Darktable
darktable is [[Article description::a photography workflow application and RAW developer.]] It simplifies managing large numbers of RAW photos and their post-production in a non-destructive manner.
Installation
root #emerge --ask media-gfx/darktableUSE flags
USE flags for media-gfx/darktable A virtual lighttable and darkroom for photographers
avif
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Support importing and exporting AVIF images |
colord
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Support color management using x11-misc/colord |
cups
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Add support for CUPS (Common Unix Printing System) |
doc
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Add extra documentation (API, Javadoc, etc). It is recommended to enable per package instead of globally |
flickr
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Add support for uploading photos to flickr |
geolocation
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Enable geotagging support |
gmic
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Use the G'MIC image-processing framework (media-gfx/gmic), e.g. to support Colour LUTs compressed using their compression scheme |
gnome-keyring
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Enable support for storing passwords via gnome-keyring |
gphoto2
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Add digital camera support |
graphicsmagick
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Build and link against GraphicsMagick instead of ImageMagick (requires USE=imagemagick if optional) |
jpeg2k
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Support for JPEG 2000, a wavelet-based image compression format |
kwallet
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Enable encrypted storage of passwords with kde-frameworks/kwallet |
lto
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Enable link-time optimisations in the RawSpeed library |
lua
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Enable Lua scripting support |
nls
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Add Native Language Support (using gettextGNU locale utilities) |
opencl
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Enable opencl support |
openexr
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Support for the OpenEXR graphics file format |
openmp
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Build support for the OpenMP (support parallel computing), requires >=sys-devel/gcc-4.2 built with USE="openmp" |
test
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Enable dependencies and/or preparations necessary to run tests (usually controlled by FEATURES=test but can be toggled independently) |
tools
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Install tools for generating base curves and noise profiles |
webp
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Add support for the WebP image format |
Config
Basic settings can be altered in ~/.config/darktable/darktablerc.
Utilities
The media-gfx/darktable package provides a few additional tools (some of them are optional - controlled by the tools USE flag).
darktable-cli
Using darktable-cli it is possible to use darktable for a non-interactive batch processing and export.
darktable-cmstest
darktable-cmstest helps debugging color management issues (eg. exported photo colors don't match the darktable's). Also it indicates whether the colord USE flag was enabled.
darktable-cltest
Darktable with enabled opencl USE flag supports OpenCL-based GPU acceleration. The darktable-cltest utility helps debugging the darktable's setup and OpenCL driver interactions.
dt-curve-tool
In order to improve approximation of camera's built-in JPEG engine with the default RAW processing settings you can use the dt-curve-tool.
See also
- Color management — a computer technique for ensuring colors stay the same or at least as close as possible between devices.
External resources
- dt-curve-tool - dt-curve-tool manual
- faq - Official darktable FAQ
- camera support - List of supported cameras