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 @darktable @patrick_h_lauke @rysiek I wonder, DUMB wonder, if it's possible to read the XMP sidecars you can get Adobe to generate, and try and match them to DT operations. It won't be 100%, but having someone construct a program that knows roughly what LR op corresponds to what DT op, you can get most of it moved over... ...Probably not helpful in a practical sense, but now I'm curious. I just don't have any LR data with me to experiment with. 7 comments
@darktable @patrick_h_lauke @rysiek True, I'm just the special brand of insane that would try that just for fun on my own time though. @tek_dmn @patrick_h_lauke @rysiek the hardest part will be that Lightroom uses a DCP formulated after the manufacturer's jpeg, and darktable doesn't even try at all to do or replicate that.  @darktable I wonder if that's something that could be regulated: if a file format is introduced and maintained by a vendor in a monopolistic position on a market, the file format needs to be open, standardized, and not patent-encumbered. It's a pipe dream, of course, but perhaps possible long-term.  @rysiek @darktable @tek_dmn @patrick_h_lauke Even then they will make interoperability hard by making 'mistakes', adding custom extentions, make the format ambiguous or very complex, etc. @aerique yeah. But we can take it one step at a time. @rysiek @aerique @tek_dmn @patrick_h_lauke just re-editing your in darktable and making it look good would likely be much faster and easier ;) |
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@tek_dmn @patrick_h_lauke @rysiek sure its technically possible, but then you're just chasing them, and adobe makes it difficult to chase them on purpose. Take a look at the PSD file format if you need further proof.
We want to make good tools to edit your photos with, not spend time chasing Adobe formats.