"- Updated user manual is coming soon™" (7th paragraph of the announcement).
Juan On Mon, Aug 10, 2020 at 12:57 PM Mikael Ståldal <mik...@staldal.nu> wrote: > Is there an updated user manual for 3.2? > > > > On 2020-08-10 09:38, Pascal Obry wrote: > > > > We're proud to announce the new feature release of darktable, 3.2.1! > > > > Note that 3.2.0 has been skipped due to last minute bug fixes. > > > > The github release is here: [ > https://github.com/darktable-org/darktable/releases/tag/release-3.2.1](https://github.com/darktable-org/darktable/releases/tag/release-3.2.1) > . > > > > As always, please don't use the autogenerated tarball provided by > > github, but only our tar.xz. the checksums are: > > > > ``` > > $ sha256sum darktable-3.2.1.tar.xz > > 6e3683ea88dc0a0271be7eca4fd594b9e46b1b7194847825a8d0a0c12bdeb90c > > darktable-3.2.1.tar.xz > > $ sha256sum darktable-3.2.1.dmg > > 292b8327fdc2bd6346994d52f904e0d89078100c91eec2a7c6982f71f8dd24ca > > darktable-3.2.1.dmg > > $ sha256sum darktable-3.2.1.exe > > 7d21442aa31a627428cf9e56c85ecb4e985b544ea950d98b54ed0a6f123ad6d3 > > darktable-3.2.1.exe > > ``` > > > > When updating from the current stable 3.0.x series, please bear in > > mind that your edits will be preserved during the upgrade, but the new > > library and configuration files are not backward compatible; they're > > not usable with 3.0.x, so > > making a backup is strongly advised. > > > > #### Important note: to make sure that darktable can keep supporting > > the raw file format from your camera, *please* read [this post]( > > https://discuss.pixls.us/t/raw-samples-wanted/5420?u=lebedevri) on > > how/what raw samples you can contribute to ensure that we have the > > *full* raw sample set for your camera under CC0 license! > > > > - Almost 2700 commits to darktable+rawspeed since 3.0 > > - 790 pull requests handled > > - 92 issues closed > > - Updated user manual is coming soon™ > > > > ## The Big Ones > > > > - The *lighttable* view has been rewritten and the filmstrip reworked, > > resulting in large performance gains, especially when using the > > zoomable lighttable view. The culling view has also been rewritten from > > scratch. Operations are smooth at any screen resolution up to 8k. > > > > Many types of overlay are now possible on lighttable thumbs. > > Different overlay information can be selected depending on the thumb > > size on the lighttable. The different sizes can be set in the > > preferences, so we can have no overlay at all for small thumbs and > > full overlay when large thumbs are displayed. This is fully > > configurable. > > > > Likewise, the tooltip information when hovering the thumbs can be > > activated/deactivated based on the thumbs size. > > > > - The lighttable modules have improved user interaction: buttons are > > highlighted only when the context makes the action possible. > > > > - A complete overhaul of the CSS has been done. This gives > > darktable a professional look. This continues > > the goal to make every single aspect of the UI themable using CSS. > > > > - The Color Picker and > > Location modules are updated to better fit into the new UI, and > > most of the icons have been altered so as to be more > > visually balanced. > > > > - The preference dialog has been fully reviewed and reorganized to > > propose a better look and require less > > scrolling. It is also possible to add some CSS rules directly into > > the preference dialog to tweak darktable's look as well as > > to directly control the font size and DPI values from the general > > preference tab. > > > > A search field has been added to the shortcuts tab to help you find > > the keyboard shortcut you want to customize. > > > > - The new negadoctor module has been added to help inverting negative > > films. > > > > - A new histogram display called RGB Parade has been added. At the > > same time the histogram module height can now be adjusted with > > <kbd>Ctrl+Scroll</kbd>. > > > > - The metadata feature has been made generic internally and has new > > features. The user can now select the information they want to see > > in the metadata editor. This selection is automatically mirrored in > > the collection and image information modules. > > > > Along with a new "notes" field, all the fields are multiline > > <kbd>Ctrl+Enter</kbd>, sizable <kbd>Ctrl+Scroll</kbd> and can be set > > as private (not exported). Metadata collection filters have an entry > > "not defined". At import time it is possible to choose not to import > > some metadata. > > > > - Image change detection has been made more reliable. This affects the > > lighttable thumbnails change symbol and history collection filter, > > which is now more accurate. In darkroom navigation, this avoids the > > need to recalculate an image and save the xmp file when there is > > no change. > > > > - A new down-sampling preference has been introduced for faster > > response in darkroom. The preview is either computed at full > > resolution (original, default value) or at 1/2, 1/3 or 1/4 of the > > original size. This allow for better performance but can slightly > > hinder the precision of the guided filter masking. > > > > Note that this is a very delicate feature to implement. A lot of > > care has been taken to ensure all is correct when using down > > sampling. It touches all areas of darktable, like masks, guided > > filter, liquify controls, crop & rotate, lens and perspective > > corrections... > > > > - Clarify the three possible workflows. Previous version had a > > preference to choose whether to auto-apply the base curve module. > > Many questions were raised about the intention. The new preference > > introduces three workflows: > > > > display-referred : use base-curve module > > > > scene-referred : use filmic and exposure modules (new default) > > > > none : use neither base-curve nor filmic > > > > - Filmic RGB is updated to v4 (new color science) with integrated > > highlight recovery. > > > > ## New Features And Changes > > > > - Add support for curved gradients. This can be helpful when putting a > > gradient mask on an image with a horizon line that is curved due to > > lens distortion. This can also be for artistic goals. > > > > - Add support for AVIF file format > > (requires [libavif](https://github.com/AOMediaCodec/libavif) >= 0.7) > > > > - Collect module has two new filters: module and module order. > > > > The former makes it possible to filter pictures based on the > > activated modules in the history. The latter can be used to filter > > based on the pipe version (legacy up to 2.6 releases or v3.0 > > starting with 3.0 release). > > > > - Tag in the Collect module keeps track of the selected images order. > > > > When a tag is at the first level of the Collect module, any change > > on the images order is kept along with the selected tag. > > This allows to the user to associate a specific order with every > > image (tag) collection. > > > > - A full rewrite of the pipe ordering has been done. It is now > > possible to change the order of the pipe using a new module giving > > access to the legacy order (order used up to 2.6 releases) and the > > v3.0 order. It is also > > possible to create module order presets which can be freely applied. > > > > Note that the copy/paste of multi-instances when they have been > > reordered in a way that some other modules are separating them will > > not keep the same order. This was buggy in previous implementation > > when the target image had also been reordered in a non-compatible > > manner or using a different pipe order. In this new versions all the > > multi-instances will be grouped together keeping their relative > > order. > > > > Note that this work has mainly been done to make the implementation > > simpler, safer and that will require less maintenance. Also as this > > implementation records the full pipe order for history and styles it > > will be the ground for proposing different strategies when applying > > styles. > > > > - The retouch module has a new keyboard shortcut "show or hide shapes" > > which can be mapped to a key to quickly show or hide shapes. This is > > in addition to the right-click on the image which does the same > > action. > > > > - The spot removal module keyboard shortcut to show-hide shapes has > > been renamed to "show or hide shapes" for clarity and to be > > consistent with the new keyboard shortcut in the retouch module. > > > > - It is possible to change the color of all overlays (shapes, guides, > > etc), in the darkroom. This may come handy on some images where the > > gray guides were barely visible. The possible colors are now: Grey, > > Red, Green, Yellow, Cyan, Magenta. The colors can be cycled through > > using <kbd>Ctrl+O</kbd>. > > > > - In the crop & rotate module, the pan movements can be restricted > > vertically or horizontally using the <kbd>Shift</kbd> or > > <kbd>Control</kbd> respectively. > > > > - The crop & rotate module now allows format ratios to be entered as > > a float number. > > > > - When using a snapshot view, a flag has been added to clearly show the > > position of the snapshot. > > > > - Improve the falloff and radius of the vignette to 200% for better > > control. > > > > - Add a user-defined mode in the white-balance module to keep the last > > modification of the module. It is then possible to go back to the > > last modified setting after selecting another mode (spot for > > example). > > > > - Dynamic keyboard shortcuts have been added for combo-boxes making it > > possible to select next and previous values directly from the > > keyboard. > > > > - It is now possible to adjust the color picker areas just after > > having created them. This is achieved by dragging one of the four > > little square handles at the corner. > > > > - Tagging improvements: Entry tag(s) creation works now without an > > image selected. It allows the user to create a tag on a virtual > > node, to insert a pipe <kbd>|</kbd> character in create tag (menu). > > The tree display shows the newly created tags. > > > > - New variables $(LENS), $(EXIF_EXPOSURE_BIAS), $(VERSION_NAME) and > > $(VERSION_IF_MULTI) have been defined. $(CATEGORYn(category)) works > > now when multiple values on the same image (for example people) and > > accepts 9 levels instead of 3 (for n). > > > > - Four new timestamps are now supported to store the import, last > > export, last change and last print times. Those timestamps are also > > made available in the collection module and so can be used to better > > control of created collections. > > > > - Multiple image drag & drop works now on map view. > > > > - Add new preferences for keyboard shortcuts to control how > > multi-instances are handled (use first or last instance, prefer the > > visible, active or expanded instance). This also fixes some faults > > caused when duplicating or deleting modules, and when selecting > > earlier edits in the history stack. > > > > - Introspection support has been added into darktable. At this time > > this does not bring new features for end-users but it has provided a > > basis for significant simplification of the code. This will provide > > easier integration of new modules and will ensure better > > interactivity consistency between modules. > > > > - Add optional grey-scale export of TIFF for monochrome images. > > > > - Add some tooltip information for tone equalizer. > > > > - Some actions, like cropping, have been made more responsive by > > triggering a fast-pipe mode where the quality of the image is less > > important while dragging the controls. > > > > - Better support for HiDPI icons theme on Windows. > > > > - Add keyboard shortcut for enabling/disabling tooltips > > <kbd>Shift+T</kbd>. > > > > - Better history stack module order (more logical) for newly-imported > > images. > > > > - Add confirmation when deleting/updating presets. > > > > - It is possible to handle (deleting, applying or exporting) multiple > > styles in the style module. > > > > - Applying a style now supports overwrite mode (it previously could > > only append to the existing history stack). This makes the style > > module consistent with the copy/paste of history. > > > > - Rework the sliders to make then look better (smaller and controls a > > bit more visible). > > > > - Implement undo/redo for orientation changes from the lighttable. > > > > - Exported pictures size should be more conservative and stable when > > flip or orientation is changed. > > > > - Using <kbd>Ctrl+Click</kbd> in the blending module drawn masks, it is > > possible to allow continuous creation of masks. > > > > Continuous mask creation was previously the default in the retouch > > and spot removal modules. For consistency this has been changed and > > so now one need to use <kbd>Ctrl+Click</kbd> in these modules as well > > for continuous mask creation. > > > > - Rejecting an image still keeps the last number of stars. So > > un-rejecting it will recover the previous star rating. > > > > - Improve messages when a database lock is detected to give better > > guidance about the possible solutions, checks to be done for > > recovering from this situation. > > > > - Rework local laplacian implementation for a 2x speed-up. > > > > - Optimize the denoise profile module (bilateral filter) for better > > performance. > > > > - Many parts of the histogram code have been reworked for better > > performance. > > > > - A new universal toast message framework has been put in place. This > > is used to display information about changes performed with dynamic > > keyboard shortcuts when the module is collapsed. > > It gives visual information about the change being made > > (like exposure change or new opacity value, etc.). > > > > - The spot removal module has been enhanced to be more consistent with > > the functionality of the retouch module. A new button has been added > > to show/hide shapes. It also now supports continuous shape creation. > > > > - Add a new keyboard shortcut to toggle last snapshot on/off. > > > > - Add a new keyboard shortcut to show/hide lib modules. > > > > - Add a new keyboard shortcut to show/hide drawn masks for the > > currently active module > > > > - Allow for more than 500 images in tethered control which is needed > > for time-lapse. > > > > - It is now possible to export masks in TIFF format. > > > > - Duplicate modules now use the new metadata field "version name" > > in place > > of the title field to show a description of each image version > > > > - Fix support of legacy parameters in the basic adjustment module. > > > > - Add integrated database maintenance policy. > > > > ## Bug fixes > > > > - Better performance when using masks. > > > > - Fix some displayed images issues. > > > > - Fix to allow the shift modifier to be used in dynamic keyboard > > shortcuts. > > > > - Fix exporting private tags issue with different settings along the > > path. > > > > - Fix possible freeze on liquify module. > > > > - Fix long text display when no space is available to show all the > > text by using an ellipsis. > > This allows the side panels to be reduced in size without adversely > > affecting the UI. > > > > - Fix some crop & rotate issues. > > > > - Smoother transition for gradient shapes. > > > > - Fix the snapshot rotation which could go 180° in a single click. > > > > - Add missing icon for the tone-mapping module. > > > > - Fix color-zone module min & max indicator in edit by area mode. > > > > - Enhance performance of blending and retouch, tone equalizer, > > color-picker modules when masks are set on/off and/or removing some > > unnecessary reprocessing. > > > > - Various minor fixes to the shape selection buttons in the retouch > > module > > > > - Fix displayed curve in denoise profile Y0U0V0 mode. > > > > - Film rolls can be ordered by folder name or id (so in chronological > > order). > > > > - Fix gphoto camera detection procedure. > > > > - Fix the opacity issue (second attempt) which led to a mask having no > > effect. > > > > - Fix a possible infinite loop in the slideshow module. > > > > - Fix a possible out-of-bound indexing in the chromatic aberration > > module. > > > > - Fix issues when importing duplicates. > > > > - Fix possible race condition in tone equalizer module. > > > > ## Notes > > > > - A known issue when using two computers to edit images. If the three > > following options activated: > > > > - update database from selected xmp files > > - write sidecar file for each image > > - check xmp on start > > > > then darktable will write the XMP for each images each time you > > switch from one computer to another. This is due to an issue with > > the way timestamps are implemented and is being fixed for 3.4. > > > > You can follow the discussion here: > > https://github.com/darktable-org/darktable/pull/5869 > > > > A safe option if you are in this specific case is to wait to 3.4 > > release planned at the end of year. > > > > - The histogram has been deactivated on the print view because after > > lot of work on the histogram code it was not possible to have it > > ready for this view. The work on this part is almost ready now so > > the print view will get back its histogram for the 3.4 release. > > > > - An integration test suite has been added. This will ensure better > > quality and keeping old edits intact. This is an important tool for > > developers to ensure a rework of a module for performance reason > > for example does not change visually the image. > > > > ## Lua > > > > - API changed to 6.0.0 > > > > - facebook, flickr, and picasa removed from > > types.dt_imageio_storage_module_t. > > > > - piwigo added to type.dt_imageio_storage_module_t. > > > > - notes and version_name metadata fields added to types.dt_lua_image_t > > data type. > > > > - Added 4 new properties to dt_collection_properties_t, > > DT_COLLECTION_PROP_IMPORT_TIMESTAMP, > > DT_COLLECTION_PROP_CHANGE_TIMESTAMP, > > DT_COLLECTION_PROP_EXPORT_TIMESTAMP, > > DT_COLLECTION_PROP_PRINT_TIMESTAMP > > > > - added darktable.gui.panel_get_size and darktable.gui.panel_set_size > > functions to set the width of the left or right panels and the > > height of the bottom panel. > > > > - fixed is_password field of entry widget to work according to the API > > manual, so now when it is set to true the field is hidden. > > > > - Added function darktable.gui.views.lighttable.is_image_visible to > > check if an image is visible in lighttable view. > > > > - Added function darktable.gui.views.lighttable.set_image_visible to > > force an image to be visible in lighttable view. > > > > - Added a lua scripts installer to the default luarc > > > > ## Changed Dependencies > > > > > > ## RawSpeed changes > > > > - New Panasonic 'V6' decompressor > > - Huffman table implementations rewrite/cleanup > > - Fuji compressed raw decompressor performance improvements > > (-13% wall clock) > > - Canon CRW decoding performance improvements (-15% wall clock) > > - DNG LJpeg decompressor support for images with 2 components / pixel > > - DNG Deflate decompressor support for images with more than 1 > > component / pixel > > - Fuji compressed raw decompressor support for 16-bit raws > > - Continuation of ongoing collaboration with LLVM, highlights include > > many little steps towards making it possible to auto-vectorize > > GoPro's VC5 decompressor loops, Canon S-RAW interpolator loops; more > > changes upcoming. > > > > > > ## Camera support, compared to 3.0.0 > > > > ### Base Support > > > > - Fujifilm FinePix S1 > > - Fujifilm GFX 100 (compressed) > > - Fujifilm X-Pro3 (compressed) > > - Fujifilm X-T200 > > - Fujifilm X-T4 (compressed) > > - Fujifilm X100V (compressed) > > - Hasselblad H4D-50 > > - Hasselblad X1D II 50C > > - Hasselblad X1DM2-50c > > - Nikon COOLPIX P950 (12bit-uncompressed) > > - Nikon D780 (12bit-compressed, 14bit-compressed) > > - Nikon Z 50 (12bit-compressed, 14bit-compressed) > > - Olympus E-M1MarkIII > > - Olympus E-PL10 > > - Panasonic DC-FZ10002 (3:2) > > - Panasonic DC-GX880 (4:3) > > - Panasonic DC-S1 (3:2) > > - Panasonic DC-S1H (3:2) > > - Panasonic DC-S1R (3:2) > > - Panasonic DC-TZ91 (4:3) > > - Panasonic DC-TZ95 (4:3) > > - Panasonic DC-TZ96 (4:3) > > - Panasonic DC-ZS80 (4:3) > > - Panasonic DMC-FZ40 (1:1, 3:2, 16:9) > > - Panasonic DMC-FZ45 (1:1, 3:2, 16:9) > > - Sony ILCE-6100 > > - Sony ILCE-9M2 > > > > ### White Balance Presets > > > > - Canon EOS 77D > > - Canon EOS 9000D > > - Fujifilm X-E3 > > - Fujifilm X-T30 > > - Fujifilm X-T4 > > - Nikon COOLPIX P1000 > > - Olympus E-M1MarkIII > > - Olympus E-PL6 > > - Olympus TG-5 > > - Panasonic DC-GH5 > > - Panasonic DC-TZ95 > > - Panasonic DC-TZ96 > > - Panasonic DC-ZS80 > > - Samsung NX1 > > - Sony ILCE-7RM4 > > > > ### Noise Profiles > > > > - Canon EOS-1Ds > > - Fujifilm X-H1 > > - Fujifilm X-T100 > > - Fujifilm X-T30 > > - Fujifilm X-T4 > > - Nikon COOLPIX P1000 > > - Nikon Z 50 > > - Olympus E-510 > > - Olympus E-M1MarkIII > > - Olympus E-M5 Mark III > > - Olympus TG-6 > > - Panasonic DC-GF9 > > - Panasonic DC-GX800 > > - Panasonic DC-GX850 > > - Panasonic DC-GH5 > > - Panasonic DC-TZ95 > > - Panasonic DC-TZ96 > > - Panasonic DC-ZS80 > > - Sony DSC-RX100M6 > > - Sony DSC-RX100M7 > > - Sony ILCE-6600 > > - Sony ILCE-7RM4 > > - Sony ILCE-9 > > - Sony ILCE-9M2 > > > > > > ## Translations > > > > - German > > - European Spanish > > - French > > - Hebrew > > - Italian > > - Polish > > - Brazilian Portuguese > > - Russian > > - Slovenian > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > 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
