Linux Photo Editing Solutions

[LSiemens]

Darktable

Darktable

I use (and like) Darktable on my Linux systems. Don't like Gimp (or Photoshop for that matter).

To answer someone's question why to use Linux. . . for me it's that I hate throwing away old high value workstations. So I have two HP XW8200s that used to render 3D animations in my video editing studio, but when XP Pro was abandoned, they are both breathing new life with Linux Mint as an operating system, which IMHO is a fabulous Linux distribution. And, I'm tired of paying for constant upgrading of software, only to be rewarded with new bugs.

 

[tyrone.s]

Have you installed and used it ???
How did that work out?
Does it overwrite the 8-bit GIMP executable or can they live in parallel?

I've tried it on Ubuntu 14.04 and it opens and runs, but it runs slowly (to be expected as there will be a lot of extra code in a development release).

Based on just using curves and levels I would say that 2.9 isn't ready for serious use. Adjustments to curves and levels don't appear in the image in real time and using levels causes the program to terminate. But it certainly opens 16 bit files without complaint. For Open Source users that want to use layers, etc. to adjust images, this should be a good step up when it's ready for prime time.