I am very happy with the new version! Many thanks to the developers!!!
However, I’m still struggling with color management issue (which has nothing to do with the new version of darktable).
I’ve prepared the picture as you can see for the web. As a next step I wanted to alter the processing for the print.
Therefore I activated softproof and set the softproof profile to “SaalDigital_Softproof_Fuji.icc”, which is a profile I downloaded from my printing service.SaalDigital_SoftProof_Fuji.icc (427.8 KB)
I then activated the new clipping warning.
In preview mode “luminance only” and “full gamut” the whole picture turns blue (color scheme red & blue)
If I understood the previous thread you mention, the pipeline “interior” does not work with LUT profiles, but the output stage does work. So you can’t see a soft proof, but the output will nevertheless be ready for the printing service. To verify this, and assuming you have Gimp, open the output file in Gimp and it should report what profile it finds, which should be your Fuji one. (?you might need to check gimp preferences to ensure it will report on the profile found?). I guess there are other pieces of s/ware which can also do this, maybe dt itself, anyone?
When I tried using the Tone Equalizer, it revealed some strange areas in the bokeh, saying they were at around level -15. Anything I did with the module made those areas look very splotchy. So, I removed it from the workflow.
I haven’t tried the tone equalizer on this pic.
I use it sometimes when dealing with a huge dynamic range. But generally I find that module difficult to manage.
Kingfisher feathers contain no blue pigment (they’re really brown!). The blue colour comes from the structure of the feathers which produces an iridescent effect.
