darktable-org / darktable-org/darktable
RFC: support for compressed and uncompresseed versions of raw files.
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Description
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
can't copy and edit my 10TB library for editing to my 512GB laptop hard drive for editing in the internet cafe or easily email down-sized versions of my darktable library that are editable.
Describe the solution you'd like
support compressed-raw formats and images that contain or support multiple raw versions at different file-sizes and qualities
Alternatives
compressed-raw sidecar files?
Additional context
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Research direction
The issue does not name any files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating darktable's raw-file handling and image-version storage, then clarify which compressed formats and multi-version behavior are in scope before implementation; done means an agreed design and supported workflows for smaller editable copies.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- computer-graphics, desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100