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Darktable preview differs from its own snapshot
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Description
Is there an existing issue for this?
- I checked and did not find my issue in the already reported ones
Describe the bug
In the attached screenshot on the right is an image as I see it while editing it in darktable, and on the left is a snapshot of the latest history state of the same image taken just before making that screenshot.
As you can see, the image while editing is significantly darker and has higher contrast than its own current snapshot, even though the two should (conceptually) be identical. When I export the image and look at it in geequie or GIMP, or view it in lighttable as a preview thumbnail, then I also see a brighter-than-desired version matching the snapshot shown on the left.
Steps to reproduce
I do not know how to reproduce this, and it has not happened to me for other images in the past.
Expected behavior
The snapshot comparison, lighttable preview, and exported image should match the appearance of the darktable editing preview much more closely.
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Where did you obtain darktable from?
distro packaging
darktable version
5.4.0
What OS are you using?
Linux
What is the version of your OS?
Arch Linux
Describe your system
No response
Are you using OpenCL GPU in darktable?
Yes
If yes, what is the GPU card and driver?
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, NVIDIA 590.48.01
Please provide additional context if applicable. You can attach files too, but might need to rename to .txt or .zip
The issue persists regardless of whether I use high quality processing or not, use the system or sRGB display profile, or disable OpenCL in the settings.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No source files, tests, or entry points are identified. Begin by reproducing the discrepancy in darktable 5.4.0 on Linux with the supplied image and compare the editing preview against snapshot, lighttable, and exported output; done means these views match consistently or the cause is isolated.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- computer-graphics, desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100