Thank you for using Radiant Photo 2. We truly appreciate your passion for the product and your feedback. This update further improves our color grading tools and options when saving photos. We strive to provide high-quality software and closely examine the bugs and feature requests we receive through our tech support team.

This is an in-depth look at the new features and improvements released with Radiant Photo (v. 2.0.2). This is primarily a performance update release based on customer feedback and requests. Still, a few new additions were also ready to ship.

Faster Cropping

Launching the Crop tool now enters an active crop state. This saves the step of having to click the Start Cropping button. We’ve also made it easier to apply or cancel a crop.

Press the C key or click the Crop icon to launch cropping
Choose a desired shape using the Aspect ratio menu.
Adjust the crop as desired using the crop handles or straighten slider
Choose how to use the crop:

To apply the crop, press the Return/Enter key or click Apply Crop.
To cancel a crop, press the Escape key.
To restart a crop, press the C key or click the Start cropping button.

Faster Reset for Crop & Straighten Tool

Now, resetting the Straighten tool to its default position is even easier. Simply double-click the straighten slider to instantly return it to 0°—a quick and efficient way to reset when needed.

Hide adjustments when cropping

While cropping, the adjustments panel on the right is temporarily hidden. This enhances performance and stability, ensuring that edits are applied only after cropping is complete for precise pixel accuracy. To return to adjustments, apply the Crop to the image.

Note: Please note that the Photoshop plugin does not support cropping. This is because Photoshop does not allow a plugin to change the size of the image canvas while using a plugin.

New & Improved Zoom Controls

You can zoom in and out using your mouse or trackpad for a more intuitive experience. This includes:

Mouse Scroll Wheel – Scroll up to zoom in, down to zoom out.
Trackpad Gestures – Use a two-finger drag or pinch-to-zoom for smooth control.
Zoom Buttons – Easily inspect image details, with the current zoom level displayed in the upper-left corner of the UI.

Tip: Double-click an image to quickly toggle between Fit to Screen and 100% Magnification.

Improved Clipping Indicators

The histogram can help you understand how the pixels in your image are distributed according to intensity. Shadow details are shown on the left, midtones in the middle, and highlights on the right. The histogram is a helpful way to judge the exposure of your image.

You can click either square on the edges of the histogram to show clipping. Use the one on the left for crushed blacks in the shadows, and use the box on the right for blown highlights that are pure white.

Tip: Press the J key to toggle both clipping indicators on or off.

Blue areas show cold pixels that lack detail in the shadows
Red areas are hot pixels that lack details in the highlights.

This release has changed the clipping points. Clipping indicators will now trigger when you have an area that registers with a value of either 0 or 255 on an RGB scale (such as 0:0:0 for pure white).

If needed, you can use the manual sliders for Tone or (including White Point and Black Point) to recover details.

Performance Improvements

Thank you for your feedback in our online community. We also appreciate those of you who take the time to contact support. To improve your experience, we’ve addressed the following areas of performance.

Cropping Bugs

We fixed an issue where the crop box would bounce at the edge of the image
We also now prevent starting a crop outside the canvas
We fixed an issue that could cause the cropping not to be applied when exporting an image.

User Interface Improvements

We de-emphasized upsells to new presets and Looks per customer feedback.
We fixed cut-off controls in the Skin widget for specific languages.
We addressed an issue where the Z-order of a pop-up window could make the app impossible to use.
We added a scrollbar to the “Browse presets visually” preset view.
We improved how the ` (accent grave key) on Windows behaves. MacOS behavior matches. Pressing takes the app to full-screen for a distraction-free workflow.
We fixed an issue where the Color Cast Removal didn’t always analyze when first enabled.

Improved color management and previews

We fixed an issue that could cause an exported image to be overexposed after using a custom preset.
We’ve improved the consistency that Radiant Photo application and Radiant Photo Photoshop Plugin render color.

Improved File Exporting

We improved the header files when exporting JPEG and TIFF files that could show errors when opened in Photoshop or Lightroom Classic.
We improved the 16-bit depth Export for the Lightroom Classic plugin.
We fixed a situation that could cause crashes when saving a file as a 16-bit TIFF.
We improved exports when working with 10-bit HIF files (such as those captured by newer Fujifilm and Nikon cameras) and certain HEIC files.

Adobe Plugins

We fixed an issue where Looks are not applied in the PS plugin mode after migration.
We resolved an issue where both Radiant Photo and Radiant Photo 2 were both loaded.
We addressed an issue that could cause a crash when invoking Radiant Photo 2 through the"Last Filter" menu item.

General

We fixed issues when reopening images that have sidecars from a different workflow to another that could crash the application or plugin.
We fixed an issue that the Develop Collections being set to icon view could cause a crash.
We improved several language translations.

How to update

Thanks again for using Radiant Photo. This article on the Radiant Manager explains how to upgrade.

Radiant Manager is a helpful application for keeping your software and add-ons current. It can be quickly launched from within Radiant Photo. Look in the lower right corner of the screen. Click the Open Radiant Manager button. You'll also find it in the folder with your Radiant Photo software.

Launch Radiant Manager and locate Radiant Photo 2. You may also see an update telling you that it needs to open.
If an update is available, click the Update button.

Note: To prevent any problems, make sure to quit any host applications such as Photoshop or Lightroom Classic as well as Radiant Photo when running an update.

Other Issues?

Our team is here to help. We have real humans who answer questions. Just contact us at https://radiantimaginglabs.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/requests/new