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in my reply I mentioned ‘try darktable’ at some point – I meant rawtherapee of course

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Hey Mark,
You’re absolutely right—twice, actually!
But you also answered the question yourself and pointed out the reason behind it. You start with a program, get used to it, and before you know it, other programs seem more complicated—even though they’re really not. I’ve had the same issue myself. I use Darktable, which I believe offers more than Rawtherapee, but I find it complicated. That makes sense, because I just don’t use it as much, while Rawtherapee is something I use multiple times a day.
And it’s true that Rawtherapee isn’t as widely used—I see that in my own circle, too. Darktable is more advanced, much closer to commercial programs, while Rawtherapee feels almost like a pure raw editor. Perhaps that’s why it’s less popular or less appealing?
Anyway, after reading the article in Amateur Photographer, I thought it was the perfect moment to highlight this once again.
Apparently, it worked, because my visitors have been booming today!
Though they might all be bots… who knows!

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That said… If I had started on RT, I’m guessing that would have been my main open source editing package now and I would find it much easier.

I am surprised that it won, as I know literally no-one who uses it other than you Marc. Even in polls I run with hundreds of entrants, RT never gets any users.

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Hi Berny,

You’re absolutely right—Darktable is an incredibly advanced tool. Unfortunately, many people find it challenging to use. This is often because they’re already familiar with a different program and struggle to adapt, or simply because every software requires a bit of time and patience to learn. And let’s face it, not everyone is that patient!

That said, Darktable is indeed a fantastic program.

Thanks for your comment, Berny, and have a great weekend!

Best,
Marc

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Ik heb een kleine update toegevoegd aan het artikel – want er waren nogal wat vragen – en deze tip is één die zowel in het begin maar je ook later kan helpen RawTherapee te stroomlijnen naar de manier hoe jij het gebruikt. Marc.

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Voor de overstap naar Olympus/OM System, heb ik ook met Fuji gewerkt – de X-E en X-T serie, en ook de X-H1 – allemaal geen enkel probleem in Rawtherapee – en, je kan van de Adobe DNG converter de camera profielen gebruiken als je dat wenst, maar converteren heb ik niet moeten doen. En dat allemaal gratis – en ook geen addertjes onder het gras zoals reclame of zo – dat is er allemaal niet.

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