Digikam raw files and darktable

[Simon Frei]

In linux there is already the option "Open with..." which is what you
are asking for.
Juan wants to go one step further and generate thumbnails of raw fails
according to how they are processed, using external tools.

On 13/01/17 19:46, cerp wrote:
> Dear Juan Jose,
>
> I think it is an interesting concept particularly if the plugin
> allowed to chose every time from a series of possible RAW editors.
>
> Best,
>
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> Quoting Juan Jose Casafranca <jjcasmar at gmail.com>:
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>> And that is my intentionm not replacing the raw editoe but calling the
>> external one to receive the edited image
>>
>> El 13 ene. 2017 5:01 PM, "cerp" <cerp at eeos.biz> escribió:
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>>> Dear all,
>>>
>>> Then we would need to have a fork for RawTherapee, one for LightZone
>>> (which I both prefer to Darktable for RAF file editing) and so on ....
>>> would it not be better to have a mechanism to use the preferred editor?
>>>
>>> Best Regards
>>>
>>> Quoting Andrey Goreev <aegoreev at gmail.com>:
>>>
>>> I agree 100% but digikam devs have their own point of view on how the
>>>> program should look like and we need to respect it.
>>>> This is how fork projects appear. If it is not too complicated to
>>>> replace
>>>> libraw with darktable a fork could be not a bad idea.
>>>> Someone will have to maintain it though, new versions of both
>>>> digikam and
>>>> darktable come out pretty frequently.
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
>>>> -------- Original message --------From: Juan Jose Casafranca <
>>>> jjcasmar at gmail.com> Date: 2017-01-13  8:29 AM  (GMT-07:00) To:
>>>> digiKam -
>>>> Home Manage your photographs as a professional with the power of open
>>>> source <digikam-users at kde.org> Cc: gimp-user-list at gnome.org,
>>>> darktable-user <darktable-user at lists.darktable.org> Subject: Re:
>>>> Digikam
>>>> raw files and darktable
>>>> Thanks Albrecht, that's exactly my opinion and the reason I want to
>>>> develop this module :-)
>>>> 2017-01-12 15:15 GMT+01:00 J Albrecht <heviiguy at gmail.com>:
>>>>
>>>> On 07 Jan 2017, at 09:41, Juan Jose Casafranca <jjcasmar at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> They need a way to organize
>>>> their library, which DK is good at, and a way to process raw files,
>>>> which
>>>> DT is
>>>> good at (DK is not a good raw processor and DT is not good for library
>>>> management).
>>>> For the Developer’s benefit, I’d like to reiterate the above
>>>> statement:
>>>> digiKam is a brilliant program but please, let’s maintain the focus on
>>>> where it is brilliant rather than trying to craft it into an
>>>> all-singing-all-dancing piece of bloatware comprising relatively
>>>> mediocre
>>>> modules just for the sake of doing so. In the FOSS realm, digikam
>>>> is an
>>>> excellent Digital Asset Management program, darktable is, IMHO, the
>>>> best
>>>> Raw editor and GIMP is unparalleled for post-processing. It’s folly
>>>> and
>>>> perhaps a bit arrogant to assume that Users would willingly be
>>>> hobbled by
>>>> using only one program simply because they are “loyal” to that
>>>> program.
>>>> Wouldn’t it be nice if we could just all get along….
>>>>
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