Bug 416240

Summary:	Add a command line option to open an image as linked layer
Product:	[Applications] krita	Reporter:	Tobias <tobias.jakobs>
Component:	General	Assignee:	confifu <saurabhk660>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	tamtamy.tymona
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	unspecified
OS:	All
Latest Commit:	https://invent.kde.org/kde/krita/commit/b727a1d6f413f0ed567a0e69f0ebd9b2515071af	Version Fixed In:

Description Tobias 2020-01-14 10:49:45 UTC

SUMMARY
Add a command line option to open an image as linked layer.

USE CASE
For better integration of Krita into darktable it would be useful to be able to open an image not as the image itself, but as linked layer. This helps to create a non destructive workflow with Krita in the middle. 

Adding a filename for the new image is important to be able to reimport/rerender the file if changes are made in the steps before.

Workflow:
darktable (editing (e.g. WB + demosaicing + denosing -> input colour profile -> global colour adjustments))
darktable (export)
Krita     (import as linked Layer) <- This is the step we need this feature request for!
Krita     (retouching)
Krita     (export)
darktable (import)
darktable (more editing (e.g. filmic/base curve -> output colour profile))
Have a look at this discussion:
https://krita-artists.org/t/wiring-darktable-with-krita/1241

MORE USE CASES
I think, that it would be useful for the integration in the workflow of other RAW editors or 3d programs like Blender too.

UI
As I'm talking about a command line parameter here I'm not doing a mock-up. ;) But I would like the command look something like this:

krita --new-file newfile.kra --linked-layer darktable_export.exr

Comment 1 Tiar 2020-01-20 20:30:12 UTC

Instead of --linked-layer, it should be called --file-layer because that's how it's called in Krita :)

Comment 2 Tobias 2020-01-21 08:46:01 UTC

(In reply to Tymond from comment #1)
> Instead of --linked-layer, it should be called --file-layer because that's
> how it's called in Krita :)

I don't really care about the naming. ;)

krita --new-file newfile.kra --file-layer darktable_export.exr

This looks fine, too.

Comment 3 Tiar 2020-03-25 15:34:15 UTC

This is being worked on in: https://invent.kde.org/kde/krita/-/merge_requests/247

Comment 4 Halla Rempt 2020-03-29 13:22:15 UTC

Git commit 943433c17711bdab7bc09785e4d933fa341b9a96 by Boudewijn Rempt, on behalf of Saurabh Kumar.
Committed on 29/03/2020 at 13:22.
Pushed by rempt into branch 'master'.

Add a command-line option to open image as file-layer

M  +73   -3    libs/ui/KisApplication.cpp
M  +11   -4    libs/ui/KisApplicationArguments.cpp
M  +1    -0    libs/ui/KisApplicationArguments.h

https://invent.kde.org/kde/krita/commit/943433c17711bdab7bc09785e4d933fa341b9a96

Comment 5 Halla Rempt 2020-04-02 13:34:32 UTC

Git commit b727a1d6f413f0ed567a0e69f0ebd9b2515071af by Boudewijn Rempt, on behalf of Saurabh Kumar.
Committed on 02/04/2020 at 13:09.
Pushed by rempt into branch 'krita/4.3'.

Add a command-line option to open image as file-layer
(cherry picked from commit 943433c17711bdab7bc09785e4d933fa341b9a96)

M  +73   -3    libs/ui/KisApplication.cpp
M  +11   -4    libs/ui/KisApplicationArguments.cpp
M  +1    -0    libs/ui/KisApplicationArguments.h

https://invent.kde.org/kde/krita/commit/b727a1d6f413f0ed567a0e69f0ebd9b2515071af