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RawTherapee Changelog

What's new in RawTherapee 5.10

Feb 17, 2024
  • Multiple custom external editors can be added and the external editor can be chosen in the Editor tab.
  • The Favorites tab can be configured in Preferences. An option to display Favorite tools in their original location has been added.
  • Metadata is now handled by Exiv2. CR3 metadata is supported.
  • When saving images in the TIFF file format, there is a new option to use the BigTIFF format.
  • The DCP and LCP file paths saved to processing profiles have better interoperability between Windows and Linux, and between different computers.
  • The Tone Equalizer in Local Adjustments is now also available in the Exposure tab. They have a new Pivot adjuster to shift the range of affected tones. The Tone Equalizer in the Exposure tab can display a tonal map for visualizing the tones.
  • The ICC profiles in the user configuration directory are recognized.
  • The language selection in Preferences now show all language names in their own language.
  • The Lensfun database directory can be changed in Preferences.
  • The color pickers in Film Negative (Color tab) now have adjustable size.
  • Dynamic Profile Rules now has a File path filter.
  • The context menu for images (File Browser tab) received a new option to sort images by name, date, rank, color label, or EXIF.
  • The Flat-Field tool (Raw tab) has a new From Metadata option for applying DNG gain maps.
  • Temporary files generated by the external editor feature now have more private file permissions.
  • The Color Appearance & Lighting tool (Advanced tab) received various improvements.
  • The Abstract Profile in the Color Management tool (Color tab) received a Gamut control option.
  • The L*a*b* Adjustments (Exposure tab) and Local Adjustments (Local tab) tools received improvements to the Avoid color shift option.
  • The Highlight reconstruction in the Exposure tool (Exposure tab) has a new Inpaint Opposed method that usually offers better reconstructed details than the Blend method and higher reliability compared to the Color Propagation method.
  • The Temperature correlation automatic white balance method in the White Balance tool (Color tab) received various improvements.
  • The Denoise section of the Blur/Grain & Denoise tool in Local Adjustments (Local tab) has an improved interface.
  • Raw files from OM Digital Solutions cameras are supported.
  • The Dynamic Range Compression tool in the Exposure tab and in Local Adjustments (Local tab) has improved behavior. The tool in Local Adjustments received a Saturation control option.
  • The default value for the Show additional settings option for new spots in Local Adjustments (Local tab) is now linked to the Default complexity for Local Adjustments set in Preferences.
  • Added or improved support for cameras, raw formats and color profiles:
  • Canon EOS 250D (DCP)
  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II
  • Canon EOS 800D (DCP)
  • Canon EOS 90D
  • Canon EOS Kiss X10
  • Canon EOS M100
  • Canon EOS M50 (DCP)
  • Canon EOS M50m2
  • Canon EOS M6 Mark II
  • Canon EOS R
  • Canon EOS R10
  • Canon EOS R3
  • Canon EOS R5
  • Canon EOS R6
  • Canon EOS R6m2
  • Canon EOS R7
  • Canon EOS R8
  • Canon EOS RP
  • Canon EOS Rebel SL3
  • Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
  • Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II
  • Canon Powershot G5 X MARK II (DCP)
  • FUJIFILM DBP for GX680 (DCP)
  • FUJIFILM GFX 100
  • FUJIFILM GFX100S
  • FUJIFILM X-A7 (DCP)
  • FUJIFILM X-E3 (DCP)
  • FUJIFILM X-H2
  • FUJIFILM X-PRO3
  • FUJIFILM X-S10 (DCP)
  • FUJIFILM X-T3
  • FUJIFILM X-T30
  • FUJIFILM X-T30 II
  • FUJIFILM X-T4
  • FUJIFILM X-T5
  • FUJIFILM X100V
  • LEICA D-LUX 7
  • NIKON D3300 (DCP)
  • NIKON Z 5 (DCP)
  • NIKON Z 6_2 (DCP)
  • NIKON Z 9
  • OLYMPUS E-M1 (DCP)
  • OLYMPUS E-M10MarkIV
  • OM Digital Solutions OM-1
  • OM Digital Solutions OM-5
  • PANASONIC DC-GX880
  • PANASONIC DMC-LX100 (DCP)
  • Panasonic DC-G100
  • Panasonic DC-G110
  • Panasonic DC-LX100M2
  • Sony DSC-RX100M6 (DCP)
  • Sony DSC-RX1RM2
  • Sony ILCE-7 (DCP)
  • Sony ILCE-7C (DCP)
  • Sony ILCE-7M4
  • Sony ILCE-7RM2
  • Sony ILCE-7S
  • Sony ILCE-7SM2
  • Sony ILCE-7SM3 (DCP)
  • Sony ZV-1

New in RawTherapee 5.9 (Nov 30, 2022)

  • New Features:
  • The Spot Removal tool (Detail tab) was added, for removing dust specks and small objects.
  • The Color Appearance & Lighting tool (Advanced tab), formerly known as CIECAM02, now includes CAM16. By taking into account the conditions of the photographed scene and the conditions under which the image is viewed, it allows you to adjust the image in a way which matches human color perception.
  • The Local Adjustments tool (Local tab) was added, for performing a wide range of operations on an area of the image determined by its geometry or color.
  • The Wavelet Levels tool (Advanced tab) received various improvements.
  • The White Balance tool (Color tab) received a new automatic white balance method named “temperature correlation” (the old one was renamed to “RGB grey”).
  • The Film Negative tool (Color tab) received various improvements including support for non-raw files.
  • The Preprocess White Balance tool (Raw tab) was added, allowing you to specify whether channels should be balanced automatically or whether the white balance values recorded by the camera should be used instead.
  • A new Perspective Correction tool (Transform tab) was added which includes an automated perspective correction feature.
  • The Main Histogram was improved with new modes: waveform, vectorscope and RGB parade.
  • Improvements to the Inspect feature (File Browser tab).
  • New dual-demosaicing methods in the Demosaicing tool (Raw tab).
  • The Haze Removal tool (Detail tab) received a saturation adjuster.
  • The RawTherapee theme was improved, including changes to make it easier to see which tools are enabled.
  • The Navigator (Editor tab) can now be resized.
  • The Resize tool (Transform tab) now allows to resize by the long or short edge.
  • The Crop tool (Transform tab) received a “centered square” crop guide, useful when the resulting non-square image will also be used on social media which crop to a square format.
  • The Pixel Shift demosaicing method (Raw tab) now allows using an average of all frames for regions with motion.
  • Added or improved support for cameras, raw formats and color profiles:
  • Canon EOS 100D / Rebel SL1 / Kiss X7
  • Canon EOS 1DX Mark III
  • Canon EOS 2000D / Rebel T7 / Kiss X90
  • Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL
  • Canon EOS 5D Mark II
  • Canon EOS 5D Mark IV (DCP)
  • Canon EOS 90D (DCP)
  • Canon EOS M6 Mark II (DCP)
  • Canon EOS R (DCP)
  • Canon EOS R3, R7 and R10
  • Canon EOS R5 (DCP)
  • Canon EOS R6 (DCP)
  • Canon EOS RP
  • Canon EOS-1D Mark III
  • Canon EOS-1Ds
  • Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II
  • Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II (DCP)
  • Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II
  • Canon PowerShot S120 (DCP)
  • Canon PowerShot SX50 HS
  • Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
  • DJI FC3170
  • FUJIFILM X-A5 (DCP)
  • FUJIFILM X-E4
  • FUJIFILM X-H1 (DCP)
  • FUJIFILM X-PRO2
  • FUJIFILM X-PRO3 (DCP)
  • FUJIFILM X-S10
  • FUJIFILM X-T1
  • FUJIFILM X-T100
  • FUJIFILM X-T2
  • FUJIFILM X-T3 (DCP)
  • FUJIFILM X-T30
  • FUJIFILM X-T4
  • FUJIFILM X100V
  • Fujifilm GFX 100
  • Fujifilm GFX100S though lossy compression and alternative crop modes (e.g. 4:3) are not supported yet
  • Fujifilm X-A20
  • Fujifilm X-T4
  • HASSELBLAD NEX-7 (Lunar)
  • Hasselblad L1D-20c (DJI Mavic 2 Pro)
  • Improved support for the Canon CR3 raw format, added support for compressed files, affects Canon EOS M50, R, R5, R6 and 1D X Mark III, etc.
  • LEICA C-LUX
  • LEICA CAM-DC25
  • LEICA D-LUX 7
  • LEICA M8
  • LEICA V-LUX 5
  • Leica SL2-S
  • NIKON COOLPIX P1000
  • NIKON D500 (DCP)
  • NIKON D5300 (DCP)
  • NIKON D610 (DCP)
  • NIKON D7100 (DCP)
  • NIKON D7500 (DCP)
  • NIKON D800 (DCP)
  • NIKON D850 (DCP)
  • NIKON Z 6 (DCP)
  • NIKON Z 7 (DCP)
  • Nikon 1 J4
  • Nikon COOLPIX P950
  • Nikon D2Hs
  • Nikon D2Xs
  • Nikon D300s
  • Nikon D3500
  • Nikon D5100
  • Nikon D6
  • Nikon D70s
  • Nikon D780
  • Nikon D810A
  • Nikon Z 5
  • Nikon Z 50 (DCP)
  • Nikon Z 6II
  • Nikon Z 7II
  • Nikon Z fc
  • OLYMPUS E-M10 Mark IV
  • OLYMPUS E-M1 Mark III
  • OLYMPUS E-M1X
  • OLYMPUS E-M5 Mark II (DCP)
  • OLYMPUS E-M5 Mark III
  • OLYMPUS E-PL10
  • OLYMPUS E-PL9
  • OLYMPUS Stylus 1
  • OLYMPUS Stylus 1s
  • OLYMPUS TG-6
  • PENTAX K-50 (DCP)
  • PENTAX K10D
  • Panasonic DC-FZ1000M2
  • Panasonic DC-FZ80
  • Panasonic DC-FZ81
  • Panasonic DC-FZ82
  • Panasonic DC-FZ83
  • Panasonic DC-G100
  • Panasonic DC-G110
  • Panasonic DC-G90
  • Panasonic DC-G95
  • Panasonic DC-G99
  • Panasonic DC-S1H
  • Panasonic DC-S5 (DCP)
  • Panasonic DC-TZ95
  • Panasonic DC-ZS80
  • Panasonic DMC-TZ80
  • Panasonic DMC-TZ85
  • Panasonic DMC-ZS60
  • RICOH PENTAX K-1 Mark II
  • RICOH PENTAX K-3 Mark III
  • SONY ILCE-9 (DCP)
  • SONY NEX-7
  • Samsung Galaxy S7
  • Sigma fp
  • Sony DCZV1B
  • Sony DSC-HX95
  • Sony DSC-HX99
  • Sony DSC-RX0
  • Sony DSC-RX0M2
  • Sony DSC-RX100
  • Sony DSC-RX100M5A
  • Sony DSC-RX100M6
  • Sony DSC-RX100M7
  • Sony DSC-RX10M2
  • Sony DSC-RX10M3
  • Sony DSC-RX10M4
  • Sony DSC-RX1R
  • Sony ILCE-1
  • Sony ILCE-6100
  • Sony ILCE-6400 (DCP)
  • Sony ILCE-6600 (DCP)
  • Sony ILCE-7C
  • Sony ILCE-7M3
  • Sony ILCE-7M4
  • Sony ILCE-7RM4 (DCP)
  • Sony ILCE-7SM3
  • Sony ILCE-9M2
  • Sony NEX-F3
  • Sony SLT-A99V

New in RawTherapee 5.7 (Sep 11, 2019)

  • New Features:
  • Film Negative tool, for easily developing raw photographs of film negatives.
  • Support for reading “rating” tags from Exif and XMP, shown in the File Browser/Filmstrip using RawTherapee’s star rating system.
  • Hundreds of bug fixes, speed optimizations and raw format support improvements.

New in RawTherapee 5.6 (Apr 21, 2019)

  • Pseudo-HiDPI support, for a smooth and sharp user interface regardless of screen size:
  • Pseudo-HiDPI mode is disabled by default, enable it in Preferences > General > Appearance. Scaling in RawTherapee depends on font size, DPI and display scaling. While scaling has been tested to work well in Windows, Linux and macOS, there are some macOS display modes which are incompatible with it, specifically those modes suffixed by "(HiDPI)" in macOS Display settings. Some versions of macOS (10.14.*) seem to not list any modes, in which case the user must just give it a try.
  • Ability to move tools to a new Favorites tab.
  • "Unclipped" processing profile, to make it easy to save an image while preserving data across the whole tonal range.
  • User-adjustable tiles-per-thread settings in Preferences > Performance, for users who want to find optimal values for their system. The default value of 2 tiles-per-thread performs best overall.
  • Hundreds of speed optimizations, bug fixes, and overall improvements.

New in RawTherapee 5.5 (Apr 21, 2019)

  • Filter to remove striping artifacts caused by Phase Detection Auto Focus (PDAF) as seen in Sony cameras, and to remove banding artifacts caused by Nikon's too-aggressive in-camera PDAF correction.
  • These are available for any camera which has a PDAF entry in camconst.json, currently:
  • Nikon Z 6
  • Nikon Z 7
  • Sony DSC-RX1RM2
  • Sony ILCE-6000
  • Sony ILCE-6300
  • Sony ILCE-6500
  • Sony ILCE-7M3
  • Sony ILCE-7RM2
  • Sony ILCE-7RM3
  • Sony ILCE-9
  • Ability to specify custom working color spaces through the workingspaces.json file.
  • Unbounded processing - allows you to decide whether out-of-gamut colors should get clipped.
  • Improved support for Canon mRaw format variants.
  • New Shadows/Highlights tool (replaced previous one).
  • Contrast threshold mask which divides an image into areas of high and low detail, allowing the effect of certain tools to be focused where it matters most and to mitigate the effect on areas where it would be undesirable, for example having the Sharpening tool affect only the in-focus subject without affecting the out-of-focus background.
  • Available for:
  • Sharpening
  • Post-Resize Sharpening
  • Microcontrast
  • Demosaicing
  • Dual-demosaic algorithms, making use of the new contrast threshold mask, allowing one to use a combination of demosaicing algorithms where one is best for details and the other best for plain areas.
  • New color toning methods:
  • Grid, allowing you to separately tone the shadows and highlights using two points on a simple color grid.
  • Regions, allowing you to tone based on any number of masks. Supports functions from the American Society of Cinematographers Color Decision List (ASC CDL).
  • Resizable main histogram with scaling modes:
  • Linear
  • Log
  • Log-Log
  • The log scales can be adjusted by click-dragging the mouse sideways inside the histogram area.
  • Support for Blackmagic and Canon Magic Lantern lj92 encoded files.
  • Allows you to specify how many border rows/columns to discard during demosaicing - those who shoot raw video at a standard resolution such as 1920x1080 will appreciate being able to preserve the dimensions.
  • New Soft Light tool which enhances contrast and saturation by emulating the effect of blending an image with a copy of itself in "soft light" blending mode in GIMP.
  • The Resize tool allows you to specify whether you want it to upscale or only downscale.
  • New icon and cursor theme.
  • ICC profile creator.
  • The bundled ICC profiles have been re-generated, and now include ICC v2 and v4 variants.
  • If your screen's resolution is such that not all icons fit in a toolbar, you can now scroll the toolbar using the mouse scroll-wheel.
  • New "Flexible" tone curve type. A characteristic of the cubic spline curve (renamed from "Custom" to "Standard") is that editing one node could have a huge impact on what happens to the curve in relation to the other nodes. The new "Flexible" centripetal Catmull–Rom spline curve allows you to make adjustments to any part of the curve with little impact on the other parts.
  • Allow saving both floating-point and integer type files at both 16-bit and 32-bit precision from RawTherapee GUI and CLI.
  • Improved lensfun chromatic aberration correction.
  • The raw chromatic aberration correction tool can now run in several iterations, and gained a feature to avoid introducing a color shift which could result from correcting chromatic aberration before demosaicing.
  • Certain sliders now operate on a logarithmic scale, allowing for a meaningful response over large ranges.
  • Dedicated "Reset" button in Crop tool.
  • Support for new cameras, and new input color profiles.
  • Speed enhancements and bug fixes, for a total of over 1300 commits.

New in RawTherapee 5.4 (Mar 21, 2018)

  • New default processing profiles, now the default look for raw photos closely matches the out-of-camera look with regard to tones and includes lens distortion and vignetting correction.
  • New histogram matching tool, to have RawTherapee automatically adjust the image for you to match the out-of-camera look with a single click of a button.
  • New HDR Tone Mapping tool to compress the light in scenes with a high dynamic range, allowing you to show details in both shadows and highlights in a realistic way.
  • New Local Contrast tool to boost clarity using a simple interface.
  • New color toning method L*a*b* Color Correction Grid.
  • New RCD demosaicing algorithm to minimize artifacts even with artificial lighting and strong chromatic aberration.
  • New thumbnail overlay icons in the File Browser and Filmstrip to help you distinguish normal images from HDR and Pixel Shift ones.
  • Added support for showing out-of-gamut areas based on the output profile.
  • Added support for reading and writing metadata and ICC profiles to and from PNG images.
  • Added support for processing Sony Pixel Shift ARQ raw files - make sure that the ARQ extension is enabled in Preferences > File Browser > Parsed Extensions.
  • Create Sony ARQ raw files using https://github.com/agriggio/make_arq
  • Added support for saving 32-bit floating-point TIFFs clamped to [0;1].
  • Added profiled chromatic aberration correction support using Lensfun.
  • More tools now have an on/off switch.
  • The user interface is cleaner, with all power-house tools moved into a new "Advanced" tab to prevent slider-shock to newcomers.
  • The Metadata tab now lets you choose whether you want to copy metadata unchanged, edit metadata or strip metadata when saving images. Now you can also make metadata changes in batch mode.
  • The choice of whether the main histogram should display information using the working profile or the output profile is now available from the Editor tab's top toolbar.
  • The Crop tool's aspect ratio now defaults to that of the image, and RawTherapee automatically zooms-to-fit the crop once it's placed.
  • RGB input-type ICC profiles can now be used as output profiles.
  • The saved reference image for profiling (created from within the Color Management tool) now contains metadata.
  • PNG and compressed TIFF images make use of better compression.
  • Shortcut key changes: Zoom-to-fit the crop using "f", fit the whole image using "Alt+f".

New in RawTherapee 5.3 (Oct 1, 2017)

  • New Features since 5.2:
  • CIECAM02 enhanced with control over the scene and viewing conditions.
  • CIECAM02-friendly "Average Surround" color theme and L* middle gray preview background color, takes into account human vision and color appearance with regard to the surrounding color.
  • Manually save the collapsed/expanded state of tools.
  • Lensfun support, for automatic (and manual) profiled lens correction.
  • ACES, DCI-P3 Theater and DCI-P3 D65 output color profiles.
  • Numerous speed optimizations and bug fixes.
  • News Relevant to Package Maintainers:
  • Changes since 5.2:
  • Lensfun is required. To use the system-wide lensfun database, do not set the CMake option -DLENSFUNDBDIR. To use a custom lensfun database, set -DLENSFUNDBDIR="path/to/database". See the compilation instructions in RawPedia for more information.

New in RawTherapee 5.2 (Jul 26, 2017)

  • New Features since 5.1:
  • GIMP plugin to open raw images in GIMP using RawTherapee - see RawPedia.
  • "Remote" mode (-R command line option) to allow opening images ("Open with" or passed as arguments) in a full-fledged instance. The -R mode allows you to open an image in an already-running instance of RawTherapee, if that instance was also started using -R. Opening an image without the -R option will open RawTherapee in "no-File-Browser" mode which lacks the File Browser and Queue tabs, and the Preferences button.
  • Added DCP profiles for accurate color for:
  • FUJIFILM X-T20
  • While this release introduced several new features, the main focus was to refine what's already there. Both the speed and stability of various tools and of RawTherapee in general were significantly improved, particularly when dealing with folders containing thousands of images.
  • Most significant improvements:
  • 4x speedup of the Microcontrast tool.
  • CIECAM02 curves no longer cause a sudden jump in brightness.
  • Improved stability in METM (Multiple Editor Tabs Mode) in Windows.
  • Improvement to the MEOW (Multiple Editor Tabs in Own Window) mode.
  • LCP files lead to better results.
  • Large speedup and stability improvement when opening folders containing hundreds or thousands of images.
  • Many memory leaks fixed.
  • Pixel Shift speedups, reduction of memory requirements, and motion mask preview accuracy improved.
  • The preview of the Tone Mapping tool is now much more accurate at any zoom level.
  • News Relevant to Package Maintainers:
  • In general:
  • Requires GTK+ version >=3.16, though 3.22 is recommended.
  • RawTherapee 5 requires GCC-4.9 or higher, or Clang.
  • Do not use -ffast-math, it will not make RawTherapee faster but will introduce artifacts.
  • Use -O3, it will make RawTherapee faster with no known side-effects.
  • For stable releases use -DCACHE_NAME_SUFFIX=""
  • For development builds and release-candidates use -DCACHE_NAME_SUFFIX="5-dev"
  • News Relevant to Package Maintainers:
  • Changes since 5.1:
  • BZIP2 support removed - no more BZIP2 dependency.
  • Added possibility to use system KLT library if available, otherwise our shipped version is used.
  • News Relevant to Developers:
  • Announce and discuss your plans in GitHub before starting work.
  • Keep branches small so that completed and working features can be merged into the "dev" branch often, and so that they can be abandoned if they head in the wrong direction.
  • Use C++11
  • Code must be run through astyle.

New in RawTherapee 5.1 (May 17, 2017)

  • New Features:
  • Pentax Pixel Shift support, to automatically combine sub-images from a Pentax Pixel Shift raw file into one high quality image, with support for automatic motion detection and masking.
  • Support for processing any sub-image from raw formats which support multiple images. Currently up to 4 sub-images supported.
  • Dynamic Profile Creator to automatically generate per-image custom processing profiles by merging existing processing profiles based on image metadata (Exif).
  • New command-line executable "rawtherapee-cli(.exe)" to reduce startup time for command-line operations.
  • HaldCLUT paths are now relative to the HaldCLUT folder as set in Preferences. This enables you to share PP3 files easier.
  • Auto White Balance now has a Temperature Bias, letting you make the automatic temperature warmer or cooler.
  • LCP correction works for raw and non-raw files.
  • LCP distortion correction support for fisheye lenses.
  • Certain tools are now hidden or disabled if the loaded image does not support them, e.g. the tools in the Raw tab are disabled when working with a non-raw file.
  • Improved fit-to-window zoom functionality of the main preview in the Editor tab.
  • New Fast Export option to downscale the image before processing, to increase speed.
  • Custom crop ratio.
  • Lens information support added for Panasonic cameras.
  • Support for lossy DNG files.
  • Support for compressed Fujifilm Bayer raw files.
  • Support for compressed X-Trans raw files.
  • Support for Sigma sd Quattro DNG raw files.
  • Added DCP profiles for accurate color for:
  • FUJIFILM X100S
  • LG Mobile LG-H815 (LG G4)
  • NIKON D300
  • NIKON D5600
  • NIKON D80
  • NIKON D810
  • OLYMPUS E-M1MarkII
  • Panasonic DMC-GX85

New in RawTherapee 4.2.1 (Oct 22, 2015)

  • RawTherapee-4.2 includes many speed, precision, stability and memory usage optimizations. As such, users of 32-bit operating systems may now find that they can enjoy more stability while using the most memory ntensive tools. Of course users of 64-bit systems benefit from this as well.
  • Powerful color toning tool.
  • Curve control of luminance noise reduction.
  • Median filter in the noise reduction tool.
  • Film simulation tool using Hald CLUT pattern files.
  • Command-line option to define bit depth of output TIFF/PNG file, see --help.
  • Multiple improvements to dead/hot pixel handling, see RawPedia.
  • Filename of currently opened image shown in the titlebar.
  • Clip control for the flat-field correction tool.
  • Demosaic method "Mono" for monochrome cameras, and "None" for no demosaicing.
  • Copy/paste processing profile keyboard shortcuts for right-handed users using Ctrl/Shift-Insert.
  • Update to dcraw 9.22 1.467
  • New or improved support for:
  • Canon EOS 7D
  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II
  • Canon PowerShot G7 X
  • Canon PowerShot SX60 HS
  • Fujifilm cameras using the X-Trans sensor
  • Fujifilm X30
  • Hasselblad H4D-31
  • Hasselblad H4D-50
  • Hasselblad H4D-60
  • Hasselblad H5D-40
  • Hasselblad H5D-50c
  • Mamiya Leaf Credo 40
  • Mamiya Leaf Credo 50
  • Mamiya Leaf Credo 60
  • Mamiya Leaf Credo 80
  • Monochrome cameras such as Leica Monochrome
  • Nikon D610
  • Nikon D700
  • Nikon D750
  • Nikon D800E
  • Nikon D810
  • Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000
  • Panasonic Lumix DMC-GM5
  • Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100
  • Phase One IQ250
  • Phase One P40
  • Phase One P65+
  • Sony Alpha ILCE-5100
  • Sony NEX-C3

New in RawTherapee 4.1 (Sep 3, 2014)

  • New features:
  • Pipette tool for curves.
  • Support for floating-point HDR raw DNG images.
  • Enhanced look for all tools (panel background).
  • Enhanced look for crop guides, zoom guides, straightening line, Navigator panel and detail windows.
  • Enhanced focus mask.
  • Skin-tones targetting for Contrast by Detail Levels tool.
  • "None" demosaicing method to show the raw image without demosaicing.
  • New algorithm for orange, yellow, cyan, purple and magenta in the Black-and-White tool.
  • Set the cache and config paths using environment variables.
  • JPEG subsampling parameter in the command-line interface.
  • The opened/closed state of the left and right panels of the File Browser tab is now remembered between sessions.
  • RawTherapee's window size and position are remembered between sessions.
  • When cropping, click anywhere without dragging to clear crop.
  • Added 'no wait' option (-w) for command-line (Windows only).
  • dcraw 9.20 Revision: 1.461.
  • New or improved support for:
  • Canon EOS 5D Mark II
  • Canon EOS 5D Mark III
  • Canon EOS 6D
  • Canon EOS 40D
  • Canon EOS 50D
  • Canon EOS 60D
  • Canon EOS 70D
  • Canon EOS 600D/Rebel T3i/Kiss X5
  • Canon EOS 650D/Rebel T4i/Kiss X6i
  • Canon EOS 1200D/Rebel T5/Kiss X70
  • Canon EOS-M
  • Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II
  • Canon PowerShot S120
  • Fujifilm S1
  • Hasselblad CFV-50
  • Nikon 1 V3
  • Nikon D4s
  • Nikon D3300
  • Nikon D5300
  • Nikon D7000
  • Olympus E-M10
  • Olympus E-PM2
  • Panasonic DMC-GH3
  • Panasonic DMC-GH4
  • Panasonic DMC-GM1
  • Panasonic DMC-GX7
  • Panasonic DMC-LF1
  • Panasonic DMC-ZS40/Panasonic DMC-TZ60
  • Panasonic DMC-ZS41/Panasonic DMC-TZ61
  • Pentax K10D
  • Pentax K-3
  • Phase One IQ180/IQ280
  • Phase One IQ260
  • Phase One IQ260
  • Phase One P20/P20+
  • Phase One P21/P21+
  • Phase One P25/P25+
  • Phase One P30/P30+
  • Phase One P40+/IQ140
  • Phase One P45/P45+
  • Phase One P65+/IQ160
  • Samsung NX30
  • Sony ILCE-7R
  • Sony ILCE-3000
  • Sony ILCE-5000
  • Sony ILCE-6000
  • Sony NEX-5N
  • Sony SLT-A77
  • Sony SLT-A99/Sony SLT-A99V

New in RawTherapee 4.0.9.1 (Jun 7, 2012)

  • New features:
  • Support for Adobe LCP lens correction profiles
  • Program plugger for Windows, to automatically find and be able to open right-clicked photos with popular photography programs
  • Support of dual illuminant DCP profiles
  • Support for new cameras in addition to those already supported by dcraw:
  • Nikon D800
  • Canon EOS 5D Mark III
  • New camera DCP profiles:
  • Nikon D5100
  • Nikon D7000
  • In addition to these new features, as usual there were numerous bug-fixes, and speed and stability improvements
  • Caveats:
  • Default raw and non-raw processing profiles have changed. If you have used any version of RawTherapee older than 4.0.9, you must go to Preferences > Image Processing and select new default image processing parameters. It is recommended that you use "Default" for raw files and "Neutral" for image files.
  • Risk of PP3 data loss - beware when running multiple RT versions
  • RawTherapee cleans up obsolete or invalid tags from active PP3 files. The tag cleanup process is run in three situations:
  • When you affect the PP3 file in any way, e.g. by tagging a photo,
  • When you select another folder in the File Browser tab,
  • When you exit RawTherapee (equivalent to leaving the open album).
  • This means that a more recent version of RawTherapee will delete obsolete tags which may have been used by an older version, and vice versa - if you use an old version of RawTherapee to browse photos edited with a newer version, it will delete the tags introduced in the new version. This issue is being worked on and future versions of RawTherapee will support XMP sidecar files with concurrent embedded profile versions.
  • Differences between the preview and the output image:
  • The color-managed preview in RawTherapee is (and has always been) based on image data in the Working Space profile. Although the actual preview is rendered using a monitor profile (or sRGB profile, if the monitor profile is not specified), it does not reflect the Output Profile & Output Gamma settings. This can lead to a slightly different output rendering when Working Space profile and Output Space profiles are not the same. A workaround is to set them to the same values to ensure the preview accurately reflects the final rendered output.

New in RawTherapee 4.0.5.2 (Nov 14, 2011)

  • Floating point engine – See the next chapter
  • Much enhanced file browser - Colored tagging, searching, filtering, etc
  • New image tools - Black level compensation, output gamma, texture and border sharpening, post demosaic artifact & noise reduction, automatic distortion correction etc
  • Better highlight recovery - A new “blend” method, a redesigned “color propagation” method, and more headroom with floating point operations
  • Flexible UI - You can hide panes and disable and move sections to adapt them to your needs and screen size
  • Improved edit window - Grayscaled and precise clipping indicators, more color
  • probings, raw histogram with linear & logarithmic mode, curves auto-open, etc
  • Better color management - New color management system and more precise
  • handling, monitor profile auto-detection (Windows)
  • More keyboard shortcuts - To work faster
  • More command line options - Allow you to automate RT using scripts or call it from other programs
  • Sound - Informs you when e.g. the batch queue is done
  • XMP copy-unchanged - Keep all the metadata in your pre-tagged raws (e.g. DNGs)
  • Stability improvements - Bugfixes and structural enhancements that did not make it into 3.0, esp. for Windows

New in RawTherapee 3.0 Alpha 1 (Feb 15, 2010)

  • multi-tab interface
  • the real batch processing support arrived: select multiple images and adjust them together (the multi-adjust behavior of some parameters is selectable in the preferences dialog: they can be either additive or absolute)
  • completely re-written editor: preview and detail view are now gone. The main image view can be magnified as required, and only the necessary part of the image will be re-calculated. There is a small navigator, too, and infinitely many detailed views can be opened to investigate fine details.
  • 16 bit thumbnails (an option, takes double disk space)
  • before/after view in the editor
  • the behavior of the exposure controls changed. The "exposure" parameter is what was called "brightness" in previous versions. The "brightness" parameter is now a real brightness control, that shifts the histogram (of course with highlight/shadow protection)