LibRaw is a library for reading RAW files obtained from digital photo cameras (CRW/CR2, NEF, RAF, DNG, and others). LibRaw is based on the source codes of the dcraw utility, though some of the drawbacks of dcraw have been eliminated. The users of the library are provided with an API to be used when writing their software programs.
| Tags | multimedia Graphics Graphics Conversion Capture Digital Camera Software Development Libraries |
|---|---|
| Licenses | LGPL CDDL LibRaw Software license |
| Operating Systems | Mac OS X Windows Windows OS Independent POSIX Linux BSD |
| Implementation | C++ |
| Translations | Russian English |
Recent releases


Release Notes: Bugfixes in black level subtraction code for PhaseOne files. A new API call LibRaw::get_internal_data_pointer() for developers who need access to libraw_internal_data fields (i.e. Fuji SuperCCD layout). Doc/API-overview fixes to reflect 0.14 changes.


Release Notes: This release fixes a bug in Canon 1D and 1Ds file decoding and adds the new decoder information bit DECODER_HASRAWCURVE.


Release Notes: New cameras supported: Fujifilm F600EXR, Nikon P7100, Olympus E-PL3 and E-PM1, Panasonic DMC-FZ150, Sony NEX-5N, A65, and A77. Updated color data for several cameras: Olympus E-P3, Panasonic G3 and GF3, PhaseOne H25, P40, and P65, and Sony NEX-C3, NEX-5, NEX-3, A35, and A55. Support for dark frame extraction on Sony cameras. DCB demosaicing: reserving 6 pixels instead of 3 to suppress colored image frame.


Release Notes: This version allows multiple renderings of a RAW file without calling open() and unpack() multiple times. New API calls were included: raw2image, free_image, and get_decoder_info. RAW data filtering options were removed because no-one used them. Masked pixel data are stored in the same buffer as RAW images. Cropping now works for Fujifilm RAWs. Green matching is turned off for shrunken images. New postprocessing_benchmark and multirender_test samples were included. Post-processing was sped up with OpenMP.


Release Notes: Post-processing speedup by OpenMP. New version check macros. Many bugfixes since Alpha2.