Observed arrival · 2026-10-29

LUMEN RAW and the vanishing lighthouse

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An open-source, offline RAW photo editor for landscape and travel photography, with cataloguing, editing, and local AI tools.

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For: Landscape and travel photographers working with RAW files
Worth noticing: The site reports removing a lighthouse from a 24-megapixel NEF in 4.8 seconds on a Ryzen 7 9800X3D.

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The workflow combines folder-based importing, smart albums, keywords, ratings, and XMP exchange; the site says existing ratings can be read without modifying files on disk. Editing options include lens corrections, curves, color grading, and export to JPEG, PNG, TIFF, or linear DNG. For AI-assisted edits, users can choose local models or connect a cloud model with their own API key.

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