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Darktable 3.8 Open-Source RAW Image Editor Released as a Massive Update
Pascal Obry announced today the release of Darktable 3.8 as a massive update to this
open-source, free, and cross-platform RAW image editor.
Darktable 3.8 comes with major changes like a completely revamped keyboard shortcut system
with support for controlling the app with other devices, such as game controllers or
MIDI devices, a new diffuse or sharpen module that lets users simulate or revert diffusion
processes to reconstruct images, as well as a new scene-referred blurs module that lets
you accurately synthesize motion and lens blurs.
Other major changes include support for multiple images in the print view, Aa new LMMSE demosaic
algorithm, support for the Canon CR3 RAW image format, and the global availability of the
composition guides from the crop module across the entire app.
This release also renames the Perspective Correction module to Rotate and Perspective
to let you manually define correction settings by drawing lines or rectangles on an image,
and normalizes the color checker profiling tool patch-wise in exposure to discard an
effect of uneven lighting and fall-off.
Darktable 3.8 also adds read support for the HEIF/HEIC file format, support for ARM64 and
Apple M1 architectures, timestamp support in the Camera Import dialog, a new vertical
waveform scope option, support for PNG files in the watermark module, a new preference
to choose the number of recent collections to display, as well as a new option to allow
users to choose when to start writing changes to XMP sidecar files.
New sorting options based on capture, import, modification, last export, and last print
times are also present in this release, along with thumbnail preview support for DNG files
in the import dialog.
Among some of the improvements introduced in Darktable 3.8, there’s an improved Denoise
module that now uses wavelets by default, faster mask handling, rating support to the
Collections module, new buttons to the Orientation module, and a search box in the preset preferences
and shortcuts.
Base camera support has been improved as well, and Darktable now supports the Canon EOS R,
Canon EOS RP, Canon EOS R5, Canon EOS R6, Canon EOS 250D, Canon EOS 850D, Canon EOS
90D, Canon EOS 1D X Mark III, Canon EOS M6 Mark II, Canon EOS M50, Canon EOS M50 Mark
II, Canon EOS M200, Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II, Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark III, Fujifilm
GFX50S II (compressed), Leica C (Typ 112) (3:2), Leica Digilux 3 (4:3), Leica M10 (dng),
Ricoh GR II, Sony DSC-HX95, Sony ILCE-7M4, and Sony ZV-E10 cameras.
Moreover, there are new noise profiles for the Canon EOS R, Canon EOS RP, Canon EOS R5,
Canon EOS R6, Fujifilm X100V, Leica D-Lux 7, Leica M10, Leica SL (Typ 601), Panasonic
DC-S5, Panasonic DC-FZ91, Panasonic DC-FZ92, Panasonic DC-FZ93, Panasonic DC-TZ90, Panasonic
DC-TZ91, and Panasonic DC-ZS70 cameras, as well as new white balance presets for the
Canon EOS R (with fine-tuning), Canon EOS RP (with fine-tuning), Canon EOS R5 (with
fine-tuning), Canon EOS R6, Canon EOS M50 (with fine-tuning), and Ricoh GR II cameras.
Of course, numerous bugs were fixed, translations updated, and other components improved. Check
out the full release notes for more details about the changes introduced in Darktable
3.8, which you can download right now from the official website for all supported platforms,
or you can install it as a Flatpak app from Flathub.
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UI and colour schemes improved, while shortcuts get support for more input devices
Darktable 3.8 Released with Huge Set of Changes, New Modules + More
Major improvements are on offer in the latest release of Darktable, an open source alternative
to Adobe Lightroom.
This pro photography tool traditionally issues a new stable release on December 24 and 2021
is no exception. Those unfamiliar with this highly-regarded tool will find more details
on its capabilities in the comprehensive online manual.
This update lets users control Darktable using MIDI controllers and even game pads
Rather notably, Darktable 3.8.0 introduces an overhaul of its keyboard shortcut system.
The revamp enables users to control Darktable using novel input devices such as MIDI controllers
and even game pads.
“Standard keyboard/mouse shortcuts can now make use of mouse movements (horizontal, vertical,
diagonal) as well as multiple button/key presses and short or long presses/clicks,” the team
say of the change.
There’s also a new ‘Diffuse or Sharpen’ module, and a new scene-referred blurs module
to create motion and lens blurring in a ‘physically-accurate’ way.
The ‘Perspective Correction’ module is now called ‘Rotate and Perspective’ and
lets users “manually define correction settings by drawing lines or rectangles on the image”,
and ‘Scopes’ is the new name for the ‘Histogram’ module.
Other changes in Darktable 3.8.0:
New LMMSE demosaic algorithm for working with high ISO and/or noisy images
Composition guides available globally (no longer confined to the crop module)
Support for Canon raw CR3 Read support for HEIF/HEIC files
Improved colour checker profiling tool Improved denoise (profiled) module
Flip buttons added to the orientation module Faster file name matching in the organiser
Activate an area colour picker using ctrl + right-click
Adjust XMP writing behaviour Better timezone editing in the geotagging
module Rating support added to the collections module
PNG files are now supported in the watermark module
Colour picker values can be copied to the clipboard
Colour scheme of the timeline is improved Tiling enabled in the colour balance RGB,
diffuse and filmic RGB modules New presets in the collections module
Search box added to preset preferences and shortcuts
And all of that is just a mere tickle on the surface of the full set of changes, more of
which are detailed in the Github release notes.
Darktable is free, open source software available for Windows, macOS and Linux. The best place
to download it is the project website.
You can get also get the latest release from the Darktable Github releases page. A OBS
repo provides builds for Linux users who prefer a regular repos; this update should be made
available from the Snap Store or Flathub in the coming weeks.
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Darktable 3.8 Released For This Great Open-Source Alternative To Adobe Lightroom
Just in time for dealing with any holiday photos, Darktable 3.8 is out today as the
latest shiny feature update to this open-source RAW photography post-production software.
Darktable 3.8 has seen nearly four thousand commits since the prior v3.6 feature release
with more some 265 issues closed, and more than 500 pull requests.
Darktable 3.8 reworks its keyboard shortcut system to now even support game controllers
and MIDI devices for Darktable actions. This new shortcut system is much more extensible
than the prior implementation. Darktable 3.8 also brings a new diffuse or sharpen module,
a new scene-referred blur module, support for multiple images in the print view, support
for the Cannon RAW CR3 format is now supported, improvements to the color checker profiling
tool, and much more.
There is also many bug fixes, updating its Lua integration, and a wide variety of new
cameras from Canon / Sony / Leica / Ricoh and others now supported by Darktable in addition
to its vast array of already supported cameras.
Downloads and more details on Darktable 3.8 via GitHub for this leading open-source RAW
photography software that works as a great multi-platform alternative to the likes of
Adobe Lightroom.
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Darktable 3.8 Raw Photo Editing Tool Is Out With a Lot of Changes
The latest version introduces an overhaul of its keyboard shortcut system.
The open-source photo workflow and RAW editing Darktable has been updated to version 3.8.
Here’s what’s new!
If you’re sick of paying for photo editing software and are looking for an alternative
to Adobe Lightroom, then the new Darktable 3.8 may be for you. It’s a free, open-source
RAW photo file editor software for photo editing and file management. Darktable has unique
features such as virtual lighttable and darkroom clubbed with complete RAW image editing workflow
for complex photography projects.
The Darktable team has announced its winter feature release just in time for dealing with
any holiday photos, bringing Darktable to version 3.8. Here’s a quick update.
What’s New in Darktable 3.8
We start with the fact that the keyboard shortcut has been entirely reworked and extended to
allow you to control Darktable with other device, for example, game controllers or MIDI
devices. The new shortcut system is much more extensible than the prior implementation.
Please note that any shortcuts you have previously created are not transferred to the new functionality
and will need to be redefined in Darktable 3.8.
New diffuse or sharpen module, allowing you to simulate or to revert diffusion processes
to reconstruct images from lens blur, hazing, sensor low-pass filter, or noise. It can also
be used to simulate watercolor smudges, increase local contrast, simulate blooming or apply
surface blur.
In Darktable 3.8, perspective correction module has been renamed to rotate and perspective
and now allows you to manually define correction settings by drawing lines or rectangles on
the image.
On top of that there is a new scene-referred blurs module, which allows you to define the
motion path or the lens diaphragm and then generates the corresponding blur. Moreover
a new LMMSE demosaic algorithm has been introduced. This algorithm is particularly suited to high
ISO and/or noisy images.
Among other noteworthy changes, this release comes with the added support for multiple
images in the print view. We can’t fail to mention that the color checker profiling
tool is now normalized patch-wise in exposure to discard the effect of uneven lighting and
fall-off when shooting color checkers hand-held and on-location.
Among other things, Darktable 3.8 brings a lot of other smaller changes and under the
hood improvements, making up this big release. For example, flip buttons have been added
to the orientation module, background jobs handling has been removed from preferences,
faster mask handling, new sorting options, and many more.
If you’re interested in everything that’s new be sure to read through the release notes.
You can get the latest Darktable 3.8 release right now as a Flatpak package directly from
the Flathub.
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Darktable 3.8.0 announced
The 3.8.0 version of Darktable , which aims to enable photographers to easily process
a large number of photos and enables detailed changes on images, has been announced. Darktable
3.8.0 version of the development team said they were proud to announce, that, ö damp
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that yk lavy shortcut that completely overhauled the system and to allow the user is said to
be expanded. It is said that game controllers and standard keyboard/mouse shortcuts can
now be used in the software that comes with a new dissipation or sharpening module that
allows simulating or returning.It is stated that the new version of the software, which
is made available under the GNU General Public License 3 and runs under GNU/Linux, OS X and
Solaris, comes with the default darktable theme. For detailed information about Darktable
3.8.0
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