11/12/2023 0 Comments Darktable vs raw therapee![]() ![]() I've haven't gotten around the non subscription, paid software, as I want make sure I have the time to get a good grasp of it during the trial period, but which ones are most like LR that I should look at? I am not that fussed with the tagging/organising/archiving side of LR (I'll try get by with a folder system), but I am after something that I can use to cull images and powerful non-destructive RAW editor.Ī few years back, when I was looking for options to ditch Lightroom (due to their subscription model), I briefly tried Darktable.Īfter some initial reading and watching a few tutorials, I managed to develop a few pictures, but oh my god! It was a nightmare, it was neither user friendly nor intuitive at all, I found it to be very capable but way too technical. It is possible to switch the creative cloud subscription on/off as you need it? Once you switch it off, can you still export your previous edits? So should I just suck it up and pay for LR CC? I'm really not keen and gonna hate paying for it when not using it during more busy or uninspired periods. I haven't been following the latest LR updates, but the new LR classic seems even more powerful with their automasking tools. So all this time spent trialling and learning new software, makes wonder if it's actually worth it? I've become very familiar using LR6 and comfortable with the sliders, shortcuts, and just how everything works. Could be more of a thing to do with narrative select only applying star ratings to the JPG and not both the JPG&RAW when they are grouped together. Doesn't seem too bad, however the star rating from narrative select seems to only transfer over to the jpg file instead of both RAW+jpg. ![]() Digicam - only just trialling it for sorting and organising photos. The star ratings from narrative select doesn't seem to transfer over Feels clunky a bit sluggish even with a fairly high specced macbook. Rawtherapee - seems more easier to use than dark table, however still a learning curve. Darktable - seems overwhelming, no idea what to do - probably pretty powerful but seems a steep learning curve Would be good to have basic push/pull of RAW files Some limitations in that it doesn't show histogram or highlights/shadow clipping. Actually not a bad software, only 4 projects a months for free, can pay for more projects. I've been using 'narrative select' to cull and rate images. However so far it's been a struggle with the new software. I've fiddled around with a few different free/open source software, and may continue trying some of the trials for the paid alternatives. I don't use photoshop or know how to use it well, so I don't see as much value with the photo shop bundled with it. I also don't like the idea of an endless subscription. I know there would be periods where I wouldn't use the adobe software for many months, and it would feel a complete waste paying for software that I don't use. Photography is just a hobby that my interest wax and wanes with. I'm not keen on the subcription model for the latest LR classic with adobe creative cloud. However it turns out the old LR software doesn't work in the new macOS. I bought a new macbook pro with a larger hard drive, thinking I would initially use the DNG convertor and install my old LR 6 onto the new macbook. However with a newer camera (the sony a7c) the RAWs aren't automatically supported, and the files are quite big. Space was limited on the older macbook air, so I'd often have to move photos off to a hard drive after I've editted them. Using older cameras that were supported in the older LR6, I've managed to get by even though its a little slow rendering 1:1 full size previews. I've been using stand alone classic LR 6 on a very old macbook air for quite some time. ![]()
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