I really like the Alignment Line Count (what I call a grid selector) as it allows you to overlay a grid on the image with varying quantities of rows and columns. Below that is the arbitrary rotate slider and grid selector. Those are easy to use and I like the ‘flip’ capabilities being added at this point (although I have a personal grudge against flipping images most of the time). First, there are the simple rotation buttons. Rotate – This deserves its own bullet point.This can all be reset by clicking the reset button. Once the appropriate size is selected, click and hold in the middle of the selection box to drag it around the screen. If the aspect is locked it will remain constant with the drag. To adjust a crop, move to the edge of the image until you see the adjustment arrows, then drag the sides in. The difference between lock and unlock is hard to see when clicking on the padlock image. Most handy is the ratio selector located in the middle of the screen. Crop and Resize – These two functions can be found by clicking on the tab.To do this, move the mouse over to your desired sampling location and right mouse click. Also, you may select the white balance from a spot on the image itself. The normal allotment of options are given, including manual, auto, daylight, shade, cloudy, tungsten, flourescent, and flash. This can be changed by clicking the selector. White Balance – UFRaw will default to the camera settings for white balance.Otherwise, use the slide to get the look you desire. To reset to the default, click the first button on the right. It will likely autoset the first time an image is opened. Exposure Value Settings – This is the section at the top.There is a lot of experimenting you can do with this tool so please, take some time to fiddle with the other features. The Most Handy Features For Quick Image ConversionĪs mentioned in the intro, I’m only going to touch on the simple, quick edits that can help you get started editing your image in GIMP. After selecting the AdobeRGB1998.icc file and clicking Open, you will see AdobeRGB1998 as an option going forward. From here, click on the open folder next to sRGB to select the ICC profile you just saved. Next, in UFRaw, click on the Color Management tab. The ICC profile can be found here.ĭownload that file and save it to a useful location. This is a one time action and will make AdobeRGB available from this point forward, so it’s worthwhile to get it out of the way. But if you want to output to AdobeRGB(1998), you will need to load it first. The first time you start up UFRaw it only comes with a standard output option for sRGB. After selecting the right image, click Open. You can use the standard Ctrl and Shift keys to select multiple images. If you are starting directly with UFRaw, upon clicking the icon the first screen you will notice is a file selection window. It can also be invoked by attempting to open a RAW file from within GIMP. UFRaw can be found in the GIMP program group in Programs. I’m also assuming you have a copy of GIMP already loaded.
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The tool has a LOT of controls beyond the basics, best left for another post.įor the Windows people to get started, you’ll need to download UFRaw from Sourceforge, located here. In this post I will explain just the basics of opening a photo with some simple changes. The tool has quite a few controls for adjusting the image even before opening the converted file in GIMP and it can, indeed, be used as a stand alone program if desired. This fine tool does a great job of converting a few of the basic RAW formats (Canon, Nikon and a few others) into your choice of outputs.
All of the appropriate packages can be found on UFRaw’s download page. You may still find these instructions helpful.Īnd for Linux folks, instructions for installing are as vast as there are flavors of Linux. So not only do you have reason to not complain, you may gloat a little if that is your style.
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There’s a very good reason you don’t need these instructions on installing UFRaw for GIMP because it’s already included with the Mac build of GIMP. Now, before the Mac crowd starts getting hot under the collar that this is another GIMP post excluding them, I can explain.
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