Hi @hanke ,
I can imagine you’re a bit overwhelmed now with all tips, advice and url’s. I’m - as well as you - relatively new to darktable, started beginning this year coming from LR + PS. So I’ve/I’m more or less experienced/ing something you experience.
I have a request for you which is in line of the above:
Would you mind posting one or a couple of photo’s in the ‘play raw’ category? Photo’s you found hard to get matching your vision. Maybe even share what you want to achieve with each photo and what you’ve tried… I think this will be a very direct way to learn on the job. You’ll get back from us our - sometimes crazy - idea’s in the form of an .xmp file with all used modules and settings within it. When you import this .xmp you’ll see what’s been done to your photo to reach a certain result. I feel this is one of the best and nicest ways to progress! Hope you like doing so.
More about Play Raw and import multiple xmp. files
Kind regards, Jetze