Youâre right. I didnât take that into account. Here is without:
@pdvpjepj: In case youâre not aware, you can load development settings not only from XMPs, but also JPG output (so you can download @s7haboâs last image, and in darktable use the load sidecar file button:
Then switch the file selector to show all files and pick the downloaded JPG:
And the lighttable is updated (you can make a duplicate of the image before you do this, and load the history stack into that copy):
I donât understand this: are the settings embedded into the jpg? Or does dt do something similar to the auto-matched curve in RT?
You can only do this if the JPG was exported using darktable, AND darktable embedded the processing settings. WIth 3.4, there is a âcogwheelâ icon next to âexportâ button:
See âExport selectedâ in the darktable usermanual under the âmetadataâ heading.
On the master branch, you have a preferences item in the âhamburger menuâ of the module.
Double filmic, wow!
It looks like the last image was a screen dump not an uploaded jpg so not sure this would still work I havenât had a chance to tryâŚif so @s7habo what tweak did you add to the updated imageâŚ
I masked fringe and corrected colors with color balance module .
ThanksâŚso likely just a parametric mask and then a color tweak??.I sometimes use the autodesaturate picker in CZ module and select on something like that then bump the mixer around if neededâŚthat can work pretty well too I have found
Itâs a real darktable export; it is the file I used in the screenshots above.
Would you care to explain the thought process behind the steps? E.g. how did it occur to you to use two filmic instances; and how did you figure out what highlight restoration settings to use with filmic?
Looks really good. Much better than c1. Looking at the C1 and some DT examples I thought just crop that top part. But your image really makes the sky look like not being heavily blown.
I am not at my PC to check but I have used an instance where I shift the latitude all the way up and then saturate itâŚit adds nice color to the highlights. I see also a massive negative threshold so that must act to boost the effect that Boris appliedâŚI notice he also moved the slider away from color and towards grayâŚlots of small things to try
This was simply an experiment. Iâm just curious which modules are good for increasing contrast with blend mode multiply or multiply reverse. I tried several before and it was filmicâs turn. That is all. Now I know about the strengths and weaknesses of different modules and when to use which one.
Do not expect anything particularly intelligent. I read popup info and just moved sliders until it worked. If that didnât work, I would have selected sky, taken colorize module and recolored sky. It didnât have any details that needed to be reconstructed anyway.
I used some gradients for exposure adjustment, and the relight preset in tone equalizer. Disable the highlight reconstruction module and just handled that part in filmic. I also added a second color balance module to reduce the contrast in the sky because it looked too strong to me after I lowered the exposure there.
I also find subtract used at a very low opacity really is nice for contrastâŚits almost like a dehaze in fact I I use a strait tone curve with 10-20& opacity blended with subtract and I find it really niceâŚin a way it seems more targeted than multiply which can start to bump saturation more than contrastâŚI am sure you have tried it but if not see what you thinkâŚ
Yes, I have, and it is indeed a very nice gentle effect. Although multiply increases the saturation, I recommend applying it to RGB Curve. If you then reverse S Curve, you will get a nice contrast very quickly.
Thanks, everybody! It will take me a while to work through the suggestions.