This article may be useful in providing some guidance on which modules to use in a linear-oriented workflow: https://pixls.us/articles/darktable-3-rgb-or-lab-which-modules-help/
On Thu, 30 Jul 2020 at 00:36, Mikael Ståldal <mik...@staldal.nu> wrote: > There are multiple curves modules in Darktable: Base Curve, Tone Curve, > RGB Curve. What's the difference between them? > > > On 2020-07-27 23:57, Terry Pinfold wrote: > > Hi Mikael, > > these presets are just a starting point not the not point. When I > > used LR I just let the default Adobe Standard be the picture style that > > started the editing process. Once I started changing the image with all > > of LRs sliders the starting point was no longer relevant as I had > > modified the image. That is the reason I never started off selecting > > camera profile styles in LR. I only mention LR because I know you have > > previously used LR. > > > > Some people actually prefer to open up the base curve module in DT and > > click on the reset parameters icon. This makes the base curve go to a > > straight line or turn off the base curve module which is equivalent. > > Then they feel in total control of processing their image. While typing > > this email I opened up an image and turned off the base curve module. I > > then opened up the RGB curves module and tweaked the image how I felt it > > needed the curves to be adjusted. Magic. The image looked so much better > > than the base curve default. So while writing this email I have revised > > what I will do in future. Why let a base curve preset define the > > starting point. I have now tried this RGB curves method on an > > underexposed dark image and an overexposed light image. I have rapidly > > got a good starting point for processing these images. With the dark > > image I had to open up the shadows by brightening and with the light > > image I had to reduce the shadows to make them look darker and of course > > balance the highlights. Seems this will be my new method. > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > 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
