presets.xml
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<sect1 status="final" id="presets">
<title>Presets</title>
<indexterm>
<primary>preferences and settings</primary>
<secondary>presets</secondary>
</indexterm>
<indexterm>
<primary>presets</primary>
</indexterm>
<para>
This menu gives you an overview of the presets that are defined for darktable's modules. In
this dialog you can select whether a certain user defined preset shall be auto-applied to
matching images.
</para>
<para>
darktable already comes with a set of pre-defined presets for several modules. In addition
you can define your own presets from within each module in darkroom mode (see
<xref linkend="module_presets"/>).
</para>
<para>
Pre-defined presets are shown with a lock symbol. Their auto-apply properties can not be
changed.
</para>
<para>
Double clicking on a user-defined preset will open a menu.
</para>
<para>
<graphic fileref="preferences/images/presets.png" scalefit="1" width="60%" align="center" />
</para>
<bridgehead renderas="sect4">auto apply this preset to matching images</bridgehead>
<para>
activate this checkbutton to automatically apply the preset on newly imported images; a set
of fields is displayed where you can define patterns to be matched against Exif data.
</para>
<bridgehead renderas="sect4">only show this preset for matching images</bridgehead>
<para>
activate this checkbutton to hide the preset in darkroom mode if it does not match the
defined patterns.
</para>
<bridgehead renderas="sect4">model</bridgehead>
<para>
a pattern to be matched against the Exif field that describes your camera model; use "%" as
wildcard.
</para>
<bridgehead renderas="sect4">maker</bridgehead>
<para>
a pattern to be matched against the Exif field that describes the maker of your camera; use
"%" as wildcard.
</para>
<bridgehead renderas="sect4">lens</bridgehead>
<para>
a pattern to be matched against the Exif field that describes your lens; use "%" as
wildcard.
</para>
<bridgehead renderas="sect4">iso</bridgehead>
<para>
only apply the preset if the ISO value of your image lies within the given range.
</para>
<bridgehead renderas="sect4">exposure</bridgehead>
<para>
only apply the preset if the exposure time of your image lies within the given range; set
"+" as the upper value to match arbitrarily long exposures.
</para>
<bridgehead renderas="sect4">aperture</bridgehead>
<para>
only apply the preset if the aperture of your image lies within the given range; set "f/0"
as the lower value to match arbitrarily open apertures; set "f/+" as the upper value to
match arbitrarily closed apertures.
</para>
<bridgehead renderas="sect4">focal length</bridgehead>
<para>
only apply the preset if the focal length of your image lies within the given range (from 0
to 1000).
</para>
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