vkdt
A GPU-accelerated workflow toolbox for processing raw photos and raw video, built on Vulkan.
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About vkdt
vkdt is a raw photography workflow tool designed for high performance. Its core is a flexible processing node graph running on the GPU, which allows real-time work on animations, timelapses and raw video, as well as demanding algorithms such as image alignment and improved highlight inpainting.
It is developed by hanatos and the repository shows a long commit history. It suits Linux photographers comfortable with an experimental tool who want fast raw processing and more control than a fixed pipeline offers.
Strengths
- GPU processing with a flexible node graph
- Handles raw video, timelapses and animations
- Advanced algorithms such as image alignment and highlight inpainting
Limitations
- Needs a Vulkan-capable GPU
- Terse documentation and an interface aimed at experienced users
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source.
- License
- BSD-2-Clause and GPL-3.0
- Developer
- hanatos
- Platforms
- Linux
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Linux photographers who want fast GPU raw processing
- Categories
- Video editing, Photo tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
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RapidRAW
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RawTherapee
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Ansel
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Filmulator
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