darktable 5.2.1 released

We’re proud to announce the new bug-fix release of darktable, 5.2.1!

The github release is here: https://github.com/darktable-org/darktable/releases/tag/release-5.2.1.

To build from source, do not use the autogenerated tarball provided by GitHub on the release page, download our tar.xz file instead. If you’re just building for yourself without creating a package for some distribution, then using source code cloning in git is an even more convenient way.

The checksums are:

$ sha256sum darktable-5.2.1.tar.xz
02f1aa9ae93949e7bc54c34eeb5ff92c2b87f95d2547865df55c60467564ee11  darktable-5.2.1.tar.xz

$ sha256sum darktable-5.2.1-x86_64.dmg
5060d73c03b3c7f4ca69a77039e69653fd2310df8cb649d66fc89f4c45289b0c  darktable-5.2.1-x86_64.dmg

$ sha256sum darktable-5.2.1-arm64.dmg
b7d45bb3d2550695e4eba4d260580561b51c18d612d5e2b2c9e67a432ae2516c  darktable-5.2.1-arm64.dmg

$ sha256sum darktable-5.2.1-arm64-13.5.dmg
7776f94503a3ed634577d5626097aed3338ceff013b43d1776f46f0ad6a62f57  darktable-5.2.1-arm64-13.5.dmg

$ sha256sum darktable-5.2.1-win64.exe
c470779d92a08345c6f9b65457484e2fe4406537b0604a6e0df0339c81059158  darktable-5.2.1-win64.exe

$ sha256sum Darktable-5.2.1-x86_64.AppImage
9133f7f29418e714a0dbf5b24f115314bf00d8e9517d62d8f3cd778c7f6e0b87  Darktable-5.2.1-x86_64.AppImage

When updating from the stable 5.0 series, please bear in mind that your edits will be preserved during this process, but the new library and configuration will no longer be usable with 5.0.

You are strongly advised to take a backup first.

Important note: to make sure that darktable can keep on supporting the raw file format for your camera, please read this post on how/what raw samples you can contribute to ensure that we have the full raw sample set for your camera under CC0 license!

Since darktable 5.2.0:

74 commits to darktable+rawspeed
37 pull requests handled
11 issues closed

Please note that the darktable documentation is not currently complete for release 5.2 and contributions are greatly appreciated. Please see the project documentation for more information on how to contribute.

The Big Ones

The following is a summary of the main features added to darktable 5.2. Please see the user manual for more details of the individual changes (where available).

UI/UX Improvements

Reset window position if it can’t be placed at last used position on any available monitor in a multi-monitor setup.

Performance Improvements

Other Changes

Add busy cursor while generating a GPX track preview and a progress bar while applying positions from a track to images.

Bug Fixes

Fixed translation of snapshot module’s labels.
Expanded width of preference boxes Lua Options so that long input is visible.
Fixed compilation when OpenMP is disabled.
Fixed an OpenCL bug in rastermask module for non-raw images.
Fixed regression introduced in darktable 5.0 with inability to read raw files from ancient (over two decades old) Canon cameras that recorded raw files with .tiff extension.
Fixed the inability of external raster masks module to work in Windows with PFM files that have Unicode characters in the file name.
Fixed a bug in liquify OpenCL code leading to incorrect clamped output.
Fix color equalizer picker not working in quick access panel.
Paletted TIFFs were read incorrectly by the main libtiff-based loader, with loss of color information. We are now handing them over to the GraphicsMagick/ImageMagick fallback loader (usually available in official/distro builds) for correct reading.
The variable names for the metadata tags variables have been changed to the full case sensitive tag name to avoid ambiguity.
Fixed inability to remove collections with ’ in the name.

Lua

API Version

API version is now 9.5.0

New Features

Added apply_sidecar to dt_lua_image_t so that a sidecar file can be loaded and applied to an image in lighttable.

Bug Fixes

Add action support for Lua

Other Lua changes

Notes

When exporting to AVIF, EXR, JPEG XL, or XCF, selecting specific metadata (e.g. geo-tag or creator) is not currently possible. For AVIF, EXR, JPEG XL, and XCF formats, darktable will not include any metadata fields unless the user selects all of the checkboxes in the export module’s preference options.
Starting with release 4.8, macOS versions older than 13.5 are not supported.

Changed Dependencies

Mandatory

Optional

RawSpeed changes

OM Sytem OM-1 Mark II and OM-3 crop was updated for better handling of high-resolution raws.

Camera support, compared to 5.2.0

Base Support

Nikon D200 (12bit-compressed)
Nikon D5300 (12bit-compressed)
Panasonic DC-GH7 (4:3)
Pentax K-r (PEF)
Samsung GX-1L

White Balance Presets

Fujifilm GFX 100 model name fix
Nikon Z50_2

Noise Profiles

Fujifilm GFX100S II
Panasonic DC-S5M2X
Pentax *ist D

Missing Compression Mode Support

Apple ProRAW DNGs
CinemaDNG lossless (Blackmagic, some DJI, etc.) and lossy (Blackmagic)
DNG 1.7 using JPEG XL (Adobe enhanced, Samsung Expert RAW)
Fujifilm lossy RAFs
Nikon high efficiency NEFs
Phase One other than IIQ L
Sony downsized lossless ARWs (“M” for full-frame, “S” for full-frame & APS-C)

Suspended Support

Support for the following cameras is suspended because no samples are available on https://raw.pixls.us:

Creo/Leaf Aptus 22(LF3779)/Hasselblad H1
Fujifilm IS-1
Kodak EasyShare Z980
Leaf Aptus-II 5(LI300059)/Mamiya 645 AFD
Leaf Credo 60
Leaf Credo 80
Olympus SP320
Phase One IQ250
ST Micro STV680

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