https://rawcull.netlify.app/tags/version-2.2.4/Recent content in Version 2.2.4 on RawCullHugoenFri, 03 Jul 2026 12:23:02 +0200https://rawcull.netlify.app/blog/2026/07/03/version-2.2.4/Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://rawcull.netlify.app/blog/2026/07/03/version-2.2.4/<h1 id="rawcull-changelog-v221--latest-commits">RawCull Changelog: v2.2.1 → Latest Commits<a class="td-heading-self-link" href="#rawcull-changelog-v221--latest-commits" aria-label="Heading self-link"></a></h1> <hr> <h2 id="-jpg-export-improvements">🖼️ JPG Export Improvements<a class="td-heading-self-link" href="#-jpg-export-improvements" aria-label="Heading self-link"></a></h2> <ul> <li>Added a new <strong>Extract JPGs</strong> sheet.</li> <li>JPG extraction now works from the current selection: <ul> <li>multiple selected thumbnails</li> <li>or the single active image when no multi-selection exists</li> </ul> </li> <li>Added destination folder selection for JPG export.</li> <li>Added export mode picker: <ul> <li><strong>Embedded JPG</strong></li> <li><strong>Demosaiced RAW</strong></li> </ul> </li> <li>Demosaiced exports are saved with a <code>_demosaic.jpg</code> suffix.</li> <li>Added extraction progress overlay in the main view.</li> </ul> <h2 id="-raw-loading-refactor">📷 RAW Loading Refactor<a class="td-heading-self-link" href="#-raw-loading-refactor" aria-label="Heading self-link"></a></h2> <ul> <li>Introduced a shared <code>RawImageLoading</code> abstraction.</li> <li>Centralized metadata, thumbnail, and preview loading through <code>RawParserKit</code>.</li> <li>Added <code>FullSizePreviewLoader</code> for reusable full-size embedded preview loading.</li> <li>Sidecar <code>.jpg</code> files are preferred before extracting from RAW.</li> <li>Full-size preview extraction now reuses disk cache when possible.</li> <li>Removed older local thumbnail and preview loading paths.</li> </ul> <h2 id="-performance-and-concurrency">⚡ Performance and Concurrency<a class="td-heading-self-link" href="#-performance-and-concurrency" aria-label="Heading self-link"></a></h2> <ul> <li>Added a shared batch extraction concurrency limit based on CPU count.</li> <li>Thumbnail creation, JPG extraction, and full-size preview loading now share more consistent loading paths.</li> <li>Improved cancellation checks during preview and extraction work.</li> <li>Reduced duplicated image-loading logic across zoom, comparison, thumbnail, and scan flows.</li> </ul> <h2 id="-rawparserkit-update">🧩 RawParserKit Update<a class="td-heading-self-link" href="#-rawparserkit-update" aria-label="Heading self-link"></a></h2> <ul> <li>Updated <code>RawParserKit</code> from <strong>1.1.0</strong> to <strong>1.2.5</strong>.</li> <li>Migrated RawCull code to use newer RawParserKit APIs for: <ul> <li>EXIF metadata</li> <li>focus point metadata</li> <li>thumbnail generation</li> <li>embedded preview extraction</li> <li>full-size JPEG and demosaic export support</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <h2 id="-scanning-and-metadata">🔍 Scanning and Metadata<a class="td-heading-self-link" href="#-scanning-and-metadata" aria-label="Heading self-link"></a></h2> <ul> <li><code>ScanFiles</code> now uses the shared raw loader for EXIF and Sony focus-point metadata.</li> <li>Removed local EXIF parsing helpers from RawCull.</li> <li>Focus point normalization now comes from RawParserKit metadata.</li> <li>Security-scoped folder access handling was made more tolerant by only stopping access when it was actually started.</li> </ul> <h2 id="-tests">🧪 Tests<a class="td-heading-self-link" href="#-tests" aria-label="Heading self-link"></a></h2> <ul> <li>Added tests for JPG extraction selection behavior.</li> <li>Added tests for JPG output naming.</li> <li>Added integration-style tests for: <ul> <li>thumbnail request cache promotion</li> <li>full-size preview disk caching</li> <li>sidecar JPG preference</li> <li>cancellation behavior</li> <li>scan metadata loading through <code>RawImageLoading</code></li> </ul> </li> <li>Updated existing tests for current MainActor isolation needs.</li> </ul> <h2 id="-tooling-and-maintenance">🛠️ Tooling and Maintenance<a class="td-heading-self-link" href="#-tooling-and-maintenance" aria-label="Heading self-link"></a></h2> <ul> <li>Added a dedicated <code>RawCullPeriphery</code> Xcode scheme.</li> <li>Updated <code>.periphery.yml</code> to use the new scheme and exclude tests.</li> <li>Removed obsolete local helper files: <ul> <li><code>SupportedFileType.swift</code></li> <li><code>ThumbnailError.swift</code></li> <li><code>OrientationNormalizedImageLoader.swift</code></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <h2 id="-documentation-and-review-notes">📝 Documentation and Review Notes<a class="td-heading-self-link" href="#-documentation-and-review-notes" aria-label="Heading self-link"></a></h2> <ul> <li>Moved issue tracking into <code>doc/issues.md</code>.</li> <li>Added a deep code review report and later re-verification notes.</li> <li>Updated README latest-release text to show <code>v2.2.1</code> as the App Store release.</li> </ul> <h2 id="-commit-range-summary">📦 Commit Range Summary<a class="td-heading-self-link" href="#-commit-range-summary" aria-label="Heading self-link"></a></h2> <ul> <li>From: <code>v2.2.1</code></li> <li>To: latest commit <code>e46f76d</code> on <code>version-2.2.5</code></li> <li>Total: <strong>17 commits</strong></li> <li>Diff size: <strong>47 files changed</strong>, <strong>1352 insertions</strong>, <strong>1122 deletions</strong></li> </ul>