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The "''Edit current image in external editor''" feature allows you to have RawTherapee fully process the current image and immediately open it in any external application. You can use this feature to easily send the image to an image editor such as GIMP or Photoshop for further processing, or to preview the processed image in an image viewer.


The "''Edit current image in external editor''" feature allows you to have RawTherapee fully process the current image and immediately open it in any external program. You can use this feature to easily send the image to an image editor such as GIMP or Photoshop for further processing, or you can set it up to send the image to an image viewer so that with a single click of a button you get to see the final high quality image.
The button to send the image to an external application [[File:Rt510 edit in external editor gimp.png]] is located at the bottom-left of the preview panel. When the button is clicked, the image will be processed and sent to the currently selected external application. The button's icon and tooltip reflect the current external application. To select a different application, click on the drop-down arrow and select an item from the list (this list can be configured via [[Preferences#External_Editor|Preferences > External Editor]]). Note that the last entry in the list is "Other". If this option is selected, clicking the button will open a list of installed applications. RawTherapee will then send the processed image to the chosen application.


The button to send the image to an external application [[File:Palette-brush.png]] is located at the bottom-left of the preview panel. When using this feature, RawTherapee processes your image and saves it as a gamma-encoded 16-bit integer TIFF to the [[File_Paths#Temporary_Folder | temporary folder]]. These intermediate files, due to being outside of RawTherapee's control, do not get automatically deleted when you close RawTherapee, so you should keep this in mind and clean them out manually.
When using this feature, RawTherapee processes your image and saves it as a gamma-encoded 16-bit integer TIFF to the temporary folder as specified in [[Preferences#External_Editor|Preferences > External Editor > Output Directory]].
 
You should be aware that GIMP-2.8 and below cannot handle 16-bit images, so it will down-sample them to 8-bit. You should also be aware that GIMP-2.8 and below discards all Exif data from TIFF files! This is a GIMP bug, not a RawTherapee one. GIMP 2.9 and above handle high bit depth images (up to 64-bit per channel!), retain all metadata, and are quite stable, so you are advised to [http://www.gimp.org/downloads/ get GIMP 2.9 or higher].
 
You can specify your external editor of choice in "''[[Preferences#External_Editor|Preferences > General > External Editor]]''". Click the link for more information on specifying an external editor.

Latest revision as of 18:48, 4 January 2023

The "Edit current image in external editor" feature allows you to have RawTherapee fully process the current image and immediately open it in any external application. You can use this feature to easily send the image to an image editor such as GIMP or Photoshop for further processing, or to preview the processed image in an image viewer.

The button to send the image to an external application Rt510 edit in external editor gimp.png is located at the bottom-left of the preview panel. When the button is clicked, the image will be processed and sent to the currently selected external application. The button's icon and tooltip reflect the current external application. To select a different application, click on the drop-down arrow and select an item from the list (this list can be configured via Preferences > External Editor). Note that the last entry in the list is "Other". If this option is selected, clicking the button will open a list of installed applications. RawTherapee will then send the processed image to the chosen application.

When using this feature, RawTherapee processes your image and saves it as a gamma-encoded 16-bit integer TIFF to the temporary folder as specified in Preferences > External Editor > Output Directory.

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