https://rawcull.netlify.app/tags/thumbnails/Recent content in Thumbnails on RawCullHugoenThu, 09 Apr 2026 07:16:51 +0200https://rawcull.netlify.app/blog/2026/03/17/thumbnails/Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://rawcull.netlify.app/blog/2026/03/17/thumbnails/<h1 id="thumbnails-and-previews--rawcull">Thumbnails and Previews — RawCull<a class="td-heading-self-link" href="#thumbnails-and-previews--rawcull" aria-label="Heading self-link"></a></h1> <p>RawCull handles Sony ARW files through two distinct image paths:</p> <ol> <li><strong>Generated thumbnails</strong> — fast, sized-down previews for browsing and culling, extracted with ImageIO and cached in RAM and on disk</li> <li><strong>Embedded JPEG previews</strong> — full-resolution embedded JPEGs extracted from the ARW binary for high-quality inspection and export</li> </ol> <p>Both paths integrate with the shared three-layer cache system: RAM → disk → source decode.</p> <hr> <h2 id="1-thumbnail-sizes-and-settings">1. Thumbnail Sizes and Settings<a class="td-heading-self-link" href="#1-thumbnail-sizes-and-settings" aria-label="Heading self-link"></a></h2> <p>All thumbnail dimensions are configurable via <code>SettingsViewModel</code> and persisted to <code>~/Library/Application Support/RawCull/settings.json</code>.</p>