Re: [Gimp-developer] Gimp Export Properties Not Preserved

[Jason Simanek <jsimanek gmail com>]

On Sat 20 Jul 2013 12:35:15 PM CDT, Guillermo Espertino (Gez) wrote:
> That made sense when save and export where the same thing. Actually,
> it was me who reported the issue of GIMP destroying jpegs
> inadvertently (default quality setting used to be 85 with the most
> aggressive chroma subsampling, so overwriting a high quality jpg with
> such crappy settings was a catastrophe).

Yes, I see the complication there. However, it does seem that the new 
file saving workflow addresses that concern. OVERWRITE should preserve 
the image file quality settings (I change Ctrl+S to Overwrite, 
personally). But I think EXPORT should be relative to the user's 
preferences, since you are usually exporting into a different quality 
level or different filetype.

> In my oppinion (probably because my workflow was improved by the
> change instead of being impeded) you should try alternative tools for
> that work.
> Darktable seems to be an excellent choice for batch processing and
> judging by the example you just mentioned, I think it will fit to your
> needs perfectly.

Darktable feels like it emphasizes a photographer’s workflow. "import" 
instead of "open", the default keyboard shortcuts are very strange 
(Ctrl+Z doesn't seem to do anything) and it isn't a "tool"-based 
workflow (there are no brushes, no text tool, no rubber stamp tool, 
nothing). For example, the way cropping works is very counter-intuitive 
for me and emphasizes quickly applying pre-set aspect ratios. At least 
that's my impression as a graphic design professional that's been using 
Photoshop since 1996.

I'm sure Darktable is great, but it doesn't have the features I need.

Thanks for the help. I'll keep getting things done in Gimp one way or 
another.

Jason Simanek