As you all know, we all love RapidRaw. It is quickly becoming the go-to editing software for those who like free and open source packages, as well as us who just love amazing editing tools! This release solidifies the reasoning why so many people are leaving Darktable and RawThreapee in their droves. RapidRaw is going from strength to strength!
I’ve been playing with it all evening since it’s update, and it all feels very stable.
Core Updates:
01 – Lens Blur Feature (Bokeh)
This does what is says on the tin! If you need to add more bokeh to your image, click on the Lens Blur feature (found in Adjust>Effects). It analyses the image and then applies the bokeh, plus you can fine tune the result. I am SUPER impressed with this one. It is a feature I use occasionally in ON1 Photo Raw and Luminar Neo, and I am so glad to see it here. And it works well!
02 – Culling View
Accessed on the Library View, simply highlighted a number of images, and then click on the “Culling View” toggle at the top right of the screen. It is simple and effective, and very useful again!
03 – Group Raw + Jpeg
This is a standard feature of many packages, and it is nice to see it here in RapidRaw (this is found in the nicely improved “View Options” section)
04 – Command Line Interface
RapidRAW now includes a headless export tool for batch processing photos in automated scripts, terminal pipelines, or server environments without opening the GUI (see the link for more information on this!)
Core Improvements:
- Performance: Drastically improved thumbnail loading speeds, especially for users storing their libraries on HDDs. Optimized the underlying performance of the library and image analytics scopes. RapidRAW now tries to read the embedded jpeg first, before decoding the full RAW image for the thumbnail.
- Cropping Upgrades: The crop tool has been enhanced with area preservation and crop-centred rotation for a much smoother framing experience. This works really well and is a welcome addition.
- Export & Memory: Significantly reduced overall RAM usage during export operations and calibrated the quality curves for JPEG XL (JXL) exports for better file-size-to-quality ratios.
- Workflow Enhancements:
- Selection is now kept between the library and editor view.
- Added a quick shortcut for library searching.
- Added a quick shortcut to jump straight into the settings.
- Made automatic adjustment synchronization optional for multi-selections, giving you more control over batch edits.
- Metadata & Decoding: Improved EXIF lens metadata extraction across the board and fixed an issue with Canon multi-exposure White Balance.
- Linux Stability: Resolved bugs that were causing the app to run slow for Linux users with NVIDIA GPUs.
See the video on YouTube
Yet again another fantastic update to a brilliant editing program. You can find the update here.
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