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18 January 2013
Brian Griffith has released a major update to his $75 Mac OS X Raw image processing software. Among the changes is a name change from RAW Developer to Iridient Developer, support for 39 new camera models and new support for non-Raw images.
Highlights of the release include:
- Support for lens corrections including embedded lens metadata from some cameras (Olympus) and RAW formats (DNG), lens profiles (LCP files), automatic and manual chromatic aberration correction and manual distortion correction.
- Newly designed image thumbnail browser with support for live updates
- Support for star ratings
- Support for IPTC, XMP and EXIF v2.3 metadata pass through
- Support for most all standard, non-RAW, image formats including JPEG, TIFF, PNG and more
- Support for high dynamic range (HDR) image formats including OpenEXR and Radiance
- Optimized graphics, user interface controls and image rendering for high resolution Retina displays
- Improved preview display quality including support for deep color dithering on 10.7 (Lion) and later
- Enhanced full screen support including support for new full screen window controls introduced in 10.7 (Lion)
- Code signed for support of Apple's Gatekeeper security introduced in 10.8 (Mountain Lion)
- Support for touch gestures for zooming and scrolling preview
- Refined default ICC color profiles for many camera models
- Numerous performance enhancements including incorporation of Apple's Grand Central Dispatch technology for better utilization of the latest multi-core Intel processors
- Various bug fixes
Full details for Version 2.0.0 are in the Release Notes below.
2.0.0 - January 17, 2013 (Major Update)
New Features:
- Support for lens corrections including embedded lens metadata from some cameras (Olympus) and RAW formats (DNG), lens profiles (LCP files), automatic and manual chromatic aberration correction and manual distortion correction.
- Newly designed image thumbnail browser with support for live updates.
- Support for star ratings.
- Support for IPTC, XMP and EXIF v2.3 metadata pass through.
- Support for most all standard, non-RAW, image formats including JPEG, TIFF, PNG and more.
- Support for high dynamic range (HDR) image formats including OpenEXR and Radiance.
- Optimized graphics, user interface controls and image rendering for high resolution Retina displays.
- Enhanced full screen support including support for new full screen window controls introduced in 10.7 (Lion).
- Code signed for support of Apple's Gatekeeper security introduced in 10.8 (Mountain Lion).
- Support for touch gestures for zooming and scrolling preview.
- Support added for the Canon 6D, Rebel T4i (650D, Kiss X6i), EOS-M, S110, G15 and SX50 HS.
- Support added for the Nikon D5200, D600, P7700, 1 V2 and 1 J2.
- Support added for the Sony NEX-6, NEX-5R, SLT-A99 and DSC-RX1.
- Support added for the Olympus E-PL5, E-PM2 and XZ-2 iHS.
- Support added for the Sigma DP1 Merrill and DP2 Merrill.
- Support added for the Panasonic DMC-GH3, DMC-G5, DMC-LX7 and DMC-FZ200.
- Support added for the Pentax K-5 II, K-5 IIs, K-30 and Q10.
- Support added for the Samsung NX20, NX210, NX1000 and EX2F.
- Support added for the Leica New S (S3), D-Lux 6 and V-Lux 4.
- Support added for the Fuji F800EXR and XF1.
Improvements:
- Improved preview display quality including support for deep color dithering on 10.7 (Lion) and later.
- The LAB curves keyboard adjustment increments were made adjusted again now offering both smaller and larger increments through the option and shift+option key combos.
- Improved processing of lens color shift metadata for Sigma SD1 and new DP1/2 Merrill models.
- Refined default ICC color profiles for many camera models.
- Numerous performance enhancements including incorporation of Apple's Grand Central Dispatch technology for better utilization of the latest multi-core Intel processors.
- Improved parsing of various lens distance and lens metadata fields.
- Added additional name information for some new lens models.
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed an issue which would cause a crash when loading Fuji X-Pro1 images which had been converted to DNG format. This camera is not currently supported in either native RAF or DNG format.