1/21/2024 0 Comments Darktable mask parameter hsl![]() ![]() zone system: I do not use it much but it is nice to visualize the zones of an image color correction: (I never enabled the color balance and color zones, I'll give it a try) lens correction: (even if some lenses are not fully recognized and have to be manually selected, like the 12-40) For heavy lifting: raw denoise, non-local means and bilateral, often together. denoise (profiled): for quick and easy denoise (usually setting it to a lower strength). equalizer: (with clarity preset (with 20% opacity) or freely) My most used modules not already shown are: Sometimes the colours can be quite different from the Oly ones (skyes for example) and very hard to replicate but most of the time the default rendering is very good. It works really fast, just place a few clicks on the contour of the area, adjust the fall off with the mouse wheel and done. I could've brushed it in (similar to LR) but I much prefer the selection drawing for precise results. This is a small example but it's hugely useful, and remember it can be used on basically all modules.įor my picture I chose to do a simple drawn mask. You get a mask that covers only the specified hue range from that particular area. ![]() ![]() You choose drawn+parametric, draw your area of interest and than combine with a specific hue range. Let's say you want to dodge a part of the image but want to put more emphasis on a specific hue range. The masks can be brushed in, drawn, set up by parameters such as Luminance, Chroma, Hue etc, or even parametric and drawn. Virtually all effect modules in Darktable can be applied in various blend modes (similar with the layer blending in PS, with several ways to mask the effect. Now let's do selective exposure compensation - Dodging as known by the more experienced darkroom veterans. Highlight_shadow by Dragos Simionescu, on Flickr Subscribe to see EXIF info for this image (if available) Other "default modules" are Sharpening (with a "general" preset) and Denoise, set up for slight Chroma noise reduction, similar to what LR provides as default. I'm pleased with this preset, might require some fine tuning depending on the actual scene but it works ok as a starting point. My goal was to start with something very close to what OV3 would produce and be able to take it much further with some modern PP tools. This includes a contrast curve and a HSL preset that I developed by comparing several pictures with the default Olympus jpeg conversion. Some may object with my results which is perfectly fine, the purpose here is to show the tools which obviously some may use to a better end result. The goal is to improve it as much as possible without ruining the mood - a sunny seaside afternoon. Here is a short tutorial for an everyday scenario: A picture taken in not so great lighting, harsh with challenging colors. It does have a lot more capabilities than LR, but for the basic 99% of image processing it's very simple. Nevertheless I decided to learn Darktable and found it's very well laid out, with a good manual and no features that would require to "unlearn" anything. Many (including myself) were probably put off by the interface and the challenge of learning a new software. Maybe some of you read my other topic discussing what I view as the best Raw Processor for the Olympus files.
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