There are still bug fixes coming, which is good. But nevertheless we just released a release candidate tarball, available for download from here:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/darktable/files/darktable/1.0/darktable-1.0~rc1.tar.gz/download
which will hopefully help us to get rid of the last couple of remaining bugs before 1.0. For install instructions have a look on how to compile from source.
This is a rough outline of the changes since 0.9.3 (quite sure we forgot something, it’s been > 1000 commits):
bugfixes
translations (we now have chinese!)
new cameras supported
- Leica M9
- NX100/NX5/NX10/NX11
- Panasonic DMC-GX1
- Pentax K-r
- Canon Powershot S100
- Olympus XZ-1
- Olympus E-P3
- Sony DSLR A330
- Sony NEX-5N
- Canon EOS 1000D
- Canon EOS 600D
- Sony Alpha 390
- Fuji Finepix HS20EXR
removed gconf: not used anymore, we have our own backend
new modules:
- shadows & highlights
- enhanced tone curve. now operates in a and b channels as well
- keywords. allows usage and reordering of hierarchical keywords
new cache:
- faster
- reduces needed memory
- more thumbnails stored on disk
read embedded jpegs for creating thumbnails (faster folder import)
unity launcher support (ubuntu)
increased general speed on sqlite3 (journaled)
quicktool bar: exposure, presets and styles
shortcuts support – key accelerators (GSoC)
modular ui
new color picker
web gallery export now with next/prev buttons per image
refactored modules:
- import
- snapshots (enable sliding separation line between before/after images)
- metadata
In case you didn’t notice yet, there is now also a quite active blog with some insights in ongoing development and new modules, you might want to check it out.
We’ve updated the about dialog and the manpage with a new author list including the period release-0.9.3..master, but please double check if we forgot someone …
Thanks all for being a great community, thanks to all contributors! We know how hard it is to spare a few minutes each week to make dt great!
Enjoy the release, let us know about any remaining issues!
RAW image edition is a very complex domain, and you guys are making it accessible with an Open Source software that looks and behave very professional!
I have a question about the xmp files(and can be extended to any file created in the image folder). The ext4 file system I use for the raw and processed images have 64K block size, so the xmp files while just under 4K eats up 64K for each image ID. Can these be relocated in a different location? Or could they all be saved in a single compressed file in the folder? Or could they be maintained in a sqlite DB? The side effect of not modifying or creating any files in images folder could allow for using darktable with read-only media also.
those files are created for your data safety. All data in the XMPs is in your sqlite database, so those files are for redundancy only. You can turn of writing XMP sidecar files in the preferences. Go to core options and uncheck "write xmp sidecar file for each image" - but beware: if you loose your database, all oyur processing is gone.
regards, Simon
still the major complain that i still have is the snapshot tool, i am unable to zoom into both images at the same time inorder to get a close comparision! question is will we be seeing a better comparision tool ( before and after tool) in the near future, or is it under development!! i would love to see such a tool..! then that would mmake DT perfect for all my needs..!
BTW great work....! cheers!
as you say: all cameras supported by libraw are supported by darktable. But libraw is only our fallback - first we try to use rawspeed for raw loading since it's a lot faster.
Furthermore we have enhanced color matrices for several cameras - best way to check is just firing up darktable and check with one of your images.
best regards,
Simon