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Darktable 5.2 Open-Source RAW Image Editor Released with New Features
Highlights of Darktable 5.2 include support for viewing snapshots side by side with the current image, a new “Raster Mask Import” module, and a new multi-preset export section that allows you to export selected images with multiple presets in a single run.
The new Darktable release also makes the Sigmoid module the default tone-mapper selected for new installations and makes the metadata module fully configurable, allowing you to add and maintain any tags that are supported by exiv2. It also enables support for arranging presets in submenus.
Linuxiac:
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Darktable 5.2 Raw Photo Editing Tool Released
One of the standout additions is the side-by-side snapshot comparison—users can now split the viewport to compare edited versions directly instead of relying on overlays. Meanwhile, the metadata module has been overhauled, offering full customization for supported EXIF/IPTC tags via Exiv2.
For advanced masking workflows, the new raster mask import module allows PFM files to be imported as scalable masks, with control over RGB channel blending. Additionally, the Sigmoid module now serves as the default tone-mapper for fresh installations, reflecting its growing adoption for natural-looking highlights and shadows.
Ji M:
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Darktable 5.2.0 Released with Raster Mask Import [Ubuntu PPA]
Darktable, the popular free open-source photography app and raw developer, released new 5.2.0 version few days ago! The new release introduced side-by-side view (aka split view) to preview the different between snapshot and current images.
FOSS Force:
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Darktable: The Open Source Lightroom Alternative Every Shooter Needs - FOSS Force
Lightroom is Adobe’s photo editing and management app that was designed for photographers to do nondestructive editing (making changes without permanently altering the original image) of digital images. It’s an important piece of software because it makes it possible to not only manage photos but also to retouch them with tools for exposure, white balance, color grading, tone curve, HSL (Hue, Saturation, and Luminance), crop, distortion correction, and more.
Darktable is the open source, cross-platform take on Lightroom that is aimed at nondestructive postproduction editing of raw images. Like Lightroom, Darktable is designed for photographers and is capable of managing large photo libraries.
Keep in mind that Darktable was created to work with raw images. For those who don’t know, a raw image file contains unprocessed data from a camera’s image sensor. A raw image is often referred to as a “digital negative,” and almost always requires a bit of work in post-production to make the image look good. Raw is a proprietary format and yields a much larger dynamic range with better highlights and shadows, superior colors, and more detail than the traditional JPEG option.