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Anonymous12/21/25, 22:30No.4489604Darktable thread
5.4 is out, what do we think bros?
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Anon12/21/25, 22:50No.4489610
>crashes
say, “thank you open source!”
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Anon12/21/25, 23:08No.4489612
Please, tell your next employer about how you are proficient in....Dark... table?
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Anon12/22/25, 03:25No.4489648
>Added support for multiple workspace. When the corresponding option is activated on the preferences, Darktable opens a dialog when starting. From this dialog one can select the default workspace (the one created the first time and currently used by everyone by default) or to create a new one. Each workspace has it’s own database and configuration file (collection, last UI defaults…).Perfect timing. I was just thinking about how I could do this with a duplicated AppImage and/or collection. I want to have separate instances for my personal vs. professional shots rather than fuck with tags or color dots.
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Anon12/22/25, 04:15No.4489660
i bought capture one two years ago and it is still more capable than darktable for actual photography what with the AI masking that saves literal hours and shit (maybe darktable has better tools for astro and scanning nerds that geek out over demosaicing methods lmao)
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Anon12/22/25, 08:49No.4489687
UI is still a mess. Devs must have some form of mental illness to think that shit is usable
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Anon12/22/25, 09:13No.4489692
They added yet another base curve module
>Added a new tone mapper implementation based on Blender’s AgX display transform.
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Anon12/22/25, 10:53No.4489704
It's garbage. I keep wanting to use Darktable and I keep going through the same loop. I install DT, I configure my directories. I realize the editing tools are still garbage and I crack Lightroom instead.
I keep trying it at least twice a year. But it never gets any better.
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Anon12/22/25, 13:19No.4489713
I've been trying to use it since I want to ditch windows, but it is not what I'd call intuitive
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Anon12/22/25, 14:18No.4489718
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atBNxKHZ0ag
This young fella is getting AI masking to work on Darktable
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Anon12/22/25, 19:32No.4489777
i'm on 5.2 still and i hate that they changed the name filmic rgb to sigMOID, though it's a lot easier to manipulate
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Anon12/22/25, 23:40No.4489819
I couldn't figure out how to open raws in dark table so I went back to the proprietary software I was using before.
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Anon12/23/25, 19:15No.4489994
never used anything but darktable, I tried rawtherspee for a little but didnt like it
its not that hard but i can see how photographers that dont actually know shit about photography would be confused
i don't think there are any worthwhile alternatives desu
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Anon12/24/25, 14:34No.4490154
I've been using sigmoid for so long it's like second nature. Supposedly AgX gives you more control, but I'll have to figure out how to use it effectively.
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Anon12/25/25, 15:16No.4490252
What's the deal with Darktable colors being so consistently dull, muddy and generally awful? It takes like an hour of fiddling to get anything looking even half decent. How do people continue to put up with this shit? Did they improve it in this new version? This is 4.6.1 but it's been garbage since forever so I'm not going to go to the effort to install something new if it's just the same.
Rawtherapee on the left, I wish it had a catalog view like darktable has
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Anon12/26/25, 04:57No.4490325
>Freetard will die on this hill
>he ACTUALLY thinks he is intelligent for wasting his time conforming to the poorly written manual of some shitty program
>he ACTUALLY thinks AI object detection is the same as photoshop CS4s magic wand tool
lmfaoexactly the kind of fucking retard who thinks he's smart because he uses arch linux, but finds every excuse to avoid doing anything that actually requires intelligence (ie: getting a job)
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Anon12/26/25, 14:24No.4490351
Dude got cucked so hard he now triple posts... reminds me of poopco back in the days
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Anon12/26/25, 15:23No.4490353
I don't understand any of you spergs.
Regardless of the software you use, you're paying with it in one way or another.
Any software you name has pros and cons. I mean any software, not just RAW editors. Name one piece of software that is flawless in every way.
What a werid fucking hill to die on anons. You should all feel ashamed. It's software not a god damn softtocracy
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Anon12/26/25, 15:26No.4490355
which I use btw
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Anon12/26/25, 21:01No.4490392
look, I want to discuss the new tone compressor, not babysit paypigs trying to cope with their SaaS remorse
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Anon12/26/25, 21:55No.4490404
>boasting about your lack of basic intelligence
do paypigs really?
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Anon12/27/25, 06:15No.4490459
>i spent 15 hours figuring out darktable and now you cant tell i did
>did i just not want to use masking on these blown highlights or did i get sick of using darktables magic wand select? you will never know!
weird flex but ok
gettin m43 shill vibes
>*misses focus, max iso, shaky hands* tell sensor size
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Anon12/27/25, 12:20No.4490505
good to know majority of /p/ users is technically illiterate who like to blame anything but their own skills
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Anon12/27/25, 13:06No.4490510
here's my dt workflow, maybe it will help someone:
1. enable denoise (profiled) and lens correction
2. use crop and rotate modules if needed
3. set exposure by clicking the eye dropper symbol and drawing a rectangle over your subject, it will automatically set exposure so your subject is close to middle grey. do manual adjustments, if needed.
4. set white balance via color calibration, if needed. use the eye dropper and draw a rectangle on a neutral white or grey part. I rarely have to do this, since I try to get white balance right in camera.
5. in AgX, click on auto tune levels
6. now activate color balance RGB, set global vibrance to 20-50%.Now you have a solid starting point and can make further adjustments to taste. I suggest continuing dialing in your contrast and colors in color balance RGB. You can also copy this module 1 or more times and use masks to work on specific parts of the image.All this shouldn't take more than a couple minutes. I can see how dt can be confusing at first, since there are so many modules. once you know which ones to use, it's easier.
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Anon12/27/25, 13:18No.4490515
holy based macOS! it even auto-highlights the "move to trash" option for you :)
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Anon12/27/25, 14:26No.4490522
i mainly use dt for converting film negative scans, which is pretty easy.
i've tried it for digital photos but i haven't learned how to get anything close to the sooc jpegs
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Anon12/27/25, 14:36No.4490524
I use ACDSee Ultimate 2026. It's $100 during their holiday sale going on right now. Seems like pretty good software.
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Anon12/27/25, 20:05No.4490619
Alright lads there's a new major module on the table now. I'm going to be honest, when Sigmoid became the default earlier this year, I didn't hear any compelling reasons to switch to it. Now that AgX is a third tone mapping module, there's another reason to bring up discussion on the fundamentals.Is it best to learn just one after trying all three?
Should I know how to use each one for specific types of shots?
Can anyone describe concrete, testable differences in outputs? Can you post an example if so?
Are there any more tone mappers (or similar) I should be aware of?
I feel like the Tone Equalizer has been a saving grace for fine tuning tone where I needed it. How should I be thinking about using a tone mapper vs. Tone Equalizer?
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Anon12/27/25, 23:55No.4490675
I feel like the actual Darktable dev is posting here.
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Anon01/14/26, 06:12No.4493695
why should i use this and not lightroom
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Anon01/18/26, 06:52No.4494236
After playing around with 5.4 today after being on 5.0 for a while, AgX is laid out and works in such a way that the slider controls feel way more intuitive and understandable than s*gmoid's shitshow, and results superior to filmic. I'm able to get to a workable photo much quicker. Neat.
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Anon01/19/26, 12:23No.4494447
quick comparison filmic vs AGx, processing is identical except changed filmic to AGx and fiddled the AGx sliders a bit
Kind of subtle side by side but makes a huge difference, the filmic is just generally unpleasant
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Anon01/25/26, 19:25No.4495282
It's up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-z1equqIg0
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Anon01/27/26, 01:59No.4495446
>get new camera
>cracked lightroom doesnt support the raws
>dont want to pay for subs so try darktable
>feel retarded trying to use this
is darktable worth the learning curve or should i just pay for a LR or C1 sub?
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Anon01/27/26, 20:08No.4495525
>lightroom doesn't support teathering for my camera
>darktable does and it works flawlessly
pretty cool desu
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Anon01/28/26, 02:36No.4495562
You guys are editing your photos outside of windows photo viewer?
