Comments on: Understanding Version Management in RawTherapee: A Comparison with Lightroom

By: Bushcrafter

Bushcrafter — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 15:51:39 +0000

In reply to Joke.

Bedankt Joke, fijne avond nog.

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By: Joke

Joke — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 09:11:59 +0000

Moet ik eens rustig lezen…

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By: James Moore

James Moore — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 08:52:14 +0000

In reply to Bushcrafter.

Thanks Marc, that helps a lot

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By: Bushcrafter

Bushcrafter — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 08:40:14 +0000

In reply to Barrie.

Hey Barrie,

I used Digikam for a long time; I especially liked the Kipi plugins, but I also enjoyed using it as an editor. In the end, I had to make a choice, and as you probably know, everyone is different in this regard. Personally, I found RawTherapee just a bit better and—at least for me—easier to work with. Ultimately, it always comes down to using what suits you best, whether it’s Digikam, Darktable, or RawTherapee.

All the best,
Marc

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By: Barrie

Barrie — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 08:29:06 +0000

digikam works really well for me. I used it recently to remove thousands of duplicates I had amassed over the years.

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By: Bushcrafter

Bushcrafter — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 08:19:31 +0000

In reply to James Moore.

Hey James,

I’m not entirely sure what you mean by “digital asset management,” but I’ll try to answer as clearly as possible in a broad context.

My photo workflow starts with giving my images meaningful filenames combined with a timestamp. This makes it much easier to find photos later. I also use the same naming convention and timestamp for published images, which helps with online traceability through photo galleries.

When it comes to processing and editing, I have a lot of open-source software on my computer, including Darktable. However, in my personal opinion, RawTherapee is almost unbeatable for developing RAW files into JPEGs. I’d say RawTherapee is my main editor for over 90% of my work. The rest is split between GIMP (as a Photoshop alternative), Photomatix for HDR, and Hugin for panoramas and photo stacking. I mainly use Darktable for testing my custom LUTs.

Back to digital asset management—if we’re talking about finding and organizing images, my approach relies heavily on proper naming conventions. I use Rapid Photo Downloader to assign timestamps and keywords to my files, making retrieval much easier. When I need to find a specific image, I use Linux’s powerful search tools or even my own online gallery, searching for name tags and timestamps to pinpoint the exact day the photo was taken.

I hope this detailed answer helps! Thanks, James.

All the best,
Marc

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By: James Moore

James Moore — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 07:56:56 +0000

Very interesting. I’m currently evaluating Darktable as a way of dropping Lightroom but I’m also interested in RawTherapee. What do you use for digital asset management?

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