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Bibble 4.0 for Linux
traycer writes "Finally, professional-grade digital camera raw workflow software for Linux. Bibble 4.0 from BibbleLabs is a Qt-based commercial package (available in Lite and Pro versions) that promises to have batch workflow efficiency, raw conversion speed and image output quality rivalling or surpassing that of Phase One's much more expensive Capture One software (which isn't available for Linux anyway). Bibble 4.0 also supports tethered shooting for some DSLRs, end-to-end colour-managed workflow, and a very nice system of user-definable work queues for those with several photo shoots on the go. Now all they need is a Bibble plug-in for the GIMP..."
I mean, what good is "end-to-end colour workflow" when I can't even PROFILE THE MONITOR on Linux??
X11 has Xcms to characterize devices, and LCMS provides color management for applications. ImageMagick and the Gimp both can use the LCMS.
Mac dual G5 with Sony Artisan monitor is the way to do it. Linux still has a long way to go before I'd even consider it for color-sensitive photography.
If that makes you happy, fine. But just because you don't know about color management on other platforms doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
X11 has Xcms to characterize devices, and LCMS provides color management for applications. ImageMagick and the Gimp both can use the LCMS.
Okay, what brand of color meter works under Linux? Macbeth? ColorVision?
Where is the KDE control panel for color management? Where do I put the profiles? How do I soft-proof? Can I script in Perl or Ruby like I can do color management scripting on the Mac?
End-to-end colour management doesn't mean "somebody wrote a half-finished library for it".
I downloaded this program for the Mac once .. it was HORRIBLE. The interface was straight out of Windows 3.0, all the controls were non-standard, the icon and graphics look very unprofessional, the program was very slow and made my 1.5GHz powerbook's fan come on all the time just browsing images, the images would constantly come in pixelated and then after about 5 seconds finally "render" (hello, cache it the first time, okay?), it even crashed a few times...utterly useless except for it's primary function of converting RAW images to something else.
.jpg and .psd (of the same images) and it got utterly confused.
I tried Lightbox but it's also pretty rough. I dragged a folder full of
I guess there aren't a lot of photographers who are good programmers, eh...
on linux mdk 10.1. I just tried the rpm they provide, and no problem whatsoever.
They seem to provide automatic enhancements of the pictures based on the model of digital camera. Nice.
> X11 has Xcms to characterize devices, and LCMS provides
> color management for applications. ImageMagick and the
> Gimp both can use the LCMS.
Um... first you try to compare this to real color management...
> If that makes you happy, fine. But just because you don't know
> about color management on other platforms doesn't mean it
> doesn't exist.
And then come out with a statement like the above. If you're trying to make an argument, then show an example of full working color management, not some home quality crap.
(for those who don't have the experience, the above poster has just done the equivalent of comparing a honda with a type R sticker to a F1 racer and expected to sound knowledgeable)