[Digikam-users] Jpeg export changes image

[Bill Sanders]

Did this message make it to the list?  Or is it just an "obvious" question?

On Tuesday 16 October 2007 9:48:23 pm you wrote:
> Hello Digikam folks!
>
> I just bought a Nikon D40 digital camera, and I've been shooting in RAW
> mode for a while.  I've imported the pictures into digikam, but when I go
> to export them to Jpeg, they don't appear the same as Digikam's thumbnails
> show them to be.  The jpegs seem to lose a lot of the color and warmth of
> the originals.  Is this normal?  Is there a way to change this?  I played
> around with the settings in the exporter, but I have to say its pretty much
> over my head!
>
> Here's a couple links demonstrating the problem, the first is a screenshot
> in digikam of the RAW image, and the second is the output file after
> export.
>
> http://bobthecowboy.homelinux.net/~bsanders/files/ClareRAW.jpg
> http://bobthecowboy.homelinux.net/~bsanders/files/Clare.jpg
>
> Again, sorry if this is common knowledge!  I'm still pretty new to RAW
> photography.
>
> I'm a big fan of Digikam, though!
>
> Bill