Darktable

Guys, I just learned about this new FOSS editor called "RapidRAW" on GitHub, and this might well be the Lightroom (non-Classic) killer as Darktable is to Lightroom Classic. See, as much as I love Darktable for its power and feature set, most of my non-tech photographer friends have mentioned how its power comes at the cost of complexity even beyond LrC. Yes, I love DT, but I do have to agree – It can be overwhelming to a newer user not as familiar with LrC or wanting to learn a whole new program just for quick edits.

...and then I found RapidRAW! This looks like it could be it: A sleek, lightweight, elegant, comprehensive (enough) editor that seems to finally strike the balance between power and beginner-friendliness! Even better, like Darktable, it too appears to be FOSS, breaking away from the money-hungry Adobe corporate software! Now, I've only just started looking into it, but what do you think? Could this be the next piece in the essential toolkit for Ex-dobe users switching from Lightroom but not quite wanting a full LrC replacement? Check it out!

https://github.com/CyberTimon/RapidRAW

At some point while I was fiddling, Darktable asked me whether I wanted to get rid of the script manager (hide it? disable it? I don't recall) and I clicked "yes" by mistake: now there is no script manager in my left bar.

Do you know the "proper" way to get it back? (ie. one that is not "delete all darktable settings from your home directory") I searched the preferences but didn't find anything.

Is there a way to have one image be the background while another image is shown transparently over it so that I can align them when cropping?

I use Darktable 5.0.1. I don't know if this is a bug or just a user error on my part. But I can remember that it worked differently in 4.8.x.

When I am in the lighttable module, I can select “rejected only” in the filter. I would now expect to see all rejected images. However, the opposite is the case. I now see all images that have not been rejected. However, if I select “all except rejected”, I see the rejected images.

Why is the filter effect reversed?

If i get it right, the database and some other things are modified, when updating from 4.8.x to 5.0.x. That's why I think its a good idea, to backup old Darktable data. The question is, should I only backup the sqlite database or also the sidecar files?

Hi there. I know that Darktable can't do Imagestacking for photos of the MilkyWay. I have searched now for some time, but could find only Siril as Linux Alternative. But in most descriptions, it is stated, that Siril is not the best, when I have parts of the landscape on the horizon and i should only use it, when i have photos from the sky only.

Can someone recommend me a Linux native Imagestacking tool, which I can use also on photos with landscapes on the horizon?