Preparing for release 5.10-rc1

RELEASE_NOTES.txt

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-RAWTHERAPEE 5.10-beta1 RELEASE NOTES
+RAWTHERAPEE 5.10-rc1 RELEASE NOTES
 
-This is beta1 of RawTherapee 5.10, released on 2023-09-08. This is not the final release yet.
+This is Release Candidate 1 of RawTherapee 5.10, released on 2024-02-10. This is not the final release yet.
 
 
 
@@ -24,9 +24,90 @@ In order to use RawTherapee efficiently you should know that:
 
 NEW FEATURES SINCE 5.9
 
-- TODO
+- Multiple custom external editors can be added and the external editor can be chosen in the Editor tab.
+- The Favorites tab can be configured in Preferences. An option to display Favorite tools in their original location has been added.
+- Metadata is now handled by Exiv2. CR3 metadata is supported.
+- When saving images in the TIFF file format, there is a new option to use the BigTIFF format.
+- The DCP and LCP file paths saved to processing profiles have better interoperability between Windows and Linux, and between different computers.
+- The Tone Equalizer in Local Adjustments is now also available in the Exposure tab. They have a new Pivot adjuster to shift the range of affected tones. The Tone Equalizer in the Exposure tab can display a tonal map for visualizing the tones.
+- The ICC profiles in the user configuration directory are recognized.
+- The language selection in Preferences now show all language names in their own language.
+- The Lensfun database directory can be changed in Preferences.
+- The color pickers in Film Negative (Color tab) now have adjustable size.
+- Dynamic Profile Rules now has a File path filter.
+- The context menu for images (File Browser tab) received a new option to sort images by name, date, rank, color label, or EXIF.
+- The Flat-Field tool (Raw tab) has a new From Metadata option for applying DNG gain maps.
+- Temporary files generated by the external editor feature now have more private file permissions.
+- The Color Appearance & Lighting tool (Advanced tab) received various improvements.
+- The Abstract Profile in the Color Management tool (Color tab) received a Gamut control option.
+- The L*a*b* Adjustments (Exposure tab) and Local Adjustments (Local tab) tools received improvements to the Avoid color shift option.
+- The Highlight reconstruction in the Exposure tool (Exposure tab) has a new Inpaint Opposed method that usually offers better reconstructed details than the Blend method and higher reliability compared to the Color Propagation method.
+- The Temperature correlation automatic white balance method in the White Balance tool (Color tab) received various improvements.
+- The Denoise section of the Blur/Grain & Denoise tool in Local Adjustments (Local tab) has an improved interface.
+- Raw files from OM Digital Solutions cameras are supported.
+- The Dynamic Range Compression tool in the Exposure tab and in Local Adjustments (Local tab) has improved behavior. The tool in Local Adjustments received a Saturation control option.
+- The default value for the Show additional settings option for new spots in Local Adjustments (Local tab) is now linked to the Default complexity for Local Adjustments set in Preferences.
 - Added or improved support for cameras, raw formats and color profiles:
-    - TODO
+    - Canon EOS 250D (DCP)
+    - Canon EOS 7D Mark II
+    - Canon EOS 800D (DCP)
+    - Canon EOS 90D
+    - Canon EOS Kiss X10
+    - Canon EOS M100
+    - Canon EOS M50 (DCP)
+    - Canon EOS M50m2
+    - Canon EOS M6 Mark II
+    - Canon EOS R
+    - Canon EOS R10
+    - Canon EOS R3
+    - Canon EOS R5
+    - Canon EOS R6
+    - Canon EOS R6m2
+    - Canon EOS R7
+    - Canon EOS R8
+    - Canon EOS RP
+    - Canon EOS Rebel SL3
+    - Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
+    - Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II
+    - Canon Powershot G5 X MARK II (DCP)
+    - FUJIFILM DBP for GX680 (DCP)
+    - FUJIFILM GFX 100
+    - FUJIFILM GFX100S
+    - FUJIFILM X-A7 (DCP)
+    - FUJIFILM X-E3 (DCP)
+    - FUJIFILM X-H2
+    - FUJIFILM X-PRO3
+    - FUJIFILM X-S10 (DCP)
+    - FUJIFILM X-T3
+    - FUJIFILM X-T30
+    - FUJIFILM X-T30 II
+    - FUJIFILM X-T4
+    - FUJIFILM X-T5
+    - FUJIFILM X100V
+    - LEICA D-LUX 7
+    - NIKON D3300 (DCP)
+    - NIKON Z 5 (DCP)
+    - NIKON Z 6_2 (DCP)
+    - NIKON Z 9
+    - OLYMPUS E-M1 (DCP)
+    - OLYMPUS E-M10MarkIV
+    - OM Digital Solutions OM-1
+    - OM Digital Solutions OM-5
+    - PANASONIC DC-GX880
+    - PANASONIC DMC-LX100 (DCP)
+    - Panasonic DC-G100
+    - Panasonic DC-G110
+    - Panasonic DC-LX100M2
+    - Sony DSC-RX100M6 (DCP)
+    - Sony DSC-RX1RM2
+    - Sony ILCE-7 (DCP)
+    - Sony ILCE-7C (DCP)
+    - Sony ILCE-7M4
+    - Sony ILCE-7RM2
+    - Sony ILCE-7S
+    - Sony ILCE-7SM2
+    - Sony ILCE-7SM3 (DCP)
+    - Sony ZV-1
 
 
 
@@ -34,7 +115,6 @@ NEWS RELEVANT TO PACKAGE MAINTAINERS
 
 New since 5.9:
 - Dependency on Exiv2 >= 0.24.
-- TODO
 
 In general:
 - To get the source code, either clone from git or use the tarball from https://rawtherapee.com/shared/source/ . Do not use the auto-generated GitHub release tarballs.

com.rawtherapee.RawTherapee.appdata.xml

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     <releases>
-        <release version="5.10-beta1" date="2023-09-08" type="development"></release>
+        <release version="5.10-rc1" date="2024-02-10" type="development"></release>
         <release version="5.9" date="2022-11-27" type="stable"></release>
         <release version="5.8" date="2020-02-04" type="stable"></release>
         <release version="5.7" date="2019-09-10" type="stable"></release>