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Fujifilm X RAW STUDIO webapp clone

167 points by notcodingtoday 7mo ago

notcodingtoday 7mo ago
Wanted to edit camera profiles on Linux, couldn't get the official app to run in Wine, so I built my own https://filmkit.eggrice.soy https://filmkit.eggrice.soy I also personally find the original app infuriating to use, takes a lot of click & wait to modify a profile.
- lun3x 7mo ago
  This is really cool! I see you’ve got screenshot of it running on Android, could this ever also work on iOS? I tried in iOS on Chrome, but I just see “WebUSB not supported. Use Chrome, Edge, or Brave.”.
  - omnimus 7mo ago
    Apple doesn't allow any other browser engine than Webkit. So essentially all browsers on iOS are reskinned Safari. You will have to wait until the WebUSB support lands in Safari.
    - wao0uuno 7mo ago
      Other browser engines are allowed in EU now.
      - omnimus 7mo ago
        I am not sure what are you trying to say with this comment. AFAIK there is not a single browser on iOS that is not webkit. Even in EU all browsers are reskinned safari. Also even if somebody build browser engine for alt store then the support of WebUSB (which for sure needs support from OS) would require Apple involvement.
- StyloBill 7mo ago
  What a great project. Amazing work, thank you for shipping this.
zx8080 7mo ago
> FilmKit uses WebUSB to connect directly to your camera, your camera's own image processor handles the conversion. FilmKit is a static client-side app, hosted on Github Pages
- tuukkah 7mo ago
  Isn't that same as a jpeg then? Edit: There are some parameters: > FilmKit communicates PTP (Picture Transfer Protocol) over USB, the same protocol that X RAW STUDIO uses. The camera does all the heavy lifting: it receives the RAF file and conversion parameters, processes them, and returns a JPEG.
  - kybernetyk 7mo ago
    >Isn't that same as a jpeg then? Yeah, but Fuji X cameras are renown for their JPG processing so many people want the in-camera JPG. You could shoot directly to JPG but with an app like that you can later change the JPG profile, etc. while adjusting exposure parameters.
  - prmoustache 7mo ago
    More like a WebGUI for your camera.
suriyaai2026 7mo ago
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- ghostly_s 7mo ago
  Who are you talking to?
strogonoff 7mo ago
While file format (RAF, DNG) often is an acronym, “raw” by itself simply references raw image data; it is not an acronym, not a trademark, and does not need all caps. The mistake of “shouting” raw is perpetuated in the wild even by serious companies, but let’s not let Apple degrade our literacy[0]. I’ll point to Adobe which does, in fact, use the correct spelling[1]. [0] It is fine when used as part of idiomatic spelling of their product or trademark (“ProRes RAW HQ”, etc.), but IIRC their promotional materials and even developer docs do shout it when simply referencing raw image data, which is a little ridiculous. [1] https://helpx.adobe.com/camera-raw/digital-negative.html https://helpx.adobe.com/camera-raw/digital-negative.html
- QuantumNomad_ 7mo ago
  Never thought about that. Always wrote it all uppercase because that’s what camera maker Canon consistently does from what I’ve seen. If I search for Canon raw on Google the Canon owned websites that I see writes it all uppercase; RAW. One of their pages that I find even makes note of that: > The letters RAW do not stand for anything – it's just a convention that RAW is usually written in capital letters – and the names of RAW files from Canon cameras do not end in .RAW. https://www.canon-europe.com/pro/infobank/image-file-types/ https://www.canon-europe.com/pro/infobank/image-file-types/
  - jcelerier 7mo ago
    I'd expect a cause is that most camera makers are Japanese, and it's not uncommon in Japan to uppercase words written in Latin alphabet for aesthetic reasons
    - strogonoff 7mo ago
      Very plausible, I haven’t considered it. Perhaps the combination of that and the old .raw filename extensions on old filesystem implementations where everything appears uppercase (since camera firmware is slower to catch up, this persisted for years even though contemporary OS already had no such limitation) made it stick.
  - 7mo ago
karmasimida 7mo ago
The only reliable raw converter that can handle Fuji color is Capture One. But they have collaboration with Fuji, I don't believe that conversion algorithm is open sourced. But it would be interesting if AI coding agent could potentially reverse engineer the algorithm.
- heipei 7mo ago
  Like the native Fujifilm software, this does not do raw conversion itself. It uses the processor in the camera to do the conversion.
  - riedel 7mo ago
    Smart move of Fujifilm. That will the future of software licencing with AI breaking copyright. Software will come encrypted and only run on secure processors. AI will push us further into an age of cloud, software DRM and software patents. The rest will be effectively public domain.
    - tuukkah 7mo ago
      AIs will reverse engineer the processing algorithms based on observing a few example inputs and outputs...
      - karmasimida 7mo ago
        Actually I give it a try … the results is interesting I will share it shortly
- strogonoff 7mo ago
  I always recommend RawTherapee for serious photography work. In addition to having been (at least originally) written by a complete colour theory geek and featuring a treasure trove of knowledge in the form of its companion RawPedia, it supports a whole host of raw formats, X-Trans RAFs among them (although Foveon X3Fs regrettably still an open issue).
heipei 7mo ago
This is amazing, thank you for launching it. I know this webapp itself will make me more likely to look at raw photos on my Fuji once again.
asah 7mo ago
Worked!! Samsung Galaxy fold 7, Chrome 146.0.7680.153, GFX 100S II firmware 1.20 MacOS 15.6.1 - could see the camera via PTP but couldn't connect (clicking "connect" didn't do anything, no error)
deanc 7mo ago
This is pretty impressive work. On a related note, Fuji’s simulations being locked to their walled garden has been an issue for third party tools forever. All “replications” of on device are just that. And never comparable. I think a lot of people would like to study how they work to create true replications.
enigmaticboom 7mo ago
Love this - had contemplated different setups for getting raw studio running on linux but gave up before even trying. This is exactly what I wanted - a way to play with different recipes, no install required. It bugs out for my XT30 because the profile is a different format, but claude was able to figure out a tweak to get it running and hide some of the features the XT30 is too old for - will do the wireshark thing from a windows machine at some point. Thank you!
pjmlp 7mo ago
A ChromeOS Platform application, rather.
petee 7mo ago
Great to see more Fuji X attention, their native software isn't great. Looking forward to trying it out with my older X-T20, which appears supported[1] surprisingly I was about to mention the Fudge[2] app and its underlying library, but its already listed as a reference, nice! [1] https://www.fujifilm-x.com/en-us/support/compatibility/software/x-raw-studio/ https://www.fujifilm-x.com/en-us/support/compatibility/softw... [2] https://github.com/petabyt/fudge https://github.com/petabyt/fudge
p5v 7mo ago
Interesting, I’ll check it out. But just like X RAW studio, I bet that it won’t work with my old X-E1.
wao0uuno 7mo ago
This is amazing. Thank you. Seems to be working just fine with X-H2.
yewenjie 7mo ago
I have a Fuji X-T5 camera which I haven't really used, and have almost no workflow for. Could someone explain what this software does? And I'd also appreciate any software and workflow people use. Would prefer Linux software, but macOS is okay if the quality/ ease of use is too different.
- lwood42 7mo ago
  When taking photo's on the Fuji it stores both RAW and JPG file - the camera's settings (film simulation, exposure, white balance, grain etc.) are all 'baked in' to the JPG. This app (and the official X RAW Studio) allows you to use the camera's onboard processor to modify the RAW files with these settings (or recipes, to use the term adopted by the Fujifilm community) after the fact, and re-export the photo as JPG. It's super useful for figuring out which recipes you prefer for different types of shot! I'd also recommend checking out Fuji X Weekly [0] for recipe ideas and example shots if you want some inspiration. [0] https://fujixweekly.com/recipes/ https://fujixweekly.com/recipes/
taquacin 7mo ago
any future support for the GFX cameras?
zingerlio 7mo ago
I love how you styled the interface. The UI elements are minimalist and great looking. Did you take inspirations somewhere, or was it a from-scratch design?

167 points by notcodingtoday 7mo ago

Wanted to edit camera profiles on Linux, couldn't get the official app to run in Wine, so I built my own https://filmkit.eggrice.soy https://filmkit.eggrice.soy I also personally find the original app infuriating to use, takes a lot of click & wait to modify a profile.

lun3x 7mo ago
This is really cool! I see you’ve got screenshot of it running on Android, could this ever also work on iOS? I tried in iOS on Chrome, but I just see “WebUSB not supported. Use Chrome, Edge, or Brave.”.
- omnimus 7mo ago
  Apple doesn't allow any other browser engine than Webkit. So essentially all browsers on iOS are reskinned Safari. You will have to wait until the WebUSB support lands in Safari.
  - wao0uuno 7mo ago
    Other browser engines are allowed in EU now.
    - omnimus 7mo ago
      I am not sure what are you trying to say with this comment. AFAIK there is not a single browser on iOS that is not webkit. Even in EU all browsers are reskinned safari. Also even if somebody build browser engine for alt store then the support of WebUSB (which for sure needs support from OS) would require Apple involvement.
StyloBill 7mo ago
What a great project. Amazing work, thank you for shipping this.

zx8080 7mo ago

> FilmKit uses WebUSB to connect directly to your camera, your camera's own image processor handles the conversion. FilmKit is a static client-side app, hosted on Github Pages

tuukkah 7mo ago
Isn't that same as a jpeg then? Edit: There are some parameters: > FilmKit communicates PTP (Picture Transfer Protocol) over USB, the same protocol that X RAW STUDIO uses. The camera does all the heavy lifting: it receives the RAF file and conversion parameters, processes them, and returns a JPEG.
- kybernetyk 7mo ago
  >Isn't that same as a jpeg then? Yeah, but Fuji X cameras are renown for their JPG processing so many people want the in-camera JPG. You could shoot directly to JPG but with an app like that you can later change the JPG profile, etc. while adjusting exposure parameters.
- prmoustache 7mo ago
  More like a WebGUI for your camera.

suriyaai2026 7mo ago

[flagged]

ghostly_s 7mo ago
Who are you talking to?

strogonoff 7mo ago

While file format (RAF, DNG) often is an acronym, “raw” by itself simply references raw image data; it is not an acronym, not a trademark, and does not need all caps. The mistake of “shouting” raw is perpetuated in the wild even by serious companies, but let’s not let Apple degrade our literacy[0]. I’ll point to Adobe which does, in fact, use the correct spelling[1]. [0] It is fine when used as part of idiomatic spelling of their product or trademark (“ProRes RAW HQ”, etc.), but IIRC their promotional materials and even developer docs do shout it when simply referencing raw image data, which is a little ridiculous. [1] https://helpx.adobe.com/camera-raw/digital-negative.html https://helpx.adobe.com/camera-raw/digital-negative.html

QuantumNomad_ 7mo ago
Never thought about that. Always wrote it all uppercase because that’s what camera maker Canon consistently does from what I’ve seen. If I search for Canon raw on Google the Canon owned websites that I see writes it all uppercase; RAW. One of their pages that I find even makes note of that: > The letters RAW do not stand for anything – it's just a convention that RAW is usually written in capital letters – and the names of RAW files from Canon cameras do not end in .RAW. https://www.canon-europe.com/pro/infobank/image-file-types/ https://www.canon-europe.com/pro/infobank/image-file-types/
- jcelerier 7mo ago
  I'd expect a cause is that most camera makers are Japanese, and it's not uncommon in Japan to uppercase words written in Latin alphabet for aesthetic reasons
  - strogonoff 7mo ago
    Very plausible, I haven’t considered it. Perhaps the combination of that and the old .raw filename extensions on old filesystem implementations where everything appears uppercase (since camera firmware is slower to catch up, this persisted for years even though contemporary OS already had no such limitation) made it stick.
- 7mo ago

karmasimida 7mo ago

The only reliable raw converter that can handle Fuji color is Capture One. But they have collaboration with Fuji, I don't believe that conversion algorithm is open sourced. But it would be interesting if AI coding agent could potentially reverse engineer the algorithm.

heipei 7mo ago
Like the native Fujifilm software, this does not do raw conversion itself. It uses the processor in the camera to do the conversion.
- riedel 7mo ago
  Smart move of Fujifilm. That will the future of software licencing with AI breaking copyright. Software will come encrypted and only run on secure processors. AI will push us further into an age of cloud, software DRM and software patents. The rest will be effectively public domain.
  - tuukkah 7mo ago
    AIs will reverse engineer the processing algorithms based on observing a few example inputs and outputs...
    - karmasimida 7mo ago
      Actually I give it a try … the results is interesting I will share it shortly
strogonoff 7mo ago
I always recommend RawTherapee for serious photography work. In addition to having been (at least originally) written by a complete colour theory geek and featuring a treasure trove of knowledge in the form of its companion RawPedia, it supports a whole host of raw formats, X-Trans RAFs among them (although Foveon X3Fs regrettably still an open issue).

heipei 7mo ago

This is amazing, thank you for launching it. I know this webapp itself will make me more likely to look at raw photos on my Fuji once again.

asah 7mo ago

Worked!! Samsung Galaxy fold 7, Chrome 146.0.7680.153, GFX 100S II firmware 1.20 MacOS 15.6.1 - could see the camera via PTP but couldn't connect (clicking "connect" didn't do anything, no error)

deanc 7mo ago

This is pretty impressive work. On a related note, Fuji’s simulations being locked to their walled garden has been an issue for third party tools forever. All “replications” of on device are just that. And never comparable. I think a lot of people would like to study how they work to create true replications.

enigmaticboom 7mo ago

Love this - had contemplated different setups for getting raw studio running on linux but gave up before even trying. This is exactly what I wanted - a way to play with different recipes, no install required. It bugs out for my XT30 because the profile is a different format, but claude was able to figure out a tweak to get it running and hide some of the features the XT30 is too old for - will do the wireshark thing from a windows machine at some point. Thank you!

pjmlp 7mo ago

A ChromeOS Platform application, rather.

petee 7mo ago

Great to see more Fuji X attention, their native software isn't great. Looking forward to trying it out with my older X-T20, which appears supported[1] surprisingly I was about to mention the Fudge[2] app and its underlying library, but its already listed as a reference, nice! [1] https://www.fujifilm-x.com/en-us/support/compatibility/software/x-raw-studio/ https://www.fujifilm-x.com/en-us/support/compatibility/softw... [2] https://github.com/petabyt/fudge https://github.com/petabyt/fudge

p5v 7mo ago

Interesting, I’ll check it out. But just like X RAW studio, I bet that it won’t work with my old X-E1.

wao0uuno 7mo ago

This is amazing. Thank you. Seems to be working just fine with X-H2.

yewenjie 7mo ago

I have a Fuji X-T5 camera which I haven't really used, and have almost no workflow for. Could someone explain what this software does? And I'd also appreciate any software and workflow people use. Would prefer Linux software, but macOS is okay if the quality/ ease of use is too different.

lwood42 7mo ago
When taking photo's on the Fuji it stores both RAW and JPG file - the camera's settings (film simulation, exposure, white balance, grain etc.) are all 'baked in' to the JPG. This app (and the official X RAW Studio) allows you to use the camera's onboard processor to modify the RAW files with these settings (or recipes, to use the term adopted by the Fujifilm community) after the fact, and re-export the photo as JPG. It's super useful for figuring out which recipes you prefer for different types of shot! I'd also recommend checking out Fuji X Weekly [0] for recipe ideas and example shots if you want some inspiration. [0] https://fujixweekly.com/recipes/ https://fujixweekly.com/recipes/

taquacin 7mo ago

any future support for the GFX cameras?

zingerlio 7mo ago

I love how you styled the interface. The UI elements are minimalist and great looking. Did you take inspirations somewhere, or was it a from-scratch design?