Software Update: Darktable 2.4.3

Darktable has released version 2.4.3 of the open source raw photo editing program of the same name. Darktable is a virtual light box and darkroom for photo editing. It manages digital negatives through a database. The raw photo files are developed by means of so-called sidecar files, in which the photos are processed in a non-destructive manner. The software is available for various Linux distributions, macOS and Windows. However, the Windows build is still labeled as experimental marked. The following changes and improvements have been made in this release:

New Features

• Support for tags and ratings in the watermark module
• Read Xmp.exif.DateTimeOriginal from XMP sidecars
• Build and install noise tools
• Add a script for converting .dtyle to an .xmp

Bug fixes

• Don’t create unneeded folders during export in some cases
• When collecting by tags, don’t select subtags
• Fix language selection on OSX
• Fix a crash while tethering

Camera support, compared to 2.4.2
Warning: support for Nikon NEF ‘lossy after split’ raws was unintentionally broken due to the lack of such samples. please see this post for more details. If you have affected raws, please contribute samples!

Base Support

• Fujifilm X-H1 (compressed)
• Kodak EOS DCS 3
• Olympus E-PL9
• Panasonic DC-GX9 (4:3)
• Sony DSC-RX1RM2
• Sony ILCE-7M3

White Balance Presets

• Sony ILCE-7M3

Noise Profiles

• Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III
• Nikon D7500
• Sony ILCE-7M3