I just downloaded the 2.4.3 version and when I get a chance, will try it with a Wacom tablet. Other than the highlight issue, its a nice program, the price is remarkable - free. They are a powerful way to make selections based on hue, chroma and luminosity. I've tested the most recent ACDSee and its NR was definitely better. This 4th video on masking in darktable is all about parametric masks. This is a lot to have to fiddle with to work around a software defect. Since I need to adjust highlights as well as shadows I'd probably have to do that on separate layers. I haven't used the latest version of ACDSee, but their NR was pretty poor in comparison when I last tested it for myself. Select the L tab for Luminosity then make the mask visible by clicking on the black circle in the white square icon. You can use parametric masking for precise tonal edits but also for colour and detail edits (sharpening, NR, clarity, etc.). Same process as before: in Exposure 1 select the blend dropdown then select parametric mask. by brushing) and then soften the mask with a blur - this gives you much more power than the admittedly nice Light EQ in ACDSee - you can get as precise a change as you want and where you want. Its 'near' impossible to create masks on rectangular objects or objects with straight lines Why not make two more mask tools. If the shadows/highlights module correction you used encroached on mid-tones, you could always apply a parametric mask in the L channel, further constrain it to a local area (e.g. Have been testing the new mask feature and its a fantastic tool which makes it possible to do all photo prosessing in Darktable. Although I didnt spend much time with the noise reduction, it didn't seem to work as well as the others.Īlmost all darktable modules incorporate the parametric masking functionality - if you know Photoshop, it's like the Blend If layer style, only even more versatile. The highlight adjustment affects midtones despite the whitetone point. Yes that is nice, however, the highlight shadows adjustment doesn't work properly. We can add a brightness gradient that is just inverted in relation to the hardware filter. It has very nice, flexible, powerful masking. darktable's graduated density filter together with the parametric mask feature (see Section 3.2.5.6, Parametric mask) comes in handy. Check out the free darktable (Windows, Linux, Mac).
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