5/29/2023 0 Comments Rawtherapee review![]() ![]() There’s also a ‘live’ manual online that is being edited continuously as new features are added or existing functions adjusted. It explains all of the features of the program and provides easily understood instructions for using it. A comprehensive (105-page) user manual in PDF format is available from the same site for as you use for downloading the program. In this review we can only provide an overview of the capabilities of RawTherapee 4.0.11 because of the multitude of adjustments it provides. Readers with programming expertise can find out more about decoding raw images from this website:, which has been set up by Dave Coffin, the developer of dcraw. When dcraw adds support for a new camera, RawTherapee will also be updated. Like almost all raw processors (proprietary and open source) RawTherapee 4.0.11 uses dcraw (another open source conversion program) to decode raw images ““ although not to process them. Their efforts are on-going, with the latest version of RawTherapee providing a very sophisticated and capable raw file processor that can rival (or better) many existing programs. In January 2010, Gabor decided to open his source code under the GNU General Public License and since then, developers from around the world have joined the project. The RawTherapee project was started in 2004 by the Hungarian programmer, Gabor Horvath. You can also use RawTherapee 4.0.11 on computers running MacOS X or Linux. So that’s the platform we used, running our tests on a computer with an Intel Core i7 CPU with 8GB of RAM and Windows 7 operating system. The developers recommend it be used on a 64-bit operating system to ensure stability. Under this licence, you can download the source code, modify it and share your experiences on the open forums on the RawTherapee blogsite ( ). RawTherapee 4.0.11 is freeware, which means it is available to end-users as a download from the developers’ website and can be used free of charge, wherever you like on whatever hardware you like, provided you abide by the copyleft GPLv3 license (details here: ). (You can profile your own equipment to make up for these deficiencies.) You can’t isolate an area within an image for separate adjustments.Īnd, while the application is being constantly updated to include new cameras as they are released, we found its profile listings lagged by a generation or two for most brands and missed out on Olympus altogether. If you like to make file conversions separately from editing adjustments and/or are prepared to move TIFF files converted with RawTherapee into the editor of your choice, this really doesn’t matter.īut if you require a fully-functional editor with an integrated raw file processor ““ like you get in Photoshop ““ RawTherapee may not suit you because it lacks selection tools and doesn’t support Layers. However, as an image editor it lacks some critical functions. As a raw file converter, RawTherapee leaves little to be desired. ![]() Live updating of the adjustments you apply makes it very easy to see how far to take each one. There are few adjustments you can’t make with the tools on offer, which are more extensive than those provided by most raw file processors. And, even if you’re not processing raw files, JPEG and TIFF files can be tweaked with the tools provided in RawTherapee. You can view JPEG files and TIFF files from any source, including Sigma’s cameras and other raw file converters. This series of reviews begins with the latest version of RawTherapee.Īfter using RawTherapee 4.0.11 with raw files from several different camera manufacturers we are very impressed by its capabilities. We’re doing this because even Adobe admits its change to Cloud-based subscriptions won’t suit semi-professional photographers, photo enthusiasts, hobbyists, retirees or anyone with a low – or unpredictable – income. In coming months we will be profiling raw file conversion software that can substitute for Adobe Camera Raw and integrate effectively with an image editor. ![]()
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