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Gear Talk => Processing & Publication => Topic started by: Fons Baerken on February 10, 2026, 19:55:32

Title: Raw editor! RapidRAW v1.4.12 - Creative Effects, Tooltips, UI Polish & More!
Post by: Fons Baerken on February 10, 2026, 19:55:32

The light-weight RAW Editor You've Been Waiting For.


https://github.com/CyberTimon/RapidRAW/releases/tag/v1.4.12 (https://github.com/CyberTimon/RapidRAW/releases/tag/v1.4.12)

Title: Re: Raw editor! RapidRAW v1.4.12 - Creative Effects, Tooltips, UI Polish & More!
Post by: John Geerts on February 10, 2026, 21:07:39

And is it good, Fons?

Title: Re: Raw editor! RapidRAW v1.4.12 - Creative Effects, Tooltips, UI Polish & More!
Post by: Fons Baerken on February 11, 2026, 08:32:17

It is pretty basic but will do the job!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCny6zDm_v4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCny6zDm_v4)

Title: Re: Raw editor! RapidRAW v1.4.12 - Creative Effects, Tooltips, UI Polish & More!
Post by: Birna Rørslett on February 11, 2026, 11:18:38

Locating the folder to use for import is a mess  -- if you wish to change from the current, you have to return to the front page :( White balance tool, the centrepiece of any RAW converter as far as I'm concerned,  is hidden unless you "by accident" open the Color tab. No noise reduction apparently? etc. Very lightweight,very basic, but for once it does work across networks albeit slowly.

It can be installed in a Linux box as well, although didn't like my Linux  Mint  -- installed, but only ran once, then vanished into cyberspace. Perhaps it'll fare better under Ubuntu, will give this a spin later today.

Title: Re: Raw editor! RapidRAW v1.4.12 - Creative Effects, Tooltips, UI Polish & More!
Post by: Fons Baerken on February 11, 2026, 12:00:25

I would suggest those interested to at least watch the youtube video,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCny6zDm_v4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCny6zDm_v4)

I am running win 11, and a linux ubuntu distro, on a 2nd machine albeit  in progress.

So far i have only run a simple conversion, but want to check it out some more.
What appeals me its lightweight and free and under active development.

Title: Re: Raw editor! RapidRAW v1.4.12 - Creative Effects, Tooltips, UI Polish & More!
Post by: Birna Rørslett on February 13, 2026, 12:56:42

Installs easily under latest Ubuntu 24.04, but its performance across networks is even worse than under windows. In fact, trying to access image files on a networked drive hangs the program and it has to be to forced to quit.

Oh well.

Title: Re: Raw editor! RapidRAW v1.4.12 - Creative Effects, Tooltips, UI Polish & More!
Post by: Birna Rørslett on February 13, 2026, 20:10:26

Finally managed to get RR running under Win11. The user interface is -- to put it mildly -- not conducive to a rapid workflow. RR is very much a programmer's product, not from a photographer. Only local RAW files can be used, as networked drives are unusable. Images are saved only as 8-bit, even as TIFs. That's a true bummer and deal-breaker, meaning any image requiring some heavy lifting, such as IR or UV, will be be badly posterised.

Title: Re: Raw editor! RapidRAW v1.4.12 - Creative Effects, Tooltips, UI Polish & More!
Post by: Fons Baerken on February 14, 2026, 20:34:07

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Title: Re: Raw editor! RapidRAW v1.4.12 - Creative Effects, Tooltips, UI Polish & More!
Post by: Birna Rørslett on February 14, 2026, 23:38:23

There is a particular RAW file setting on the modern Nikons that several converters choke on - can't remember exact which one, but something combining 14-bit RAW and compression.

Stability of RR is so-so, I have had it crashing on Windows 10,11,Linux (Mint 22.3, Ubuntu 24.04).