Re: [Gimp-user] Problem importing raw Minolta and Sony files

[Alexander Rabtchevich <alexander v rabtchevich gmx net>]

Hello.

Darktable applies RGB camera curve, uses "enhanced" camera color matrix 
and applies a little sharpening by default.

Jeffery Small wrote:
> Ubuntu 13.10 system running on an Asus U56E system
> UFRaw ver. 0.19.2
> Dcraw ver. 9.19.1
> GIMP ver. 2.8.6
> Darktable ver. 1.2.3
> Shotwell ver. 0.15.0
>
> I reported on this a long while ago and then got very busy with other
> things.  This is a follow-up with details.
>
> When attempting to load Minolta (mrw) and Sony (arw) raw image files into
> GIMP, UFRaw is not properly processing them.  The following webpage has
> images which demonstrate the problem:
>
> http://smallthoughts.com/photos/misc/GIMP/index.html
>
> The raw files are being imported with distorted color and contrast.
> However, as the additional images show, other programs such as Darktable
> and Shotwell are importing and displaying these files properly.
>
> Has anyone else been experiencing similar problems, and is there any known
> solution?
>
> Regards.
With respect,
Alexander Rabtchevich