9/22/2023 0 Comments How to export in darktableThe following includes information on each feature of the export module. However, it will not be an in-depth view of every aspect of each option. That would be impossible to do in one article. In fact, entire books have been written on some of the options… color profiles and color spaces. I’ll provide the necessary information you’ll need to know, and it will be up to you to do further research. To export your images, make sure you’re in the lighttable module to access it. It’s located at the bottom of the right panel. Although JPEG is the most common use to save your images, the export module offers various options based on your needs. The first question you need to answer is where the exported file will be saved to. This section lists that folder location on your internal drive. If the default isn’t satisfactory, click the icon to the right of the box. This will reveal the “select directory” window where you can specify the exact location.īy default, on export, your new file will be renamed. This is to ensure you don’t overwrite the original or another copy. If needed, you can select “overwrite” or “skip” as required. Either option can be chosen via the drop-down menu below the directory box. Click on “create unique filename” to access the menu. The next question you have to answer is the file type (format). JPEG is the one you’ll probably use the most, especially for social media. JPEG 8-bit: The standard bit depth for JPG files.If you have other needs, you can find the most popular choices via the drop-down menu (click on JPEG 8-bit) to access it. OpenEXR (float): A professional-grade image storage format of the motion picture industry.JPEG 2000 12-bit: Increase the bit-depth of your JPEG file. PFM (float): The Portable FloatMap Image Format is the lowest common denominator color image file format.If you have no idea what that means, you’ll never need it!.PNG 8/16-bit: A file type used to preserve transparency in a file. When used in the darkroom view, the currently-edited image will be exported if no other images are selected in the filmstrip.Not sure why this is an option since your images will most likely never have transparency.TIFF 8/15/32-bit: Provides a lossless means of saving your images.
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