02-20-2017, 08:13 AM
targ.gz can be anything, and it is very likely the program's source code which would be of little use to SallyAnne.
On SourceForge all I see prepackaged are .deb's (installation packages for Debian/Ubuntu/Mint).
@SallyAnne:
There are many free RAW-processing apps, including RawTherapee, Darktable and (IIRC) Photozone (which also has a Gimp plugin version, which is available from partha's site).
Now, there is not point using such apps if you are going to use all defaults (because your camera can do the same). These apps are intended to let you do serious post-processing. This takes time. You may even want to "correct" it later. Or you want to produce several images using different processing options, and blend them later in Gimp.
When you use these apps as Gimp plug-ins they are glorified file-open dialogs: you don't see your image in Gimp until you are completely done with them, and once you are in Gimp, you can't go back. So the Gimp plugin option is of little value, using a stand-alone application and exporting to TIFF or some high quality JPEG for the finishing touches in Gimp is very often a better option.
On SourceForge all I see prepackaged are .deb's (installation packages for Debian/Ubuntu/Mint).
@SallyAnne:
There are many free RAW-processing apps, including RawTherapee, Darktable and (IIRC) Photozone (which also has a Gimp plugin version, which is available from partha's site).
Now, there is not point using such apps if you are going to use all defaults (because your camera can do the same). These apps are intended to let you do serious post-processing. This takes time. You may even want to "correct" it later. Or you want to produce several images using different processing options, and blend them later in Gimp.
When you use these apps as Gimp plug-ins they are glorified file-open dialogs: you don't see your image in Gimp until you are completely done with them, and once you are in Gimp, you can't go back. So the Gimp plugin option is of little value, using a stand-alone application and exporting to TIFF or some high quality JPEG for the finishing touches in Gimp is very often a better option.