does it have a lens profile database? these are tedious to do manually.
Darktable 2.2.0 released
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Re: Darktable 2.2.0 released
#52I use Darktable daily since switching from iPhotos/Photos. Re-organizing my Darktable library has been difficult, though, because it purposely doesn't manage files. This user's python script that updates file locations in the SQLite catalogue has helped (https://chrigl.de/posts/2011/12/28/moving-around-darktable-m...).
Re: Darktable 2.2.0 released
#53IMHO it's the best FOSS photo application out there. It's cross platform, fast, stable and manages the whole photo workflow (RAW developing, photo management, non destructive editing). Thanks darktable folks!
Definitely agree! I make a substantial part of my income (just enough to pay rent) selling photography, and I recently dropped ps and lightroom in favor of Darktable. The change didn't happen in a day, but Darktable is so good I don't think I'll ever need to come back to Adobe. Notable plus, I can now spend most of my time on Linux, no more need to use my Macbook for photo work. The interface is not really good for s…
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Re: Darktable 2.2.0 released
#54Earlier quoted context omitted.
I've only read that quote, but to me that doesn't seem like a rude thing to say. I interpret it as "This windows branch is awful, it might be better for you to abandon that effort and work on something with more potential". I hear it as criticizing the code, not the person. Edit: I read a little more, looks like the devs were upset because windows isn't a free platform, and they didn't want darktable's reputation mar…
It was in the context of building trust, basically "go away and work on another project so we know who you are before you can touch our holy code". That guy came in with a great attitude and approach, he pretty much got told to pack it.
I dont believe in being rude to people, but sometimes you have to make things clear. In their comment chain they asked the dev to rename the application so it didn't give the reputation a bad name. I can understand that, especially since Darktable apparently is a really good app. Open source means you can take the code and build/modify/play with it, it doesn't mean you can take the name and reputation of a product and apply it in a new direction (using the same name).
Re: Darktable 2.2.0 released
#55IMHO it's the best FOSS photo application out there. It's cross platform, fast, stable and manages the whole photo workflow (RAW developing, photo management, non destructive editing). Thanks darktable folks!
> It's cross platform Are there Windows builds? There was a guy that did but he stopped at 2.0.
It works in Windows 10 using the Linux for Windows feature, and then using a suitable windows X server.
Re: Darktable 2.2.0 released
#56I am going to tentatively give this a go after ten years or so of Lightroom. The major problem apart from learning a new application is of course dealing with ten years of Lightroom catalogues and the metadata they contain. Further updates as events unfold ;)
Darktable stores 'catalogs' in SQLite tables. When I poked around for fun with sqlite3, the schemas seemed relatively straightforward. If the catalog data from lightroom can be wrangled into a reasonable format, it may be possible to convert it (famous last words).
Lightroom catalogs are SQLite tables too, although using convoluted schemas.
Re: Darktable 2.2.0 released
#57Earlier quoted context omitted.
Definitely agree! I make a substantial part of my income (just enough to pay rent) selling photography, and I recently dropped ps and lightroom in favor of Darktable. The change didn't happen in a day, but Darktable is so good I don't think I'll ever need to come back to Adobe. Notable plus, I can now spend most of my time on Linux, no more need to use my Macbook for photo work. The interface is not really good for s…
I'm sure you're sick of getting asked this, since it's asked every time someone who makes some money from photography mentions it, as there are many wannabe photogs out there, but how do you monetize your photos? Stock photo marketplaces like Dreamtime? Event photography (i.e., getting paid to take photos and provide prints of said photos, not getting paid for photos directly)? Online marketplaces for more artistic-o…
Many people ask the question indeed!
I sell prints and license photos to a small list of corporate clients I slowly grew with time. I haven't been lucky with marketplaces so far, and I'm doubtful it would be worth the effort with my type of photography (abstract/achitecture).
Any monetization strategy is probably too tied to the corresponding style of photography for any generic advice to make sense. A few of my friends have their income coming mostly (or 100%) from photography, and not three of them monetize the same way. None of them use any marketplace though. Artists, fashion photographers, event photographers, social media content producers, all have a different business model which more often than not looks like classic b2b.
Re: Darktable 2.2.0 released
#58Earlier quoted context omitted.
I was facing the same dilemma, and photo is a source of income to me. I made the jump, use Linux and Darktable every day, and experienced no frustration at all. I didn't try to run macOS in a vm though. To answer your questions : it is quick, and I find it to be a very good replacement for lightroom. To me, it's actually easier to extend than adobe software, mostly because Lua is very simple and the documentation is…
Fwiw lightroom is mainly written in lua
Just found the plugin doc thanks to your comment. I'm kind of ashamed I didn't know that...
Re: Darktable 2.2.0 released
#59Earlier quoted context omitted.
Definitely agree! I make a substantial part of my income (just enough to pay rent) selling photography, and I recently dropped ps and lightroom in favor of Darktable. The change didn't happen in a day, but Darktable is so good I don't think I'll ever need to come back to Adobe. Notable plus, I can now spend most of my time on Linux, no more need to use my Macbook for photo work. The interface is not really good for s…
Any experience using RawTherapee also? Just an hobbyist myself and moving away from the Mac platform so figuring out the best alternatives.
Never tried RawTherapee, won't be able to help here sorry!
Re: Darktable 2.2.0 released
#60I'm a huge fan - congrats on 2.2!
Here's a tutorial I wrote up on trying out Darktable recently:
https://photography.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-get-starte...