DigKam – Raw Format Import disappointed?
After years of saving in JPEG format, I switched to RAW (using a rather old Nikon). I thought I finally had full control over my images.
When I imported the image with DigKam—what a disappointment!—the colors were distorted. Nikon uses NEF format. I had an image of a stunning evening red. After importing, the sunset was yellow, as you see it "every evening."
Sure, I can make it red again with color filters. But that can't be the point of the RAW format? If I open the image with Windows Photos and convert it to PNG, it stays red—red.
DigKam shows me my camera model, so it should have been the correct import. But it drastically distorts the colors.
Any ideas?
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DigKam is the absolutely wrong program for this… You need a Raw development program and NO image management tool… This is available from Nikon from the house, but also other free and paid…
For example, free Darktable, RawTherape,
DxO PhotoLab, Luminar Neo, Adobe Lightroom, RadiantPhoto…
With this you have full control over the parameters that are already specified in the Jpeg and are only compressed. Advantages of the RAW are much higher dynamic range (too dark or too bright areas usually still contain information that is already away in the Jpeg; Contrast udn exposure correction can be adjusted to a greater extent; White balance can be adjusted to a full extent afterwards; not sharpened or distrusted, but full freedom of how much you want to influence it….
At the first moment, RAW is rather sobering, because you have to make a few things that the camera has already worked out of the RAW through the style selection and possibly creative filters. But if you have dealt with it, you can still save images that are only for the ton, and get a lot out of it. Especially in extreme light situations with a very high dynamic range or very difficult white balance or incorrectly adjusted/falsely recognized white balance…
In addition, if you expect to use RAW colors and contrast as in the Jpeg “Out of Cam”, and do NOT want to rework and develop, you should actually do without RAW! RAW is the opposite of Jpeg. Here you have to hand. This means that it can correct a few more things in retrospect. However, is NO format, which can be recorded, loaded on the PC and easily presented.
Vlt should take a look at some videos that deal with RAW, the options, advantages and disadvantages. So you know what exactly awaits you and how to deal with it.
I watched the programs now and rejected RawTherapee, but I’m just thrilled by Darkable. It is i(up to a certain degree) useful to use (in contrast to digikam or RawTherapy) and incredibly powerful.
They seem to be at the heart of time concerning the techniques of the present. They have thrown out some methods that have “all” and replaced them with innovative ones. And they tear me off the stool. What this can do with my pictures can’t be software.
In addition, they have a modular design: whatever a module did with my photo, I can turn off and (!) then switch back with exactly my settings. So cut, white balance, color… Everything I can turn on and off per picture.
Whether the darkable light table can not completely replace the software digikam, I will still check. In terms of image processing, I have already replaced it.
Well, I’m glad you found your program that you’re right with and what you’re saying.
Anyone who takes photos in RAW should keep in mind that this is the raw data from the sensor, which must first be developed.
From https://lichterderwelt.de/9-gruende-warum-du-im-raw-modus-fotografieren-solltest/
This means you have to do the work yourself. If you've previously received your images as JPGs, the camera has already performed this development step internally.
Further from the above blog:
That is the crucial point for me.
Never heard of DigiKam, depending on the RAW Editor, the default settings can look quite different, because each software has its own interpretation of the raw data. If you want to have the colors as in your Nikon Jpegs, you should also use Nikon software.
NX Studio | Image Display and Editing Software
Nikon | Download center | NX Studio
Never heard for Raws I take adophe Lightroom
But that’s exactly what he’s JPEGS are edited by camera fix and finish
RAWs are unprocessed raw data from camera sensor and for that you think you do it yourself
Yes, that’s the meaning of Raw pictures. Raw ́s have much more picture information. They are there to rework the pictures according to their own wishes. JPEG photos, whether camera or cell phone cam, always have a type of preset on it, so edit the images automatically from scratch. This is prevented by the RAW file. Why do you think a Raw Photo consumes 10-25 MB? (depending on camera)
DigKam is also not really suitable for image processing. Try DarkTable
From the RAW format import I expected you to see what I saw when I took up the picture. It shouldn’t be yellow from red. There are no “small deviations”. But the picture is so different that you can no longer recognize it.
In other words: It was not imported, but was significantly distorted.
and: Why can Windows do it better than a proven special program?
And now I explained exactly what a Raw format is and how it works. You can get excited about it for days, or you do exactly what you want to do with RAW pictures. Edit it as you saw it