The interface has seen significant UI/UX improvements, such as a spin button for zoom settings and enhanced responsiveness by eliminating unnecessary GUI refreshes. Several modules deemed obsolete, like the levels and contrast brightness saturation modules, have been removed, and support for reading Cineon and DPX file formats has been added. Additionally, the workaround for outdated AMD OpenCL drivers has been disabled, potentially improving user experience for those with newer drivers.
The update also includes optimizations for rendering outputs of various modules, including Denoise Profile and Astrophoto, as well as improvements in the quality of highlight recovery for sRAW images. Lens corrections have been improved, and many enhancements have been made to the raster masks, such as additional refinement tools. The visibility of masks in the darkroom has been improved, and multiple bug fixes have been implemented to streamline the overall functionality of the application.
Darktable 5.2.0 supports new camera models including the Canon EOS R5 C and Fujifilm GFX100RF, while also discontinuing support for older macOS versions prior to 13.5. The API has been updated to version 9.5.0, introducing new functionalities in Lua scripting.
For those looking to explore the latest release, the GitHub release page is available for downloading, and users are encouraged to back up previous edits before upgrading, as the new library and configuration will no longer be compatible with version 5.0.
In summary, Darktable 5.2.0 delivers a robust array of improvements and new features aimed at enhancing the user experience and expanding the platform's capabilities for photo editing and processing. The development team has actively addressed various issues, ensuring a smoother, more efficient workflow for users. Ongoing contributions to documentation and raw sample support are welcomed to further enhance the platform
Dakrtable 5.2.0 released
Darktable 5.2.0 has been released and represents a significant feature release for the darktable platform, enabling users to compare snapshots alongside the current image, display snapshots in two equal panels, and customize metadata modules. The metadata module is now entirely configurable, and a new module titled "raster mask import" has been introduced. The sigmoid module has been established as the default tone mapper for new installations, and the export module now includes a new section for multi-preset export. The UI/UX enhancements include adding a spin button for the zoom range widget, another spin button for the four-way tab in Color Balance RGB, and optimizing performance by removing unnecessary GUI refreshes, which has improved responsiveness for blending operations. Other changes include removing the levels and contrast brightness saturation modules, allowing files in Cineon and DPX formats with .cin and .dpx file extensions to be read, and getting rid of the "prefer performance over quality" setting. The default setting for a workaround addressing outdated AMD OpenCL drivers has been disabled, and newer drivers may not require it any longer.
