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• werefreeatlast@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Since 2003 here.

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• eatCasserole@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Have you tried raw therapee? At least for what I do I find it to be an excellent Lightroom replacement.

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  • swelter_spark@reddthat.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    ART, a fork of RawTherapee, is also very good.

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    • eatCasserole@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Terrible name for SEO but sounds cool! 🤪

      It sounds like it might be closer to a 1:1 replacement for Lightroom than Raw therapee.

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      • swelter_spark@reddthat.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I haven’t used Lightroom, so I can’t comment on how similar they are either. But there are enough good options that hopefully anyone switching can find one that meets their needs. :)

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  • thefartographer@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I have, but with terrible results. Can you recommend some tutorials? The behavior of various tools always surprises me, coming from Adobe raw and Lightroom.

    For example, reducing contrast in Adobe tones down highlights and shadows while doing that in dark table and rawtherapee turns everything washed out and grey.

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    • eatCasserole@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Hmm, unfortunately I don’t have any good recommendations. I’ve just tinkered with it until stuff I like happens, and it’s been so long since I used Lightroom I can’t speak to specific differences.

      With the contrast example it sounds like maybe the RT/DT tools are more literal, and Lightroom is more “smart” perhaps? I usually use the curves panel for this sort of thing, like if I want to bring down some highlights, I’ll find whereabouts they are on the histogram and target that area specifically. If I want a lower-contrast image in general I may compensate for some dullness with the local contrast and saturation tools, or if it’s the common scenario of a washed out sky, I’ll probably use a graduated filter to darken the sky without messing with the foreground.

      I’m just guessing though, so I don’t know if this is helpful at all.

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      • thefartographer@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I’m just guessing though, so I don’t know if this is helpful at all.

        Any information is helpful and I truly appreciate you taking the time to summarize your workflow. I’ve actually never monitored the histogram outside of snapping the photo, so that alone is a great suggestion. I generally edit by eye and kinda feel my way through, but using a metric sounds like a great idea! It also makes a lot more sense if you’re right about RT/DT being more “literal.”

        I know I haven’t given enough time to either piece of software, but I’ve been so shocked by how little of my process carried over, that I kinda ran away in fear almost immediately.

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• msage@programming.dev ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I’ve seen people on the internet suggesting Darktable as a solid Lightroom replacement… I don’t know anything about photo editing, but am curious - how bad is it?

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  • noxypaws@pawb.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    From darktable’s FAQ:

    Is darktable a free Lightroom alternative?

    No. Other than both being raw editors with DAM features, and looking somewhat similar, they have very little in common. Darktable is a powerful and flexible raw processing toolbox, that leaves the user in charge of their workflow and provides a level of power and control that few others can match. This also means that the initial learning curve can be steep, since very little workflow and tool knowledge can be transferred from other programs.

    www.darktable.org/about/faq/

    In my personal experience it’s pretty good, but I’ve never used lightroom nor do I have nearly any idea what I’m doing with RAW processing, or photography in general, but I’ve been happy with the few photos I’ve put through it!

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    • thefartographer@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yeah, so here’s my general process batch-editing photos in Adobe Camera Raw:

      1. Drop the contrast
      2. Drop the highlights
      3. Punch up the shadows
      4. Boost whites and blacks
      5. Adjust white balance
      6. Adjust exposure

      When I’m done, I have a stark, professional looking photo to export. In darktable, trying this leaves me with a grey mess. I’ve also tried rawtherapee, but with even worse results. I’m 96% sure that the problem is me, though.

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• Sneptaur@pawb.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Best of luck in that case!

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