Published release of a program for organizing and processing digital photos Darktable 4.8. Darktable acts as a free alternative to Adobe Lightroom and specializes in non-destructive work with raw images. Darktable provides a large selection of modules for performing all kinds of photo processing operations, allows you to maintain a database of source photos, visually navigate through existing images and, if necessary, perform operations to correct distortions and improve quality, while preserving the original image and the entire history of operations with it. The project code is written in C and distributed by licensed under GPLv3. The interface is built using the GTK library. Binary assemblies prepared for Linux (AppImagewill be published in the future OBS, flatpak, snap), Windows and macOS.
Basic changes:
- Added a color equalizer that can be used in place of the color zones module to control hue, brightness, and saturation of colors.
- Two new modules for compositional imaging are proposed:
- Enlarge Canvas to add additional areas to the left, right, top, or bottom of the image. The added area can be filled with parts of an existing image or painted with a specific color to make masking easier.
- “Overlay” to add new content on top of the current one. The overlay content can be moved with the mouse from the filmstrip, scaled, rotated or shifted. An example of the application of the module is the creation of a larger-scale image of fireworks by overlaying several images.
- A switch has been added to the processing mode (darkroom) for using in the Pixel Pipe (a pipeline that transfers data between modules during processing) the data of the entire image, rather than a separate area, which allows you to test the processing result as when exporting in high-quality interpolation mode (without distortion from for internal scaling).
- In map view, the clustering code has been rewritten, which has significantly speeded up the processing of large collections (mapping can now be used on more than a million selected geotagged images).
- In map mode, you can scroll using the cursor keys (you can press the Ctrl key to increase the scrolling step).
- Enabled when displaying tags natural case-insensitive sort order.
- The unlimited operation mode, which was recognized as unsafe, has been removed from the settings (to enable it now requires manual editing of the configuration file).
- Added the ability to add a description to color marks through the menu that appears when you right-click on the color mark icon.
- Due to mediocre quality, AI options have been removed from the color calibration module settings.
- On the GNU/Linux platform, it is possible to import images from partitions accessible through GVfs (GNOME Virtual file system).
- Support for additional EXIF fields has been added to the image information output module: white balance, exposure program, flash and metering mode.
- Support for blending masks has been added to the highlight processing module.
- Added the ability to disable the autosave mode for individual images (for example, to get rid of slowdowns on systems with slow hard drives).
- Added support for DNG files that require CameraCalibration tags to set the correct white balance.
- The efficiency of the Quick Access Toolbar has been improved: the ability to reset settings or apply preset profiles without opening the entire module has been added; By default, more controls are offered.
- Additional types of collections and filters are supported for flash, white balance, exposure program, metering mode and image grouping.
- Added support for histograms based on the CMYK color profile.
- Added camera support:
- Canon EOS R100, R50, R6 Mark II, R8 and Ra.
- Fujifilm FinePix S9600fd and X100VI.
- GoPro FUSION
- Leica SL3
- OM System OM-1 Mark II
- Panasonic DC-TZ95D, DMC-FX150, DMC-FZ28.
- Phase One P25+, P45+.
- Ricoh GR III HDF, GR IIIx HDF.
- Sony ILCE-9M3, UMC-R10C.
- Added white balance profiles for cameras: Canon EOS R6 Mark II, Fujifilm X-H2, OM System OM-1 Mark II and OM System OM-5.
- Added noise profiles for cameras: Canon EOS R6 Mark II, Fujifilm GFX 50R, OM System OM-1 Mark II, OM System OM-5, Phase One IQ180, Sony ILCE-9M3 and Sony ZV-1.
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