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darktable ep 168 - New features in darktable 5.6 (pt 2 of 5)

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#darktable #tutorial #newfeatures
In this episode, we continue our look at the new features in darktable 5.6

00:00 start
00:20 intro
00:33 move/copy images across collections (recap)
02:06 install scripts
02:39 colour calibration bounding box
03:41 extra contrast on parameter sliders
03:53 condensed mode for module labels and widgets
04:32 two-up scope (vector + waveform)
04:58 hi-res thumbnails
05:57 styles module
06:14 debugging options
06:25 vectorise the external raster mask

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darktable ep 167 - New features in darktable 5.6 (pt 1 of 5)

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#darktable #tutorial #newfeatures
In this episode, we look at some of the new features in darktable 5.6.

00:00 start
00:27 intro
00:58 new AI tools
02:24 tweak to the crop module
02:44 the second darkroom window
03:17 tweak to the colour picker
03:33 moving/copying images from one collection to another
04:25 openCL
04:33 blurs module
04:58 composite module
05:20 superfluous pixel-pipe runs
05:30 mask distortions
05:51 new apertures in presets dialogue box
06:03 canon automatic lighting optimiser for cr3 files
06:11 png support for raster masks
08:14 changes to the black list
08:45 balkans holiday

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Alexander Haak
Kevin McKibben
chris8142
Rudolfs
Gitte
David Staves
Erik Oksanen
Rob van Esseveld
Ferg
Fernando Pérez
Steve Ansell
Emil Ohlsson
Robert Stites
Daniel
Bart Bartels
Ulrich Gesing
Andy McGarty
Michael Rasmussen
Matthias Liebich
Martin Vines
Rohn Shearer
Alun Spencer
Jon Hoskins
SteMuBo
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Dan Putler

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darktable ep 166 - Fixing colour shifts in old prints

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#darktable #tutorial #restoration
In this episode, we look at how you might correct for colour shifts in old photographic prints.

00:00 start
00:24 intro
00:53 funeral
01:30 image 1
06:43 image 2
08:43 image 3
10:50 more videos like this

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Carsten Wünsch
Alexander Haak
Kevin McKibben
chris8142
Rudolfs
Gitte
David Staves
Erik Oksanen
Rob van Esseveld
Ferg
Fernando Pérez
Steve Ansell
Emil Ohlsson
Robert Stites
Daniel
Bart Bartels
Ulrich Gesing
Andy McGarty
Michael Rasmussen
Matthias Liebich
Martin Vines
Rohn Shearer
Alun Spencer
Jon Hoskins
SteMuBo
Stewart Logie
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Dan Putler

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darktable ep 165- The Collections module (pt 2 of 2)

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#darktable #tutorial #collections
In this episode, we continue our look at the Collections module, and how to filter your library to find the images you want to work on.

00:00 start
00:35 intro
00:45 what is a filmroll?
01:07 other ways to filter
01:22 operators for numeric values
02:37 defining a date range
03:57 adding a second search criteria
04:37 filter preferences
05:02 working with colour labels
06:19 boolean operators
07:11 reset quick filters
07:22 excluding a colour label from filtered results
08:25 the history button
09:28 working with star ratings
09:53 viewing by star rating
10:43 sorting your filtered results
11:07 reversing the sort order
12:24 the collection filters module
13:12 multiple rabbit holes

As always, thanks to William Justice for his youtube chapter generator!
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My Mount Heaton bushwalk video
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David Staves
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Rob van Esseveld
Ferg
Fernando Pérez
Steve Ansell
Emil Ohlsson
Robert Stites
Daniel
Bart Bartels
Ulrich Gesing
Andy McGarty
Michael Rasmussen
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Rohn Shearer
Alun Spencer
Jon Hoskins
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darktable ep 164 - AGX

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#darktable #tutorial #tonemapping
In this episode, we look at the new AGX tonemapper released with darktable 5.4.

00:00 start
00:38 intro
00:43 4 different tonemappers in darktable
01:14 what is a tonemapper anyway?
05:15 what is the goal with AGX?
06:10 Kofa's live AGX webpage
06:55 2-tab vs 3-tab mode
08:54 AGX in action
09:29 Primaries colour space
10:05 Before/after tone mapping
11:52 setting the reversal values
14:00 the 'reverse all' option
14:49 some comparisons
17:26 adjusting the tonemapping curve
20:49 advanced curve parameters
22:27 the 'look' section
27:35 image without any tonemapping

As always, thanks to William Justice for his youtube chapter generator!
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Kofa's documentation
https://docs.darktable.org/usermanual/development/en/module-reference/processing-modules/agx/

Kofa's demo page
https://tech.kovacs-telekes.org/dt-agx/agx.html

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Erik Oksanen
Rob van Esseveld
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Fernando Pérez
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Emil Ohlsson
Robert Stites
Daniel
Bart Bartels
Ulrich Gesing
Andy McGarty
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darktable ep 163 - darktable 5.4 new features

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#darktable #tutorial #newfeatures
In this episode, we look at some of the new features in dt 5.4.

As always, thanks to William Justice for his youtube chapter generator!
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00:00 Intro
00:43 workspaces
02:13 capture sharpening
03:26 AGX tonemapper
03:40 base curve
03:45 filmic rgb
03:50 sigmoid
03:54 AGX
04:37 wayland
05:33 busy cursor during screen switching
05:59 standard window menu for macOS
06:14 Tone equalizer improvements
07:30 improved hi-res background rendering
08:16 UI improvements for 360 degree sliders
09:10 UI tweak for sliders
09:26 UI compass-style element
09:50 New default keyboard shortcuts
11:16 custom slider indicator shapes
11:42 toolbar buttons retain on/off status across sessions
12:19 improved selected-image visibility
12:36 SHIFT modifier to select only feather controls in masks
13:41 rgb% value added to the colour picker
14:01 allow smaller cropped area of total image size
14:23 keyboard and mouse combined shortcuts
15:10 having issues with the new workspaces feature
15:47 feature request for workspaces
16:36 great work, devs!
16:50 season's greetings

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darktable ep 162 - The Collections module (pt 1 of 2)

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#darktable #tutorial #collections
In this episode, we look at how you can use the Collections module to find an image, or a range of images based on a single criterion, or on multiple criteria.

00:00 Start
00:29 Intro
00:43 Collection preferences
01:36 History button
02:16 Default filmroll sort order
03:06 Swap sort order button
04:11 Sorting by criteria other than filmroll pt 1
04:53 Viewing images in a folder
06:02 When darktable loses track of images
07:30 Resetting the Collections module
07:41 Sorting by criteria other than filmroll pt 2
08:24 Narrow down our search results
09:14 Add more images to our search results
09:56 Exclude images from our search results
11:02 Saving a Collection preset
12:00 Editing a saved Collection preset
12:23 Deleting a Collection preset
12:33 Other criteria we can use for filtering

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Carsten Wünsch
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Erik Oksanen
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Ferg
Frank Jäger
Fernando Pérez
Steve Ansell
Emil Ohlsson
Robert Stites
Daniel
Bart Bartels
Ulrich Gesing
Ignacio Mauleón
Andy McGarty
Michael Rasmussen
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Martin Vines
Rohn Shearer
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darktable ep 161 - Getting images into darktable

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#darktable #tutorial #import
In this episode, we take ANOTHER look at getting images into darktable. Forget about ep #154. I missed a heap of stuff I meant to cover! :)

00:00 Intro
00:29 welcome
01:11 changing preferences
01:29 side quest 1
02:21 what is a filmroll?
02:56 base filmroll directory
03:59 filmroll name
04:09 side quest 2
04:43 a trap for young players
05:53 keep original filename
06:15 the parameters panel
08:26 the "add to library" option
08:56 import/places
09:23 import/folders
10:00 has an image been imported or not?
10:20 recursive importing
10:31 ignore non-raw images
12:03 show thumbnail prior to import
12:51 filmrolls created for each folder imported
13:17 Adobe Lightroom users, take note!
14:35 what exactly IS an XMP sidecar file?
15:20 why I personally love the XMP files
17:14 copy and import
18:05 warning dialogue
19:31 base filmroll directory (again)
20:24 keep window open
21:50 XMP files when using Copy & Import

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darktable ep 160 - what it IS, what it ISN'T

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#darktable #tutorial #identity
In this episode, we look at just what darktable IS, and what it ISN'T.

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darktable ep 159 - New features in dt 5.2 (pt 5 of 5) - UI/UX improvements

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#darktable #tutorial #improvements
In this episode, we look at a couple of UI/UX improvements.

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Alexander Haak
Kevin Mckibben
Chris8142
Rudolfs
Gitte
David Staves
Erik Oksanen
Rob Van Esseveld
Ferg
Frank Jaeger
Fernando Perez
Steve Ansell
Emil Ohlsson
Robert Stites
Daniel
Bart Bartels
Ulrich Gesing
Ignacio Mauleon
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Matthias Liebich
Martin Vines
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darktable ep 158 - New features in dt 5.2 (pt 4 of 5) - Sigmoid and multiple export profiles

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#darktable #tutorial #sigmoid
In this episode, we look at a couple more new features; namely, Sigmoid is now the default tonemapper, and you can export an image (or a range of images) in multiple formats/sizes simultaneously with the new multiple export profiles option.

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Alexander Haak
Kevin Mckibben
Chris8142
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Gitte
David Staves
Erik Oksanen
Rob Van Esseveld
Ferg
Frank Jaeger
Fernando Perez
Steve Ansell
Emil Ohlsson
Robert Stites
Daniel
Bart Bartels
Ulrich Gesing
Ignacio Mauleon
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Matthias Liebich
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Jon Hoskins
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darktable ep 157 - New features in dt 5.2 (pt 3 of 5) - External raster masks

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#darktable #tutorial #masks
In this episode, we look at the new External Raster Masks module.

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Alexander Haak
Kevin Mckibben
Chris8142
Rudolfs
Gitte
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Erik Oksanen
Rob Van Esseveld
Ferg
Frank Jaeger
Fernando Perez
Steve Ansell
Emil Ohlsson
Robert Stites
Daniel
Bart Bartels
Ulrich Gesing
Ignacio Mauleon
Andy Mcgarty
Michael Rasmussen
Matthias Liebich
Martin Vines
Rohn Shearer
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Jon Hoskins
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