Clarity in darktable

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@obe

……and this is not often required? If yes, I suggest that the user manual is modified so you up front are advised to turn on filmic using your settings and not touch it again unless you have special needs.

As of now, you have to read through page 108-114 and try to digest the information. In the end, you get a suggested simple workflow, but more complicated than the one presented in your video.

I am but a designer. Meaning I try to solve people’s problems.

Some people (like me) want a fine-grained control. They can tweak filmic ad nauseam, following the manual.

Some people want a semi-automatic way to process images. So they can use a preset, leave filmic as set, and bother about exposure.

Nothing is ever required. It’s all about matching intent and method.

@obe

By the way: you can assign a shortcut to your excellent preset by presets>shortcuts>global>styles and then click on the style you want to assign a shortcut to

AH, I knew it was possible somewhere Thanks !

@obe

Yours answer seems to indicate that the channel mixer is an elementary and simple tool, easy to master. But that turns out not to be the case.

Yes, the channel mixer is a simple tool, at the foundation of image processing. It does exactly what the input color profile does : a matrix multiplication. As most simple operations, it is very powerful in terms of use. And yet, simple operation doesn’t mean simple to use. I don’t think you can escape some theory if you want to use it.