Darktable Tricks

The most important ones:

  1. Check amount and location of a module: Change the module’s blend mode to “difference”. This one is so important, it would deserve a hotkey for temporary activation of this mode. This is of particular help e.g. to determine the threshold for sharpening. Example:

    I learned this one from one of Harry Durgins videos.
  2. Quick rating of images: Import with no star rating, then set view mode in lighttable to “unstarred only”. Now, set screen to show only one image (I do typically “alt-1” to show only one image, “f11” to go full screen and “tab” to hide panels). After giving a star rating by pressing “1” to “5” or “r” for “reject”, the current image disappears and the next one is shown.
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