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NAME
UFRaw - Convert camera RAW images to standard image files.
SYNOPSIS
ufraw [OPTIONS] <rawfile(s)>
ufraw-batch [OPTIONS] <rawfile(s)>
DESCRIPTION
The Unidentified Flying Raw (UFRaw) is a utility to read and manipulate raw images from digital cameras.
It reads raw images using Dave Coffin's raw conversion utility - DCRaw. UFRaw supports basic color
management using Little CMS, allowing the user to apply color profiles. For Nikon users UFRaw has the
advantage that it can read the camera's tone curves. Even if you don't own a Nikon, you can still apply
a Nikon curve to your images.
By default 'ufraw' displays a preview window for each raw image allowing the user to tweak the image
parameters before saving. If no raw images are given at the command line, UFRaw will display a file
chooser dialog. To process the images with no questions asked (and no preview) use the command
'ufraw-batch'.
The input files can be either raw images or UFRaw ID-files. ID-files contain a raw image filename and
the parameters for handling the image.
UFRaw can also work as a GIMP plug-in. To activate it simply open a raw image or a UFRaw ID-file in the
GIMP.
OPTIONS
The options supplied on the command-line decide the starting-values for the GUI. The GUI will then allow
you to tweak these values before saving the final image.
General Options
--version
Display the version of UFRaw and exit.
--help
Display a brief description of how to use UFRaw and exit.
--silent
Do not display any messages during conversion. This option is only valid with 'ufraw-batch'.
--conf=<ID-filename>
Load all parameters from an ID-file. This feature can be used to tweak the parameters for one file
using the GUI and using those parameters as the starting point for other images as well.
Image Manipulation Options
These command-line options override settings from the default configuration of UFRaw and from any loaded
ID-file. The best way to learn about how these parameters work is to experiment with the GUI. All
parameters correspond exactly to a setting available in the GUI. Not all parameters in the GUI have
corresponding command-line options.
--wb=camera|auto
White balance setting. "camera" means that UFRaw tries to read the color-temperature and green color
component that the camera recorded in the meta-information in the raw-file. This does not work for
all cameras. If UFRaw fails to read the white-balance information from the meta-information, it falls
back to "auto".
"auto" means that UFRaw calculates the color-temperature and green color component automatically from
the image data.
The white-balance can also be set manually with the --temperature and --green options.
--temperature=TEMP
Manually set the color temperature in Kelvin.
--green=GREEN
Green color component. Range 0.20 to 2.50.
--gamma=GAMMA
Gamma adjustment of the base curve. Range 0.10 to 1.00. Default 0.45.
--linearity=LINEARITY
Linearity of the base curve. Range 0.00 to 1.00. Default 0.10.
--exposure=auto|EXPOSURE
Auto exposure or exposure correction in EV. Range -3.00 to 3.00. Default 0.
--restore=clip|lch|hsv
Control how highlights are restored when applying negative EV. 'clip' restores nothing and is
therefore safe from any artifacts. 'lch' restores in LCH space, resulting in restored highlights
with soft details (good for clouds). 'hsv' restores in HSV space, resulting in restored highlights
with sharp details. The default is 'lch'.
--clip=digital|film
Control how highlights are clipped when applying positive EV. 'digital' corresponds to using a
linear response, emulating the harsh behaviour of the digital sensor. 'film' emulate the soft film
response. The default is 'digital'.
--saturation=SAT
Adjust the color saturation. Range 0.00 to 8.00. Default 1.0, use 0 for black & white output.
--wavelet-denoising-threshold=THRESHOLD
Wavelet denoising threshold (default 0.0).
--base-curve=manual|linear|custom|camera|CURVE
Type of tone curve to use. The base curve is a combination of the gamma curve corrected by the curve
specified here. The base curve is applied to each channel of the raw data after the white balance
and color matrix, but before the ICC transformation.
"manual" means that a manual tone curve is used. This is probably not very useful as a command-line
option, since there is no way to specify what the curve should look like.
"linear" means that no tone curve corrections is performed.
"custom" means that UFRaw shall use the curve supplied by the camera in the meta-information in the
raw-file.
"camera" means that UFRaw shall use the "custom" curve only if the camera was set to use it
(according to the meta-information). Otherwise the "linear" curve is used.
CURVE can be the filename (without path) of any curve that was previously loaded in the GUI.
The default is "camera" if such a curve exists, linear otherwise.
--base-curve-file=<curve-file>
Load the base curve from a file. The curve file format can be either UFRaw's XML format or Nikon's
NTC/NCV format.
--curve=manual|linear|CURVE
Type of luminosity curve to use. This curve is applied in HSV space and therefore hue and saturation
should not be effected by it.
"manual" means that a manual luminosity curve is used. This is probably not very useful as a
command-line option, since there is no way to specify what the curve should look like.
"linear" means that no luminosity correction is performed.
CURVE can be the filename (without path) of any curve that was previously loaded in the GUI.
The default is "linear".
--curve-file=<curve-file>
Load the luminosity curve from a file. The curve file format can be either UFRaw's XML format or
Nikon's NTC/NCV format.
--black-point=auto|BLACK
Black-point value. Range 0.0 to 1.0, default 0.0.
--interpolation=ahd|vng|four-color|ppg|bilinear
Interpolation algorithm to use when converting from the color filter array to normal RGB values. AHD
(Adaptive Homogeneity Directed) interpolation is the best, but also the slowest. VNG (Variable Number
Gradients) is second best and a bit faster. Bilinear is the simplest yet fastest interpolation.
"four-color" is a variation of the VNG interpolation that should only be used if you see strange
square patterns in the VNG interpolation, See <http://www.cybercom.net/~dcoffin/dcraw/>.
AHD is the default interpolation. AHD interpolation is not supported for cameras with four color
filters, such as the Sony-828 RGBE filter. In such cases, VNG interpolation will be used instead.
--color-smoothing
Apply color smoothing.
--grayscale=none|lightness|luminance|value|mixer
Grayscale conversion algorithm to use (default none).
--darkframe=FILE
Use FILE for raw darkframe subtraction.
Output Options
The options which are related to the final output are:
--shrink=FACTOR
Shrink the image by FACTOR (default 1).
--size=SIZE
Downsize max(height,width) to SIZE.
--rotate=camera|ANGLE|no
Rotate image to camera's setting, by ANGLE degrees clockwise, or do not rotate the image (default
camera)
--crop-(left|right|top|bottom)=PIXELS
Crop the output to the given pixel range, relative to the raw image after rotation but before any
scaling.
--out-type=ppm|tiff|tif|png|jpeg|jpg|fits
Output file-format to use. The default output file-format is ppm.
--out-depth=8|16
Output bit depth per channel. ppm, tiff, png and fits output formats can uses either 8 bits or 16
bits to encode each of the Red, Green and Blue components of each pixel. The jpeg format only
allows for 8 bits for each color component.
The raw-files contain more than eight bits of information for each color component. This means that
by using an eight bit format, you are actually discarding some of the information supplied by the
camera. This is not a problem if you only plan to view the image on screen. For prints you should
consider a 16 bits workflow.
--compression=VALUE
JPEG quality factor. Range 0-100 with a higher number giving a higher quality at the cost of a larger
file. Default 85. The --compression parameter is only relevant if the output file-format is jpeg.
--[no]exif
Embed exif in output. Default embed exif. Exif is currently embedded in JPEG, PNG and TIFF output.
--[no]zip
Enable [disable] TIFF zip compression. The zip-compression is loss-less. Default nozip. The --zip
parameter is only relevant if the output file-format if tiff8 or tiff16.
--out-path=PATH
PATH for output file. In batch mode by default, output-files are placed in the same directory as the
input-files. In interactive mode UFRaw tries to ''guess'' if you have a favorite output directory.
--output=FILE
Output file name to use. This is only relevant if a single raw-file is supplied on the command-line.
. Use '-' to output to stdout. The default is to name the output-file the same as the input-file but
with the extension given by the output file-format.
--overwrite
Overwrite existing files without asking. Default is to ask before deleting an existing file.
--create-id=no|also|only
Control whether UFRaw ID files are created for the output image. (Default is no).
--embedded-image
Extract the preview image embedded in the raw file instead of converting the raw image. This option
is only valid with 'ufraw-batch'.
Conversion Setting Priority
Conversion settings are applied in the following priority order:
1. Command-line options
2. Settings from the configuration file specified with --conf=<ID-file> (ignoring any filenames in the
ID-file).
3. Settings from an ID-file supplied as an input-file.
4. Settings from $HOME/.ufrawrc
5. UFRaw's default settings.
This means that an option supplied on the command-line always takes precedence over all other options.
The conversion settings can be changed in the GUI before the resulting image is saved.
FILES
$HOME/.ufrawrc - UFRaw resource file containing the user default settings. This is an XML file that can
be modified with any text editor. Still, it is recommended not to edit this file. This file is updated
from the GUI when you save an image, or when you explicitly ask to save this file in the 'Options' menu.
$HOME/.ufraw-gtkrc - An optional file for setting up a specific GTK theme for UFRaw.
ONLINE RESOURCES
UFRaw homepage: <http://ufraw.sourceforge.net> DCRaw homepage: <http://www.cybercom.net/~dcoffin/dcraw>
SEE ALSO
The GIMP homepage: <http://www.gimp.org>