here: [https://github.com/darktable-org/darktable/releases/tag/release-3.4.1](https://github.com/darktable-org/darktable/releases/tag/release-3.4.1) . As always, please don't use the autogenerated tarball provided by github, but only our tar.xz. the checksums are: “ Actually I have no idea what tarball and tar.xz are. Ka Tai > On 9 Apr 2021, at 15:19, Michael Rasmussen wrote: > > On Fri, 9 Apr 2021 15:11:04 +0800 > Leong KT 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. >> > Who did advice you to not install the Mac version of Darktable and what > were their reasons? > > — > Hilsen/Regards > Michael Rasmussen > > Get my public GnuPG keys: > michael rasmussen cc > https://pgp.key-server.io/pks/lookup?search=0xD3C9A00E > mir datanom net > https://pgp.key-server.io/pks/lookup?search=0xE501F51C > mir miras org > https://pgp.key-server.io/pks/lookup?search=0xE3E80917 > -- > /usr/games/fortune -es says: > "It's when they say 2 + 2 = 5 that I begin to argue." > -- Eric Pepke darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org
Re: [darktable-user] Newbie
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 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. Is there a simple workaround? >> >> Thank you for your help. >> >> Ka >> Tai >> darktable user mailing list >> to unsubscribe send a mail to >> darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org >> >> >> > > > darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to > darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org
[darktable-user] Newbie
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. Is there a simple workaround? Thank you for your help. Ka Tai darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org
