CLI / automation support for PureRAW (workflow integration)

Hi DxO team,

Really enjoying PureRAW — the results (especially DeepPRIME) are excellent and it’s become a regular part of my workflow.

I’ve been trying to integrate it into a faster ingest/edit setup (mainly using Photo Mechanic), and I’ve hit one limitation I can’t quite work around.

At the moment, the only way I can trigger processing outside the app is via the Finder right-click option:
“Process with standalone’s settings”.

That works fine manually, but it doesn’t seem to be scriptable — so the only way to automate it is by simulating keystrokes/menu navigation. I’ve got something working, but it’s obviously a bit fragile, especially when working quickly.

What would really help is some kind of simple CLI or scriptable trigger — even something very basic like:

pureraw-cli --input file.CR3 --use-standalone-settings

Nothing fancy needed — just a reliable way to:

  • pass in a file

  • process it using current settings

  • output the DNG for handover to ACR

I think this would make a big difference for anyone trying to build a more automated workflow around PureRAW.

Out of interest, is this something that’s been considered, or is there already a way to trigger it that I’ve missed?

Thanks again — great tool overall.

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