Photography Software

[mrdibbler]

Hi folks

I have a NIKON D80 SLR and use Kubuntu with Gimp and UFRAW. Unfortunately I cannot find any decent howtos to make use of this software and I just stumble about as best I can.

Also, is there any other software that I can use that anyone can tell me about?

All the best

Mrdibbler.

[brian j]

http://www.gimp.org/tutorials/

http://gug.sunsite.dk/?page=tutorials

http://tutorialblog.org/gimp-tutorials/

[mrdibbler]

Thanks for your reply. Brian. Unfortunately my Kubuntu setup is broken at the mo, after upgrading to 7.06 I cannot get KDM to work.

Ah well onward.

Angelo (mrdibbler)

[rax_m]

When I installed UFRaw from the repos it created a UFRaw launcher in my Graphics applications. When you select it it prompts you to open a file and you can then adjust various raw settings.

I think that the GIMP plugin just allows you to open raw images with the gimp.. i haven't used that too much.

if you don't find a menu item for ufraw, then you can just run the command "ufraw" from the terminal.

[andrewshalin]

One of the things that still forces me to have dual boot with xp is the fact that Linux is quite terrible for RAW image files. There is no decent RAW managing software in Linux that a professional photographer, like myself, can use. Picasa has very limited editing capabilities for RAW, and I hate using Java solutions (I found a few Java written programs - they're slow as hell).

[Spoofhound]

One of the things that still forces me to have dual boot with xp is the fact that Linux is quite terrible for RAW image files. There is no decent RAW managing software in Linux that a professional photographer, like myself, can use. Picasa has very limited editing capabilities for RAW, and I hate using Java solutions (I found a few Java written programs - they're slow as hell).

Have you tried Lightzone? (www.lightcrafts.com). There is a free linux version - but not open source. The Linux version tends to lag behind the commercial Win/Mac versions. Might not be completely suitable for a pro - but perhaps worth a look if you haven't already tried it

[rhardie]

Bibble supports all three OS and I have successfully installed Bibble on the 32 bit Ubuntu 7.04.

www.bibblelabs.com located in Austin, Texas

[Kundalinux]

The best (I dare to say the one and only serious choice) Linux application for developing advanced RAW and non-RAW data is Bibble Pro. Non-free but low cost. You can download and install the 14 day trial and see for yourself. Lightzone is my second choice, although it's feature limited and quite slow.

If you are a proffesional photographer or so, and need to retouch or manipulate your photos in a Photoshop-like program after using Bibble, then the nighmare begins.

If you find that Gimp and/or Krita gives you enough editing capabilities, then you'll be very happy editing you photos :)