Re: [darktable-user] Black & White in the darkroom

2016-03-27 Thread Michael Below
xactly to that peak. In the contrast module it is a > very big difference between +0.02 and +0.03 - not very usable. > > so long > Manfred > > Am 27.03.16 um 15:36 schrieb Michael Below: > > Hi, > > > > AFAIK there is no german language forum/list. > > > &g

Re: [darktable-user] Re: Export to JPG Pics are blurred

2016-05-13 Thread Michael Below
Am Freitag, den 13.05.2016, 20:02 +0200 schrieb Matthias Bodenbinder: > Am 13.05.2016 um 10:41 schrieb Blickwinkel: > > In the meantime I found out that the image viewer smooths images when > > enlarged or reducers. In the settings you can turn that off, now it looks > > better, but not optimal.

Re: [darktable-user] How to fix overblown white?

2017-02-03 Thread Michael Below
Hi, If you want to reduce brightness in the blown highlights without darkening the whole image you should reduce the contrast. I would recommend turning off the base curve, turning on highlight reconstruction, and turning on a low contrast curve. Then, using the clarity preset in the equaliser

Re: [darktable-user] How to fix overblown white?

2017-02-04 Thread Michael Below
Hey, just a quick note about the basecurve: that curve is very early in the processing stack. So if you blow your highlights in this stage, they are gone, before you can do something about it. If there are exposure problems it is far better to use the contrast curve in the colour tab, because

Re: [darktable-user] Color look up table whitebalance

2017-01-31 Thread Michael Below
Hi, Am Dienstag, den 31.01.2017, 12:41 +0100 schrieb johannes hanika: > > Now, imagine if you instead could simply select the source colors in a > > picture (which you can!) and choose which target palette they map to (which > > I think you cannot). This would be almost as quick as the normal

Re: [darktable-user] Exported JPEGS always darker and more satuated

2017-01-17 Thread Michael Below
icture out as a JPEG as Darktable is showing me while I'm > editing. > > /Jeena > > > darktable user mailing list > to unsubscribe send a mail to > darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org -- Michael Below Rechtsanwalt www.judiz.de darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org

Re: [darktable-user] 360 degree panoramas

2016-09-15 Thread Michael Below
Hi, I've also done panoramas from a monopod, eg from a mountain top. The monopod helps to keep the horizon even, compared to a free hand approach. Of course, a tripod improves quality even further, but it's not a must. Cheers Michael Am 15. September 2016 09:18:59 MESZ, schrieb Tobias

Re: [darktable-user] OpenCL trouble, NVidia driver 367.44 "could not create context"

2016-10-03 Thread Michael Below
Hi, Am Mo 03 Okt 2016 16:28:14 CEST schrieb Ulrich Pegelow : > googling for "nvidia opencl error 209" gives a few hits. This one > might give some indications: > > https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=839193 Thanks for the quick help, everyone! I had

[darktable-user] OpenCL trouble, NVidia driver 367.44 "could not create context"

2016-10-03 Thread Michael Below
Hi, today I did the upgrade to the nvidia driver version 367.44, coming from 361.xx After the upgrade, darktable can't enable OpenCL anymore, it says it "could not create context for device", whatever that means. Any ideas what to do? I am running darktable 2.06 on Debian testing. Cheers

Re: [darktable-user] BenQ SW2700PT Photography Monitor & Hardware Calibration

2016-11-22 Thread Michael Below
I did a hardware calibration for a LG wide gamut monitor using their Windows software, which generates an ICC profile, and I'm using the resulting profile in Linux. The Windows generated profiles seem more accurate than the Linux ones. Michael Am 23. November 2016 03:24:11 MEZ, schrieb

Re: [darktable-user] Chosing the optimal CPU for darktable

2016-11-27 Thread Michael Below
Am So 27 Nov 2016 15:32:24 CET schrieb Rico Heil : > This discussion made me check the OpenCL paramters in my current > darktable installation. > "activate opencl support" is checked and I cannot uncheck it. > Does this mean I am forced to use OpenCL or does it mean my GPU does

[darktable-user] Web gallery: Add image titles, metadata?

2017-08-15 Thread Michael Below
Hi, yesterday I used the re-worked darktable 2.2 image gallery for the first time, nice! This is what I need to quickly share some event images without uploading them to large commercial sites. But I wondered if it is possible to display titles/descriptions for individual images in the gallery,

[darktable-user] Wishlist: Upscaling via Machine Learning

2017-07-09 Thread Michael Below
Hi, last week I took a couple of images at a concert, and it turned out that only a small part of each image was interesting. I was too far away, with a wide-angle lens, so the band I wanted to photograph was in a small part in the center of the frame with lots of other stuff around them, stage,

Re: [darktable-user] Which config for Darktable

2017-06-23 Thread Michael Below
Hi, Am Fr 23 Jun 2017 19:11:21 CEST schrieb Peter Mc Donough : > Am 23.06.2017 um 17:01 schrieb Mark Heieis: > > To get AMD opencl on newer cards in Fedora 25, download current > > CentOS/RHEL amdgpu pro driver (17.10.). > > > > Unpack it and then under root run

AW: [darktable-user] Which config for Darktable

2017-06-23 Thread Michael Below
Hi, actually, darktable profits much more from OpenCL support than from better CPUs/more cores etc. If at all possible, try to get OpenCL working. This involves cards from NVidia or AMD, and using their closed-source drivers. The NVidia drivers are traditionally better at continuing to

AW: [darktable-user] Which config for Darktable

2017-06-23 Thread Michael Below
Hi, Guillermo wrote: >> If I get your proposed configuration right, this might mean installing a 4GB >> gaming graphics card on a >> headless system -- I think it is worth it. But I wonder if it is possible to >> get the colors right on a TV, >> is calibration possible for a TV backend? >

AW: [darktable-user] Sepia how to?

2017-09-15 Thread Michael Below
Hi, maybe try the sepia styles at dtstyles.net? I'm not into sepia, but there are different options for this on that site. The preview on this "Platinotone" one looks good, IMHO: https://dtstyle.net/index.php/i/281 Cheers Michael -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: darkta...@911networks.com

AW: [darktable-user] OpenCL: 1050ti or RX560?

2017-08-31 Thread Michael Below
Hi, the original poster is on Debian testing, that's not supported by AMD. The Debian nVidia packages should work fine. For me, this has been enough to choose nVidia, I'm using Debian testing with a 750Ti, and it just keeps working through a lot of updates. Of course switching to distribution

Re: [darktable-user] Re: OpenCL: 1050ti or RX560?

2017-09-03 Thread Michael Below
arktable...? Don't know... Somebody said it already: if possible, choose a card with a lot of fast memory. The 1050ti cards I have seen all seem to have 4GB of GDDR5, this sound finde. Cheers Michael -- Michael Below R

Re: [darktable-user] Darktable seems to reboot my system.

2017-11-05 Thread Michael Below
Hey, just a tip: this might also be a matter of bad RAM, try a memory test. Cheers Michael Am 4. November 2017 21:31:13 MEZ schrieb Michael : >As I run darktable it seems to suddenly reboot my system. I almost said >crash but I guess it is a mini crash. Last time this happened I

Re: [darktable-user] Re: How would you do this in Darktable

2017-12-09 Thread Michael Below
Sure, it is a mask. But I wouldn't know how to set a mask for a sharp, contrasty cat to differentiate it from a blurry background using parameters. Any hints? Am 9. Dezember 2017 18:56:07 MEZ schrieb darkta...@911networks.com: >On Sat, 09 Dec 2017 18:46:16 +0100 >Michael Below <be...

Re: [darktable-user] Re: How would you do this in Darktable

2017-12-09 Thread Michael Below
Maybe that's something for the wishlist for 3.0: an "intelligent crop" tool that follows objects via contrast/colour? Cheers Michael Am 9. Dezember 2017 18:03:32 MEZ schrieb "Remco Viëtor" : >On samedi 9 décembre 2017 14:34:43 CET Matthias Bodenbinder wrote: >> This

Re: [darktable-user] Posting large files to mailing lists

2018-05-07 Thread Michael Below
Hi, Am 8. Mai 2018 06:23:03 MESZ schrieb Timur Irikovich Davletshin : >On Mon, 2018-05-07 at 16:14 -0700, I. Ivanov wrote: >> Is it an European practice not to top post? ... >> It is actually extremely rare when people reply "in line". >> >> So - is it indeed

Re: [darktable-user] Making numberplates of cars unrecognizable

2017-12-28 Thread Michael Below
I would use Gimp to pixelate the area. Cheers Michael Am 28. Dezember 2017 11:30:22 MEZ schrieb Lorenzo Bolzani : >You could try a large radius lowpass with a mask on the plate. > >2017-12-28 11:09 GMT+01:00 Dietmar Künkler : > >> Hi, >> >> Can you

Re: [darktable-user] Printing

2018-09-12 Thread Michael Below
Hi, I just got an Epson printer, and found the printer module to be working fine: I am using Turboprint, including the printer setup tool, with one of their paper profiles. The colours are fine. Don't know about 13*18, though. I am wondering if it is possible to print multiple images onto one

Re: [darktable-user] Can't find module Lens Correction

2018-04-17 Thread Michael Below
Hi, you can set the search path for your library loader (which is different from the path used by make). See if the current search path for the library loader contains the location of your library. Cheers Michael Am 18. April 2018 03:45:49 MESZ schrieb "André Felipe Carvalho"

Re: [darktable-user] Darkrtable segfaults on start

2018-04-22 Thread Michael Below
This may be a general load issue on your system. Maybe check the temperature sensors and run a RAM test. Cheers Michael Am 22. April 2018 13:42:32 MESZ schrieb dt-l...@stefan-klinger.de: >Actually, I guess this must have something to do with thumbnail >creation. I can easily trigger the crash

[darktable-user] Printer recommendation / Experience w/ Epson driver and color?

2018-04-01 Thread Michael Below
Hi, I am looking at inkjet printers to print photos from darktable on Debian Linux. Any recommendations? The Epson XP-15000 looks good (A3+, networked, ca. 300 € in DE, main drawback probably expensive dye ink, which seems typical for the price range). But it seems to be too fresh for

Re: [darktable-user] Printer recommendation / Experience w/ Epson driver and color?

2018-04-02 Thread Michael Below
Hi, Am Montag, den 02.04.2018, 15:41 +0200 schrieb Christian Kanzian: > Looking for a family 'friendly' printer with low ink costs I decided > to go for a Epson EcoTank 7700 two months ago. It is quite costly, > but has a second ink bottle set with 5 colors included. A spare waste > ink tank is

Re: [darktable-user] Printer recommendation / Experience w/ Epson driver and color?

2018-04-02 Thread Michael Below
Hi, Am Montag, den 02.04.2018, 19:23 +0200 schrieb Pascal Obry: > > There is confusion. CUPS is a print queue it cannot be compared to > TurboPrint. The gutenprint and TurboPrint drivers can be compared and > both are using CUPS as printer queue. > > Note that darktable 2.6 will have better

Re: [darktable-user] Supporting Heidelberg Newcolor 16bit LAB Color TIFF files for high-end film scans

2019-01-09 Thread Michael Below
Hi, I remember similar issues some years ago, iirc only imagemagick was able to process similar tiff images correctly. I think most other programs were using a certain library (gtk?) that caused these issues. Good luck! Michael Am 9. Januar 2019 15:22:52 MEZ schrieb Christian Stromberg : >With

Re: [darktable-user] Printing

2018-09-13 Thread Michael Below
Hi, I think the icc profiles could be collected in an online database like dt styles or film development recipes. Probably there will be a need for some quality feedback mechanisms, like user reviews or something, but to my impression there are a quite a number of people out there with

Re: [darktable-user] Printing

2018-09-13 Thread Michael Below
Definitely true, but printing by yourself offers more choice of paper and a quicker processing of test prints. Am 13. September 2018 15:28:33 MESZ schrieb "Remco Viëtor" : >On jeudi 13 septembre 2018 14:31:03 CEST Robert Krawitz wrote: >> On Thu, 13 Sep 2018 14:06:22 +0200, Anders Lund wrote:

Re: [darktable-user] OT : printer in the UK

2019-03-04 Thread Michael Below
I have ordered prints from the printspace a couple of times, before they closed their German - faced website. They were shipped from London, quality was good, prices on the high side. They had a handy set of example prints for the available media and matching color profiles. The English website

Re: [darktable-user] Graphic card opensource drivers

2020-10-01 Thread Michael Below
Hi, to add some confusion: I think the only true open source solution for darktable opencl is Intel right now. Current drivers for Intel offer opencl support, are open source and work with darktable. For example my new ThinkPad L13 has opencl support in darktable without any proprietary

[darktable-user] Color calibration: white balance disabling not enough

2020-12-26 Thread Michael Below
Hi, I am playing with the new version (very nice!), and specifically with the move from whitebalance to color correction: I noted that it is not enough to disable whitebalance module. The color correction module will continue to show an error message (warning triangle) for "previously

Re: [darktable-user] darktable 3.4 - GNU/Linux binaries - problem installing on Debian testing from repo

2020-12-26 Thread Michael Below
Hi, Am Samstag, dem 26.12.2020 um 14:14 +0200 schrieb Stille: > Hello! > I'm on Debian testing - I'm assuming the corresponding instructions > would be for Debian Next? If yes, trying to follow them gives me a > darktable is at the latest version, 3.2.1 message. I would generally prefer to

Re: [darktable-user] Wacom tablet and DT and GIMP

2021-04-07 Thread Michael Below
Hi, some years ago I got a small Intuos tablet, it was not as useful as I had hoped with darktable. My main conclusion back then: Darktable developers were not using tablets, so the tablet interface was not very robust or practical. It may be different today, and especially for those bigger

Re: [darktable-user] darktable 3.8.0 released

2021-12-31 Thread Michael Below
Am Freitag, dem 31.12.2021 um 17:05 + schrieb darkta...@911networks.com: > 1. I only have bullseye, not bookworm > 2. I didn't even look, it installed. I only had the .3 and it > installed and it works. I used it yesterday. > 3. Now you've prompted me to install .5 which also available from

Re: [darktable-user] How to add more black

2022-01-25 Thread Michael Below
Hi, I would increase the black point in filmic. Cheers Michael Am 25. Januar 2022 13:05:21 MEZ schrieb Hieke van Hoogdalem : >Hi there, > > > >In the manual I couldn't find how to add more black to an image or how to >increase the blacks a little bit. It's possible in Photoshop Elements and in

Re: [darktable-user] darktable-users list, fewer postings?

2023-04-23 Thread Michael Below
Am Sonntag, dem 23.04.2023 um 12:21 +0200 schrieb Peter McD: > So where are the postings of other users? Many people moved to the pixls.us forum: https://discuss.pixls.us/c/software/darktable/19 Cheers Michael darktable