Experimental darktable OS X image

After the progress reported in the latest blog post on the OS X port of darktable we now have something new for the Mac users:

parafin just released an experimental DMG image of darktable!

Please be aware of this being an experimental OS X build as well as experimental software in general - it's based on the latest development version of darktable that will be darktable 1.1 someday in the future.

You can grab the file from here:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/darktable/files/darktable/ (look for the most recent .dmg file)

Just as a reminder (see the blog post for more information): There's an issue with gphoto on OS X, which prevents a plugged-in camera from appearing in darktable. To fix it simply run "killall PTPCamera" command after connecting the camera.

Please report back any issues you have with it to help improving this software. Use our bug tracker for reporting, that makes it easier for us to keep track of your problems: file new bug

Enjoy it!

Edit: disk image updated to support older than Mountain Lion OS X versions (but at least as new as Snow Leopard).

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You can also change the language used by setting “ui_last/gui_language” to your language in ~/.config/darktable/darktablerc. That file might be somewhere else on OS X. So to get English you can just use “ui_last/gui_language=C”.

parafin on September 18, 2012 at 15:17 said:

Right, forgot about that one. Path is the same on OS X.
Nicolas on January 16, 2013 at 18:47 said:

Hi,

I’m on a french osx mac, and also wold love to use DT in english, but none of the two methods works for me.
The image I use is the 1.1.2…

Thanks for any clue.

Nicolas

Works very well on Snow Leopard. Have used it for only two weeks so far, but aside from the aforementioned problem with camera import from a plugged-in camera everything has been working well.

Hi,

and thank you for a wonderful software package. It has made my life as an amateur photographer and a linux user so much easier.

Is it possible to donate a few $ to your project?

smn on October 3, 2012 at 18:20 said:

Hi Sigurdur,

I fear it’s impossible to donate anything to darktable right now since we don’t have any legal basis for this (yet). We’re working on it but it might still take some time. Be sure we announce it!

Simon
Don Julien on December 14, 2012 at 19:12 said:

How about setting something up at Kickstarter.com?

I am very impressed with this program. Crashes but at osx 10.8.2 more than once. I am sure you are on the right track. Thank you!

parafin on October 6, 2012 at 19:30 said:

You should report crashes along with steps to reproduce them to our bug tracker, we can’t fix the problems we don’t know about.

DMG image has been updated. There was a lot of activity in git recently, several new features/modules have been merged. So, besides numerous bug fixes, here are the highlights of changes:
map view is introduced;
new folder tree view in collect module;
added local contrast iop.

Working well on OSX Lion but I am unable to export images from Lighttable. Image appears black as thumbnail and displays nothing in preview. This is true with many variations of export settings.

parafin on October 15, 2012 at 00:31 said:

Create a bug report on our tracker (there’s a link in this news post) and supply example image and xmp file.
It works for me on Mountain Lion.

Hello,
Just tried the last release I found (1887). It just crashes when I start it :( I use 10.6.8 !
How to give your more info like logs ?

parafin on October 21, 2012 at 23:11 said:

See http://darktable.org/redmine/issues/8992

Can we get an update package for 1.1rc?

parafin on November 2, 2012 at 21:05 said:

Done. The reason for delay was that I wanted to fix 10.6 support before building release candidate.

Disk image for first release candidate has just been uploaded. Main changes since last build as follows:
support for Mac OS X 10.6 is back;
fixes for libusb which result in faster startup time and Apple keyboard/touchpad working without interruptions;
facebook and flickr exporters are now available, though their functionality may be limited due to the absence of password storage backend for OS X;
the way autoapplied presets work has changed a bit.

1.1 rc2 crashes on 10.8.2 when opening a RAF from a Fujiflim X-E1. I would like to track down the bug, how do I get the source code? Is it built using Xcode or from the command line?

parafin on November 23, 2012 at 10:21 said:

I think it’s one of this non-bayer cameras which we don’t support, so you won’t get any useful results from darktable anyway.
But crash is bad nonetheless, you can create new bug report with sample file on our tracker: http://darktable.org/redmine/projects/darktable/issues

Is there a 1.1.2 image somewhere? :)

parafin on January 15, 2013 at 00:03 said:

Yes. The link in the post has been updated, github no longer supports file uploads, so look on sf.net.
smn on January 15, 2013 at 00:31 said:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/darktable/files/darktable/1.1/darktable-1.1.2.dmg/download

Hello,

I tried the two methods to get darktable to show english ui (my osx is in french), but I still cannot get it to work. The only way is to switch the langage preference in osx in english, but this solution is painful, and I’d prefer to keep it in french, and just have darktable in english…
Any clue?

Thanks
Nicolas

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houz on September 18, 2012 at 00:32 said:

You can also change the language used by setting “ui_last/gui_language” to your language in ~/.config/darktable/darktablerc. That file might be somewhere else on OS X. So to get English you can just use “ui_last/gui_language=C”.
- parafin on September 18, 2012 at 15:17 said:
  
  Right, forgot about that one. Path is the same on OS X.
- Nicolas on January 16, 2013 at 18:47 said:
  
  Hi,
  
  I’m on a french osx mac, and also wold love to use DT in english, but none of the two methods works for me.
  The image I use is the 1.1.2…
  
  Thanks for any clue.
  
  Nicolas
Jere on September 29, 2012 at 13:31 said:

Works very well on Snow Leopard. Have used it for only two weeks so far, but aside from the aforementioned problem with camera import from a plugged-in camera everything has been working well.
Sigurdur on October 3, 2012 at 10:21 said:

Hi,

and thank you for a wonderful software package. It has made my life as an amateur photographer and a linux user so much easier.

Is it possible to donate a few $ to your project?
- smn on October 3, 2012 at 18:20 said:
  
  Hi Sigurdur,
  
  I fear it’s impossible to donate anything to darktable right now since we don’t have any legal basis for this (yet). We’re working on it but it might still take some time. Be sure we announce it!
  
  Simon
- Don Julien on December 14, 2012 at 19:12 said:
  
  How about setting something up at Kickstarter.com?
Harri Spietz on October 6, 2012 at 16:58 said:

I am very impressed with this program. Crashes but at osx 10.8.2 more than once. I am sure you are on the right track. Thank you!
- parafin on October 6, 2012 at 19:30 said:
  
  You should report crashes along with steps to reproduce them to our bug tracker, we can’t fix the problems we don’t know about.
parafin on October 10, 2012 at 12:18 said:

DMG image has been updated. There was a lot of activity in git recently, several new features/modules have been merged. So, besides numerous bug fixes, here are the highlights of changes:
map view is introduced;
new folder tree view in collect module;
added local contrast iop.
Kevin on October 13, 2012 at 04:04 said:

Working well on OSX Lion but I am unable to export images from Lighttable. Image appears black as thumbnail and displays nothing in preview. This is true with many variations of export settings.
- parafin on October 15, 2012 at 00:31 said:
  
  Create a bug report on our tracker (there’s a link in this news post) and supply example image and xmp file.
  It works for me on Mountain Lion.
GSanchez on October 21, 2012 at 22:50 said:

Hello,
Just tried the last release I found (1887). It just crashes when I start it :( I use 10.6.8 !
How to give your more info like logs ?

GS
- parafin on October 21, 2012 at 23:11 said:
  
  See http://darktable.org/redmine/issues/8992
Moritz on October 31, 2012 at 15:05 said:

Can we get an update package for 1.1rc?
- parafin on November 2, 2012 at 21:05 said:
  
  Done. The reason for delay was that I wanted to fix 10.6 support before building release candidate.
parafin on November 2, 2012 at 21:00 said:

Disk image for first release candidate has just been uploaded. Main changes since last build as follows:
support for Mac OS X 10.6 is back;
fixes for libusb which result in faster startup time and Apple keyboard/touchpad working without interruptions;
facebook and flickr exporters are now available, though their functionality may be limited due to the absence of password storage backend for OS X;
the way autoapplied presets work has changed a bit.
David on November 23, 2012 at 06:55 said:

1.1 rc2 crashes on 10.8.2 when opening a RAF from a Fujiflim X-E1. I would like to track down the bug, how do I get the source code? Is it built using Xcode or from the command line?
- parafin on November 23, 2012 at 10:21 said:
  
  I think it’s one of this non-bayer cameras which we don’t support, so you won’t get any useful results from darktable anyway.
  But crash is bad nonetheless, you can create new bug report with sample file on our tracker: http://darktable.org/redmine/projects/darktable/issues
Moritz on January 14, 2013 at 22:52 said:

Is there a 1.1.2 image somewhere? :)
- parafin on January 15, 2013 at 00:03 said:
  
  Yes. The link in the post has been updated, github no longer supports file uploads, so look on sf.net.
- smn on January 15, 2013 at 00:31 said:
  
  http://sourceforge.net/projects/darktable/files/darktable/1.1/darktable-1.1.2.dmg/download
Nicolas on January 18, 2013 at 06:47 said:

Hello,

I tried the two methods to get darktable to show english ui (my osx is in french), but I still cannot get it to work. The only way is to switch the langage preference in osx in english, but this solution is painful, and I’d prefer to keep it in french, and just have darktable in english…
Any clue?

Thanks
Nicolas