Darktable plugin in Gimp

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That would explain why GIMP doesn’t try to use darktable.

Since I mentioned several requirements in my last messages it might be a good thing to put them all together in one list.

darktable requirements:

  • At least version 1.7.0 of darktable.
  • Lua support. Mentioned in darktable --version
  • OpenEXR support. Mentioned in darktable --version for the latest development builds. Otherwise look for “OpenEXR” being an available format in darktable’s export module.
  • darktable needs to be in PATH for GIMP to find it. If you can start darktable by just typing darktable in a shell and hitting enter you are golden.

GIMP requirements:

  • A development build of the 2.9 branch, newer than Mai 2016. That was when the feature got added. Or anything newer once released (2.10, …)
  • OpenEXR support in GIMP. Look for “OpenEXR” in the available image formats in GIMP’s open dialog.
  • With the above two requirements met you should have the “file-darktable” plugin in GIMP. Open the “Select File Type” list in the lower left corner of GIMP’s open dialog and look for a bunch of entries starting with “Raw”.

If all of those points are confirmed and it still doesn’t work I’d like to hear about it.

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