RapidRAW is een modern, krachtig opensource alternatief voor Adobe Lightroom. Het levert een eenvoudige en mooie bewerkingservaring in een lichtgewicht pakket van ongeveer 20MB voor Windows, macOS en Linux. Het wordt ontwikkeld door een 18-jarige Zwitser, die hier juli 2025 mee is begonnen als een persoonlijke uitdaging met als doel om een krachtig programma te creëren voor zijn eigen fotografieworkflow. RapidRAW is gebouwd met een Rust-backend en een React/TypeScript-frontend, verpakt met Tauri om hem licht te houden. In versie 1.5.1 zijn de volgende veranderingen en verbeteringen in aangebracht:
RapidRAW v1.5.1 - Dynamic Rendering, Native Fullscreen, Fluid Masking & More!This update focuses heavily on the core viewing experience and performance. I've completely rewritten the viewport & rendering engine to give you more control over how images are previewed - whether you're editing on a high-end 4K monitor or a lower-end laptop. I've also overhauled how fullscreen mode and masking work to make the editing process feel much more fluid and native. Finally, I've added a few highly requested workflow improvements, like auto-cropping for lens correction and the ability to batch-convert negatives.
Rewritten Rendering EngineI've rebuilt the viewport & rendering engine to offer two distinct ways to preview your images:
1. Dynamic PreviewThis mode renders the image pixel-accurate to your specific display. Whenever you zoom in, the image dynamically updates to stay perfectly sharp. I’ve also added a resolution scaling option: this allows you to lower the render scale to improve performance on high-resolution (4K/5K) displays where you might not need the absolute highest pixel density at all times. While building this, I managed to fix a long-standing WebKit (macOS) bug that was causing images to appear blurry while zooming.
2. Static PreviewThis mode renders the image based on a fixed base resolution that you set. It won't dynamically recalculate every time you zoom (though it will still load a full-resolution image when you enter fullscreen mode). This option is highly recommended for lower-end devices where keeping the app snappy is the top priority.
Native Viewport FullscreenPreviously, entering fullscreen mode in RapidRAW would open a separate, high-resolution image modal, which never quite felt native. Now, when you enter fullscreen, the side panels smoothly slide out of the way and the main viewport scales up seamlessly. Because it uses the actual viewport, all standard zoom, pan, and editing controls now work perfectly while in fullscreen.
Fluid Mask Creation & Real-Time OverlaysThe semi-transparent red mask overlay is now calculated in true real-time. This allows you to make micro-adjustments to your masks without any stuttering or delayed preview updates. I've also made creating new masks much more intuitive: instead of Linear and Radial masks automatically dropping into the center of your image, the tool now lets you click and drag to draw them exactly where you want them from the very first click.
True Pixel Peeping (No Interpolation)For those who need to closely inspect their images, RapidRAW now disables smoothing/interpolation when you reach the maximum zoom level. This allows you to see the raw, hard-edged pixels to perfectly analyze noise and sharpness.
Core Improvements
- Export Memory: RapidRAW now remembers your last-used export settings so you don't have to set them up every time.
- Auto-Crop on Lens Correction: Applying lens correction will now automatically crop the image slightly to hide the black borders and distorted edge artifacts.
- Real-Time Histogram: The histogram now updates instantly and smoothly as you adjust sliders.
- Batch Negative Conversion: You can now convert negative film scans in batches, speeding up film workflows.
- Various under-the-hood shader improvements for better performance.
- General UI cleanup, Lensfun bump and stability fixes.
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