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RawTherapee: the developers are looking for volunteers to improve the program

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The blog RawTherapee, free and open source cross-platform application to process the raw-files, digital cameras, updated appeal for volunteers wishing to assist in developing the program. This is not about cash donations.

Community needs help in these areas:

Architecture and Design:

  • OpenCL;
  • SSE;
  • find and eliminate memory leaks;
  • complete support for XMP;
  • Integration with lens distortion correction;
  • assessment tools used to achieve the ability to collect RawTherapee as in GCC, as well as in VC + +;
  • analysis of the evolution DAM-functionality;
  • lightweight database for fast and comprehensive operations with images;
  • processing architecture of the cache memory (storing only a single directory is not to scale);
  • extension of integration options (export, tagging, etc.);
  • smooth zooming;

  • engine module;
  • support for extensions.

Image processing:

  • suppression of color shift in the tools RGB and Lab;
  • Local editing;
  • accelerating color management system;
  • improved deconvolution methods, support for custom installations point spread function;
  • soft test;
  • support the expansion of the library profiles (converted to black and white, shading, etc.).

Interface and usability:

  • enhanced tooltips, built-in documentation;
  • viewer profiles, post-processing;
  • drag & drop interface;
  • tool “flat curve”;
  • tool “threshold”;
  • control of the operating environment.

Support:

  • all published on Google Code bugs and wishes.

Documentation and PR:

  • Web site development and support programs;
  • test of comparison with similar programs;
  • training materials to work with the program;
  • translation of manuals;
  • translate the program interface;
  • documentation of program source code using tools like doxygen.

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