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| Once you have imported a few photos, you'll see them on a lighttable-style layout. The lighttable itself can operate in two ways: it can be an array of photos (a sort of File Manager mode), or it can be a dynamic photo viewer with mouse-wheel zooming and middle-mouse click-drag navigation (think Google-map navigation, except instead with a middle-click instead of left-click, or just think of Blender navigation). To switch between modes, use the **file manager** pop-up menu at the bottom of the lighttable panel. | Once you have imported a few photos, you'll see them on a lighttable-style layout. The lighttable itself can operate in two ways: it can be an array of photos (a sort of File Manager mode), or it can be a dynamic photo viewer with mouse-wheel zooming and middle-mouse click-drag navigation (think Google-map navigation, except instead with a middle-click instead of left-click, or just think of Blender navigation). To switch between modes, use the **file manager** pop-up menu at the bottom of the lighttable panel. | ||
| - | [{{ lighttable_darktable.jpg?700 |The light table view of Darktable. }}] | + | [{{ daktable_lighttable.jpg?700 |The light table view of Darktable. }}] |
| The lighttable is truly just a photo viewer; there's not much to it, aside from looking at all of your many choices, and possibly rating them (1 to 5 stars) based on how you (or your client) feels about them. The star-rating system is also a form of tags, so later in the process, you can view, for example, only the photos above a certain number of stars. | The lighttable is truly just a photo viewer; there's not much to it, aside from looking at all of your many choices, and possibly rating them (1 to 5 stars) based on how you (or your client) feels about them. The star-rating system is also a form of tags, so later in the process, you can view, for example, only the photos above a certain number of stars. | ||
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| Each of these modes is accessible from the labels in the upper right corner of the Darktable window. | Each of these modes is accessible from the labels in the upper right corner of the Darktable window. | ||
| - | [{{ lighttable_rooms.jpg |Mode buttons. }}] | + | [{{ daktable_rooms.jpg |Mode buttons. }}] |
| Photo editing work is done in the **darkroom** panel. To activate the darkroom panel, select a photo and click the **darkroom** label in the top right corner of the Darktable window. | Photo editing work is done in the **darkroom** panel. To activate the darkroom panel, select a photo and click the **darkroom** label in the top right corner of the Darktable window. | ||
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| Generally, the darkroom workflow in Darktable starts with the right panel. Any filter placed on a photograph appears in the right filter stack. All available filters are in the bottom right panel, labeled **More Modules**. | Generally, the darkroom workflow in Darktable starts with the right panel. Any filter placed on a photograph appears in the right filter stack. All available filters are in the bottom right panel, labeled **More Modules**. | ||
| - | [{{ lighttable_modules.jpg |Filters stack and module repository. }}] | + | [{{ darktable_modules.jpg |Filters stack and module repository. }}] |
| To start, select an image from the lighttable and try adding a filter, or enabling one of the default filters by making a change to some value. You might try the **levels** filter to enhance the shadows and highlights; this filter is tagged as a member of the **tone** group, so you can find it quickly by clicking the **tone group** button at the top of the filter panel on the right. The **group** buttons are the same as any other tag in Darktable; they show items that have been designated as part of a their domain. Roll your mouse over each one to see the groups you have to choose from. | To start, select an image from the lighttable and try adding a filter, or enabling one of the default filters by making a change to some value. You might try the **levels** filter to enhance the shadows and highlights; this filter is tagged as a member of the **tone** group, so you can find it quickly by clicking the **tone group** button at the top of the filter panel on the right. The **group** buttons are the same as any other tag in Darktable; they show items that have been designated as part of a their domain. Roll your mouse over each one to see the groups you have to choose from. | ||
| - | [{{ lighttable_group.jpg |Groups of filters. }}] | + | [{{ darktable_group.jpg |Groups of filters. }}] |
| In the levels palette, adjust the black, gray, and white levels of your photo and you'll see the results immediately. Or you could try the **colour correction** filter, tagged as a member of the **colour** group (so you would click on the appropriate **group** button to find it, or look in the **more modules** panel to add it it to your stack if it is not already there). | In the levels palette, adjust the black, gray, and white levels of your photo and you'll see the results immediately. Or you could try the **colour correction** filter, tagged as a member of the **colour** group (so you would click on the appropriate **group** button to find it, or look in the **more modules** panel to add it it to your stack if it is not already there). | ||
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| To access a filter preset, use the **menu** icon to the left of a filter's name. For instance, if you want to convert your photo to black-and-white, click the **menu** icon next to the **colour zones** filter (one of the many filters that can produce a grayscale effect) and choose **black & white film**. Alternatively, just right-click the **colour zones** filter title and choose from the presets that appear. | To access a filter preset, use the **menu** icon to the left of a filter's name. For instance, if you want to convert your photo to black-and-white, click the **menu** icon next to the **colour zones** filter (one of the many filters that can produce a grayscale effect) and choose **black & white film**. Alternatively, just right-click the **colour zones** filter title and choose from the presets that appear. | ||
| - | [{{ lighttable_pre.jpg |Filter presets. }}] | + | [{{ darktable_pre.jpg |Filter presets. }}] |
| Any setting you create in a filter can be saved as a preset for later use by selecting **store new preset...** option from the preset menu. | Any setting you create in a filter can be saved as a preset for later use by selecting **store new preset...** option from the preset menu. | ||
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| To take a snapshot of your work, click the **take snapshot** button in the top left corner of the Darktable window. | To take a snapshot of your work, click the **take snapshot** button in the top left corner of the Darktable window. | ||
| - | [{{ lighttable_snapshot.jpg |Compare a snapshot to your current work. }}] | + | [{{ darktable_snapshot.jpg?666 |Compare a snapshot to your current work. }}] |
| Once you've taken a snapshot, it's listed in the **snapshots** panel. As you continue to work, you can always compare snapshots to your photo's current state by clicking on a snapshot name. This displays a split-screen view of the snapshot and your photo. | Once you've taken a snapshot, it's listed in the **snapshots** panel. As you continue to work, you can always compare snapshots to your photo's current state by clicking on a snapshot name. This displays a split-screen view of the snapshot and your photo. | ||
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| A more permanent solution to have one photograph serve as the base image for several final versions is to //duplicate// a photo. Like a snapshot, a "duplicate" photo in Darktable is //not a literal copy// of the base image; Darktable just saves the filters you've applied to a photo and shows you another representation of the base image with those filters applied to it, as though it had made a copy. It's analogous to viewing one physical print through a red gel, and then through a blue gel, and then a yellow gel, and so on. The result is two versions of the same "physical" computer file in Darktable (but not on your hard drive). | A more permanent solution to have one photograph serve as the base image for several final versions is to //duplicate// a photo. Like a snapshot, a "duplicate" photo in Darktable is //not a literal copy// of the base image; Darktable just saves the filters you've applied to a photo and shows you another representation of the base image with those filters applied to it, as though it had made a copy. It's analogous to viewing one physical print through a red gel, and then through a blue gel, and then a yellow gel, and so on. The result is two versions of the same "physical" computer file in Darktable (but not on your hard drive). | ||
| - | [{{ lighttable_duplicate.jpg |Duplicate a photo's filtered view in lighttable mode. }}] | + | [{{ daktable_duplicate.jpg?666 |Duplicate a photo's filtered view in lighttable mode. }}] |
| To make a duplicate of a photo, go back to the lighttable view and select the photo you want to duplicate. From the **selected images** panel on the right, click the **duplicate** button. | To make a duplicate of a photo, go back to the lighttable view and select the photo you want to duplicate. From the **selected images** panel on the right, click the **duplicate** button. | ||
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| First, select the image or images you want to to export on the lighttable. | First, select the image or images you want to to export on the lighttable. | ||
| - | [{{ lighttable_export.jpg |Export a photo or group of photos. }}] | + | [{{ daktable_export.jpg?666 |Export a photo or group of photos. }}] |
| Reveal the **export selected** panel on the right and set the destination of where you want to save the files. Select the format and quality, and then click the **export** button. If you're working with relatively flat and small files, the export will probably happen quickly; allow more time for RAW exports. | Reveal the **export selected** panel on the right and set the destination of where you want to save the files. Select the format and quality, and then click the **export** button. If you're working with relatively flat and small files, the export will probably happen quickly; allow more time for RAW exports. | ||
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| Darktable has a very respectable, albeit somewhat hidden, preference panel. To access it, go to the lighttable view and click the **gear** icon hiding up in the right corner atop the lighttable panel. | Darktable has a very respectable, albeit somewhat hidden, preference panel. To access it, go to the lighttable view and click the **gear** icon hiding up in the right corner atop the lighttable panel. | ||
| - | [{{ lighttable_gear.jpg |The gateway to the secret preferences panel. }}] | + | [{{ darktable_gear.jpg |The gateway to the secret preferences panel. }}] |
| Most of the Darktable defaults are reasonable, but if you're accustomed to keyboard conventions from another application or just your own habits, or are particularly allergic to something that Darktable implements (such as using the ''Backspace'' key, universally used to //delete// something, as the back button in the lighttable view), then you can change almost everything about the keyboard layout. | Most of the Darktable defaults are reasonable, but if you're accustomed to keyboard conventions from another application or just your own habits, or are particularly allergic to something that Darktable implements (such as using the ''Backspace'' key, universally used to //delete// something, as the back button in the lighttable view), then you can change almost everything about the keyboard layout. | ||
| - | [{{ lighttable_pref.jpg |The preferences panel. }}] | + | [{{ darktable_pref.jpg?600 |The preferences panel. }}] |
| ===Learn More==== | ===Learn More==== | ||