#EXPORT FROM DARKTABLE HOW TO#

When you have finished your work, then you will export and store the result elsewhere. They will exist in Darktable as long as you are working on them. You can think of film rolls as the set of pictures, that you are currently working on. This list is stored in an internal database, which associates each film roll with a directory on your disk storage. Darktable maintains its list of film rolls in collections. These film rolls are usually named after the date of shooting and a title, that is given by you during import. How does Darktable organize pictures?ĭarktable organize your pictures in groups, which it refers to as film rolls. Screenshot of Darktable in which lighttable with import and export features are open.

You can then make your own specialized corrections as necessary. An example of such a module is the lens correction module, that fix known distortions in the lens, that you used to shoot the pictures with. The reason is, that Darktable can load the more data rich raw picture format and automatically apply its advanced correction modules to the editing proces. You could say, that Darktable is an alternative to editors like Gimp and PhotoShop, but Darktable is probably better described as an editor, that you would use before making final adjustments in those editors. What is Darktable?ĭarktable is a free and open source picture editor, but it is really a virtual lighttable and darkroom for photographers, where you can develop your raw digital unedited pictures into exposed, sharp and colorful pictures. It also explains, what Darktable actually does, when you import, export and remove your film rolls.

#EXPORT FROM DARKTABLE HOW TO#

This page explains, how to import, export and remove film rolls and pictures in Darktable.

Export from darktable