- UFRaw
Infobox software
name = UFRaw
caption =
author = Udi Fuchs
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programming language = C
released =
latest release version = 0.13, based onDCRaw v 8.80.
latest release date =November 12 ,2007
latest preview version =
latest preview date =
operating system = Linux, Mac, Windows
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genre = GUI for manipulatingraw image format s
license =GNU General Public License
website = [http://ufraw.sourceforge.net/ ufraw.sourceforge.net]UFRaw (which stands for Unidentified Flying Raw) 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 and as aGIMP plugin. As a stand-alone application, UFRaw can be invoked with agraphical interface , or as acommand line batch processing utility.UFRaw reads raw images, using
dcraw as aback end , and supportscolor management viaLittleCMS , allowing the user to apply input, output, and display color profiles (see alsoLinux color management ).Thanks to dcraw's versatility, UFRaw supports nearly all of the numerous raw image formats used by digital camera manufacturers.
See also
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Rawstudio is a similar GTK-based application, but less mature*
ufraw-batch is the little known sidekick of the UFRaw GUI. It gets installed together with the GUI on Windows as well as Linux. As the name implies, it is UFRaw's batch processor that allows you to process multiple files with great control over almost all of the settings that are available in the GUI version.UFRaw's author, Udi Fuchs describes it so:"Batch processing workflow
There are two reasons to use batch processing. One reason is if you know exactly the parameters you want to apply to your images. The other reason is you don't have the patience to wait for UFRaw to process your images after you make your settings.
For the first scenario, you need to prepare an ID file with all the settings. Then you can convert the images using ufraw-batch --conf=IDFILE.ufraw. You can also use the command line options, but beware that settings from the resource file .ufrawrc might affect your output.
For the second scenario, use UFRaw's interactive interface and in the Save As dialog set the option Create ID file to only. With this setting UFRaw finishes the save procedure immediately since it does not need to convert the raw file. Later you should use the command ufraw-batch *.ufraw to do the actual conversion."
ufraw-batch's manpage is here [http://linux.die.net/man/1/ufraw]
ufrb-kde ufrb-kde is a Konqueror servicemenu that provides right-click access to ufraw-batch with the results piped through ImageMagick's Convert for sharpening. Basically, you select multiple raw files in your file manager and send them all to ufraw-batch to be converted to one of four formats at one of 3 sharpness levels (plus one high-iso mode that adds the wavelet denoising of UFRaw into the mix)ufrb-kde is currently available for KDE on Linux only (as it is heavily based around Kdialog) although it should easily be converted to Gnome (with Gnomedialog) or even lightweight Windowmanagers like XFCE (with Xdialog). Even a DOS batchscript should not prove impossible as both UFRaw and ImageMagick are fully platform independent
You can find ufrb-kde here: [http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php/ufrb-kde?content=74258&PHPSESSID=e5af]
ufraw-batch for multiprocessors A simple, yet effective way to use ufraw-batch in a way that benefits from multi-threaded processors or multi-processor machines is here: [http://osp.wikidot.com/ufraw-batch-for-multi-processors]External links
* [http://ufraw.sourceforge.net/ UFRaw website]
* [http://ufraw.sourceforge.net/Cameras.html List of supported cameras]
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