Can RawTherapee open a Bayer RAW file that has no metadata?
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I have a RAW file that contains only Bayer-pattern pixel data with no metadata. I already know the Bayer pattern, but the file does not include the usual camera information or format details. Can RawTherapee open or decode this kind of file directly, or would support need to be added first?
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RawTherapee uses an embedded copy of the DCRAW utility to read and decode the RAW file (original source code). So, you need to add support for your file format here.
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Not directly. RawTherapee relies on its RAW decoder (historically based on dcraw) to recognize and decode supported RAW file formats. If your file is just a Bayer data stream with no metadata and is not already a supported format, RawTherapee will not be able to open it as-is.
In practice, you would need to add support for that file format in the underlying RAW decoder or convert the data into a format RawTherapee already understands. Simply knowing the Bayer pattern is not enough if the software cannot identify the file structure and required image parameters.
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