Secs. 2.6 and I of the paper describe our photo-editing tool, which is built on top of our modular ISP.
The backend implementation is located in main, while this gui contains the front-end interface and launch script.
The tool accepts:
- DNGs from any camera,
- JPEG images produced by our tool (with embedded raw for re-rendering),
- PNG/JPEG sRGB images generated by any third-party source.
The tool provides several image-editing options, including full control over the photofinishing pipeline with multiple picture styles.
To launch the tool, run:
python run_photo_editing_tool.pyTo run the tool in full-screen mode, add --full-screen.
Pre-built standalone executables of the photo-editing tool are available.
Each package includes all required dependencies and runs without installing Python or external libraries.
v0.1.5 (Beta)
| Platform | Package | Download | Size | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows (64-bit) | PhotoEditingTool-v0.1.5-win64.zip |
📥 Download | 2.4 GB | Primary development platform. Supports WB editing for DNG files when standard metadata is available. GPU acceleration recommended. |
| macOS (Apple Silicon) | PhotoEditingTool-v0.1.5-macos-arm64.zip |
📥 Download | 233 MB | Partial MPS support (unsupported operators may fall back to CPU). WB editing for DNGs is supported only if standard metadata is present. Performance is not yet optimized. |
v0.1.0 (Beta)
| Platform | Package | Download | Size | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows (64-bit) | PhotoEditingTool-v0.1.0-win64.zip |
📥 Download | 2.4 GB | Primary development platform. Custom AWB is not available in the prebuilt binary — run the source code if custom AWB functionality is needed. |
| macOS (Apple Silicon) | PhotoEditingTool-v0.1.0-macos-arm64.zip |
📥 Download | 244 MB | MPS is not supported and performance is not optimized. Custom AWB is not available in the prebuilt binary — run the source code if needed. |
- Download
PhotoEditingTool-vx.x.x-win64.zip - Extract the zip file
- Open the extracted folder
- Double-click
PhotoEditingTool.exe
💡 If Windows SmartScreen appears, click More info → Run anyway.
- Download
PhotoEditingTool-vx.x.x-macos-arm64.zip - Extract the zip file
- Open the extracted folder
- Double-click
Launch_PhotoEditingTool.command
💡 On first run, macOS Gatekeeper may block execution.
Right-click the file → Open → Open to confirm.
💡 If macOS reports that the file cannot be executed, open Terminal in the folder and run:
chmod +x Launch_PhotoEditingTool.command
💡 If macOS reports that the app is "damaged" or cannot be opened, run:
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine .
💡 A Terminal window may appear and remain open briefly before the GUI is shown.
This is expected for the beta version.
- This is a beta release intended for research and evaluation.
- The package is large because it bundles deep learning models, the PyTorch runtime, and required native dependencies.
- White-balance (WB) editing for DNG files is supported only when standard metadata is available. For full support, use the source code; ExifTool is recommended.
- When running on CPU, performance is expected to be slow. For a better experience, GPU acceleration is recommended.
- Apple Silicon (MPS) is partially supported --- unsupported operators may fall back to CPU execution.
- To speed up execution, you can disable the refinement step of local tone mapping and use standard local tone mapping (
Settings → Local Tone Mapping → Standard). - Tested on macOS Sonoma (Apple Silicon) and expected to work on recent macOS versions.
- The macOS build is not yet performance-optimized, and runtime performance may be slower than on Windows/Linux.
- Platform-specific performance optimizations may be explored in future releases.
For inquiries about the photo-editing tool, please contact Mahmoud Afifi (m.3afifi@gmail.com)