• Members 208 posts
    March 27, 2023, 5:53 p.m.

    My home computer is now a raspberry Pi 4, which does remarkably well for browsing the net. However I've never really got on with it for photo editing.
    Previously I used FastStone on windows for sorting & editing shots (cloning dust spots, cropping, resizing & basic global adjustments are all I really want).

    The best package I've found on Linux is GIMP, but it's to complex for my needs, can anyone suggest simpler options that might meet my needs?

  • March 27, 2023, 6:36 p.m.

    Are you looking for something for a raw workflow, in which case Photivo is not bad as a simple option, or for tittilating your JPEGs if you want something really simple Photoflare will do it - if all you want is lightness, contrast and colour adjustments.

  • Members 208 posts
    March 27, 2023, 8:53 p.m.

    Thanks Bob I'll give those a look, my editing does usually go much beyond, lightness, contrast & colour. I've found my camera almost invariably process RAW better than I do... :(

  • Members 260 posts
    March 27, 2023, 8:58 p.m.

    Free or Linux ? Corel makes (paid) software for Linux (including raw converters)

    www.aftershotpro.com/en/#tech-specs

    if you old enough to remember Bibble

    then we have en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LightZone

    and rawtherapee with all the clones

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darktable of course

  • Members 123 posts
    March 28, 2023, 2:19 a.m.

    I didn't know FastStone did dust spot cloning! Your best bet on the complexity-capability spectrum might be XnViewMP.

  • Members 60 posts
    March 28, 2023, 2:11 p.m.

    Darktable and Rawtherapee are the two most widely used raw developers on Linux. Digikam can do it too. Considering the somewhat limited performance of your computer, you might try your luck with vkdt.

    In general, try asking at discuss.pixls.us, where most of the Linux photo editing community hangs out.

  • March 28, 2023, 10:17 p.m.
  • Members 208 posts
    March 29, 2023, 7:13 a.m.

    That looks perfect for me, now I just have to remember my instal password :(

  • March 29, 2023, 10:24 a.m.

    I see the pi4 uses ARM so running wine+box64 may end up to slow.
    But If you like to try faststone is running smoth under x64 linux + wine.

  • Members 21 posts
    March 29, 2023, 3:23 p.m.
    I run Linux and use Faststone, it works perfectly if you download WINE and then download Faststone to install "open with" type WINE and tick always open with this app (or whatever it says) when you initially install it you will find WINE is not listed as an option to open the installer, just type it manually, I have been using Faststone with Linux for a few years, its fine, I also found GIMP too complex, you can just stick with Faststone thankfully
    
  • Members 11 posts
    March 29, 2023, 4:48 p.m.

    In addition to the suggestions by @bastibe, there is a fork of the latter... AnotherRawTherapee (ART).

    Quoted from the post by

    on DPR...


    The one update to that information that I would add is that the current version is 1.18.x

    Steve

  • Members 123 posts
    March 29, 2023, 11:50 p.m.

    Have you tried it, and do you like it?

    Years ago I installed ART on Linux Mint, but never had time to work with it. Screenshots make it look sensible, attractive, and simple.

    I don't believe OP petrochemist is looking for a Raw converter, so XnViewMP or WINE+FastStone might be more suitable. Sorry if I messed up the quoting, or quote within a quote above.

  • Members 11 posts
    March 31, 2023, 2:20 p.m.

    @CAcreeks,
    Yes, actually its been my go-to raw photo app on Linux Mint for a few years now. Coming from Lightroom on Windows, I tried DarkTable, RawTherapee, LightZone, and AnotherRawTherapee, and although they are all capable, I found the changes made to ART made it the most comfortable for me.

    You are right, he did not mention Raw; I guess I was going based on what @bastibe said. However, I never miss an opportunity to mention ART when RT is mentioned, because I really do find the former a little more familiar than the latter, because of the tools in each.

  • Members 26 posts
    April 5, 2023, 3:44 p.m.

    Worth remembering gthumb on Linux. Not perfect but good for basic adjustments if you don't need bitmap editing. Also Shotwell has simple editing tools. Neither is brilliant for raws however.