ApolloOne v4 and Camera RawX v2

[a l b e r t]

New major release of ApolloOne and Camera RawX.

ApolloOne Release 4.0.0:

• Next-Gen Image Processing: 64-Bit floating-point precision and vibrant 10-bit Liquid Retina support.
• RawBridge™ Preprocessor: Developed with Gentlemen Coders, LLC, this unlocks Apple RAW Decoder for nearly all RAW image formats.
• Quick Edit Panel: Fast, non-destructive edits for all image types, applied in real-time while browsing folders—no exports needed until sharing.
• InstaBake™ Processing: Bake your Quick Edits instantly into JPEG outputs by AirDrop or simple drag-and-drop.
• Seamless Sharing: Sync Quick Edit parameters with Camera RawX and transfer edited files via iCloud or storage for use on any Mac.
• Expanded Camera RAW Support:
- HE/HE* support for Nikon Z5 II and Z50 II. - Native Apple RAW decoder support for Nikon Z5 II, Z50 II, Fujifilm X-E5, OM System OM-3, OM-5 Mk II and Sony RX1R III.
- Apple RAW decoder support for 14-bit Olympus ORF files, including 14-bit Pixel Shift images.
• Enhanced Processing²: Improves HE/HE* white balance and noise reduction for Apple RAW decoder output.
• Instant JPEG Comparison: Easily compare RAW images with their embedded JPEG previews.
• Browsing Enhancements: Option to skip video playback when navigating with arrow keys.• System Upgrades:
- Overhauled print system for smoother performance.
- Enhanced circular loupe with improved design.
- ExifTool v13.33 for better metadata handling.
- MediaInfo v25.07 for enhanced media support.
• Refined Performance: Numerous stability improvements and bug fixes.

Camera RawX Release 2.0.0:

• RawBridge™ Preprocessor²: Developed with Gentlemen Coders, LLC, this unlocks Apple RAW Decoder for nearly all RAW image formats.
• InstaBake™ technology enables real-time image rendering with ApolloOne’s Quick Edit feature.
Disclaimer: I'm the developer of these 2 apps.

 

[Nick on the Baltic]

My best investment ever in photography software

 

[a l b e r t]

Thanks for the support.

How do you like the new Quick Edit functionality?

If you look at the quality of the decoded image at 200%, (Fuji compressed RAF, Nikon HE/HE*, Sony RX1RIII, etc.), it is so much better than Affinity Photo 2 and FastRawViewer. Not by a little, but by a lot.

Improvement is not just limited to image quality, but RAW decoding speed. You can now open a 100Mpix GFX compressed RAW in ~1 sec on Apple Silicon Macs. I tested that with M1 Ultra and M4 Pro MBP.

 

[Nick on the Baltic]

Thanks for the support.

How do you like the new Quick Edit functionality?

If you look at the quality of the decoded image at 200%, (Fuji compressed RAF, Nikon HE/HE*, Sony RX1RIII, etc.), it is so much better than Affinity Photo 2 and FastRawViewer. Not by a little, but by a lot.

Improvement is not just limited to image quality, but RAW decoding speed. You can now open a 100Mpix GFX compressed RAW in ~1 sec on Apple Silicon Macs. I tested that with M1 Ultra and M4 Pro MBP.

I've neither time nor enthusiasm for doing a lot of post-processing, so shoot raw+jpeg and try to get good results sooc. Mostly I've being loading raws into Apple Photos when I wanted a few adjustments - exposure/highlights/shadows/cropping - and only use a more complex editor for a select few images.

You've just done away with the need to go to Photos :-D

 

[a l b e r t]

I've neither time nor enthusiasm for doing a lot of post-processing, so shoot raw+jpeg and try to get good results sooc. Mostly I've being loading raws into Apple Photos when I wanted a few adjustments - exposure/highlights/shadows/cropping - and only use a more complex editor for a select few images.

You've just done away with the need to go to Photos :-D

Yup, Quick Edit is meant for those who just want to do something quick and perhaps the output is to be shared with friends and family.

The output quality is the same as the more powerful editing apps, like Nitro. Nitro and ApolloOne shared the same RawBridge™pre-processor tech and have very similar Metal processing pipeline.

You can do a drag-and-drop of the edited RAW images to Facebook in the browser, and it'll do conversion and bake-in your edits instantly.

Drag-and-drop to WhatsApp desktop app.

AirDrop the files to your iPhone and metadata will be preserved.

Version 4 just changes everything, because you no longer need to edit and export to a JPEG, saving time and disk space. Now you can view your RAW files and the edits are applied automatically as you view them.

 

[AndyGordon]

Hi Albert

Any chance you might port ApolloOne to the iPad?

I like the app on my MBP, but I use my iPadPro a lot for image editing as well and am looking for an ApolloOne style app for iPad and as far as I can see there is a gap there as all the apps I can find seem to be based around Photos, which I don't want to use

Andy

 

[a l b e r t]

Hi Albert

Any chance you might port ApolloOne to the iPad?

I like the app on my MBP, but I use my iPadPro a lot for image editing as well and am looking for an ApolloOne style app for iPad and as far as I can see there is a gap there as all the apps I can find seem to be based around Photos, which I don't want to use

Andy

I get fair bit of requests for an iPad version. Can't promise it'll come anytime soon, but it is definitely on my radar.

 

[AndyGordon]

Hi Albert

Any chance you might port ApolloOne to the iPad?

I like the app on my MBP, but I use my iPadPro a lot for image editing as well and am looking for an ApolloOne style app for iPad and as far as I can see there is a gap there as all the apps I can find seem to be based around Photos, which I don't want to use

Andy

I get fair bit of requests for an iPad version. Can't promise it'll come anytime soon, but it is definitely on my radar.

Thanks for the update, i'l keep my fingers crossed you up it in your schedule

 

[Fred Greaves]

Does ApolloOne support Canon raw files? In the description it mentions most other brands but not Canon.

 

[Fred Greaves]

I figured it out.