vkdt is a graph-based photography workflow for RAW still images and video. Its processing engine is designed around Vulkan and keeps image data on the GPU while applying a configurable graph of processing operations.
The underlying directed acyclic graph can have multiple inputs and outputs as well as feedback connections. This architecture supports conventional RAW development alongside animation, timelapses, RAW video and computationally expensive processing such as image alignment.
Recent development has broadened the available processing modules with spectral film simulation, dehazing, curves and joint demosaicing and denoising. The interface has also gained more flexible favourites, filtering and interactive controls while retaining its folder-oriented workflow.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- GPU-focused image-processing pipeline implemented with Vulkan shaders.
- General node graph with multiple inputs, outputs and feedback connections.
- Full-window colour management and support for high bit-depth display output.
- Folder-based image database leaves source photographs in place and stores processing information in sidecar files.
- Noise profiling supplies camera and ISO-dependent information to denoising operations.
- Processes Magic Lantern RAW video and supports animation and timelapse workflows.
- Dehaze module combines haze removal with depth estimation.
- Spectral film simulation models photographic film behaviour within the processing graph.
- Curves module supports per-channel RGB, luminance and Ych curve combinations.
- Joint demosaicing and denoising module uses a convolutional neural network to combine the two processing stages.
Website: github.com/hanatos/vkdt
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Developer: Johannes Hanika
License: BSD 2-Clause “Simplified” License
vkdt is written in C and C++. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials. Learn C++ with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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