[Darktable] Basics: Developing a photo from start to finish with Sigmoid

[@GrahamSchroder]

One of the best, clearest and easiest to follow entry level darktable tutorials out there. I've been using the software for years and believe I've got a pretty good handle on it, but this tutorial taught me several new things. Thanks heaps!

[@StudioPetrikas]

Glad to hear! Thanks for the kind words!

[@Hyp3r8Sniper]

This is an incredibly concise tutorial! Thank you. Definitely keen on seeing some more sigmoid tutorials with different (especially challenging) scenes and extra edits/fine tuning.

[@ak4good]

Great video, nice and simple! Love this complete example workflow, so helpful!

[@tgsnider]

This is very helpful. Thank you!

[@andreasfloter3904]

As the previous commentators have written, a very good and clear video on Darktable and the use of the Sigmoid module. Maybe you could make a few videos showing some development of different pictures.

[@codebitman]

Thanks for video.

[@vaporeon2822]

Thanks. One suggestion, please please use the snapshot tool to show the difference between significant tuning, to show us what effect the tool has on the picture, I thought that would help more

[@esb74]

Darktable is a very powerful program. But I have not found any videos on how to use darktable for focus stacking image. If you can do it, it would be very interesting to watch such a video.

[@EddoWagt]

Would've loved you to go a bit more into detail on the sigmoid module, instead of only adjusting the contrast slider, but other than that, great video!

[@StudioPetrikas]

I think that's too much for a person who opened Darktable for the first time. I touched on the RGB Primaries module, which is very similar to Sigmoid primaries. 99% of people will leave target luminance & target black as-is.

[@EddoWagt]

@@StudioPetrikas Fair enough, maybe something for another video then?

[@StudioPetrikas]

Maybe! If I notice enough people struggling on the forums, it might be a good topic to drill deeper on. What would you like to know about it? (minus what's written in the documentation)

[@bn5055]

Can Sigmoid do highlight reconstruction like Filmic RGB, or should we stick to Filmic for that?

[@StudioPetrikas]

Sigmoid itself cannot. You either have to pair it with the "Highlight Reconstruction" module, or use "filmic rgb" instead.

[@TerpyTen]

I really wish that dark table had a split screen view. It's so difficult using this program when your color blind without the split screen.

[@StudioPetrikas]

I'm not aware how colour-blind accessibility works, but you can have a separate viewport window that's a duplicate of your main. Or are you talking about some sort of before/after type of split-screen?

[@TerpyTen]

@@StudioPetrikas Split view like GIMP has. You can see the before picture and after the effect is added picture. Then you can take the slider and move it back and forth to see how the effect adjusted your picture.

[@StudioPetrikas]

Hmm, I'm sure you can? There's a snapshot button on the left, just below the preview. So you take a snapshot of 'before' and that will enable an overlay on the viewport, that you can drag and compare. Hopefully it's what you're looking for.

[@TerpyTen]

@@StudioPetrikas it definitely helps thank you 👍

[@zirkuit]

Trying to follow your nice tutorial, got stuck on moving the modules up and down. At any time i left click on any module, it opens and doesn't allow me to move it. I'm using Darktable 4.8.1 Thanks in advance.

[@StudioPetrikas]

Can you desicribe why you are rearranging the module order?

[@zirkuit]

​@@StudioPetrikasOn minute 5:28 the video tells the Color Balance RGB module should be processed after the Sigmoid module, and it's shown how it is picked and moved after Sigmoid. I'm unable to reproduce that. At any time I try to click on the module header to select it to move, it opens down and show all the adjustments. Thanks for your quick answer.

[@StudioPetrikas]

@zirkuit you should be holding Crtl+Shift+click and drag. I don't know if the combination is different on different OS.

[@zirkuit]

@@StudioPetrikas thanks a lot!, it worked!.

[@Eigil_Skovgaard]

I would like you to merge a focus stack of images resulting in a sharp woman in front of a sharp landscape using the Composite module (if possible). But before that, please kill the small rythm group in the background.

[@StudioPetrikas]

Thanks for the idea and the feedback, but the music stays. I appreciate you bringing that up a couple of times, but it is important to me that it's there.

[@Eigil_Skovgaard]

@@StudioPetrikas You'r welcome. If the music means a lot, then maybe consider play it at another time. It is conflicting with your rather low no nonsens way of presenting the stuff. Nothing beat silence in general, and good speaking with no jungle wall paper is the next best.

[@NiekkieNick]

I really don't understand why there has to be always super annoying background music with these kind of tutorials!? It;s distracting and make it harder to follow! Please ditch the background music!

[@StudioPetrikas]

It's because I like it. Ask KZbin to give us the tools to upload two audio tracks, one for voice, one for background audio.