Canon Digital Photo Professional vs other free alternatives

[tduell]

The free alternatives I was using are DigiKam (a photo manager, and simple editor that handles raw files), and Rawtherapee (an raw file converter and editor).

As you are using Linux I wondered why you didn't include Darktable in your roundup of free alternatives.
I have tried a few packages (Photivo, Digikam, Rawtherapee), and Darktable looks like it provides most of what one needs, but I'm a novice at this business.
I would be interested to hear your expert opinion of how it compares.

Cheers,
Terry

[Dazz1]

As you are using Linux I wondered why you didn't include Darktable in your roundup of free alternatives.
I have tried a few packages (Photivo, Digikam, Rawtherapee), and Darktable looks like it provides most of what one needs, but I'm a novice at this business.
I would be interested to hear your expert opinion of how it compares.

Cheers,
Terry

Darktable does look to have the stuff. However, when I tried it the first time, it kept having memory management issues, throwing up an error, and crashing. I searched around, and I wasn't alone.

However, it's been a little while, and maybe they've fixed some problems. I will give it a go again and report back.