darktable - An excellent RAW editor

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neoofmatrix
neoofmatrix Regular Member • Posts: 236
darktable - An excellent RAW editor
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For the last couple of years, I have been using darktable and I wanted to share some of my experiences with the software.

One of the biggest challenges I had with darktable was how much time it took for me to match Nikon/NX-D colors.

But with filmic rgb in darktable 3.0.1 everything changes. Now I dare say, darktable does a better job with NEF files than Capture NX-D.

Let me show a quick example:

Raw File - SOOC (underexposed)

D7000 - 18-140mm @ 140mm - 1/100 - ISO 100 - (-3EV) - No Flash

Edit from Capture NX-D

( Standard Profile - Increase Exposure +3.41 - NR turned off

As you can see, just the exposure bump with no other changes has brought the image to life.

darktable

Exposure +3.41, Tuned on filmic rgb. No NR, Sharpen turned on by default

Download the original and compare the files to see the difference.

While Capture NX-D attempts to make the image more contrasty, the colors from darktable is excellent.

Also, zoom right into the flowers and compare the details. There is hardly a contest.

I will expand this thread with further observations including edits from RawTherapee and DXO9.

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