Sorry to fill your inboxes with 'fluff' but I am so grateful for such a wonderful piece of software. Thanks to all involved in the darktable project. I am looking forward to loading the new version in the next couple of days. Congratulations, thanks and stay well Alex
On Thu, Jun 22, 2023 at 2:01 AM Pascal Obry <pas...@obry.net> wrote: > We're proud to announce the new feature release of darktable, 4.4.0! > > The github release is here: > https://github.com/darktable-org/darktable/releases/tag/release-4.4.0 > > As always, please don't use the autogenerated tarball provided by > github, but only our tar.xz file. The checksums are: > > $ sha256sum darktable-4.4.0.tar.xz > 8887fc34abd97c4998b0888c3197e0c509d63bdeab2238906915319811f3b080 > darktable-4.4.0.tar.xz > > $ sha256sum darktable-4.4.0-x86_64.dmg > 64af00c1ae160a6e95c459260c7789a431bb050f23afc62f87d6f23f3f06ced1 > darktable-4.4.0-x86_64.dmg > > $ sha256sum darktable-4.4.0-arm64.dmg > 40e41dcf508398fc67b2bce3441ac80b5dc5886e86cad15cf214530f42bf730d > darktable-4.4.0-arm64.dmg > > $ sha256sum darktable-4.4.0-win64.exe > 23a4831ca52c707984b64cc6b9122526e96606ce86b04a0906fe32fd8327d956 > darktable-4.4.0-win64.exe > > When updating from the stable 4.2.x series, please bear in > mind that your edits will be preserved during this process, but the new > library and configuration will no longer be usable with 4.2.x. > > You are strongly advised to take a backup first. > > #### Important note: to make sure that darktable can keep on supporting > the raw file format for your camera, *please* read [this post]( > https://discuss.pixls.us/t/raw-samples-wanted/5420?u=lebedevri) on > how/what raw samples you can contribute to ensure that we have the *full* > raw sample set for your camera under CC0 license! > > Since darktable 4.2: > > - 2700 commits to darktable+rawspeed > - 813 pull requests handled > - 97 issues closed > > > _Please note that the darktable documentation is not currently complete > for release 4.4 > and contributions are greatly appreciated. Please see the > [project documentation]( > https://github.com/darktable-org/dtdocs#contributing) > for more information on how to contribute._ > > ## The Big Ones > > The following is a summary of the main features added to darktable > 4.4. Please see the user manual for more details of the individual > changes (where available). > > - It is now possible to define multiple automatically-applied presets > against a single processing module. Each preset after the first will > be added to a new module instance immediately after the first > instance in the pipeline. > > To better visualise which module instance corresponds to which > preset, the module label will be automatically set to the name of > any preset that matches the current module's parameters. If you > subsequently alter those parameters, the label will be cleared, > unless its parameters match to another preset, in which case it will > be changed to the name of the matched preset. If the module label > has been hand edited it will never be updated automatically. > > A new option (preferences > darkroom > automatically update module > name) has been introduced to allow this functionality to be > disabled. > > - The default parameters of some processing modules have been reworked > to allow them to be more easily used in copy/paste, presets and > styles. > > - Many modules have default parameters based on image metadata or > current workflow, for example: > > - exposure: in a scene-referred workflow, the exposure is adjusted > using the Exif exposure compensation value, > - denoise (profiled): set based on camera and ISO, > - lens correction: set based on camera, lens, focal length, focus > distance, > - base curve: set based on the camera maker, > - white balance: set based on Exif metadata, > - orientation: set based on Exif metadata, > - color calibration: set based on Exif metadata > > For all of these modules it is now possible to paste settings while > ensuring that the proper image metadata is used to set the module > parameters. This is achieved by selecting the "Reset" column in the > preset and style dialogs, which makes the module behave as if its > reset button has been clicked. > > When creating or editing presets, a new option, "reset all module > parameters to their default values", has been added. Choose this > option to auto-add modules to matching images while retaining their > default parameters (including any set based on image metadata). > > This functionality has allowed us to clean up a number of > module-specific hacks that previously achieved similar functionality > (albeit in a more limited way). > > - The default workflow configuration option (preferences > processing > > auto-apply pixel workflow defaults) has now been adjusted to > incorporate the previous chromatic adaptation workflow setting and to > include the new sigmoid module. Options are now as follows: > > - scene-referred (filmic) -- default > - scene-referred (sigmoid) > - display-referred (legacy) > - None > > With these new options, the color calibration module and > scene-referred module order will be automatically applied for all > workflows except "display-referred (legacy)", which will continue to > use only the white balance module for chromatic adaptation. The > value in brackets represents the default module used for tone > mapping (filmic/sigmoid). In the legacy mode, base curve will be > used for tone mapping and in "none" mode, no tone mapping module > will be applied. > > - The scopes module now has a new color harmony overlay option in RYB > vectorscope mode. You can choose from 9 different color harmonies: > > - Monochromatic > - Analogous > - Analogous complementary > - Complementary > - Split complementary > - Dyad > - Triad > - Tetrad > - Square > > These will show as overlays on top of the vectorscope to tell you > where the "harmonic" colors are. You can rotate the overlays by > scrolling with your mouse. > > Color harmony guides can be used along with the global color picker > module to guide you in shifting your image's colors to fit a given > color harmony -- think of them like crop composition guides, but for > colors. > > - A global <kbd>right-click-and-drag</kbd> operation has been added to > allow image rotation to be corrected without first opening the > rotate and perspective module. This operation can be used as long as > the currently-focused module does not already use that shortcut for > another purpose. > > - Drawn mask functionality has been completely overhauled with a large > number of changes and fixes: > > - The "brush smoothing" and "pen pressure" options have been moved > from the global preferences dialog to a new collapsible > "properties" section in the mask manager, so that they can be > changed while drawing and can be assigned shortcuts. > > - The drawn mask shape size/feather/hardness sliders in the mask > manager now use a logarithmic scale and scrolling over them makes > relative adjustments, just like <kbd>Shift+scroll</kbd> over the > shape itself. As with other sliders, <kdb>Ctrl</kbd> or > <kdb>Shift</kbd> can be used to make fine or coarse adjustments > (similarly with shortcut fallbacks enabled). Shortcuts assigned to > the sliders can be used to adjust brush size/hardness while > drawing. > > - A fifth set operator has been added to the mask manager to allow > drawn shapes to be combined in "sum" mode. This allows repeated > brush strokes with low opacity to be layered on top of each other > to increase the strength of the mask. This mode is now the default > for brush shapes. > > - It is now possible to change the set operator (mode) for all > shapes in a group from the right-click menu in the mask manager. > > - Some actions in the mask manager menu previously could be > activated even though they would have no impact on the image in > some contexts. The move up/down actions are therefore now disabled > for the first and last element in a group respectively, and it is > no longer possible to choose a set operator (mode) for the first > element in a group. > > - The sort order of the shapes in mask manager groups has been > reversed so that the lowest ranking shape is at the bottom of the > group. The sort order of shapes outside of a group has also been > changed for consistency. > > - It is now possible for all mask types to be added continuously in > the mask manager. > > - Fixed an issue where the brush was not properly displayed after > being created from the mask manager, and a crash when creating > gradients from the mask manager has also been fixed. > > - For all shapes the editable state is now properly set after > creation making it possible to move and resize the different parts > of the shapes. > > - Fixed a display issue when editing a shape name in the mask manager. > > - Fixed the state of the set operators in the mask manager -- when > moving a mask up/down we now ensure that the first mask has no > operator and that the second one always has an operator assigned. > If no operator has been set yet the default (union) operator is > used. > > - When using a shortcut to add shapes to a drawn (blending) mask the > blending mode will automatically switch to "drawn mask" or "drawn & > parametric mask", depending on what it was before, so that any newly > created shape will actually affect the image. > > - In the drawn mask blending mode there used to be an "invert mask" > option that had the same functionality as the "toggle polarity" option. > Since both were doing the same thing, "invert mask" is now removed. > > - The drawing of masks has been reworked to ensure that all types of > masks are drawn in the same way -- the central area, border, and > highlighted segments are now displayed consistently. The highlighted > segment is now more visible, especially for the brush mask, where > the highlighted segment was barely distinguishable due to a bug. > > - In the style and copy/paste dialogs a new column has been added to > show whether a module uses a mask (drawn/parametric/raster) using > the standard mask icon. > > - Editing of drawn masks has been improved -- it is now easier to > select masks' control points and path segments (in some cases it was > easy to accidentally select the whole path mask rather than a single > segment). On-canvas mask rendering has also been improved for better > consistency between shape types. > > - The brush path is now slightly more transparent in order to better > see the underlying image. > > > ## Performance Improvements > > One of the major highlights of this release is the number of performance > improvements and enhancements: > > - The following processing modules have had code cleanup and performance > improvements. All SSE2 code paths have been removed (the optimized > parallel code generated by the compiler is faster) or code optimized, > leading to speed gains of 5-40%: > > - dithering (now called dither or posterize -- see below) > - graduated density > - input color profile > - color look up table > - framing > - surface blur > - vignetting > - retouch > - denoise (profiled) > - invert (deprecated) > - local contrast (local Laplacian mode) > - lowpass > - rgb levels > - input color profile > - lowlight vision > - velvia > - split-toning > - negadoctor > - color calibration (CIECAM16, XYZ, and linear/nonlinear Bradford). > - filmic (legacy -- deprecated) > - filmic rgb (including highlight reconstruction) > - color balance (legacy) > - color balance rgb > - levels (legacy -- deprecated) > - fill light (deprecated) > - liquify > - color mapping > - highpass filter > - shadows and highlights > - lens correction > - grain > - monochrome > - highlight reconstruction (inpaint opposed mode) > > - Improvements to a number of core routines have also led to further > speed improvements: > > - The interpolation algorithms (Bicubic, Bilinear, Lanczos2, > Lanczos3) -- used by "rotate and perspective", "crop and rotate > (deprecated)" and for resizing the output. > > - The gaussian generator -- used by censorize, denoise (profiled), > lowpass, diffuse or sharpen, defringe, RAW chromatic > aberrations, base curve, perspective correction, filmic RGB, > retouch, tone equalizer and zone System (deprecated) > > - The box blur filter -- used by focus peaking, the guided filter > for blending, the new highlight recovery algorithms, and the > bloom, highpass, haze removal, and soften modules. > > - The Edge-Avoiding a-trous Wavelet -- used by contrast > equalizer and denoise (profiled). > > - Some parts of the bilateral filter -- used in monochrome, > lowpass Filter, shadows and highlights, censorize, retouch, color > mapping, rotate and perspective, and local contrast. > > - All the blending modes in Lab & RGB for the display-referred and > scene-referred workflows. > > - The luminance mask calculation for the tone equalizer. > > - The loader for the JPEG2000 file format. > > - The color adaptation matrices have been transposed to allow for > vectorization. > > - The "acquire clusters" operation in the color mapping module has > been sped up by a factor of 30 to 200, making the results > perceptually instantaneous on clicking the button. > > - Pixelpipe code and caching strategies have been rewritten with > significant performance gains when developing in the darkroom. > > - OpenCL support has been added to the sigmoid module. > > - OpenMP support has been added to the XCF export and RGBE loader. > > - The performance of the highlight reconstruction inpaint opposed > algorithm has been improved by providing an OpenCL implementation > and using internal caching in the darkroom. > > - The guided Laplacian highlight reconstruction mode is now less > memory hungry (with a saving of around 40%) and its performance is > significantly improved, allowing for more iterations of recovery to > be applied by default. > > - Successive changes to sliders and other widgets (for example by > dragging, scrolling or using shortcuts) have been made more > responsive by creating fewer undo records. This also makes using > undo/redo more effective because you are no longer forced to step > through every micro-change. > > ## Other Changes > > - The filter section of the preset dialog has been reworked to better > show the relationship between raw/non-raw and HDR/monochrome/color. > This should avoid the accidental creation of presets that can never > apply to any image. > > - ISO range selection has now been improved within the auto-apply > presets dialog. > > - Shortcuts assigned to presets or styles will now be shown when > hovering over them in the relevant menu. > > - Long-left-clicking a preset will now keep the preset menu open so > you can quickly switch between several presets to visualise the > effect. You can also scroll over the preset button to switch to > previous/next presets (like you already could using shortcuts). > > - Two new sharpness presets have been added to the diffuse or sharpen > module -- standard sharpness and one with a stronger effect. > > - The color picker code has been completely overhauled resulting in > speed improvements due to code paths not being run unnecessarily. > Code is now tuned for contemporary processors, using OpenMP features > for more succinct code. A time-consuming denoise pass is now only > executed when used from the filmic module (in which case removing > noise makes the automatic tuning more robust). A monochrome image > warning has been removed, along with additional code cleanup, > de-duplication and optimization. > > - All remaining color-picker buttons are now accessible via shortcuts > and Lua scripts. > > - Histogram calculation code has been modernized, removing SSE code > paths. While this doesn't itself provide any speed improvements, it > is used as a model for optimized code using recent OpenMP features. > Various pieces of unused code have been removed to provide a > consistent internal API. In certain cases this code will produce > marginally more accurate results, and in some cases will use > substantially less memory. > > - The histogram gui has been reworked. Control buttons have been split > into two groups: On the left side, a series of buttons to switch > between histogram modes (histogram, waveform, rbg parade, > vectorscope); On the right side, the buttons that control the > parameters of each mode (RGB Channels, orientation, > vectorscope). For the RYB vectorscope, a series of buttons have also > been added to visualize guide lines for the most common color > harmonies. > > - The zoom widget in the navigation window has been converted to > a standard drop-down, better fitting the darktable style. > > - The scroll zoom logic in the darkroom has been reworked in order > to make the zoom steps more perceptually-uniform for all image sizes. > > - A new option (preferences > darkroom > middle mouse button zooms to > 200%) has been added to control how the middle-mouse-click zoom > toggle behaves in the darkroom. Select this option to toggle between > fit, 100%, and 200%; disable the option to only toggle between fit > and 100%. In the latter case, you can access 200% zoom with > <kbd>Ctrl+middle-click</kbd>. > > - Snapshots are no longer invalidated when the history is compressed > or reset. All snapshot are now stored with their full history and > can always be correctly reconstructed. > > - The snapshot list view been redesigned, bringing its display in line > with that of the history module. At the same time the module's label > is now shown in the list and is editable with <kbd>Ctrl+click</kbd>. > > - The following modules have been deprecated and will be removed for > selection in a future version (though they will continue to be > available for old edits): > > - levels (use rgb levels instead) > - contrast brightness saturation (use color balance RGB instead) > > - The ISO 12646 border size was too small in the previous version and > this has been fixed. > > - The "default" module group has now been removed and you are now > advised to use one of the scene-referred module groups instead. > > - Support has been added for loading QOI and FITS images, and for > writing metadata to XCF format (see notes below). > > - The ability to read Exif metadata from AVIF, HEIC and JPEG XL images > using native libraries (if not supported by Exiv2) has been added. > > - Exif data is now written to the Exif PNG chunk when using an Exiv2 > version 0.28.0 and newer -- this is the new standard way to store > Exif data in PNG files. > > - Masks are now exported as extra channels in EXR files. > > - Loading of BigTIFF images is now re-enabled, and attempts to use > the native LibTIFF-based reader first. > > - Export and thumbnail generation has been redesigned to remove some > hacks that had accumulated and should result in a better export size. > > - Various improvements have been made to the debug interface when > running darktable from the command-line: > > - `-d common` outputs most valuable information and should now be > used for bug reports instead of `-d all`. > > - `--bench-module <modulea,moduleb>` performs runtime benchmarking > of the specified modules. > > - `--dump-pipe <modulea,moduleb>` writes input and output data of > the specified modules as pfm files for inspection. > > - Support for lens correction using embedded metadata has been improved: > > - Support for dng files has been added, > - Scale and chromatic aberration correction can now be fine-tuned, > - An auto-scale button has been added, > - Overall module performance has been improved by approximately 8%. > - An improved algorithm for embedded metadata lens correction has > been added, providing better distortion and vignetting > corrections for supported FujiFilm and Sony images. > - Added support for Fujifilm X-Trans I/II/III raw files. > > - Section headers have been added to the "sort by" drop-down in the > top panel (files, times, etc). > > - When the crop module receives focus and switches to an uncropped > view of the image, the crop handles around the edges of the image > now briefly light up to indicate that they can be > clicked-and-dragged. > > As long as the crop covers the full image (and moving it by dragging > is therefore impossible) the sensitive zone for dragging corners and > edges is enlarged. > > - While the crop module shows the whole image to facilitate making > adjustments, it will no longer trigger a pipe recalculation until the > module loses focus (for example by switching to another module or by > collapsing the crop module) at which point the new crop will be used > to resize the image. If shortcuts are used to make changes to the > crop without focusing the module, these will still be implemented > immediately. > > - Removed the commit button from the crop module as it was no longer > used. > > - The height of resizeable module areas can now be changed by clicking > and dragging the bottom of the resizeable area. The previous method > to achieve this, by scrolling while holding the control key, has > been changed to <kbd>Shift+Alt+scroll</kbd> (and a note added to all > tooltips). This frees up <kbd>Ctrl+scroll</kbd> for fine-tuning > changes in RGB Levels or the histogram (to change exposure or black > level). In the navigator preview <kbd>Ctrl+scroll</kbd> now adjusts > zoom level without bounds, as it already does over the central image > area. > > - The module instance name in the darkroom has been altered so it is > more clearly separated from the module name (using a "bullet" > separator). The label name in the history module has also been > updated accordingly. > > - The display of the range rating widget in the collection filters > module and top panel has been improved to give it better > contrast/icons, which should make it more easily readable. > > - The search filter in the collection filters module and top panel > has been improved to also allow searching for camera brand > and model. > > - In the lighttable view, the "hold" and "sticky" preview shortcuts > are now linked to the same action -- previously there were two > "toggle sticky preview mode" actions, one with and one without focus > detection. Focus detection can now be selected (in shortcuts) via an > element, and hold/toggle via an effect. All mapped shortcuts are > shown in the tooltip of the preview layout button. > > - A full copy-and-paste is now always performed in overwrite mode > (replacing the history of the target image), since append mode is > often the less appropriate choice -- for example, for some modules > it often makes no sense to add extra instances. > > - The style tooltip now immediately shows module details while waiting > for the preview image to be calculated. > > - The tooltips in the liquify module's shape tools are now consistent > with the blending drawn mask tools. > > - The "demosaicing for zoomed out darkroom mode" preference has been > removed. This option is no longer necessary due to improvements in > the pixelpipe cache and previously could have led to slight > differences in darkroom processing. > > - The Exif focus distance field is now read for images taken with > Nikon Z bodies. > > - When reading creator metadata from IPTC Information Interchange > Model, darktable now prefers By-line over Writer/Editor. Date/time > and description metadata are read from commonly-used properties. > > - The rendering of the arrow that joins source and target shapes in > the retouch module has been reworked to be more consistent between > shapes. All source/target shapes are now linked with an arrow > rather than a simple line and are rendered in such a way as to avoid > crossing over the shapes themselves (by connecting the closest > source/target borders). > > - The full-frame-equivalent focal length and crop factor is now shown > alongside the actual focal length in the image information module. > > - New options have been added to the watermark module for more > fine-grained control over scaling. In conjunction with the new > 'fixed-size-text' template it is now possible to insert text with > constant font size. > > - Encoder ring and button lights of the Behringer X-Touch Compact are > now supported via midi. Unmapped encoder presses fall back to reset > the encoder. > > - Midi buttons mapped to the reset effect of a slider or combo (either > directly or via fallback, like the row below the faders of the > X-Touch Compact) now light up if the current value is not the default. > > - Resetting a combobox that has sub-headers (by double clicking or via > a shortcut) will now choose the first selectable item. > > - Requests to switch images in the darkroom (via > space/backspace/filmstrip) used to be quietly ignored if a > recalculation was currently ongoing. Now, they will be processed as > soon as the pipe is ready. Any changes that were made to the > previous image while waiting will be discarded. > > - Manual per-color black point adjustment is now possible for non-CFA > (a.k.a. linear) raw images. Note that file-embedded levels might > still not be set automatically on import. > > - The dithering module now also includes posterization modes and > masking, and is therefore renamed to "dither or posterize" to make > the new functionality more discoverable. > > - Help buttons have been added to several dialogs and preference tabs > to allow direct access to the relevant online manual entries. > > - A new version of fimic color science -- v7 (2023) -- has been added > and is now the default. This version replaces the color preservation > drop-down with a slider to control the saturation of the highlights. > This slider is used to control a mixture between the previous "max > RGB" and "no preservation" modes. > > - It is now possible to import the following additional metadata keys: > - Iptc.Application2.Byline > - Iptc.Application2.DateCreated > - Iptc.Application2.TimeCreated > - Exif.Image.ImageDescription > > - The shadows and highlights module now uses the bilateral filter by > default as this avoids the halos common to the previous (Gaussian) > default. > > - Some new aspect ratios have been added to the framing module: > - CinemaScope > - US Letter > - US Legal > - Standard print sizes (5x7, 8x10, 11x14) > > - A new tooltip has been added to the edges of sliders with soft > limits describing how to set values outside those boundaries. > > - When deletion of a physical file (or movement of that file to trash) > fails, the clarity and usability of the "further action" > confirmation dialog is now improved. > > - It is now possible to see the current image's embedded ICC profile > as a tooltip in the input profile module. > > - A warning message is no longer shown when multiple color calibration > module instances are used with masks. This approach is commonly used > to handle multiple light sources and is considered to be correct > usage of the module. > > - It is now possible to calibrate colors using the Spyder Checkr Photo > color checker in the color calibration module. > > ## Bug Fixes > > - Fixed an issue where the sort order in the top panel was reset to > 'filename' on every collection change. > > - Fixed an issue whereby modules were not always reset to their > initial state when pressing the reset button. This fix is related to > the rework of the auto-application of default parameters described > above. > > - XMP regions (e.g. from camera face recognition) are now properly > transformed from metadata to ensure they match the image. > > - Fixed some rounding issues in the calculation of the borders in the > framing module. Borders on opposite sides are now created with the > same size. > > - Fixed entering a custom aspect ratio in the framing module. > > - Code maintenance and bugfixes have been made for writing dng files > in the "Create HDR" functionality > > - Fixed some pixelpipe cache issues related to mask visualization and > internal module histograms (e.g. within RGB curve). This > ensures a better hit in the cache leading to better performance, and > also avoids some refresh issues. > > - Fixed calling darktable with `--threads n` so that it does > not permit using more OMP threads than are available on the host. > > - The raw chromatic aberrations module has been amended to always use > the entire image, and so now works correctly at all darkroom zoom > levels. > > - An issue with setting the active item in a combox having varying > content using a shortcut (or lua's `dt.gui.action`) has been > fixed. It is also now possible to directly set the values of the > comboboxes for the focused module's blending mode etc. by setting > the shortcut's effect. > > - The module presets menu has been fixed to allow the currently-used > preset to be updated in more situations. For example after entering > the darkroom and modifying some module parameters the "update > preset" entry was not previously selectable and the user had to > first select the preset and then update the parameters again. > > - The color picker sample area calculation has been fixed to ensure > that at least one pixel is always selected. At large zoom levels and > with a very small area some rounding errors previously could result > in an empty area selection and therefore an incorrect color sample. > > - The "ignore EXIF rating" import option has been fixed for images > containing the XMP.xmp.Rating tag. This does not change the rating > if an XMP file is found with some specific rating already entered. > > - Minor memory leaks have been fixed in some modules. > > - Fixed a possible crash when selecting the original module history > state and compressing the history stack. > > - Fixed a possible crash in gradient mask creation due to an issue in > the implemented parallelism. > > - Fixed an issue with the "look for updated XMP files on startup" > option that caused mismatches to be incorrectly reported every time > darktable was started up. The fix ensures that the XMP and database > timestamps are correctly aligned. > > - The placement of the brush correction tool has been fixed in the > retouch module. This issue was more visible on images that had been > distorted by other modules earlier in the pipe. > > - Some differences between CPU and OpenCL output have been fixed in > the PPG and VNG/VNG4 demosaicers, as well as the match greens and > color smoothing options. > > - The (hidden) final scale module now properly uses the same > user-defined scaling mode for image and masks. > > - Fixed import of Nikon camera make and model Exif so that opening the > image in the darkroom is no longer required, and import now also > works for non-raw files. > > - Fixed an issue where Canon CR3 metadata crop was not being ignored. > The full visible sensor area (as determined by LibRaw) is now always > used on new imports. > > - Fixed to give priority to XWayland when using Wayland, since use of > native Wayland is the cause of many issues in darktable. > > - When using the spot exposure mapping mode, properly reset the mode > to "correction" when changing image. > > - Fixed a bug where the highlight reconstruction module could be > enabled on images for which it cannot be used, such as JPEG files. > > - Fixed a border issue in the inpaint opposed highlight reconstruction > algorithm, whereby some pixels on the border of the image were not > correctly handled by the algorithm. This may lead to a small > difference on the border of the image and will avoid some possible > reddish borders. > > - Fixed an issue in the segmentation highlight reconstruction > algorithm, whereby the mask display could be broken due to the > module accessing some uninitialized data. > > - Fixed to avoid writing to an XMP file if it was not requested and > the image was not altered. This rule is now also properly applied > when importing RAW + JPEG. > > - Fixed to make sure the database timestamp is always set when an XMP > sidecar file might be written. > > - A workaround was implemented for the mouse hover effect over sliders > and dropdowns, which used to cause the whole side panel (including > the histogram) to be redrawn on each mouse movement between > widgets. This has been fixed and should result in lower CPU > consumption. > > - In the rotate and perspective module, if the current rotation is > close to ±180 degrees, adjusting it by drawing a horizon line with > <kbd>right-click+drag</kbd> could lead to it being clipped at the > end of the slider. This has been fixed so that the rotation angle > correctly wraps around when it reaches ±180. A manually-entered > value outside the range (like 182) will be similarly wrapped (to > -178). > > - Fixed loading of monochrome images. > > - Fixed the display of tiny circular masks to ensure that the mask is > always visible. > > - Fixed the loading of the OpenCL library when the required symbols > are not fully implemented. > > - The imported EXR image size is now set to the extent of the valid > data window only. > > - Collection sort names are now properly translated in the recent > collection sort history pop-up. > > - Fixed dual demosaicing options for 4-color Bayer sensor cameras > where only VNG4 and PassThrough are supported. > > - Fixed to no longer truncate focal length on thumbnails to avoid loss > of display precision. > > - Fixed a possible crash caused by use of detail masks when switching > to the darkroom. > > - Fixed feathering masks in lens correction, retouch, liquify, > and spot removal modules. > > - Fixed some rare cases where masks were not displayed when trying to > edit them after just starting darktable or changing module group. > > - Fixed slideshow issues on HiDPI displays. > > - Fixed crashes when using raster masks after reordering the pixelpipe. > > - Fixed use of details mask in blown-out parts of the image. > > - Allow adding color patch on 7x7 grid of the color checker module. > > - Feathering input fixed when using distorting modules like retouch > or lens correction. > > - Fixed a long-standing potential memory bug in the interpolation > code, though one which never has occurred due to how that code is > used in darktable. > > - Reworked the metadata editor to prevent possible data loss. > > - Fixed import of auto-applied presets where the upper bound of ISO, > aperture and exposure could be incorrectly set as the lower bound. > > - Fixed the pin icon update in the collection filters module, which > could crash darktable when using some specific filter combinations. > > - Fixed the rating toast message not being shown when rating a > collapsed group of images using a keyboard shortcut. > > - Fixed a possible crash in the astrophoto denoise module when used on > CPU (not an issue for OpenCL). > > - Fixed some minor issues with the Spyder Checkr 48 (v2 - after 2018) > reference values. > > - Fixed a possible crash in the Edge-Avoiding a-trous Wavelet when > handling very small image regions. > > - Properly ignore empty GPX latitude/longitude which would otherwise > create bogus location coordinates. > > - Fixed saving of position in the collections module's history and > recent collections module. This fix ensures that activating a > history entry correctly restores the thumbnail offset to the point > at which the entry was saved. > > - Fixed to avoid possible unwanted flipping of the selected image when > entering the print view due to filmstrip thumbnails being updated. > > - Fixed an issue in the crop module, where Shift+dragging on an edge > only allowed the crop area to be made larger (while maintaining the > aspect ratio) and could not make it smaller. Previously this feature > only worked correctly when dragging a corner. > > ## Lua > > ### API Version > > - API version is now 9.1.0 > > ### Add action support for Lua > > - The lua call to `dt.gui.action` is now more flexible, with most > parameters now being optional. For example you can read the focused > status of a module with just `dt.gui.action("iop/filmicrgb", > "focus")`. > > - Tooltips now show the compact lua commands in mapping mode (only > adding the last parameter -- instance -- if the module supports > multi-instance) and have been added to presets and styles menus as > well. > > - Lua commands can be copied to the clipboard, using <kbd>Ctrl+v</kbd> > in the shortcuts dialog, both from a selected action/shortcut, or > long right click when in mapping mode (over a widget) or in the > presets/styles menus. > > - The shown/copied lua command for a slider or combobox will set the > value it currently has. > > - A shortcut can now be directed to a lua script that mimics a > standard slider, dropdown or button, but dynamically selects the > real widget(s) that receive it based on, for example, which module > is focused or enabled. The advantage is that all fallbacks work as > normal, so you can assign a midi knob to it and turning it (holding > shift/ctrl to speed up/down) or pressing it to reset works > regardless of which widget receives it. > > Basically this is a much more flexible alternative to the fake > widgets under `processing modules/<focused>`. This allows owners > of, for example, an x-touch mini to use their scarce rotors in > different, fully configurable, ways while working in different > modules (which can also be focused using midi buttons which will > then light up). > > Such configurations could be shared using > https://github.com/darktable-org/lua-scripts. examples/x-touch.lua > is a working demonstration that can be easily amended. > > - Added support for shortcuts to sliders/combos created in lua, either > via visual mapping mode or in the shortcuts dialog under the lua > category. Elements and effects are not supported. > > ### Other Lua changes > > - Added an `aspect_ratio` field to `dt_lua_image_t` for image > orientation retrieval support. > > - `dt_lua_image_t` now repects the "show time in milliseconds" setting > in lighttable preferences and will return `exif_datetime_taken` with > milliseconds when enabled. > > - Added `final_height`, `final_width`, `p_height`, and `p_width` > fields to `dt_lua_image_t`. > > - Two new properties have been added to get the flags (category, > private) and the synonyms from a tag. > > - Moved the `pixelpipe-processing-complete` event from the end of the > image pixelpipe to the end of the preview pixelpipe to catch > completion of events that only update the preview, such as spot > exposure measurement in the exposure module. > > ## Notes > > - When exporting to AVIF, EXR, JPEG XL, or XCF, selecting specific > metadata (e.g. geo tag or creator) is not currently possible. For > AVIF, EXR, JPEG XL, and XCF formats, darktable will not include any > metadata fields unless the user selects all of the checkboxes in the > export preference options. > > - In order to support the correct display of numbers in darktable, the > minimum supported Gtk version has had to be increased to > 3.24.15. For people who need to build darktable with an older > version, this can be achieved by removing line 241 of the > `darktable.css` file on your system. See > https://github.com/darktable-org/darktable/issues/13166. > > - Starting with this release a new support policy regarding macOS > versions will be in place -- darktable releases will now only > support those macOS versions that are also supported by Apple. > Release 4.4 therefore drops support for macOS versions older than > 11.3. > > ## Changed Dependencies > > ### Mandatory > > - None > > ### Optional > > - None > > ## RawSpeed changes > > > ## Camera support, compared to 4.2 > > ### Base Support > > - Canon PowerShot SX10 IS (dng) > - Canon PowerShot SX160 IS (dng) > - Canon PowerShot SX20 IS (dng) > - Canon PowerShot SX220 HS (dng) > - Canon PowerShot SX230 HS (dng) > - Canon PowerShot SX240 HS (dng) > - Canon PowerShot SX30 IS (dng) > - Canon PowerShot SX530 HS (dng) > - Canon PowerShot SX710 HS (dng) > - Fujifilm FinePix F550EXR > - Fujifilm X-A7 > - Hasselblad X1D > - Hasselblad X2D 100C > - Leica M10 Monochrom (dng) > - Leica M11 (dng) > - Leica M11 Monochrom (dng) > - Leica Q3 (dng) > - Nikon Z 8 (14bit-compressed) > - Panasonic DC-GH5M2 (4:3) > - Panasonic DMC-FZ100 (1:1, 3:2, 16:9) > - Panasonic DMC-GF8 (4:3, 1:1, 3:2, 16:9) > - Phase One IQ180 > - Phase One P45 > - Sony ILME-FX30 > > ### White Balance Presets > > - Canon PowerShot SX160 IS > - Fujifilm X-H1 > - Fujifilm X-H2S > - Fujifilm X-T200 > - Nikon Z 6_2 > - OM System OM-1 > - Pentax K-1 Mark II > - Ricoh GR IIIx > - Sony DSC-RX100M7 > - Sony ILCE-7C > - Sony ILME-FX30 > - Canon EOS R7 > - Canon EOS R10 > > ### Noise Profiles > > - Canon PowerShot SX160 IS > - Nikon Z 6_2 > - Ricoh GR IIIx > - Sony ILCE-6100 > - Sony ILCE-7M4 > - Sony ILCE-7RM5 > - Sony ZV-E10 > > ### Missing Compression Mode Support > > - Apple ProRAW DNGs > - CinemaDNG lossless (Blackmagic, DJI, etc.) > - Fujifilm lossy RAFs > - Nikon high efficiency NEFs > - Samsung Expert RAW DNGs > > ### Suspended Support > > Support for the following cameras is suspended because no samples > are available on raw.pixls.us: > > - Creo/Leaf Aptus 22(LF3779)/Hasselblad H1 > - Fujifilm FinePix S9600fd > - Fujifilm IS-1 > - GoPro FUSION > - Kodak EasyShare Z980 > - Leaf Aptus-II 5(LI300059)/Mamiya 645 AFD > - Leaf Credo 60 > - Leaf Credo 80 > - Minolta DiMAGE 5 > - Olympus SP320 > - Panasonic DMC-FX150 > - Pentax Q10 > - Phase One IQ250 > - Samsung GX10 > - Samsung GX20 > - Samsung EK-GN120 > - Samsung SM-G920F > - Samsung SM-G935F > - Sinar Hy6/ Sinarback eXact > - ST Micro STV680 > > ## Translations > > - New English translation with capital letters > - German > - European Spanish > - French > - Hebrew > - Hungarian > - Japanese > - Polish > - Brazilian Portuguese > - Slovenian > - Albanian > - Ukrainian > - Chinese - China > - Chinese - Taiwan > > -- > Pascal Obry / Magny Les Hameaux (78) > > The best way to travel is by means of imagination > > http://photos.obry.net > > gpg --keyserver keys.gnupg.net --recv-key F949BD3B > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > darktable developer mailing list > to unsubscribe send a mail to > darktable-dev+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org > > ___________________________________________________________________________ darktable developer mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to darktable-dev+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org
