how to deal with overblown highlights using darktable

Tone equalizer apparently needs a precise setup of the mask and if you do something else afterwards (like adjusting colors) you need to readjust there. I always use the gaussian option.įilmic does something really more complex because it moves all the light exposure, so the effect often is better, but i've issues to get realistic skin tones and nice colors in general, that i don't have in shadows and highlights. My settings are always left the change at 50%, then adjust the radius to get rid of artifacts, then moving compression until the proper range of change is visible, then do minor adjustments to the percentage of change and eventually fine tune the radius. If you need more try to adjust the balance or the compression.

I was avoiding a lot that module for the halos problem (and using curves, flimic or tone equalizer) till i learned that you can get rid of the nasty halos just by playing with the radius (the default is way to high for most photos) and not getting higher than 50% change.

How to deal with overblown highlights using darktable