UFRaw
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UFRaw is an application which can read and manipulate photographs in raw image format
s, as created by many digital cameras. UFRaw is available both as a stand-alone utility, as a GIMP
and CinePaint
plugin, and in F-Spot
via the DevelopInUFRaw extension. As a stand-alone application, UFRaw can be invoked with a graphical interface, or as a command line batch processing
utility.
UFRaw reads raw images, using dcraw
as a back end, and supports color management
via LittleCMS
, allowing the user to apply input, output, and display color profiles (see also Linux color management
).
Thanks to dcraw's versatility, UFRaw supports nearly all of the numerous raw image formats used by digital camera manufacturers.
RAW image format
A camera raw image file contains minimally processed data from the image sensor of either a digital camera, image scanner, or motion picture film scanner. Raw files are so named because they are not yet processed and therefore are not ready to be printed or edited with a bitmap graphics editor...
s, as created by many digital cameras. UFRaw is available both as a stand-alone utility, as a GIMP
GIMP
GIMP is a free software raster graphics editor. It is primarily employed as an image retouching and editing tool and is freely available in versions tailored for most popular operating systems including Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS X, and Linux.In addition to detailed image retouching and...
and CinePaint
CinePaint
CinePaint is an open source computer program for painting and retouching bitmap frames of films. It is a fork of version 1.0.4 of the GNU Image Manipulation Program...
plugin, and in F-Spot
F-Spot
F-Spot is an image organizer, designed to provide personal photo management for the GNOME desktop environment. The name is a play on the words F-Stop and G-Spot.-Features:...
via the DevelopInUFRaw extension. As a stand-alone application, UFRaw can be invoked with a graphical interface, or as a command line batch processing
Batch processing
Batch processing is execution of a series of programs on a computer without manual intervention.Batch jobs are set up so they can be run to completion without manual intervention, so all input data is preselected through scripts or command-line parameters...
utility.
UFRaw reads raw images, using dcraw
Dcraw
dcraw is an open-source computer program which is able to read numerous raw image formats, typically produced by high-end digital cameras. dcraw converts these images into the standard PPM and TIFF image formats...
as a back end, and supports color management
Color management
In digital imaging systems, color management is the controlled conversion between the color representations of various devices, such as image scanners, digital cameras, monitors, TV screens, film printers, computer printers, offset presses, and corresponding media.The primary goal of color...
via LittleCMS
LittleCMS
LittleCMS or LCMS is an open source color management system, released as a software library for use in other programs which will allow the use of International Color Consortium profiles. It is licenced under the MIT License Agreement....
, allowing the user to apply input, output, and display color profiles (see also Linux color management
Linux color management
Linux color management has the same goal as the color management systems for other operating systems: to achieve the best possible color reproduction throughout an imaging workflow from its source , through imaging software , and finally onto an output medium...
).
Thanks to dcraw's versatility, UFRaw supports nearly all of the numerous raw image formats used by digital camera manufacturers.
See also
- RawTherapee
- RawstudioRawstudioRawstudio is a stand-alone application, using the GTK+ UI toolkit, to read and manipulate images in Raw image formats from digital cameras. It is designed for working rapidly with a large volume of images, unlike similar tools, such as UFRaw, which are designed to work on one image at a...
– similar, less-mature GTK-based application