* Mikael Ståldal <mik...@staldal.nu> [07-25-20 14:06]: > OK. So any suggestions where to start in Darkroom, what should I do instead > of using the camera calibration profiles I used in Lightroom? Which > Darktable module(s) are useful? > > > On 2020-07-25 03:32, Terry Pinfold wrote: > > HI Mikael, > > Lightroom is a great program if you are willing to pay the > > subscription. Using the included camera profiles like landscape and > > portrait hands the creative decisions over to someone else who has > > written the programs. I personally never use these profiles in > > Lightroom. I have my own styles where I like my landscapes taken on a > > sunny day to be adjusted differently to a landscape taken on an overcast > > day because the lighting and contrast are so different. That is how I > > work with Lightroom. > > > > In darktable you have the base image without any preconception forced on > > you by the software writers. You have the luxury of creating your own > > unique and creative picture styles. You can save them as a style so when > > you open similar images you select similar styles for these images. It > > might sound hard work to set these up, but it is not. With respect, the > > whole idea of using raw file editors like LR and DT is to bring out the > > best in the images and not be limited by the camera manufacturer's > > preconceived ideas imposed into the JPG image created by the camera. I > > encourage you to embrace the differences and freedom of DT and not > > expect DT to be just a free version of LR. I have LR, but I defer to DT > > for my RAW file edits because it allows more creative control than LR. > > LR is a great tool for the professional who does not want to spend time > > getting the best, but rather needs a quick cookie cutter system to throw > > out very good images quickly with little effort. DT is more of an > > artists tool and is not as streamlined as LR, but if I want LR I pay the > > subscription and use LR. > > > > Goodluck and enjoy discovering what makes DT so great. Well done to all > > the volunteers who develop these great programs free of charge. > > > > Terry > > > > On Sat, 25 Jul 2020 at 03:47, Mikael Ståldal <mik...@staldal.nu > > <mailto:mik...@staldal.nu>> wrote: > > > > That sounds quite complicated. I just want to be able to use the > > profiles that are built-in in my cameras. With Lightroom, I could > > extract them with Adobe DNG Profile Editor. > > > > > > On 2020-07-24 12:16, KOVÁCS István wrote: > > > On Fri, 24 Jul 2020 at 11:24, Mikael Ståldal <mik...@staldal.nu > > <mailto:mik...@staldal.nu>> wrote: > > >> In Lightroom, I could apply camera calibration profiles to make RAW > > >> images look like JPEGs from from camera. And also chose between > > >> different profiles from the camera (like portrait, landscape, > > >> monochrome, vivid). Is it possible to do this in Darktable? > > > > > > You may find a ready-made style, but if not, you can make your own: > > > https://pixls.us/articles/profiling-a-camera-with-darktable-chart/ > > > 'Either we fit to a JPEG generated by the camera, which can also > > apply > > > creative styles (such as film emulations, filters), or we profile > > > against real color reproduction. For real color a color target ships > > > with a file providing the color values for each patch it has. > > > In summary, we can create a profile that emulates the manufactures > > > color processing inside the body, or we can create a profile that > > > renders real color as accurately as possible.' > > > > > > Kofa > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > > > darktable user mailing list > > > to unsubscribe send a mail to > > darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org > > <mailto:darktable-user%2bunsubscr...@lists.darktable.org> > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > > darktable user mailing list > > to unsubscribe send a mail to > > darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org > > <mailto:darktable-user%2bunsubscr...@lists.darktable.org> > > > > > > > > -- > > Dr Terry Pinfold > > Cytometry & Histology Lab Manager > > Lecturer in Flow Cytometry > > University of Tasmania > > 17 Liverpool St, Hobart, 7000 > > Ph 6226 4846 or 0408 699053 > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > darktable user mailing list > to unsubscribe send a mail to darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org
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