• LibRaw updated:
  Corrected black level setting for 12-bit NEF files for Nikon cameras  that are using non-zero black levels (currently D3300 and D5300)
• Exiftool updated to version 9.50

Changes

• To allow users to activate RawDigger in both trial and fully licensed modes without direct Internet access, manual activation mode is added.
• Camera support: Nikon Df color data were copied to D4 (the Df device data is better, and the CFAs are practically identical).
• Bug fix: There used to be a possibility of the program crashing while opening new files in a very rapid succession because the new file was opened before exiftool was finished processing the previous one.
• Exiftool is updated to version 9.44

Licensing changes

RawDigger is Shareware now. You can use it free of charge during 30 days trial period. To continue using RawDigger after the end of the trial period please purchase the License.

RawDigger can be licensed as one of three Editions that differ in functionality and price:

• Exposure Edition for everyday use: it displays RAW data in all modes (RGB, RAW Composite, and RAW per channel), indicates over- and underexposed areas, displays of RAW histogram, image statistics, statistics and histogram for selected area.
• Research Edition is intended for camera/sensor evaluation (personal use and for preparing reviews, as well as to help with programming RAW data processing); it includes all the functionality of the Exposure Edition and adds TIFF export, multiple selected areas via Samples, tables of sampled data; statistics and histograms over multiple samples, exporting sampled data as CSV and CGATS.
• Profile Edition helps to create sensor calibration data, linearization data, or device data for color profiling. It adds selection grids for faster processing of step wedges and color targets, as well as for calculating non-uniformity maps. Profile Edition allows to apply white balance, normalization, equalization (Flat Field), and filtering of outlying values before data export.

See Compare Editions table for details.

Changes

New features

• Exporting Bayer RAW data as single channel (grayscale) TIFFs. This feature is most useful for exporting data obtained from DIY black and white cameras with removed CFAs (maxmax.com and similar methods).
• It is now possible to switch off auto exposure compensation for RGB render display
  Preferences - Display Options - Automatic exposure correction for RGB render

Changes and improvements

• The last set of Selection Grid parameters are now automatically saved and reused when the program is restarted.
• The user can now control the set of folders that is displayed in the sidebar of the "Save.." dialogues (that is, export of RAW data and saving the measurement tables). Preferences - Misc Options - Sidebar folders in "Save.." dialogues:
  • Remember the list of used folders ("traditional" behavior) to display the list of previously used folders.
  • Standard list: include only Desktop, Documents, Pictures, TEMP, and Home folder.
  • Home Folder only

  (This change has been implemented to address user complaints such as: If the list of used folders contains a slow or a disconnected (networked) disk, the "Save.." dialogues are very slow.)

• For CGATS file export, the fields that can potentially contain a space are now enclosed in single quotes.
• RAW/RGB data can be exported as an Uncompressed TIFF. For compressed TIFFS, the compression factor is increased (files are smaller).
• Floating point numbers now contain no less than 4 significant digits (with the exception of percentages of over and underexposed pixels, where only 3 significant digits are used).
• New Setting
  Preferences - Misc Options - Disable check for updates at startup
  Enabling this setting prevents RawDigger from checking updates when starting the program.
  Consequently, the scripts noCheckUpdates.reg for Windows platform and noCheckUpdates.sh for OS X platform are not provided anymore.
• LibRaw has been updated, adding support for the following cameras: Panasonic LF1, Panasonic GX7, Fujifilm X-M1, Canon EOS 70D, Sony RX100II, Sony RX1R, Olympus E-P5.

Changes

New functionality and major improvements

• New Preferences parameter:

  Data Processing -> Selection/Sample stats: discard abnormal pixel values

  If the checkbox is set statistics for Selection and Sample discards 10% of highest and 10% of lowermost pixel values to filter off dust, scratches, small specular reflections, and other target/sensor defects