Version 1.6.3

RawCull Changelog — v1.5.9 → v1.6.3

RawCull version 1.6.3 is submitted for update on Apple App Store.
This changelog summarizes all notable updates through v1.6.3 in one combined release note.

🚀 Major updates

• Added Nikon NEF support via a RawFormat-based architecture, expanding beyond Sony ARW workflows.
• Added navigation keys in Rated Grid View for faster keyboard-based culling.
• Nikon NEF support is currently experimental: core functionality works, but focus-point extraction is not yet behaving as expected.

⚡ Performance improvements

• Improved Grid View selection performance from O(n) to O(1) for much faster selection handling on large sets.
• Increased Grid cache cap from 2000 to 3000 to reduce cache churn and improve responsiveness.
• Continued optimization of grid interactions and rated/grid-heavy workflows.

🧭 Workflow & UX improvements

• Fixed navigation behavior in Burst Groups for more consistent sequence browsing.
• Temporarily disables Grid View while thumbnails are being created to avoid inconsistent interactions during loading/indexing.
• Improved keyboard-first workflow for review and rating in grid contexts.

🛠️ Stability and fixes

• Multiple fixes for Grid cache behavior in Settings View.
• Renamed RatedPhotoItemView for improved code clarity and maintainability.
• General maintenance updates to project/build flow (including Makefile and housekeeping updates).

🔧 Under-the-hood engineering changes

• Refactored Nikon NEF handling into dedicated extraction components:
  • NEF thumbnail extraction
  • NEF JPEG extraction
• Added a binary TIFF-walk fallback for NEF JPEG extraction to improve resilience across file variants.

🧹 Maintenance & logging cleanup

• Removed noisy/unused logging, including:
  • CacheDelegate eviction debug logging (commented out)
  • Noisy NEF extractor warning logging
  • Additional log cleanup for lower console noise

Commit highlights included in this range

• 08dae6e — New version 1.6.1
• ab64888 — Disabled Grid View during creating thumbnails
• 7831c81 — Removed log message
• bf44008 — Updated selection in Grid View from O(n) to O(1)
• 16cb6c2 — Fixed navigation in Burst Groups
• 951199c — New branch version 1.6.2
• 37092ea — Fix for Grid cache in Settings View
• 4422811 — Fix for Grid cache in Settings View
• 1228325 — Updated Grid Cache cap from 2000 to 3000
• 89dc808 — Updated version 1.6.3, added navigation keys in Rated Grid View
• e1cd41b — Rename RatedPhotoItemView
• 0c276c1 — Updates
• a93999 — Update Makefile
• bae6fd4 — feat: add Nikon NEF support via RawFormat protocol
• bdcb796 — refactor: extract Nikon NEF JPEG extraction into dedicated type
• 439e909 — refactor: extract Nikon NEF thumbnail extraction into dedicated type
• 90e8d4c — feat: add binary TIFF-walk fallback for NEF JPEG extraction
• ca0d856 — chore: remove noisy NEF extractor warning log
• 7fe4c46 — chore: comment out unused CacheDelegate eviction logging

Upgrade recommendation:
Updating from v1.5.9 to v1.6.3 is recommended for users who want improved grid performance, better keyboard navigation, stronger cache behavior, and early Nikon NEF support.

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