Why do Nikon D5300 RAW files look pink in Darktable darkroom mode?
Asked 1/6/2015
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My Nikon D5300 .NEF files display normally in Darktable's lighttable view, but when I open them in darkroom they appear with a strong pink cast. Is this a RAW support issue, and is there a fix?
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Since you have a D5300, the answer is clear — Darktable just added support for that camera in version 1.4.2, at which point it was listed as "experimental". Darktable 1.6 was released a month ago (December 2014), so upgrading to that should solve your issue.
If it doesn't, I'd add your feedback (and a sample file?) to this issue tracker request: Feature #9764: Support Nikon D5300 NEFs — it may be that there are still some kinks in that experimental support to work out.
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This is most likely due to incomplete or experimental RAW support for the Nikon D5300 in older Darktable versions. Community feedback indicates D5300 support was only added in Darktable 1.4.2 and was marked experimental, so pink rendering in darkroom can happen with older or early-support builds.
The practical fix is to update Darktable to a newer version. At the time of the answers, upgrading to Darktable 1.6 was expected to resolve the issue. If the problem remains after updating, it likely means D5300 support still has some decoding issues, and providing a sample NEF file to the Darktable issue tracker would help confirm and improve support.
In short: yes, this is probably a software RAW compatibility problem rather than a problem with your camera file.
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