Darktable noise profile for a new camera on Windows

Software darktable
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Hey everyone,

I’m planning to get the new Nikon Z5 II as an upgrade from my D3500, but noticed that since the camera is quite new, there are no noise profiles for darktable yet.

I run darktable on Windows 11, but I’ve got a Linux machine available to get a self-compiled darktable running.

The question is, if I successfully obtain the tarball as described in the tutorial (I’m going to make a thread if something goes wrong), will I be able to import it to my darktable on Windows and use it? Or will I have to submit it and wait for a new darktable version?

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I don’t think you need to self compile unless the camera raw isn’t supported in the current stable. Otherwise you need to rum some scripts.

There is a CLI flag to import your own noise profile json, so yes you’ll be able to use it.

I need to do this for the GFX 100S II as well.

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It should be, I can try to load a pre-production unit RAW (haven’t found a production unit RAW yet) into darktable, but it should theoretically work.

EDIT:
Raw imports fine, 24-70 f/4 lens is recognized too :ok_hand:

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It is expected that you contribute the profile to the project as well at some point so the others can benefit.

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Yes, ofc, that too :sweat_smile: Mainly 'cause it is expected that there are going to be quite a few new Z5 II owners in the next years, especially once the camera is common on the second-hand market

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