Questions tagged [darktable]
Darktable is a free and open-source photography workflow application and RAW developer.
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How to reset darktable
I need a way of reseting darktable to its factory settings.
With shotwell it is simply a case of deleting the home directory for shotwell, but there doesn't appear to be one for DT under the ...
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Darktable is not opening: "Error locking database"
After I installed the Inkscape (I believe that it was just after the installation of this software), my Darktable application is not working.
The software just does not start and sometimes it shows ...
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How do I enable automatically nvidia-uvm?
in order to use darktable with OpenCL everytime before starting darktable I have to issue
sudo modprobe nvidia-uvm
sudo mknod -m 666 /dev/nvidia-uvm c 250 0
What is the right way to enable nvidia-...
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GIMP installed via FlatPak asks me to install DarkTable, but I've already installed it. (not via Flatpak). How can I get GIMP to find it?
I'm running Ubuntu 18.04 MATE and recently downloaded GIMP 2.10 as a Flatpak. I also have Darktable loaded (not a Flatpak) as I work with RAW format photos. I want to be able to post process RAW ...
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Enable OpenCL on Ubuntu 20.04 for Darktable on Thinkpad T495(AMD iGPU)
I have a Thinkpad T495 with AMD 3500 PRO:
$ lspci | grep VGA
06:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Picasso (rev d2)
Using clinfo command I can see that the ...
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Export an image with darktable
I'm very new to darktable. I can't export (or save) my new modified image. It's version is 1.2.3 (is it outdated?)
Searched for a while; they said here that there should be an "export selected" ...
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Is there an image viewer for ubuntu that will read/apply xmp sidecars?
I tweaked a bunch of Jpeg images in Darktable, which offers non-destructive photo editing. I would like to view my images in a simpler program, like gthumb, but although gthumb says it can read xmp ...
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2 versions on the same software with different features [duplicate]
I installed Darktable in the past through Ubuntu Software Center and it worked perfectly. However, in the Darktable preferences tab, OpenCL was not enabled.
I really want to have OpenCl enabled as ...
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Processing Nikon D5300 Raw images in Ubuntu
I am using Ubuntu 14.04 and I have installed both UFRaw and DarkTable.
but I have problems processing Nikon D5300 raw files (.nef).
Every raw image I open in either application has a purple tint. I ...
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Darktable startup problem: symbol not found
Darktable 2.0.3-1 on Ubuntu 16.04.1 fails to start with this error:
darktable: symbol lookup error: /usr/bin/../lib/darktable /libdarktable.so: undefined symbol: ...
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"Could not load image" error after editing the image with Darktable
I cannot open pictures which I have edited with Darktable.
Thanks for helping!
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Darktable 3 does not have print option (Ubuntu 18.04 Snap install)
I installed Darktable 3.0.1 in Ubuntu 18.04.4 via Software. It installs the Snap version.
But I can't find the print tab (Only visible are: lighttable, darkroom, other, map, slide show).
How to fix ...
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ubuntu 23.10 dark mode is not working
I installed ubuntu 23.10 yesterday. There is a bug here. Dark mode is not working. How can ı fix this bug?enter image description here
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How to uninstall a program (which claims it isn't installed)?
Darktable seems to be installed twice on my machine, once (probably) via the Software Center (which seems slow / unreliable) and once as a Flatpak (cf. https://flathub.org/apps/details/org.darktable....
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How to import new lensfun correction file to darktable installed using snap
System:
Ubuntu 18.04
Darktable installed using snap
darktable version 2.6.2
darktable snap version 38 (ls -la /snap/darktable/current)
Issue
https://github.com/lensfun/lensfun/blob/master/data/db/...
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darktable error locking database
My Darktable application is not working. The software just does not start and sometimes it shows the error:
darktable error locking database ~/darktable/data.db
the database lock file contains a pid ...
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Darktable shows RAW (.NEF) in pink in darkroom
I just installed Darktable, in lighttable mode my raw files are shown proper but in darkroom it shows pinkish.
P.S. Pink overlay on all RAW files did not solved my problem.
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How to get OpenCL working on new Pheonix APU?
I recently call an HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10 A my own. It's the successor of an older Thinkpad with Intel UHD GPU that has become a bit slow for my usecase. But it runs OpenCL in darktable smoothly. ...
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Remove Darktable 3.0.1 installed by Software
I know this question had been asked before but no answer in former questions have worked. I, like many others, wish to have the latest version of Darktable and the software (at ubuntu) only offers 3.0....
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lensfun install failure
[sudo] password for ykarant:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer ...
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No maximize option available on the title bar for `darktable`
I have installed darktable from Ubuntu software center (not the snap package). darktable opens without the maximize button in the title bar as shown in the image below: What is wrong here? I have ...
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ubuntu 20.04 and lensfun
I just did install new ubuntu 20.04 from scratch.
However, in previous versions lensfun & exiv2 were preinstalled (I think so).
Now, there is no lensfun & exiv2 at all.
I did install the exiv2 ...
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Cannot zoom in live view in Darktable?
Using darktable 2.6.0 from PPA on Ubuntu 18.04. I just connected a Canon S3 IS to it, it can be found and connected to from darktable. I get a Live View in darktable, however, the camera only supports ...
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"Failed to import images from camera" in Darktable to NTFS drive
It started when I was trying to import photos from my camera in Darktable to an NTFS HDD (separate from SSD of OS). This is meant to be a shared drive between my dual boots (Windows 10/Ubuntu 18.04). ...
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Change darktable base directory
I am trying to change the base directory in darktable for when I import photos.
I want to save them to a hard drive on the same computer. I reallocated (possibly wrong term) the drive so that it ...
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When attempting to run a script, I recieve the message "ls: cannot access '*.bash_history': No such file or directory"
I have been attempting to make custom base curves in darktable using the following guide
https://web.archive.org/web/20170701041347/http://weeklyedit.com/basecurves/
and also using the replacement ...
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Printing problem: How to install a printer profile in darktable
How I can add a printer profile to darktable 2.2.3 ?
I am on Ubuntu 16.04. When I select the printing profile in the printer menu it says :
> printer ICC profile in home/user/.config/darktable/...
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Darktable no longer starts
When I try to start Darktable 1.6.8 on Ubuntu Studio 15.10, I see an hourglass cursor for about a minute. Then, nothing happens. Same thing when I uninstall and reinstall Darktable.
~/.config/...
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How to change language in Darktable from Ubuntu
Darktable language inexplicably changed itself to Czech
The darktable FAQ says it uses the OS's language.. but my OS's language is English. So where could it be getting the idea it should be Czech? It ...
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