Version 1.8.0

Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

RawCull Changelog — v1.7.4 → 1.8.0

RawCull has received improvements to image comparison, zoom review, rating workflow, thumbnail responsiveness, cache reliability, sharpness/similarity behavior, and release/test tooling. Version 1.8.0 is submitted for update on Apple App Store.

🚀 v1.8.0

🖼️ New Comparison View

Added a dedicated comparison view for reviewing selected images side by side.
Supports comparing up to four selected thumbnails.
Added keyboard navigation inside the comparison view.
Added zoom and pan controls for closer inspection.
Added focus mask and focus point overlays while comparing images.
Added support for switching between thumbnail preview and extracted JPEG source.
Added rating controls directly inside comparison mode.

🔍 Improved Zoom Review

Improved the full-window zoom overlay experience.
Added previous/next image navigation in zoom view.
Added visible rating badge for the current image.
Added keyboard shortcuts for zooming and switching image source.
Added tests for zoom overlay navigation and behavior.

⚡ Faster and More Responsive Thumbnail Handling

Improved cancellation of thumbnail and JPEG extraction work.
Switching or cancelling catalogs should now feel more responsive because old ImageIO work is cancelled earlier.
Sony and Nikon thumbnail/JPEG extraction now check for cancellation before expensive decode work.
Improved thumbnail loader slot accounting so cancelled requests do not consume concurrency capacity.
Added regression tests for thumbnail loader cancellation and concurrency behavior.

🎯 Sharpness and Similarity Reliability

Similarity and burst actions now wait for in-progress sharpness scoring when needed.
Prevents similarity/burst workflows from running before required sharpness scores are ready.
Added test coverage for concurrent sharpness scoring behavior.

🧠 Cache and Memory Improvements

Improved cache replacement accounting for memory and grid thumbnail caches.
Improved test isolation around shared cache state.
Added memory diagnostics checklist for validating large-catalog behavior.
Improved cache-related concurrency tests.

⭐ Rating Workflow Improvements

Added reusable rating controls and rating badge UI.
Rating actions are now available in more review contexts, including comparison and zoom workflows.
Ratings support reject, keeper, and 2-5 star values.

🛠️ Build and Test Tooling

Added shared Xcode scheme.
Added dedicated test plans:
- Smoke
- Full test suite
- Performance
Updated Makefile test commands.
Improved documentation for test architecture and release validation.
Pinned Swift Package dependencies to exact versions for more predictable builds.

📷 Camera and Image Extraction Notes

Continued improvements to Sony ARW thumbnail extraction.
Added cancellation-aware extraction paths for Sony and Nikon raw/JPEG preview handling.
Nikon support remains experimental.

📝 Latest Commit After v1.8.0

📚 Documentation

Updated README release information and project description.

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