[Digikam-users] RAW workflow and tags

[Gilles Caulier]

2009/5/12 Leonardo Giordani <leonardo.giordani at treuropa.com>:
>> Better : you can open RAW in editor using RAW Import tool. all
>> settings are there with preview. Just set on right option from Editor
>> settings page.
>
> Well, the Editor is really impressive, complete and with live preview.
> With it my results are outstanding. Thanks developers!
>
> But once I found the correct paramenters with the Editor I open the batch
> converter and it is really different (just like the 0.9.x one).
>
> a. It does not retain the parameters as set in the Editor. In 0.9 I could open
> one of my images, set the WB etc and then open the batch converter and have
> the same paramenters automatically applied.
>
> b. Parameters have not the same meaning or effect. For example Editor's
> Exposure value is not present in batch converter; there is a Brightness
> control, but it has not the same effect (I can post images if it is not clear).
>
> Should Batch Queue Manager fix this?

Yes and not. BQM will use common Raw decoding settings from digiKam setup.

Post processing come from editor core. It's not yet shared, but will
do it later.


Batch Raw Converter is a kipi-plugins. It don't use digiKam core. It's
a separated tool. With BQM, it become obsolete, but still available...

If you want to test BQM, welcome... checkout code from svn (0.11.0
release, compile and install)

>
> How do you manage RAW? Do you convert all them to DNG?

Not yet for me. I convert RAW to PNG (all metadata preserved), in 16
bits color depth demosaiced of course using editor. I never store JPG
on my computer . JPEG is lossy compression format. It's dedicated to
web publishing. When PNG are ready to post, i run BQM, and i will take
a coffee..

> And then do you convert
> them with Batch Converter? And how do you find the correct parameters?

In general, few settings , needs to be adjusted, especially in post
processing. I always use 16 bits color depth of course (8 bits is a
non sence for me, else use JPEG instead), AHD interpolation (the
best), and sometime, i use NR wavelets correction (take a while, but
very good results)

I don't use Color management.

Raw import tool remember settings between session.

In the future, tools settings will be shared between editor and BQM,
but it's require a lots of code move for that. Not yet done.

>
> Thank you for the patience with a novice...
>

De nada..

Gilles Caulier