This isn't a direct reply to your question, as you are asking whether Gimp itself can or will handle raw processing and I'm not sure when/whether the Gimp developers intend to go that direction. But there are two alternative approaches already being used by many people who use Gimp: First, at least two open source raw processors have plugins to allow use with Gimp: http://photivo.org/photivo/download_and_setup/gimp http://ufraw.sourceforge.net/Install.html Second, Raw Therapee (and no doubt most other open source raw processors) allow the possibility of setting things up so that the processed image is automatically sent to Gimp: http://www.rawtherapee.com/ Almost all raw processors (proprietary and open source) use dcraw to decode (but not to process) the raw images. So when dcraw adds support for a new camera, the various raw processors also update their code, usually very quickly in git/subversion/etc, more slowly in terms of an actual new release. If you need immediate support for a new camera that is not yet supported by your chosen raw processor, dcraw (command line) can be used to process the image (it's easier than you might think, even if you don't usually use the command line). Even if a new camera isn't yet supported officially by dcraw, usually you can decode it using the "-o 0" option to output raw color, in which case you would need to create and apply a custom camera input profile. The list of currently supported cameras is here: http://www.cybercom.net/~dcoffin/dcraw/ and if you read the faqs (same page), you'll find suggestions for getting a new camera supported more quickly than might happen if you just wait until the camera winds its way through the usual channels. The default ACR settings result in an image that has been made "prettier" by application of a default black point, added contrast, an S-curve, and some saturation, sharpening, noise removal, etc. The open source "gui" raw processors (UFRaw, Photivo, RawTherapee, etc) all have their own default "prettier" settings, but you probably would want to experiment to find the settings that are prettier to you. dcraw is a pure raw processor, that is, it doesn't do any "prettifying" post-interpolation image processing, so the results will look flat until you add your own curves, saturation, etc. Kind regards, Elle Stone On 5/8/13, Margaret Brown <mogbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi > > With Adobe withdrawing to the Cloud, there is a real need for GIMP to > include a raw file developer that can act as a replacement for Adobe Camera > Raw. > > If such an application could be produced and kept up-to-date when new > cameras are released, we would be happy to support it and make it the > default converter for our camera and lens tests. We would also be prepared > to promote it through our magazine and website. > > With a growing number of photographers protesting against Adobe's > announcements, the time is ripe for making GIMP the favoured image editor > worldwide. But this can't happen until it gets good (and timely) raw file > support. > > Kind regards > > Margaret Brown > > Technical Editor > > Photo Review Australia > > www.photoreview.com.au > > > > -- http://ninedegreesbelow.com - articles on open source digital photography _______________________________________________ gimp-developer-list mailing list gimp-developer-list@xxxxxxxxx https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer-list
