Enhance RAW image processing with Core Image

A Podkey summary of Enhance RAW image processing with Core Image, from WWDC 2026.Apple’s RAW pipeline just took a pretty meaningful step up. RAW 9 brings visibly better detail, cleaner color, and smarter noise handling, and a lot of that comes from a new on-device machine learning approach that’s built to work fast enough for real apps, not just lab demos. There’s also a practical side to this story. Developers have to opt in, some old tuning knobs are going away, and Apple’s added a bunch of performance tools so editing and export don’t turn into a memory bonfire.What actually looks better in RAW 9Why the pipeline changedSupport has grown a lotDevelopers have to opt inKeeping editing fast while people are dragging slidersExport is a different jobMore control over tiles and buffersSome familiar controls are going awayThis podcast was created with Podkey. Make your own at https://podkey.fm