Darktable vs lightroom 43/25/2023 Screenshot of Darktable’s Darkroom module showing Favorites group. There’s also a search function that lets me get to the tools faster. This is very useful in targeting your often-used tools. The tools included in each group seem a little arbitrary.Ī Favorites group (star icon) lets you place commonly used tools together. The groups are Basic, Tone, Color, Correction, and Effects. Commonly used tools are divided into groups designated by icons under the Histogram. In the version I used, there were 61 tools. Because I shot with an f/8 aperture, most of the scene is in focus.ĭarktable vs Lightroom (Darkroom vs Develop Module)Įditing tools in Darktable are called “image operation modules.” I found this term confusing, so I will use the term “tools” to refer to features that change your image. The parts of the image in focus are shown with a dashed red shape. Below is a screenshot of Darktable’s Lighttable screen. The Lighttable module seems a usable alternative to Lightroom’s Library module. This could be really useful in deciding which images to keep. Pressing the “W” key allows you to see the image fullscreen. One cool feature I stumbled across in Lighttable was the ability to find focus points in your image. But that’s not to say this function doesn’t exist… just that I couldn’t find it. I couldn’t find a way of tagging many images at once or copying tags across images. The tools I commonly use in Lightroom seem to be available in Darktable. But this may simply be my familiarity with the software. I wasn’t as fast with my culling and keywording in Lighttable as in Lightroom. There are hotkeys for ratings and color codings to speed up the process. Once I imported my files, I could rate the files and add keywords (tags) and metadata as I would in Lightroom. I first had to copy my camera’s SD card files onto my hard drive and then import them using Lighttable. When importing from my camera’s SD card, the files remain stored on the SD card. I haven’t yet figured out if this is possible in Lighttable. I can move the files to different hard drives or folders within the software. Lightroom allows me to define an import location. The files aren’t moved from where they are located on your hard drive. Like Lightroom, Darktable only catalogs your images in the program. If importing from an SD card, you need to know exactly where your files are located. There is an Import option on the top left of the Lighttable module. Importing images into Darktable is like Lightroom. Screenshot of Darktable’s Lighttable module interface. Functions like tagging, metadata editor, and export options are in the right-hand column. In Darktable’s Library, metadata and collections are in the left-hand column. Screenshot of Lightroom’s Library module interface. Keywords and other metadata are in the right-hand column. In Lightroom’s library, catalogs, collections, and locations are in the left-hand column. But the function is embedded under the File menu rather than a standalone module. Lightroom also allows you to tether your camera directly to the program. The image shows up immediately in the program when you press the shutter button. This allows you to connect your camera directly to Darktable. These modules are also in Lightroom.ĭarktable includes a Tethering module. And there are further modules called Slideshow, Map, and Printing. Like Lightroom, you make changes using sliders to dial more or less of an effect. The Darkroom module is for image editing. This is where you can import, cull, and organize your files. Lighttable is functionally like Lightroom’s Library module. Like Lightroom, the software is divided into modules. These are alternatives to Lightroom’s Library and Develop modules. I’ll focus on the Lighttable and the Darkroom modules in this review. Screenshot of Darktable’s Darkroom module The filmstrip may be image thumbnails of like images or a timeline of when you took the images. There is also an optional filmstrip below the central screen. Processing tools and a histogram are in the right-hand column. History and other functions are in the left-hand column. These add functionality depending on the module. And the left and right columns flank the central screen. The basic layout is familiar to Lightroom users. But there are some notable differences, which we’ll discuss later in the article. In many ways, Darktable looks and feels like Lightroom. And the Darkroom module lets you edit photos. The software manages your photos through a module called Lighttable. This means your original file is never changed. And like Lightroom, it is non-destructive photo editing software. It supports RAW files from over 400 cameras and opens a wide range of file types. There are several platforms listed on the Darktable website available for download. I’m a Mac user, so I’m looking at the iOS version. Open source means that the software is downloadable on many operating systems. Darktable is an open-source photo post-processing program.
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